NEW REASONS TO Do It Yourself.

This article focuses on the move of some information technology shops to build their own software offshore in order to eliminate software licensing problems in the U.S. Low-cost offshore development may encourage the build option, particularly if chief information officers need to customize a packaged product. It may be less expensive to build an application and pay maintenance fees to an offshore developer than it is to buy a license as well as service and support. And the build argument is becoming more viable because people are feeling very comfortable with the maturity of offshore operations. INSET: A Third Way.