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September 19, 2019 19 Sep'19
Nordic IT outsourcing: why India is leading the pack

A rising tide lifts all ships when it comes to outsourcing in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, but some ships have risen faster than others
August 28, 2019 28 Aug'19
HMRC under fire over 'scaremongering' IR35 clampdown letters targeting GSK IT contractors

GSK contractors that have received “scaremongering” letters from HMRC, urging them to review their engagements with the company from an IR35 perspective, are being urged not to panic, as the missives have no legal basis, claim experts
July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19
Middle East businesses welcome Amazon Web Services region launch

Bahrain AWS region, with three datacentres, links Middle East to AWS's global network and will help to accelerate digital transformation
July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19
French and German companies have contrasting fortunes in India

France is racing ahead of Germany when it comes to making the most of service companies in India

July 11, 2019 11 Jul'19
Draft finance bill dims hopes of private sector reprieve on April 2020 roll-out of IR35 reforms

Publication of the draft IR35 private sector reform legislation dims hopes the government might announce a delay to rolling out the changes in April 2020
July 01, 2019 01 Jul'19
NTT picks London for newly formed global business

NTT says unifying its various units under one umbrella and basing it in London will help it take full advantage of both its clients’ demands for joined up digital services, and the capital’s booming tech economy
June 25, 2019 25 Jun'19
Three Finnish banks, one core IT platform

Can a shared core IT platform enable three Finnish banks to become more efficient yet maintain individual competitiveness?
June 24, 2019 24 Jun'19
Release date clarification sought for revamped CEST tool as private sector IR35 reforms near

HMRC is under growing pressure to say when its revamped IR35 online tax status tool will be released, as stakeholders air grievances over current issues with the answers it produces
June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19
HCL delivers digital services to Cricket Australia

Cricket governing body chooses Indian IT supplier to expand the boundaries of its customer engagement platforms
June 19, 2019 19 Jun'19
Finland’s Tieto and Norway’s Evry merge to fend off competition from Indian suppliers

Two of the Nordic region's biggest IT suppliers merge as competition in their home region increases

June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19
HMRC urged to delay April 2020 extension of IR35 rules to private sector by 'at least' 12 months

An analysis of the responses HMRC has reportedly received to its consultation on extending the IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector suggests the tax agency is coming under pressure to put its plans on hold for at least 12 months
June 14, 2019 14 Jun'19
IT outsourcing is increasing, but not as we know it

IT outsourcing is growing in the UK, as organisations spend more as part of their digital transformations
June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19
Finland’s Tieto reorganises to grab growth opportunities

Tieto is cutting costs as part of its growth plan that will see hundreds of job cuts in Finland and Sweden
May 14, 2019 14 May'19
Public sector outsourcing spend plummets

Private sector outsourcing dominated spending in the UK during the first quarter of 2019
May 07, 2019 07 May'19
Technical error on Capita system puts Barnet council staff out of pocket

A system error that led to Barnet council staff being incorrectly paid is the latest complaint about a back-office outsourcing contract with Capita
April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19
National Savings and Investments makes £300m extension to Atos deal

UK government-owned savings bank adds three years to IT services contract with French supplier
March 19, 2019 19 Mar'19
New Accenture-Microsoft group to sharpen industry focus

Accenture-Microsoft business group will deliver industry-specific offerings and consulting services to enterprises that lean towards Microsoft technologies
March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19
IBM’s APAC CEO talks up next chapter of cloud adoption

In the next phase of cloud adoption, enterprises will need to manage multiple cloud environments, as well as data to scale up their use of artificial intelligence technology
March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19
Keep pace with device management with DaaS

Adoption of device-as-a-service offerings is expected to improve as more enterprises migrate to Windows 10 over the next two years
March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19
IBM deal to drive Nordea’s IT-led transformation

Nordea is expanding its relationship with IBM through a deal that will give it access to the skills and resources required to keep pace with the digital revolution in banking
February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19
NHS software deal tops public sector spending on new IT contracts in 2018

Department of Health’s Windows 10 contract was the biggest public sector deal signed last year
February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19
Bank of England to migrate from core system with a one-off big bang

The Bank of England will migrate from its current core settlement system with a 'big-bang' migration before the end of 2025
February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19
UK’s IT and BPO spend plummets because of Brexit uncertainty

UK businesses cut their investment in IT and business process outsourcing last year because of confusion over Brexit, but there was a 68% rise in public sector spending
January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19
Australian government turns to Rimini Street for software support

A slew of Australian government agencies have switched out SAP and Oracle maintenance contracts for third-party support services
January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19
IT leaders grapple with workforce skills gap as they deploy AI and digital technology

