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September 11, 2012
11
Sep'12
Cabinet Office blacklists Fujitsu from government IT contract tenders
The Cabinet Office has banned Fujitsu and another IT supplier from tendering for public sector IT contracts as they constitute too high a risk
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August 23, 2012
23
Aug'12
How did EDS lose $8bn in value in four years?
HP is writing off $8bn after the drop in value of EDS, which was acquired in 2008 - how did the outsourcing business fall so far so fast?
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August 21, 2012
21
Aug'12
Interview: David Weymouth, operations director at RSA
David Weymouth, group director of operations and risk at insurance giant RSA, talks to Computer Weekly about the key changes affecting finance technology, and why government intervention to force an overhaul of banks’ IT systems would not work
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August 06, 2012
06
Aug'12
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate
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June 26, 2012
26
Jun'12
Cambridge University turns to computer games to unlock secrets of the universe
Cambridge University is turning to technology developed for computer gaming to help it solve some of the fundamental problems of science
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May 30, 2012
30
May'12
Inadequate financial reporting holds firms back
Businesses admit difficulties in controlling data quality when reporting financial results as finance executives complain of stress as a result
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March 23, 2012
23
Mar'12
Information management: lessons from the public sector
Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management
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March 07, 2012
07
Mar'12
Systems integrators 'charge more in paperwork than SMEs do in delivery’
A systems integrator asked for more money from the government for an IT product proposal than an SME was able to deliver the actual service for.
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February 23, 2012
23
Feb'12
IT service buyers cautious but no panic
Economic uncertainty has led to less demand for IT services but panic has not set in as Western IT services firms report modest growth.
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February 07, 2012
07
Feb'12
More than half of government projects behind schedule
More than half of major government projects are behind schedule, according to the head of Whitehall's Major Projects Authority.
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January 10, 2012
10
Jan'12
Healthcare IT is a beneficial force, say doctors
IT in the NHS has had a bad press in recent years as a result of the problems associated with the now defunct £12bn NHS National Programme for IT, but most doctors in England believe IT improves patient care.
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January 10, 2012
10
Jan'12
Accenture bolsters public sector skills
Services giant Accenture has recruited two former civil servants to its ranks to boost its UK and global public sector services capabilities.
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January 04, 2012
04
Jan'12
Shell moves SAP maintenance to Accenture
Oil giant Shell has transferred the management of its HR and payroll applications to Accenture as part of a multi-year SAP managed service.
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December 15, 2011
15
Dec'11
How HP played a key role in RAF air crew support in Libya
The Ministry of Defence has praised HP over its Advanced Mission Planning Aid system, most recently used to support air crew in Libya.
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December 15, 2011
15
Dec'11
Royal Mail posts IT services tender
The Royal Mail Group has put out a tender for IT consulting services, which will be worth up to £50m over four years.
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November 21, 2011
21
Nov'11
Government opens its procurement heart to IT suppliers
The government has promised more openness with suppliers and published its first forward-looking pipeline of business, with £25.9bn of IT projects.