Location plays an important role when outsourcing to an offshore development center. The choice of location determines the caliber of resources available, language and cultural compatibility, time zone differences, innate quality consciousness, availability of infrastructure, political stability and, most importantly, cost. It is extremely beneficial if the offshore vendor also has a local presence in your country or has extensive experience working with other clients from your country.

All roads lead to India

India is the undisputed leader in offshore development. The country enjoys first-mover advantage and is the most mature market in the current scenario. It has a large population of culturally sensitized, technically advanced, English speaking professionals (most of the higher education in India is in English), who are available at low costs. Outsourcers with operations in India are reporting 45 to 60 percent annual growth. Gartner Group predicts that within two years, 40 percent of its clients will spend up to two-fifths of their legacy budgets on offshore outsourcing to India.

India is an attractive location for the following reasons

• Cost Saving - Fully loaded costs for offshore work in India are 30-50 percent lower than those in the U.S. and Europe.
• Faster time to market - Time reductions result from 24/7 development cycles, rapid ramp-up through access to a large pool of resources and faster learning curves in some areas stemming from past experience.
• High quality - According to research findings by CIO.com, “India has the highest number of CMM-certified companies in the world—37 companies meet CMM minimum standards while 5,554 have ISO 9000 certifications. 260 of the Fortune 1000, including 3M, Amazon, Nortel Networks - outsource to India.”
• Greater value – many companies are leveraging the technical expertise of Indian resources for activities such as R&D.
  

NetGalactic NetGalactic has a fully equipped development centre based in Bangalore, India. Located near the heart of the city, NG is easily accessible from the airport and all major hotels. The Centre is surrounded by an environment conducive to productivity and globalization. NG has partnered with various firms around the globe, who represent NG’s services locally. NG’s clientele, though global, is concentrated in the US and UK regions.

Bangalore Bangalore, also known as the ‘silicon valley of India’, is a highly developed, multi-cultural city that plays host to a number of multinational companies such as Compaq, Intel, Digital, Philips, Sharp, Novel, Accenture, GE, and Honeywell. Prolonged exposure to different cultures and nationalities, the city’s lifestyle has blossomed from a laid-back pensioners paradise to an innovative playground for yuppies ‘on the move’.