Re: Rural Sourcing

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Makes a lot of sense...but I don't think the people, even the
principals, would get rich. And that's what a lot of folks want to
do...get rich. Not make a good living, get rich.

On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Crump, Mike
<Mike.Crump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm afraid to voice this question due to potential for collateral damage
> but here it goes.....
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> This company has a very interesting business model for certain SAP and
> Windows technologies....
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> http://www.ruralsource.com/
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> Is anyone aware of a company that performs this way in the IBM
> technologies? Domino, Websphere, Portlet Factory, etc.  If not, wouldn't
> this be something that someone might be interested in starting?
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> We have a very good relationship with some companies who do Domino and
> Websphere types of development.  The problem is that these companies
> carry a decent amount of overhead that gets baked into the hourly rate.
> We are pretty pleased with the results and generally feel that we are
> spending our money wisely.  However, it's hard to continuously fight the
> popular trends and argue with management all the time.  One alternative
> we are considering is finding different sources.  If there isn't a
> company like this in the IBM technologies do other companies have good
> experiences with smaller companies or stand alone developers who might
> not have the unfortunate overhead?  We have needs in the Domino,
> Websphere Portal, and Portlet Factory area and would like to make sure
> that we review all opportunities.....
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> Michael Crump
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