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Article: When writing software, India is somewhere near La Mesa: local companies outsource code writing to Asia. (High-Tech).
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 3, 2003
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Bangalore, Hyderabad and Nagpur might as well be La Mesa, La Jolla and Encinitas.
That is, when you're sending software code back and forth on the Internet.
San Diego companies find it pays to ship software-writing tasks to India. Contractors seem as close as next door. The work is good. The bill is cheap.
Magda Remillard says a client needing software can save 30 to 60 percent off domestic prices by going through her small shop.
Remillard is principal of Zaxis, LLC in San Diego. She and three local employees shepherd software tasks to contractors overseas, then bring them back again. The company charges for the project management ...