Microsoft in the UK are hosting an evening event in association with Harvey Nash on the 24th January in London aimed at introducing general concepts and raising awareness of potential issues. For more information and details of how to register, look here.

According to a recent survey from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), offshoring work at software companies is on the rise.

In addition, a reported fifty seven percent of software companies that responded with existing offshore operations said they increased offshoring work significantly within the past eighteen months.

There’s also interesting comment on cost savings versus time to market and challenges relating to managing a remote workforce over different time zones.  To read the complete article “Survey: Software companies increasing offshoring work” on CNet News.com, click here.