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IT outsourcing
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Half of organisations breached via a third party in 12 months
New report highlights the risks of outsourcing key business processes without paying due care and attention to your service provider’s security
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May 04, 2021
04
May'21
Post Office CEO either knew what was going on in Horizon scandal, or was ‘asleep at the wheel’
Post Office IT scandal CEO has no excuse for her inaction in preventing the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history, says Criminal Cases Review Commission chairperson
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April 20, 2021
20
Apr'21
Drax partners with Solace to manage biomass supply chain
Event-based IT architecture helps energy provider optimise its biomass supply chain and drive greater efficiencies, but questions remain about the fundamental sustainability of biomass as an alternative to coal
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April 15, 2021
15
Apr'21
In-sourcing IT in Wales has provided a positive change, says auditor
While savings have not been as great as expected, the decision to in-source IT in Welsh government has been a success, according to Audit Wales
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April 14, 2021
14
Apr'21
Europe provides growth for TCS despite year floored by pandemic
Tata Consultancy Services grows its continental European business despite economic slowdown brought by Covid-19 restrictions
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April 13, 2021
13
Apr'21
End of the road for Post Office IT system that destroyed lives
The Post Office has revealed the end to its controversial Horizon IT system which, through its errors and the Post Office's denial of them, caused huge suffering for hundreds of subpostmasters
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
Global demand for IT and business services highest ever for first quarter
Global demand for IT and business services began the year strongly, with a record first quarter
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April 09, 2021
09
Apr'21
Loan Charge Group MPs demand IR35 shake-up to stop contractors becoming ‘zero-rights employees’
Inquiry by Loan Charge All-Party Parliamentary Group calls on government to tweak IR35 legislation during passage of next Finance Bill
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April 08, 2021
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Apr'21
Post Office Horizon contract extension is part of project to bring Fujitsu work in-house
The Post Office is to move work done by Fujitsu in-house when its outsourcing contract ends, and is already recruiting IT experts
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April 08, 2021
08
Apr'21
IBM Cloud for Financial Services goes on general release
IBM Cloud’s push to provide sector-specific public cloud services to financial services firms enters a new phase
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April 07, 2021
07
Apr'21
Post Office gives controversial Fujitsu contract another year
The Post Office's controversial contract with Fujitsu has been extended another year to help the organisation manage its exit
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April 01, 2021
01
Apr'21
IR35 reforms: Loan charge and employers’ NI issues prompt calls for legislative revamp
As the government prepares to extend the IR35 reforms to the private sector, contracting stakeholders say it is high time the ‘flawed’ legislation was scrapped entirely
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March 31, 2021
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Mar'21
IR35 reforms: HMRC denies ‘squandering’ datasets that could rid umbrella sector of rogue players
Concerns grow about the number of IT contractors at risk of joining non-compliant umbrella firms ahead of the IR35 reforms taking hold in the private sector
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
One-fifth of all UK tech investment went to just 10 scaleup firms in 2020
Annual Tech Nation report shows UK technology firms saw record levels of investment in 2020, but a significant proportion of it was concentrated in a small number of scaleup enterprises
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March 16, 2021
16
Mar'21
Insurers unable to fill a quarter of tech roles
Insurance companies need to fill tech skills gaps if they are going to prosper in the age of insurtech
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March 15, 2021
15
Mar'21
IR35 private sector reforms: IPSE warns of UK contracting talent exodus unless start date delayed
Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed research into what contractors plan to do once the IR35 reforms come into play highlights growing risk of talent shortages
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March 10, 2021
10
Mar'21
Met Police chooses Capgemini as strategic IT infrastructure services provider
Capgemini has a history of providing the force with day-to-day technology services, and will now deliver its infrastructure services under the Pegasus programme
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March 08, 2021
08
Mar'21
Wipro makes its biggest acquisition ever with $1.45bn takeover
Indian IT services supplier Wipro makes biggest acquisition in its history as it bolsters consultancy offering
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March 04, 2021
04
Mar'21
IR35 private sector reforms: HMRC under fire over ‘omission’ of employers’ NI from webinar guidance
HM Revenue & Customs confirms it has corrected a calculation error in a recent educational IR35 webinar that saw it fail to factor in employers’ NI in examples of how payments should be made between end-clients, agencies and PSCs post-April 2021
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March 02, 2021
02
Mar'21
Reading Borough Council to overhaul IT infrastructure
Council and its children’s services partner award contracts worth £13.2m for shared IT infrastructure
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February 26, 2021
26
Feb'21
IR35 private sector reforms: Argos to offshore work of digital team in Milton Keynes to Mumbai
Retailer Argos confirms it has ‘identified opportunities’ to offshore tasks performed by its digital team, while its IR35 compliance strategy has seen the majority of contractors declared in-scope of the new rules, sources claim
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February 25, 2021
25
Feb'21
IR35 private sector reforms: What IT contractors need to know
Computer Weekly asks contracting experts to answer questions about PSC bans, compliant umbrella companies and challenging status determinations, with the latest IR35 reforms coming into place
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February 24, 2021
24
Feb'21
Businesses forced to ask IT service providers for help during pandemic
IT service providers have been approached by long-time enterprise customers asking for price cuts due to the impact of the pandemic
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February 19, 2021
19
Feb'21
Fujitsu bosses knew about Post Office Horizon IT flaws, says insider
A former senior developer who worked for Fujitsu on the Post Office IT system that led to subpostmasters being falsely accused of fraud, has claimed bosses knew of fundamental flaws before going live
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February 17, 2021
17
Feb'21
