软件外包的发展【外文翻译】.doc

外文翻译 原文 Outsourcing Of Software Development Material Source:Humboldt University Berlin Author: Oleg Ishenko 1.1 India India is considered as one of the leaders of the offshore software development. As an offshore location it first was discovered by Texas Instruments, which has been running a subsidiary in Bangalore starting from 1985. The exceptional annual growth of software exports of average 40% during the 1990s has promoted India to one of the top software exporters. According to NASSCOM (India’s National Association of Software and Service Companies) software and service exports in India have reached a value of $12 billion in 2004-05, 34% higher than $9.2 billion in 2003-04. India has become a favourite place for North American companies to start their OSD projects. In 1992 a Motorola’s subsidiary in Bangalore has achieved the highest quality rating becoming the second one to get Capability Maturity Model Level 5 (the other one in the world was IBM) [14]. By now 265 companies of the Fortune 500 have established joint ventures, fully owned subsidiaries or signed on-site body-shopping contracts with Indian firms. India has a unique resource of highly trained IT professional, which second language is English.　“Every year, approximately 19 million students are enrolled in high schools and 10 million students in pre-graduate degree courses across India. Moreover, 2.1 million graduates and 0.3 million postgraduates pass out of Indias non-engineering colleges”5. “The Indian education system places strong emphasis on mathematics and science, resulting in a large number of science and engineering graduates. Mastery over quantitative concepts coupled with English proficiency has resulted in a skill set that has enabled the country to take advantage of the current international demand for IT” 6 Offshore OSD receives a constant support from Indian government, which understands the role of the IT industry in the future economical and intellectual development of the