Organisations will have to find new ways of reskilling their workforce as they get to grips with artificial intelligence and other digital technologies. CIOs also need to keep their skills updated if they are to succeed
January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19
Hong Kong’s JOS eyes Singapore IT services market

The IT services firm claims to have an edge in being less rigid than larger rivals in pushing for specific IT implementation methodologies that may not suit the needs of mid-tier customers
January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19
Finnish banks to share core banking platform and supplier

Three banks in Finland have hired an IT services supplier to build a shareable core banking platform
January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19
Siemens connects to world’s largest UCC deployment

German technology powerhouse Siemens AG reveals how it unified communications and collaboration for hundreds of thousands of employees worldwide
December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18
Top 10 HR technology stories of 2018

Companies are turning to artificial intelligence, robotic automation and chatbots to take the drudgery out of human resource management
December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18
Financial services giant transforms application delivery through HCL

Dutch financial services firm Aegon is outsourcing the management of its fintech supplier network
November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management turn to Workday to complete merger

Standard Life Aberdeen, created in August 2017 when two of Scotland’s largest financial services companies merged, is transferring 3,000 former Standard Life staff to Aberdeen Asset Management’s Workday HR system as it integrates the two businesses
November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18
The Gym Group flexes its muscles with data analytics

No-frills fitness company The Gym Group is using analytics technology to find insights from its financial, HR and membership data, as it limbers up for rapid expansion in the UK
November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18
BT makes progress with Global Services restructuring

Telco sets out plan to get its troubled Global Services business unit fighting fit
October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18
How Avanade keeps pace with Microsoft and the market

Systems integrator Avanade has had to adapt to Microsoft’s evolution into an “ecosystem platform” that includes open-source software
October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18
Finnish city Espoo trials artificial intelligence for community support

The authorities for Finnish city Espoo are testing out AI technology to help them target services at the residents who need them most
October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18
Atos and Google open London-based digital innovation centre to boost enterprise adoption of AI

Atos and Google follow up the news of their global joint push to increase enterprise use of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies by opening London-based innovation centre
October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18
Airbus secures European institutions against cyber threat

Airbus CyberSecurity has partnered with Atos to help protect 17 European government institutes from cyber attacks
September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18
Indian IT giant TCS sees IBM and Accenture as nearest rivals

Rapidly-growing Tata Consultancy Services has its eyes on the US IT giants, with customer service key if it is to overtake them
August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18
No Deal Brexit papers warn of stark future for UK tech

The government has published the first of its No Deal Brexit contingency planning notices, containing sobering messages for the UK technology industry
August 15, 2018 15 Aug'18
IR35 tech compliance will take private sector 'over a year' to achieve, warns accounting trade body

The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) cautions HM Revenue & Customs against rushing out IR35 reforms to the private sector, claiming it will take most businesses at least one tax year to ready their software systems for the move
July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18
Government outsourcing at a crossroads, says PAC report

The government needs to change the market that supplies it with services through better contracting practices if it is to achieve anything beyond lowest price, according to a PAC report
July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18
Interview: Pippa Thomas, regional IT director, Freeman Clarke

Freeman Clarke’s regional IT director, Pippa Thomas, on the role of interim CIOs and why organisations use them
July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18
ITPS expands datacentre to support Azure Stack and HPC

Datacentre company ITPS expands its County Durham facility to meet client needs for high performance computing and security
July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18
Brexit proposal calls for standards alignment and data sharing

Although the government’s Brexit whitepaper focuses on curbing immigration, collaboration on cyber crime, data sharing and services are among the bargaining chips
July 10, 2018 10 Jul'18
Analysts question Australia government’s IBM deal

Industry analysts and experts have called the wisdom of the A$1bn IBM IT deal into question, with one claiming that the federal government should have used a range of suppliers instead
July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18
Government needs to improve its outsourcing approach

Parliamentary committee advises government to improve its outsourcing methods in the wake of the collapse of Carillion
June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18
Schneider Electric CTO tips liquid cooling for take-off as machine learning takes over datacentre

Witn machine learning fuelling demand for graphics processing units in the datacentre, Schneider Electric CTO claims this will require a drastic rethink of how operators manage their sites, paving the way for liquid cooling to hit mainstream adoption
June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18
BT’s Gavin Patterson quits under shareholder pressure

Patterson’s resignation comes just weeks after he announced 13,000 redundancies across BT
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Marks and Spencer speeds up digital transformation plans as profits plunge

Retailer announces plans to accelerate its business transformation and close 100 stores by 2022 after continued shifts in consumer behaviour
May 21, 2018 21 May'18
IT hub shadowed by Everest gives opportunities to homegrown IT professionals

Katmandu is the choice for offshore delivery for increasing numbers of multinational companies and is becoming more attractive to local IT professionals as a result