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US based Apple Computer and software maker Pervasive have been joined by Powergen, a British subsidiary of German energy supplier E.ON, in announcing their exit from Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of Indian IT industry.�`���]�b��ꪺī�G�q�����q�M�n��s�y�Ӵ��M�w�[�J���h�A�^�ꪺ�l���q�w��෽����e.�b�A�b�ť��L�̰h�X���Z�[ù���A�������L�׸�T��޷~�C

Stating that the potential cost savings of an offshore development operation can be mathematically compelling, John Farr, president and chief executive officer of Pervasive Software made clear that he found that the complexity of managing such an operation and the increasing costs of labor, employee turnover, training and facilities in such a hot market as Bangalore made it challenging to realize those savings.�����b�������`�٤@�����}�o���B�@�i�O�H�H�A���ƾǡA��k���A�D�u�M���u����F�ƵL�դ��J���n��@�X��T��ܡA�L�o�{������ʺ޲z�o�˪��B�@�M�����W�[���ҰʡA��u��¾�A�V�m�γ]�I�A�b�o�ˤ@�Ӽ��I�����@�X���Z�[ù���A���㦳�D�ԩʪ�����{�o�Ǹ`�٪��C

The National Association for Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), said salaries of freshers had shot up between 11 percent and 15 percent in the past few years while wages for senior managerial positions had risen by a whopping 30 percent.��a��|���n��M�A�Ȥ��q�] �] Nasscom �^ �A�L���A�j�Ƿs�ͪ��~�S�w�W���F11 �H�M15 �H �A�b�L�h�X�~���M�u�ꬰ���ź޲z¾��W�ɤF���F30 �H �C

Consultancy firm Stanton Chase International said salaries of managers with 10 to 15 years experience in the US was between $100,000 to $150,000 while in India they were paid at least Rs.�U�ݤ��q���Z�y���A�j�q��ڸg�z�H���~�S�P10�~��15�~���g��A�b��ꤧ�����@�Q〇�I〇 〇 〇�U��A�H�Q���I〇 〇�U��Ӧb�L�סA�L�̤�I�F�ܤֿc��C 10 million rupees.�d�U�c��C
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