Finnish IT sector demand increases after months of decline
IT sector in Finland sees small signs of recovery as demand increases after months of Covid-19-related decline
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February 12, 2021
12
Feb'21
UK border surveillance regime highly privatised, says Privacy International
Research from Privacy International raises concerns about the deep involvement of technology companies in the development and deployment of various technologies throughout the UK’s border regime, along with the lack of scrutiny they receive
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February 10, 2021
10
Feb'21
TCS to recruit 1,500 UK tech professionals this year
Indian IT service provider Tata Consultancy Services commits to recruiting UK IT professionals
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February 09, 2021
09
Feb'21
Facebook sued for data-sharing practices with third parties
Data protection claim filed in London against social media giant for its alleged failure to give at least one million users in England and Wales meaningful control over their personal data
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February 04, 2021
04
Feb'21
Boeing outsources to Dell affecting 600 IT jobs
US aircraft manufacturer contracts hundreds of IT roles to Dell as it accelerates outsourcing plans
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January 28, 2021
28
Jan'21
TCS rings in the new year on a roll
India’s Tata Consultancy Services recorded one of its strongest third-quarter earnings and grew its brand value amid a global pandemic
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January 26, 2021
26
Jan'21
Saudi IT spending to hit $11bn in 2021
Saudi Arabian organisations will spend about $11bn on IT this year, with emerging technologies high on shopping lists
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January 25, 2021
25
Jan'21
HMRC criticised over continued ‘shortcomings’ in loan charge policy response
House of Lords committee tells HMRC it still has work to do to improve its response to past criticisms of its handling of the government’s controversial loan charge policy
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January 21, 2021
21
Jan'21
IR35 private sector reforms: IT contractors warned to be wary of non-compliant umbrella companies
The proliferation of websites offering comparison site-like services for umbrella companies has prompted tax experts to warn IT contractors of the financial risk posed by firms offering ‘too good to be true’ take-home pay rates
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January 18, 2021
18
Jan'21
Nottinghamshire uses citizen engagement tools to inform residents
Nottinghamshire Council is seeking to expand Granicus integrations after success in using its communications services to keep citizens informed during pandemic
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January 13, 2021
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Jan'21
European IT outsourcing spend up in 2020 after cloud boost
IT outsourcing sector growth is an indication that businesses are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic disruption it has brought
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January 12, 2021
12
Jan'21
IR35 private sector reforms: Research highlights lack of preparedness ahead of April 2021 start date
As the private sector start date for the IR35 reforms looms large, research suggests some companies are still dragging their feet with their preparations
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December 23, 2020
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Dec'20
Wipro acquires IT units at German wholesalers
German wholesaler Metro has sold IT units to Indian IT services company Wipro, as part of a long-term agreement
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December 18, 2020
18
Dec'20
Three options for managing outsourcing relationships
At some point, IT leaders need to take a hard look at existing outsourcing contracts to understand how well they reflect current business practices
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December 17, 2020
17
Dec'20
Danske Bank fights money laundering with AI
Danske Bank is using artificial intelligence to help it prevent a repeat of the huge money laundering scandal that hit one of its operations in Estonia
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December 15, 2020
15
Dec'20
Air purifier manufacturer creates IoT service in the cloud
Sweden’s Blueair introduces new functionality for customers through a cloud-based internet of things platform
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December 10, 2020
10
Dec'20
After critical year, Vodafone trains security sights on CNI market
Vodafone’s security head Steve Knibbs explains how he plans to bring the lessons of a transformative few years in cyber security to bear on new markets
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December 09, 2020
09
Dec'20
There’s no going back to pre-pandemic security approaches
The cyber security world will probably never return to its pre-pandemic state, and different approaches to security will come to the fore in 2021
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December 01, 2020
01
Dec'20
Wayra partners with UK government for Latin American scaleup project
Two scaleups from three Latin American countries – Argentina, Chile and Uruguay – will be selected by a project that will help the growing firms expand overseas into the UK market
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November 23, 2020
23
Nov'20
Finnish finance giant pilots fingerprint payments
OP Financial introduces biometric security technology to enable higher-value payments to be made safely using contactless cards
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November 17, 2020
17
Nov'20
Botched software update to blame for Post Office Horizon crash
Post Office says planned firmware update caused the problem that left branches unable to do business for 90 minutes
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November 16, 2020
16
Nov'20
Post Office explanation of IT system outage so vague it is ‘pointless’
Post Office criticised over vagueness of its explanation of the cause of a UK-wide IT failure that saw subpostmasters unable to do business
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November 12, 2020
12
Nov'20
Financial Stability Board says it’s time to talk about IT outsourcing risks
International organisation that monitors the finance sector asks for the industry to discuss the risks that IT outsourcing brings to the sector
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November 12, 2020
12
Nov'20
TCS acquires Prudential Financial tech operation unit for free
Hot on the heels of its €1 acquisition of Deutsche Bank’s Postbank Systems IT unit, TCS has taken on 1,500 people from the insurance giant’s Ireland-based IT unit
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November 11, 2020
11
Nov'20
Lack of openness on Horizon errors remains as Fujitsu refuses to explain latest outage
Subpostmasters are being kept in the dark about errors in the branch computer system they use, despite the Post Office and Fujitsu being slammed in court over their lack of openness
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November 10, 2020
10
Nov'20
Border technologies largely fail to respect human rights
AI-powered border technologies used to ‘manage’ migration frequently make the process more arbitrary, discriminatory and unjust, says human rights group