Substantial cost savings of between 40%-60% can be achieved by offshoring your IT application development and maintenance. CIOs are therefore selecting offshore service providers based on key performance indicators affecting the enterprise's competitive position.

Enhanced Productivity is another major benefit. Experienced IT-service providers are restructuring their offerings to accommodate tech-savvy CFOs and resource-constrained CIOs looking to offshore sourcing as a way to assure quality and lower application development and maintenance costs. With all the new models and expansion, CIOs can take some comfort that the traditional 'local', or onshore outsourcer, by buying offshore facilities and staff, is taking advantage of lower costs and higher-quality regimentation and passing those benefits along. The added benefit of time-zone difference can overcome the limitations of an eight-hour shift and create round-the-clock productivity.