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All IT Services and Outsourcing News - August 2009

BP slashes 35 IT suppliers and 82 contracts to save $500m

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 27 August 2009

BP has cut its IT suppliers from 40 to five in what it says is a drive toward simplicity, standardisation and efficiency.

Union slams Fujitsu's redundancy plans

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Author: Rebecca Thomson
Date: 26 August 2009

The Unite union has condemned Fujitsu's plans to cut 1,200 jobs in the UK.

Fujitsu Services plans 1,200 UK redundancies

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Author: Rebecca Thomson
Date: 26 August 2009

Fujitsu Services has announced a proposal to make 1,200 people redundant in the UK because of "lower than anticipated revenues". The IT company...

Businesses do not know value of outsourcing

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 12 August 2009

Businesses are throwing billions of pounds at IT outsourcing...

Microsoft sells Razorfish for $530m

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 10 August 2009

Microsoft is to sell online marketing agency Razorfish in a $530m stock and cash deal with French advertising firm Publicis Groupe.

Satyam to reveal true financial position

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Author: Karl Flinders
Date: 05 August 2009

Satyam plans to end questions over its finances when it publishes details of its financial position in six months' time. CP Gurnani,...

Sensitive tax work may go abroad as HMRC seeks to cut outsourcing costs

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Author: Tony Collins
Date: 05 August 2009

HM Revenue and Customs is considering proposals to contract out sensitive tax processing work to India, in what would be an unprecedented step, say the department's staff.

Until cloud computing is secure, encrypt, says storage supplier

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 04 August 2009

Developers face a huge challenge in finding a transparent security system for use in cloud computing, says storage supplier Origin Storage. Security...

Fujitsu staff could strike over pension changes

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Author: Cliff Saran
Date: 03 August 2009

Unite is to ballot up to 2,000 members at Fujitsu on industrial action over pay and pensions. According to the union, around 4,000 employees...

Security researchers cast fresh dout on cloud computing

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 03 August 2009

Vulnerabilities in password reset functions for online services from Amazon and Microsoft have cast fresh doubt on the security of cloud computing. Researchers...

All IT Services and Outsourcing News - August 2009

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