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January 11, 2016
11
Jan'16
Top priorities for Nordic CIOs in 2016
What are the main priorities for CIOs in the Nordic region this year? Computer Weekly asks some of the region’s experts
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January 06, 2016
06
Jan'16
The Office Group responds to flexible working boom with Microsoft cloud deployment
Flexible workspace provider rolls out Office 365 after business growth caused email storage capacity crunch
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January 05, 2016
05
Jan'16
Fears of software skills shortage in Germany and the Netherlands
Organisations in Germany and the Netherlands are struggling to fill positions for software developers as they digitise
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January 04, 2016
04
Jan'16
IT security predictions for Australian organisations in 2016
What IT security challenges should Australian organisations expect in the new year?
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December 23, 2015
23
Dec'15
Top 10 APAC IT stories of 2015
The top 10 Computer Weekly articles about enterprise IT in the Asean and ANZ regions
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December 22, 2015
22
Dec'15
Dorset County Council rejects outsourcing
Council decides against outsourcing back-office services, including IT, due to a lack of flexibility
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December 17, 2015
17
Dec'15
Australian corporate counsel under cyber attack but no plans to increase security spend
Australia’s corporate counsel are suffering a high rate of data breaches compared to many regions, but do not plan to spend more on preventative security
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December 17, 2015
17
Dec'15
SThree to rein in IT budget by moving to cloud
Recruitment group plans to expand by 10% a year, but moving to the cloud will allow it to do more with the same IT budget
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December 16, 2015
16
Dec'15
Etihad Airways chooses Cognizant to support digital transformation
Airline aims to improve customer satisfaction by implementing programme of digital developments
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December 16, 2015
16
Dec'15
Deal on EU data protection is close
A deal to standardise data protection rules across the EU could be imminent after compromises were made
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December 15, 2015
15
Dec'15
Will more business mean more IT adoption in post-election Myanmar?
Myanmar is set for huge economic, social and cultural changes after the recent general election and IT has a key role to play
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December 11, 2015
11
Dec'15
CIO interview: Farrer & Co IT director Neil Davison
The law firm that served Charles Dickens has a much more modern approach to its technology strategy
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December 09, 2015
09
Dec'15
Russian big data in early stages
The use of big data technologies in Russia is still embryonic and the economic slowdown is stalling developments
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December 09, 2015
09
Dec'15
Nordic startups take on the enterprise mobile app market
Nordic startups are targeting the mobile market with software to help customers create apps as demand from businesses in their home region and beyond grows
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December 08, 2015
08
Dec'15
Australian university launches cyber security master's degree
The University of New South Wales in Canberra has launched a master's course in cyber security, strategy and diplomacy
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December 07, 2015
07
Dec'15
Cyber attacks an increasing concern for Asean countries
Organisations in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly the targets for cyber criminals, according to a report focused on the region
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December 04, 2015
04
Dec'15
Internet of things will be one of the Asean IT highlights in 2016
IoT investments will be one of the major trends in Asean economies throughout 2016, according to predictions from Frost & Sullivan.
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December 04, 2015
04
Dec'15
India’s HCL opens Estonian operation to support Nordic customers
HCL Technologies opens an Estonian delivery centre which will support customers across Europe, including those in the Nordic region
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December 04, 2015
04
Dec'15
Europe's CIOs must raise their game in testing software quality
CIOs across Europe have more work to do to ensure the structural quality of software is sound as IT becomes more important to organisations across different sectors
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November 27, 2015
27
Nov'15
Digital drives business consultancy in IT outsourcing renewals
As IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal, CIOs might consider more business expertise to help them negotiate contracts that support inevitable digital expansion
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November 24, 2015
24
Nov'15
Equinix rolls out AWS Direct Connect in Slough datacentre
Datacentre provider launches private internet connection to Amazon Web Services to help customers build hybrid clouds
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November 17, 2015
17
Nov'15
Fujitsu announces MetaArc cloud platform, acquires UShareSoft
At Fujitsu Forum 2015 in Germany, Fujitsu announces a cloud platform called MetaArc and acquires French software business UShareSoft
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November 12, 2015
12
Nov'15
TCS to give internships to 1,000 UK graduates
IT services firm TCS is offering a thousand British youngsters the opportunity to work at some of its technology centres in India
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November 10, 2015
10
Nov'15
