Offshore programming

Offshore programming (also offshore software development, offshore software R&D) is provision of software development services by an external supplier positioned in a country that is geographically remote from the client enterprise; a type of offshore outsourcing. The main reason behind the companies to use offshore software development services is the higher development cost of the local service providers. The global software R&D services market as contrasted to ITO and BPO is rather young and currently is at early stages of its development.
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* 1 Countries involved
* 2 India
o 2.1 Tier 2
o 2.2 Tier 3
* 3 References
* 4 See also

[edit] Countries involved

India, China, and Russia are the three leading countries that currently control the offshore programming market. According to Gartner Group [1], only these three countries are capable of scaling up enough to meet the demands of large-scale projects. Other offshore software development destinations include Philippines, Israel, Republic of Ireland, Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Belarus[citation needed], Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary), Egypt.

[edit] India

In India, offshore software development can be performed in all major cities and regions of the country. The cities are categorized into Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 based on numerous factors as mentioned below:


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[edit] Tier 3
Cities in India catering to software development Tier Cities
Tier 1 Bangalore, Mumbai
Tier 1-1 Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, NOIDA, Gurgaon, Navi Mumbai
Tier 2 Kolkata, Mangalore, Mohali/Chandigarh, Bhopal
Tier 3 Coimbatore, Mysore, Nasik, Kochin, Nagpur, Indore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna