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All IT Services and Outsourcing News - December 2006

Sirius to sponsor open source project

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 14 December 2006

In a move to promote the open source KDE desktop productivity platform in the enterprise, Sirius Corporation has become a corporate sponsor of the KDE community project.

Fujitsu to buy TDS for £43m

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 12 December 2006

Fujitsu Services is to acquire a majority stake in German outsourcing and consultancy firm TDS, through deals with a total value of about Euros 64m. (£43m).

Outsourcing renewals cause turmoil

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 12 December 2006

UK businesses are facing “outsourcing turmoil”, with nearly £7bn worth of outsourcing deals up for renewal by March 2008, advisory firm, Morgan Chambers has warned.

Sharing not essential for savings, says Edinburgh

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Author: Will Hadfield
Date: 12 December 2006

Edinburgh Council reckons to have saved £10m this year by using a new system to cut its procurement bill and by standardising systems to enable it to renegotiate an outsourcing contract.

ABN opens virtual “branch”

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 05 December 2006

Holland’s biggest bank ABN Amro is to open a “branch” in the Second Life virtual world.

Somerfield says Tata to UK IT operations

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Author: Bill Goodwin
Date: 05 December 2006

Supermarket chain Somerfield has signed a seven-year deal with Tata Consultancy Services to outsource the management of its entire IT infrastructure to India.

Call centre security lapses affecting UK outsourcing decisions

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Author: Tash Shifrin
Date: 04 December 2006

Allegations of data security lapses in Indian call centres, combined with a shortage of Indian graduates, are set to negatively influence UK companies’ decision to outsource to India, says research from the National Outsourcing Association.