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IT services and outsourcing

• June 23, 2017 23 Jun'17

  Swedish fintech Klarna gains full banking licence

  Swedish online payments provider Klarna becomes one of “the largest banks in Europe” after being granted an EU-wide banking licence by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority

• June 22, 2017 22 Jun'17

  Waitrose joins John Lewis for Jlab 2017

  The 2017 JLab will see Waitrose, John Lewis and JLP Ventures band together to mentor and develop several retail technology startups

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  British Airways to outsource contact centre work

  British Airways is evaluating technologies from an outsourcing company as an option to replace contact centre staff

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  Palo Alto Networks set to drive new era in security innovation

  Palo Alto Networks announces a cloud-based application framework the company claims will enable its security platform to disrupt and change the security industry completely within a decade

• June 09, 2017 09 Jun'17

  The Barcode Warehouse deploys ServiceNow to streamline managed services

  Customisation of cloud-based tool has enabled ruggedised mobile devices company to streamline its business processes

• June 09, 2017 09 Jun'17

  Patent group prepares for tough data protection laws by moving HR to the cloud

  CPA Global to replace ERP-based HR system as it gears up to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation

• June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17

  Islamic State supporters shun Tails and Tor encryption for Telegram

  Confidential communications show terror group’s supporters are turning to simple mobile phone messaging apps to exchange messages and distribute propaganda

• June 06, 2017 06 Jun'17

  Lloyds bank staff will move to IBM in outsourcing deal

  About 1,500 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group will join IBM as part of an IT infrastructure outsourcing agreement

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  Singapore to pave the way for tech startup IPOs

  The agreement between the Singapore government and the local bourse will lower barriers to capital markets and make the city-state a more attractive destination for startup fundraising

• May 25, 2017 25 May'17

  CBRE: Demand for colocation space in London holds firm in face of Brexit

  The latest CBRE quarterly report, charting the performance of the European colocation market, shows demand for capacity in London has so far been unaffected by the triggering of Article 50

• May 23, 2017 23 May'17

  Economic and political uncertainty drives organisations to rethink IT strategies

  CIO job satisfaction reaches a three-year high as organisations hire more IT staff and invest in innovative digital technology

• May 11, 2017 11 May'17

  BBC signs five-year enterprise ICT deal with Atos

  As part of the broadcaster’s Aurora programme, it has signed up to five years of Atos as its technology services provider

• May 08, 2017 08 May'17

  HPE ramps up investments in Singapore

  Enterprise tech giant HPE will invest $140m over five years in its new regional headquarters and a startup incubator programme

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

  Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  Red Hat deepens partnership with AWS

  Enterprises will be able to take advantage of public cloud services in OpenShift through an expanded partnership between Red Hat and Amazon

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  IT outsourcing going strong in the Nordics

  IT outsourcing is popular among companies in the Nordic region, but the market is changing

• April 28, 2017 28 Apr'17

  UBS reduces legacy dependence with Microsoft Azure

  Swiss bank begins its strategy of moving core systems into the cloud

• April 25, 2017 25 Apr'17

  Huddle needs $5m equity injection or to find a buyer, as investment declaration deadline looms

  Companies House documents reveal Huddle needs to raise $5m or more by the end of April or find a buyer to meet its financial obligations for the next 12 months

• April 24, 2017 24 Apr'17

  Research highlights cloud security complacency in organisations that ditch on-premise tech

  Enterprise attitudes to cloud security are laid bare in the latest research report from Bitglass, and suggest more could be done to secure corporate data stored off-premise

• April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17

  Enterprise adoption of encryption accelerating, study shows

  Cloud adoption and escalating threats are accelerating adoption of encryption, a study has revealed

• April 12, 2017 12 Apr'17

  Chatbots, Fitbits and AI: IT suppliers identify the top trends in HR technology

  Businesses are using Fitbits, artificial intelligence and chatbots to improve working life as competition increases to recruit talented ‘millennials’

• April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17

  ‘Can do’ attitude of DevOps teams is driving cloud-first strategies

  The cloud-first strategies of businesses across sectors are maturing, with DevOps teams playing a leading role

• April 10, 2017 10 Apr'17

  Outsourcing service left Scottrade Bank customer data exposed

  Mistake by outsourcing service provider left the details of 20,000 Scottrade Bank customers vulnerable to theft

