http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 09 May 2008 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230628/keep-your-datacentre-in-good-health.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230628/keep-your-datacentre-in-good-health.htmThe datacentre is the heart of the organisation. The network provides the arteries and the veins that distribute vital information to the various parts of the corporate body, but it is the datacentre that keeps pumping it out. Keeping the heart in the best of health is critical to your long term survival, a difficult task with the stresses and additional burdens of the modern business environment. Fri, 09 May 2008 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230625/marks-spencer-outsources-to-tata-consultancy-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/09/230625/marks-spencer-outsources-to-tata-consultancy-services.htmMarks & Spencer has consolidated application development services on its legacy applications with India-based outsource supplier Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Fri, 09 May 2008 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230613/logica-wins-five-year-outsourcing-deal-with-elexon.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230613/logica-wins-five-year-outsourcing-deal-with-elexon.htmWholesale electricity transaction processing company, Elexon has signed a £40m, five-year outsourcing deal with Logica, which is expected to pass on operational cost savings to the retail electricity industry.Thu, 08 May 2008 14:50:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230601/shaky-it-fatal-for-governments-shared-services-savings-claims.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/08/230601/shaky-it-fatal-for-governments-shared-services-savings-claims.htmIt is unclear how a move to shared services would benefit government departments because of the government's inability to measure...Thu, 08 May 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/06/230565/city-bank-outsources-it-to-capgemini.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/06/230565/city-bank-outsources-it-to-capgemini.htmIndependent bank C Hoare & Co has awarded a five-year outsourcing contract to Capgemini...Tue, 06 May 2008 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/01/230527/pricewaterhousecoopers-awards-logica-pay-as-you-go-bpo-contract.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/01/230527/pricewaterhousecoopers-awards-logica-pay-as-you-go-bpo-contract.htmPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has awarded a payroll business process outsourcing contract to Logica on a pay-as-you-go basis. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:12:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/01/230516/extracare-charity-for-the-elderly-hires-carillion-for-managed-it-services.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/05/01/230516/extracare-charity-for-the-elderly-hires-carillion-for-managed-it-services.htmThe ExtraCare Charitable Trust has hired Carillion IT Services to provide a managed IT service to its 28 sites.Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230511/arcelormittal-consolidates-it-outsourcing-in-europe.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230511/arcelormittal-consolidates-it-outsourcing-in-europe.htmSteel firm ArcelorMittal is consolidating its IT outsourcing in western Europe as part of a move to a global IT supply model...Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:23:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230487/video-crest-david-king-on-the-launch-of-the-penetration-testing-accreditation-body.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230487/video-crest-david-king-on-the-launch-of-the-penetration-testing-accreditation-body.htmPenetration testing now has its own not-for-profit standards-based accreditation organisation in Crest, the Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers. David King, Head of Information and Risk Management at Aviva talks about the benefits Crest will bring to the industry.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:02:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230494/npfit-contract-talks-resume-after-fujitsu-makes-revised-offer.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230494/npfit-contract-talks-resume-after-fujitsu-makes-revised-offer.htmHealth officials and Fujitsu have returned to the negotiating table after talks had stalled over a renegotiation of parts of the supplier's £896m contract for installing Cerner's Millennium systems in the south of England.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230493/bskyb-hit-with-21m-legal-bill-as-eds-battle-continues.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/30/230493/bskyb-hit-with-21m-legal-bill-as-eds-battle-continues.htmSky reported £17m of legal costs arising this year from its claim against EDS, which provided services to the group as part of the its investment in CRM systems software and infrastructure. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/28/230463/scottishpower-extends-comms-contract-with-thus.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/28/230463/scottishpower-extends-comms-contract-with-thus.htmScottishPower has extended its long-running communications infrastructure contract with Thus. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/28/230467/scottish-water-in-120m-outsource-bonanza.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/28/230467/scottish-water-in-120m-outsource-bonanza.htmScottish Water has signed three IT outsourcing contracts worth a total of £120m that it expects will cut its operating costs...Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:54:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/23/230395/croydon-council-extends-capgemini-it-contract.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/23/230395/croydon-council-extends-capgemini-it-contract.htmCroydon Council is extending its IT contract with Capgemini until 2013 in a deal worth around £83m.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/18/230342/uk-banks-cut-it-spending-because-of-credit-crisis.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/18/230342/uk-banks-cut-it-spending-because-of-credit-crisis.htmThe uncertainty surrounding the UK economy is driving banks to rein back IT spending.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:01:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230335/it-directors-move-from-slas-to-flexible-contracts-to-boost-efficiency.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230335/it-directors-move-from-slas-to-flexible-contracts-to-boost-efficiency.htmIT directors are moving away from strict service level agreements to negotiating flexible contracts with outsourcing suppliers to get the best value from them. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:05:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230321/corus-extends-it-contract-with-capgemini.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/17/230321/corus-extends-it-contract-with-capgemini.htmSteel maker Corus has extended its IT contract with Capgemini in a £26m deal.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/16/230312/outsource-world-told-management-skills-increase-value-of-outsourcing.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/16/230312/outsource-world-told-management-skills-increase-value-of-outsourcing.htmIT directors and chief information officers must develop strong supplier-relationship management skills to increase the business value of outsourcing.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:29:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/14/230283/shropshire-residents-to-get-transformed-revenues-and-benefits-service.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/14/230283/shropshire-residents-to-get-transformed-revenues-and-benefits-service.htmShropshire citizens are to receive a transformed revenues and benefits service.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/11/230271/podcast-round-up-11-april-mps-ask-questions-about-terminal-5.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/04/11/230271/podcast-round-up-11-april-mps-ask-questions-about-terminal-5.htmWeekly IT news round-up from Warwick Ashford at ComputerWeekly.com. This week: The New York Stock Exchange implementing off the shelf technology to cut time taken to access business critical data; and MPs aks questions about what really went wrong at Heathrow’s Terminal 5: people, processes, or IT?Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:38:00 GMT