IT services and outsourcing
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News
02 May 2025
India’s Hexaware targets public sector business as it expands UK operation
Indian heritage IT services firm opens office in Canary Wharf and sets is sights on growing its UK public sector business Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
30 Apr 2025
Current SaaS delivery model a risk management nightmare, says CISO
JPMorgan Chase security chief Patrick Opet laments the state of SaaS security in an open letter to the industry and calls on software providers to do more to enhance resilience Continue Reading
By- Alex Scroxton, Security Editor
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News
11 Sep 2012
Liverpool FC moves to the cloud with Amazon Web Services
Liverpool FC has migrated its website to a public cloud using Amazon Web Services Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
11 Sep 2012
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 Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
10 Sep 2012
Bank of England hires 145 IT staff for Prudential Regulatory Authority
The Bank of England is to hire 145 IT staff for its new financial services regulatory body, the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
06 Sep 2012
Interview: Dave Scammell, CEO of Sohonet
We speak to the head of Sohonet, a service provider built for the film and media industry in the centre of London Continue Reading
By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
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News
04 Sep 2012
NHS claws back £1bn as CSC negotiations come to an end
The Department of Health claws back £1bn from CSC as negotiations with the troubled supplier come to an end. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Aug 2012
Outsourcing IT services: goals and negotiations
Tactical and strategic negotiations are important to businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to the largest enterprises Continue Reading
By- Wolfgang Benkel
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News
28 Aug 2012
CW Special report on Capgemini
This 8 page special from Computer Weekly offers a critical assessment of Capgemini, its strategy, products, services and financial performance. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2012
Buyer's Guide: Private Cloud
This Computer Weekly buyer's guide provides the facts you need to help plan and execute a private cloud strategy Continue Reading
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News
23 Aug 2012
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? Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
23 Aug 2012
Facebook gets green light for Instagram acquisition
The US Federal Trade Commission has approved the social network's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
22 Aug 2012
SCC becomes first supplier to win G-Cloud security accreditation
IT infrastructure company SCC has become the first supplier on the government’s CloudStore to win pan-government security accreditation. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
22 Aug 2012
Dell expects tough next quarter
Dell expects third-quarter revenue to be down between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels due to the “uncertain economic environment” Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
21 Aug 2012
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 Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
16 Aug 2012
Gartner: Prepare for hybrid cloud pain
Hybrid clouds are set for a big fall as businesses feel the pain of implementation Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
15 Aug 2012
John Linwood, BBC CTO, on the Olympics output and digitisation
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood talks about managing record-breaking Olympics online viewing and the digital future of the BBC Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2012
The Olympics in technology stats
Computer Weekly takes a look at how we experienced “the most connected Games ever” with our round-up of key technology stats Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
09 Aug 2012
NHS sees £100m reduction in exposure to CSC contracts
The Department for Health’s financial exposure to its contracts with troubled supplier CSC have decreased by £100m in just three months. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
08 Aug 2012
Facebook to launch virtual bingo in UK
Facebook is to launch a virtual bingo game in the UK that offers cash prizes Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
06 Aug 2012
Putting innovation on the outsourcing menu
Cliff Saran investigates what happens when systems integrators are asked to innovate Continue Reading
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News
06 Aug 2012
LinkedIn data breach costs more than $1m
LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
02 Aug 2012
Atos and Capita win £540m in controversial DWP disabilities testing contract
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been slammed by disabled charities for awarding £540m in contracts to Atos and Capita to test the eligibility of disabled people receiving benefits. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
01 Aug 2012
Lack of cloud standards and interoperability hinders cloud adoption
IT uses private cloud services to overcome data centre space/energy issues, but poor cloud standards lower cloud quality. Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
01 Aug 2012
Samsung rejects Apple claim that it copied iPhone
Samsung has rejected Apple's claim that it copied the iPhone during the first court clash before a US jury Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
31 Jul 2012
Interview: Denise McDonagh, government G-cloud director
Denise McDonagh talks about the challenges of the G-cloud programme and how the government is reducing dependence on large outsourcers. Continue Reading
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News
30 Jul 2012
UK public sector sales drive Steria growth
French outsourcer Steria has posted steady growth in the UK for its second quarter, driven by an improvement in public sector sales. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
30 Jul 2012
CGI sees profits fall 30% amid Logica takeover
CGI, the Canadian IT firm that is acquiring UK outsourcer Logica, has announced a fall in net income of 30% following the takeover announcement. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
30 Jul 2012
Special Report on Infosys
This 6 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the key facts on Infosys, its strategy, products and services and financial performance. Continue Reading
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News
27 Jul 2012
Facebook share price falls after Q2 results announcement
Facebook shares fell 11% in after-hours trading on the NYSE to a record low of $23.94 after announcing second quarter financial results Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
25 Jul 2012
Customers urged to boycott CSC over CIA 'torture flights'
CSC customers are being urged to boycott the supplier over allegations that it took part in illegal CIA rendition flights in the US "war on terror" Continue Reading
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News
20 Jul 2012
Eurozone crisis hits IT outsourcing
IT outsourcing contract values hit their lowest in five years as fears over the stability of the Euro restrain European business spending Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
20 Jul 2012
CW Buyer's Guide: Outsourcing
This in-depth buyer's guide, assesses the trends in outsourcing, the options for small and medium sized companies and the role of governance. Continue Reading
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News
19 Jul 2012