Government launches cyber security research project
The government has launched a programme to get businesses more involved in cyber security research
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November 09, 2015
09
Nov'15
IT and business process outsourcing surges after general election
Business confidence following the general election is explained as the main reason for a massive hike in spending on IT and business process outsourcing by UK organisations
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November 04, 2015
04
Nov'15
How IoT will impact the Asean cloud landscape
IoT deployments are in their early stages in the Asean region, but experts predict as take-up of IoT apps increases it will have a big impact on IT infrastructures in the region
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October 21, 2015
21
Oct'15
Marketing firm shuns NetApp for VMware VSAN and HGST server flash
Grass Roots was struggling with capacity and performance on its NetApp SAN so it deployed VMware VSAN on servers with HGST PCIe server flash and helium HDDs
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October 19, 2015
19
Oct'15
Turning data into action still tricky for Australia's data scientists
Australian businesses need to change their attitudes towards data scientists if they are to unshackle the benefits of data
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October 15, 2015
15
Oct'15
Technologies to consider when renewing an IT services contract
Technology changes quickly, so organisations should ensure flexibility is built into IT services contracts to avoid missing out on the benefits of the latest advances
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Australia's tech sector weighs opportunities of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Australian IT businesses are evaluating the impact of a trade deal between 11 Pacific Rim countries
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October 09, 2015
09
Oct'15
Case study: Consultancy AMR rebuilds comms platform on Colt IP Access
Business and M&A consultancy AMR International turned to Colt’s fibre network after being badly let down by its old supplier
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October 06, 2015
06
Oct'15
Hundreds of Evry staff in the Nordics to move to IBM in billion-dollar IT outsourcing deal
Around 600 Evry staff in the Nordics are to move to IBM in $1bn IT outsourcing deal that sees the firm hand over its IT infrastructure for the next 10 years
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October 05, 2015
05
Oct'15
Best of VMworld Europe User Awards 2015: Shortlist announced
Find out who made the shortlist for this year's Best of VMworld Europe User Awards, which is set to take place on Tuesday 13 October at VMworld, Barcelona
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October 03, 2015
03
Oct'15
What to consider when IT outsourcing contracts come up for renewal
Outsourcing contracts worth billions of pounds come up for renewal over the next few years – but unprecedented industry change complicates the CIO's decision
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September 29, 2015
29
Sep'15
Two thirds of UK businesses never meet important customers
British businesses don't always meet their best customers or the people they do most business with, because of trends in modern technology
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September 17, 2015
17
Sep'15
Singapore general election reveals growing importance of social media
Organisations in all sectors in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are recognising the influence of social networking
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September 11, 2015
11
Sep'15
Companies House investigates large firms' reluctance to provide open financial data
The public registrar Companies House wants to understand why FTSE100 organisations have resisted its call to file accounts as open data
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August 19, 2015
19
Aug'15
Finnish insurer LähiTapiola reveals outsourcing secrets behind €180m deal
Outsourcing played a critical role in the merger of two Finnish insurers and will transform the IT at the newly created organisation
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August 18, 2015
18
Aug'15
Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses
The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems
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August 12, 2015
12
Aug'15
Case study: How Finnish Saas provider LeadDesk cut its testing time in half
Finland-based call centre software maker LeadDesk has cut software development times and improved processes through automation software
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August 04, 2015
04
Aug'15
Outsourcing hits record levels in Europe
Outsourcing activity in Europe recovers after a lull in the lead up to the UK general election, with more contracts than ever before
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July 09, 2015
09
Jul'15
Grexit threatens to cut Greek IT spending by $3.7bn
Greek IT spending set to fall steeply if the country leaves the Euro, following the "no" vote in the referendum
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July 07, 2015
07
Jul'15
Non-EU IT workers in the UK increase by 13% in a year
The number of non-EU IT professionals in the UK keeps growing as the economy recovers
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July 01, 2015
01
Jul'15
Finland's Tieto buys Norwegian enterprise software company
Tieto acqures Software Innovation to boost its business in Norway
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June 30, 2015
30
Jun'15
Top suppliers as UK software and services market approaches £50bn
The top five software and IT services firms in the UK are Capita, HP, IBM, Capgemini and Accenture, according to the latest figures from TechMarketView
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June 29, 2015
29
Jun'15
Is the UK government serious about tackling IT suppliers' abuse of intra company transfers?
