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The article reports India-based Patni Computer Systems Ltd.'s purchase of Zaiq Technologies Inc., a Massachusetts-based company that specializes in design and verification work for companies developing products that use integrated circuits. The acquisition shows two trends about Indian outsourcers. They are doing high-level technology and engineering work and they are expanding in the U.S.

The article presents a reprint of a report about Indian information technology (IT) professionals' fear of outsourcing which previously appeared in the Weblogs of "Information Week." The Indians were worried that they would lose their jobs to Korea. The author cannot help but laugh at the situation because he himself was made redundant and replaced by an Indian IT worker.

This article discusses why the electronic industry in the U.S. should not outsource their jobs to India. U.S. engineers have strong personal and professional ties to some of the world's top electronics companies, many of which are based or have major operations in the United States. Indian design centers, while not lacking in talent, are too far from end customers to play the same role. As long as the United States remains the hotspot of design activity, employers will need smart, creative engineers for stateside jobs.

Reports on Sunnyvale, California-based Network Appliance Inc.'s decision to set up a software design team in Bangalore, India. Reasons for the company's decision; Network Appliance's continued commitment to building the company in the United States; Challenges experienced by the Bangalore design team.

Part II. Highlights the use of outsourcing by chief technology officers for computer software development. Problems with outsourcing of end-to-end business systems in Bangalore, India;Criteria used in the search for outsourcing options.