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

  With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Sweden’s Bisnode consolidates outsourced IT

  Swedish firm Bisnode brings multiple IT services contracts under one roof

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  New subsea cable to connect Australia and Southeast Asia

  The Indigo submarine cable will provide additional capacity to mitigate disruptions caused by fibre cuts, as well as meet the growing demand for internet services in the region

• April 05, 2017 05 Apr'17

  Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut gets sweet on cloud

  Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut is increasingly using cloud-based apps to improve productivity and reduce costs

• April 05, 2017 05 Apr'17

  Northern Ireland schools to continue with Capita IT services

  Two-year, £60m contract extension covers ICT services for 1,100 schools

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  Chinese hacking group targeted firms through IT MSPs

  Security researchers have uncovered a China-based cyber espionage campaign that targeted IT services firms and their customers, underlining the need for supply chain security

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic

  Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  First cyber security startups graduate from GCHQ accelerator

  The first group of companies has completed a government-led cyber accelerator programme aimed at helping UK startups take the lead in producing the next generation of cyber security systems, with another round to be announced in 2017

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  HMRC contractors leave over inside IR35 ruling

  HMRC has begun classifying its public sector contractors as "inside IR35", prompting fears of a digital "brain drain" at the organisation

• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  Russian Airline at home in the cloud

  S7 Airlines in Russia looks set to move more of its IT to the cloud after successful infrastructure-as-a-service project

• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  Almost 40% of firms seeking cloud skills find it hard to recruit

  Most orgainsations agree that cloud skills are important for the future, but those involved in recruitment are finding it difficult to hire talent

• March 24, 2017 24 Mar'17

  Serco uses HR technology to cut recruitment bill

  International outsourced services supplier Serco is investing in HR recruitment technology to help it hire 15,000 to 20,000 people a year

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Singapore startup partners IBM to pilot blockchain technology

  Invictus’ distributed ledger prototype will offer financing options for small and medium-sized enterprises

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  Government to ramp up help for UK cyber security industry

  Government, in partnership with industry, is pursuing a range of initiatives aimed at establishing a UK cyber security ecosystem, developing skills and products and boosting exports, says DIT’s Conrad Prince

• March 16, 2017 16 Mar'17

  CIO interview: Jon Cheyne, IT director, National Theatre

  We speak to the IT head at the National Theatre about what it means to have a 99% cloud strategy

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Portakabin’s biggest-ever IT investment unifies CRM

  Modular construction firm is moving to a single source of business information through cloud technology and services

• March 13, 2017 13 Mar'17

  Nearly 2,000 Lloyds bank IT jobs set to move to IBM in £1.3bn outsourcing deal

  Around 2,000 IT staff at Lloyds Banking Group are set to transfer to IBM as part of a seven-year IT outsourcing deal, says union

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Centrica eliminates more than 20 IT systems after replacing SAP with cloud HR technology

  Energy and services company claims major savings in IT costs after moving its HR services to the cloud

• March 07, 2017 07 Mar'17

  ZF Group opens doors to Hyderabad tech centre

  German car parts manufacturer ZF Group opens a technology centre in India to focus on software lead innovation

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  Virtual reality simulation helps KLM engineers escape in an emergency

  Dutch airline KLM develops virtual reality simulation to show engineers what to do if a maintenance hangar catches fire

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  MoD ditches spreadsheets for SaaS-based collaboration tool

  The Ministry of Defence is taking advantage of G-Cloud for collaboration software to manage its global activities

• February 27, 2017 27 Feb'17

  Santander bank to work with IBM developing mobile apps for staff

  Santander bank wants to make its staff more productive through mobile apps, which it will create alongside IBM

• February 20, 2017 20 Feb'17

  Accenture to add thousands of US jobs as Trump effect spreads to IT

  Accenture has promised to create more jobs in the US and invest $1.4bn in skills development

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

  The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Deloitte readies enterprise public cloud practice with AWS and SAP

  A 2,500-strong consulting practice will focus on delivering SAP Hana on Amazon Web Services for analytics to drive digital business

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures

  Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  Rubbish digital collection needs to be addressed

  Services like rubbish collection, that are usually outsourced, need greater digitisation to join up to council processes