The UK government is making noises about reducing the number of non-EU workers in the UK – and the IT industry could be the focal point for this
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June 15, 2015
15
Jun'15
Indian suppliers investigated by US authorities over potential visa abuse
US government investigates potential breaches of immigration rules by IT suppliers
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June 15, 2015
15
Jun'15
Byte Night founder among tech community recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List
Several leading individuals in the UK tech community received awards in the latest honours list
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June 12, 2015
12
Jun'15
Growing cyber threats challenging cost reduction as reason to use managed services
Mid-sized companies plan to use more managed services and many see it as improving security
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June 09, 2015
09
Jun'15
Iomart builds out hybrid cloud play with £12.5m SystemsUp acquisition
Hosting company buys public cloud consultancy to capitalise on enterprise appetites for hybrid IT models
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June 03, 2015
03
Jun'15
Sourcing must adapt to digital business goals, says Gartner
Businesses need to change their sourcing strategies if they are to keep pace with the digital revolution, says analyst organisation Gartner
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May 29, 2015
29
May'15
Top six enterprise IT priorities in the Nordics
The future of enterprise IT looks bright in the Nordic region, with growing focus on datacentre investments, national cloud and automatisation
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May 20, 2015
20
May'15
CSC prepares itself for sale to Indian supplier
CSC is splitting itself in two to make its sale easier, say sources, with Indian supplier Wipro touted as a potential buyer
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May 19, 2015
19
May'15
Colt deploys 100GbE European Supercore network
Colt enhances connectivity into key European commercial trading centres, including London and Frankfurt, with its Supercore network
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May 18, 2015
18
May'15
Socitm to launch women in IT network
Society of Information Technology Management on the hunt for partners to help launch women in IT network
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May 15, 2015
15
May'15
IT service providers are pushing too hard to sell extra services
IT services firms are not prioritising the services they are contracted to provide because they are too busy trying to sell additional services on top
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May 15, 2015
15
May'15
Rentokil opens up core IT systems to business
The IT department at Rentokil Initial has delivered coding interfaces to its back-end ERP system to enable the business to create new applications
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April 27, 2015
27
Apr'15
Accenture and Oracle embark on enterprise cloud adoption push
Accenture and Oracle are embarking on a joint push to make it easier for public sector and financial services firms to move to cloud
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April 27, 2015
27
Apr'15
Capgemini to acquire iGate for $4bn
Capgemini is bolstering its US business and global delivery capabilities with the acquisition of iGate
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April 21, 2015
21
Apr'15
BT sets out ambition to become enterprise's cloud integrator of choice
BT outlines its 'Cloud of Clouds' vision to allow users to access cloud apps and services, regardless of where their systems are hosted
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April 21, 2015
21
Apr'15
Huawei calls for global consensus on the future network
At its Global Analyst Summit, Huawei calls on the networking industry to collaborate to optimise the network for future demands
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April 10, 2015
10
Apr'15
Cabinet Office embarks on £2.7bn replacement process for sourcing temporary staff
The Cabinet Office has kicked off a review to replace its controversial contract for sourcing temporary staff across government departments
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April 08, 2015
08
Apr'15
CIO interview: Bruna Pellicci, global head of IT, Ashurst
Global law firm Ashurst is rolling out a new IT strategy based on single platforms worldwide for its core business areas
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April 07, 2015
07
Apr'15
Alsbridge makes its first UK acquisition with Source
Sourcing consultancy Alsbridge has kicked off its UK expansion with the acquisition of boutique sourcing advisory Source
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March 30, 2015
30
Mar'15
KPMG teams up with Microsoft to boost enterprise cloud adoption
Advisory firm to draw on Microsoft technologies to deliver cloud-based data analytics, and business transformation services to clients
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March 26, 2015
26
Mar'15
Ovum urges service providers to get serious about cloud security
Analyst Ovum's report into enterprise cloud adoption warns service providers to stop treating customers' security as an afterthought
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March 26, 2015
26
Mar'15
Capita accused of breaching government contract for temporary staff
Services giant Capita may have breached the terms of its government-approved contract for providing temporary workers to the public sector
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March 25, 2015
25
Mar'15
Government seeks new £2bn consultancy deal despite concerns from SMEs
Cabinet Office setting up £2bn agreement for the purchase of consultancy services across government, despite SME concerns
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March 25, 2015
25
Mar'15
Alsbridge commits to surging UK demand for IT sourcing services
Sourcing advisory Alsbridge launches outsourcing advisory business in the UK after years of operating a franchise model
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March 17, 2015
17
Mar'15
Poll finds public demand for consultation on public-sector outsourcing
Poll finds 68% of the UK public want to be consulted on public-sector outsourcing, with Labour and UKIP supporters most in favour
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March 16, 2015
16
Mar'15
Shared business services help productivity and costs, says Deloitte
Global shared business services are on the rise and delivering an 8% average increase in productivity, according to research firm Deloitte
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March 10, 2015
10
Mar'15
CGI to assess digital learning for Ministry of Defence
MoD signs outsourcing agreement with CGI as part of a programme to increase digital-based learning
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March 05, 2015
05
Mar'15
Mobile World Congress 2015: Evolution but no revolution
Mobile World Congress 2015 reflected less the handset innovation of recent years, and more the evolution of mobility
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March 04, 2015
04
Mar'15
Williams Martini Racing signs multi-year BT network services deal
Williams F1 teams forms long-term strategic partnership with BT for fixed and mobile communications and network services
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March 03, 2015
03
Mar'15
Tata Consultancy Services named UK’s top employer
Three IT companies feature in the latest top 10 UK employers list, with Indian IT services firm TCS in top spot
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February 26, 2015
26
Feb'15
Could IBM really function with tens of thousands fewer staff?
