Virtual team rooms: How Indian IT can get past tougher H1-B visa norms

Analysts say cos may consider local hiring anticipating minimum wage of H1B holders getting at par

IT services companies with strong capabilities in collaboration technology to support clients remotely will be winners in long run, says Paul Gaynor, technology consulting leader, US at advisory firm PwC. 

At a time when the software exporters gear up to tough immigration laws for sending engineers in the US for projects, Gaynor points out, people do not like to fly 18-20 hours to go to work and clients care for the best resource irrespective of location. 

“We have invested a lot of time and effort in collaboration tools (as to) how we can work virtually thousands of miles away and