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The article reports on the lack of technical manpower that have been created because of the fast software development outsourcing by U.S. and European companies in India. It has been fond out that looking for skilled information technology (IT) professionals is not a problem but retaining employees is a problem of most companies. However, companies try to manage the problem by limiting their in-house software development. Furthermore, companies hired IT workers with skills in IT infrastructure and application maintenance.

The article focuses on the decision of Oracle Corp. to expand its workforce in India. Company co-president Charles Phillips claimed that new staffers will be added in sales and marketing, product development, consulting, product support and services. Company executive Derek Williams contended that there are 6,000 database customers and 400 applications users in the country.