Could IBM, or any of the large IT and BPO service providers, still function with tens or even hundreds of thousands fewer staff?
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February 25, 2015
25
Feb'15
SMEs seek legal advice over controversial Capita contracts with government
SMEs that claim to have lost significant revenue through two government contracts are seeking legal advice over alleged breaches of competition law
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February 24, 2015
24
Feb'15
NHS Trafford chooses CSC to deliver healthcare co-ordination centre
NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is opening an IT-driven centre to co-ordinate healthcare in the region
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February 20, 2015
20
Feb'15
NAO to review Capita's government training deal – but not bigger contract for temporary staff
The NAO is to review a controversial government training deal with Capita – but not the larger contract for supply of temporary staff
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February 18, 2015
18
Feb'15
IT SMEs losing tens of millions of pounds from government in row over £2.45bn Capita deal
IT SMEs have lost tens of millions of pounds after refusing to sign up to a controversial £2.45bn Cabinet Office agreement with services giant Capita
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February 16, 2015
16
Feb'15
Infosys acquires Panaya for automation
Infosys continues its move to non-linear business models through the acquisition of US automation software maker Panaya for $200m
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February 16, 2015
16
Feb'15
NHS names suppliers for £1.25bn IT framework
An IT procurement framework developed by the NHS and its shared services partnership with IT services firm Steria has gone live
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February 10, 2015
10
Feb'15
UK IT and business processing outsourcing deals hit £6.65bn in 2014
The UK's IT and business process outsourcing spend reached £6.65bn last year. IT outsourcing accounted for £3.44bn of that
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February 05, 2015
05
Feb'15
Atos UK & Ireland bids farewell to desk phones
The UK and Ireland arm of services consultancy Atos removes desktop telephones from its London HQ in favour of a Microsoft Lync unified comms system
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January 23, 2015
23
Jan'15
Property business enhances efficiency with Vodafone mobile… in 1985
Property boom spurs a small business to enhance its workforce productivity with a mobile communications deployment – 30 years ago
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January 21, 2015
21
Jan'15
TCS and Capgemini prove there's still life in the offshore IT model
The offshore IT delivery model is far from dead, despite moves to non-linear business models among IT services providers
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January 20, 2015
20
Jan'15
Police back-office outsourcing criticised by union
The leader of the union representing police back-office workers has criticised a Met Police plan to outsource back-office functions
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January 16, 2015
16
Jan'15
Blackburn with Darwen Council renegotiates Capita outsourcing deal
Blackburn with Darwen Council is renegotiating its £200m 15-year outsourcing deal with Capita as it tries to save millions of pounds in its budget
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January 12, 2015
12
Jan'15
Services provider Tech Mahindra adds banking IT expertise to its portfolio
Indian IT services supplier Tech Mahindra adds consultancy skills and gains finance customers after buying banking services firm Sofgen
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January 12, 2015
12
Jan'15
National roaming SIM to hit the market in weeks
MVNO 24 Seven trials national roaming SIM in bid to pick up rural business customers
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December 19, 2014
19
Dec'14
Accenture and BT to battle for NHS email contract
The NHS has shortlisted two suppliers for its email system, with BT and Accenture still in the mix
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December 17, 2014
17
Dec'14
Accenture to hire 1,600 people in the UK
IT services giant Accenture is recruiting 1,600 people in the UK next year in a wide range of roles spread across the country
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November 28, 2014
28
Nov'14
China targets offshore IT service industry for growth
The government in China is attempting to develop an IT services industry through tax cuts, financial support and reducing bureaucracy
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November 24, 2014
24
Nov'14
Mature Indian offshore IT services firms take larger chunk of market as US giants collapse
Indian IT services firms increased their share of UK private sector IT and BPO contracts from 4% to 25% in a five-year period
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November 14, 2014
14
Nov'14
Firms save more by cutting supplier costs than by laying off staff, says research
CIOs reluctant to challenge IT service providers to cut costs because multi-sourced IT ecosystems are too delicate to tamper with
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Interview: Building links between marketing and IT for the greater good
Firms that forge relations between marketing and IT departments yield benefits in growing the range of their digital products
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Digital Scotland passes 150,000 premises with superfast broadband
Scottish government celebrates milestone in £410m Digital Scotland superfast broadband roll-out
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Atos launches security apprentice academy
IT services company Atos has launched a Cyber Security Academy to give apprentices cyber defence skills
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November 10, 2014
10
Nov'14
Price hikes on comms and internet services loom under changing EU VAT rules
Businesses unaware of effect of radical changes to EU VAT rules on supply of telecoms, broadcasting and electronic services
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November 05, 2014
05
Nov'14
Landmark quarter for IT outsourcing as spending increases
Global businesses are spending on IT again after three quarters of reduced IT outsourcing investments