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Investors Expect Infosys to Unveil Capital Allocation Strategy | In the News

April 12, 2017

Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO of US-based Everest Research, said Infosys is under pressure to conduct a significant share buyback due to slowing growth. However, even a significant share buyback would probably only drive modest EPS (earnings per share) accretion, he said.

“What a big share buyback will do is limit the investment available to drive the already flagging rotation to digital strategy. All of Infosys’ future organic growth is dependent on them succeeding in this rotation and head winds due to lack of ability to invest or acquire digital firms will raise concerns with the long term shareholders about Infosys ability to lead in the new digital area,” he said.

H-1B Visa Applications Breached this Year’s Cap Despite Restrictions by US | In the News

April 8, 2017

“The Trump administration would clearly like to introduce more protectionist policies. However, it is also clear that the Congress has limited appetite to enact significant protectionist legislation,” Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO of Everest Group, said.

Yahoo And AOL Move In Together Under ‘Oath,’ Verizon’s New Digital Arm | In the News

April 5, 2017

The combined subscriber bases could position Verizon well as the third-biggest player in targeted advertising, behind Facebook and Google, says Jimit Arora, who leads IT services research for Everest Group. He adds that the rebranding no different than when Google’s parent company became Alphabet.

Acquisition Signals Increasing Role of AI in Outsourcing | In the News

March 27, 2017

Genpact first began partnering with Rage Frameworks to harness its AI capabilities. Rage Frameworks’ technologies “are immediately applicable to Genpact’s existing client base,” says Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO of outsourcing research firm Everest Group. “Leveraging Rage’s AI platform, Genpact hopes to provide real-time insights, simplify automation, and gain competitive advantages. Their theory is that their combined capabilities will help clients drive digital transformation at scale and accelerate clients’ digital journey.”

Questions to Ask before Choosing an Automation Partner | In the News

March 24, 2017

There are a number of considerations for IT and business leaders when deciding which providers to work within the area of automation-enabled transformation. “As customers consider their own adoption of digital business models they need to consider how they are going to accomplish the significant business model change that these new service models require,” says Peter Bendor-Samuel, CEO of outsourcing research firm Everest Research. “These changes are far bigger and deeper than those they faced when they adopted labor arbitrage [engagements],” says Bendor-Samuel.

Slow Growth Ahead for IT Outsourcing | In the News

March 21, 2017

While the IT and business process services industry continued to grow through 2016, that growth slowed over the course of the year and could fall to less than 2 percent by 2019, according to a recent report from IT and business sourcing consultancy and research firm Everest Group. Read more at CIO online.

Technology Investments, Onshoring on the Rise in Contact Center Outsourcing, Everest Group Finds | In the News

August 4, 2016

Technology is the leading investment theme in the contact center outsourcing (CCO) industry, followed by scale. Enabler technologies accounted for about three-fourths of the reported investments in 2014-2015, with analytics, automation, and multichannel tools being the major areas of investments, according to new research from Everest Group, a consulting and research firm.

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