Volume 2, Issue 8.

Concept: Outsourcing Technology Oversees?

U.S. corporations have used India as the technology hub for customer service and support centers for over a decade, but today companies are finding the hidden costs outweighing the labor benefits. Though India gives diplomas to 500,000 engineers annually, many have encountered difficulties in finding top engineering talent. It is “estimated that just a quarter of India’s computer engineers {have} the language proficiency, cultural fit and practical skills to work at multinational companies.” (source: Wall Street Journal Online)

Some corporations have found further need to employ U.S. managers to oversee their India teams. With time difference delays, frequent flights, and long distance phone bills, outsourcing can be more costly to companies than originally planned.

For more information visit the Wall Street Journal Online

Recipe: Preparing Photos is a Picnik

Web-based solutions have been around for a number of years, but until recently could never compete with local software installs. One new comer to web-based applications called, Picnik is a great example as to what the future brings for web technology.

Picnik gives the “casual photographer” editing photo tools that can be saved locally, emailed, or integrated into other photo sites like Flickr, Picasa, Facebook. This application is not meant to compete with editing powerhouse Adobe or to service professional photographer needs. Rather, Picnik offers the standard edits such as crop, resize, sharpen, rotate, and red-eye with more bizarre features like heat map, focal soften, matte, borders, doodle, infrared film, and gooify.

Currently, Picnik is in its testing phase and allows visitors and users 100% free access to all features. The creators have mentioned that once the testing is complete, members can purchase extended tools for a minimal annual cost.

Try out Picnik for free

Client: Autodesk

Noble Studios has wrapped up yet another project with Autodesk, one of the world’s largest software development companies. Noble Studios worked on a high profile, strictly confidential UI prototype. Autodesk specializes in industry leading software applications such as: AutoCAD®, Autodesk Maya®, Autodesk 3D Max®, Autodesk Civil 3D®, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro®, Autodesk Impression®, Mental Ray®, Revit® and many more.

2007 Noblestudios.com