Businesses outsource IT for reasons other than cost
Cost-cutting is diminishing in importance as a reason to outsource IT, according to research of 630 contracts worth £14bn carried out by KPMG Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
17 Jul 2012
Skype works to fix privacy bug as instant messages leak
Internet telephony service Skype has confirmed that a bug in its software has been sending copies of instant messages to unintended recipients Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
16 Jul 2012
Olympics media centre set to become datacentre
The Olympics media centre looks set to become a datacentre after the London 2012 Games, with technology company iCITY one of two remaining bidders Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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Feature
16 Jul 2012
Best practice in outsourcing security
The issues CIOs must consider in balancing security needs and budgetary constraints Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
13 Jul 2012
Outsourcing the problem of software security
This report from analyst group Quocirca assess the benefits of using on-demand services to ensure security throughout the application life cycle. Continue Reading
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News
09 Jul 2012
Facebook and Yahoo end patent battle with advertising partnership deal
Yahoo announces end to four-month Facebook patent battle with advertising partnership after Ross Levinsohn takes Yahoo CEO job Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
06 Jul 2012
Microsoft Office 365 for Education free for teachers
Microsoft launches Office 365 for Education, as Scottish Government commits to using the free cloud productivity suite. Continue Reading
By- Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly
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Photo Story
28 Jun 2012
The technology behind the Wimbledon tennis championships
We venture into the IBM bunker to see the IT operation behind the world's most famous tennis tournament. Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Tip
28 Jun 2012
Building a hybrid cloud on SaaS, PaaS and IaaS for IT efficiencies
IT pros looking to adopt a hybrid cloud based must strategise for security, IT standards and costs to make their cloud project successful. Continue Reading
By- Hamish MacArthur, Macarthur Stroud International
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News
26 Jun 2012
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 Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Feature
25 Jun 2012
How technology is changing BPO
Karl Flinders discovers how IT has become central to the provision of outsourced business processes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
15 Jun 2012
IT pros offer up their own cloud computing definitions
IT pros’ definition of cloud computing ranges from “a multi-tenant IT solution” to “virtualisation of virtualisation”. Here are a few from the Cloud Computing World Forum 2012. Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
15 Jun 2012
Guide: Maximizing the Value of Cloud for Small-Medium Enterprises
This guide from the Open Group, helps small and medium sized companies take advantage of cloud computing to develop their business. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2012
The cloud will move supercomputers into the mainstream
Cloud computing will move supercomputers out of the research labs into mainstream business, says Amazon Continue Reading
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News
13 Jun 2012
Shop Direct deploys software to automate business processes
Online shopping giant Shop Direct has deployed software to automate business processes without eating into the IT department’s busy timetable Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
13 Jun 2012
Cloud a game-changer for SMEs, says the Open Group
Cloud computing has huge potential for SMEs, but they need to look before they leap, says IT consortium the Open Group Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
12 Jun 2012
2012: Will this be the year TPM finally comes of age?
Will 2012 be the year that TPM finally delivers on its potential to provide a hardware-based "root of trust" for enterprise information security? Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
11 Jun 2012
UK technology sector gets financial support
A US hi-tech investment bank with $20bn in assets has opened its first UK branch offering banking and loan services to the technology industry Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
08 Jun 2012
eHarmony, Last.fm join LinkedIn with password leaks
Online dating site eHarmony and Last.fm have joined LinkedIn with password leaks, as hackers focus on social networks Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
08 Jun 2012
Apple faces £1.43m fine in Australian 4G iPad case
Apple has agreed to pay a £1.43m fine for misleading Australians about the 4G capacity of its latest iPad in a case brought by the national consumer watchdog Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2012
Microsoft launches support for Linux on Windows Azure
Microsoft’s cloud platform Windows Azure now supports Linux-based operating systems and languages such as Python and PHP. It includes IaaS capabilities to build hybrid cloud. Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
07 Jun 2012
Nasdaq offers $40m compensation for Facebook confusion
The Nasdaq stock exchange in New York is to pay $40m compensation for technical problems that caused confusion on Facebook's first day of share trading Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
30 May 2012
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 Continue Reading
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News
22 May 2012
Facebook shares drop over 10% in second day of trade
Facebook shares have fallen below the initial public offering price of $38 in their second day of trading in New York Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Photo Story
21 May 2012
How high performance computing could make Marussia F1 champion
We take a tour of the Marussia F1 Team's base in Banbury to see how HPC technology is helping the Formula 1 team competitive but on a budget. Continue Reading
By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
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News
18 May 2012
Guidebook: Oracle Cloud Services
This independent report from analysts, Nucleus Research offers a critical assessment of Oracle’s Cloud Services. Continue Reading
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News
17 May 2012
VMware updates vFabric Suite for cloud automation: News roundup
VMware ‘s launch of vFabric Suite 5.1 for cloud automation, Equinix’s acquisition of a colo service provider and UK SMEs’ cloud adoption are this week’s highlights. Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
16 May 2012
London 2012 Olympic Games IT enters final test
The Atos team controlling the IT for the London 2012 Olympic Games are recreating the environment for a final test before systems go live Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
14 May 2012
Huawei wins managed services contract for O2 network
Chinese telecoms firm Huawei is hired by O2 parent Telefónica to plan and maintain its mobile network in the UK Continue Reading
By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
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News
10 May 2012
Cloud: Scaling to succeed in new business models
High-tech companies face challenges keeping pace with new cloud-based business models, this study from Accenture reveals. Continue Reading
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News
09 May 2012
Indian IT services firm Infosys opens UK apprenticeship scheme
Indian IT services firm Infosys is to offer UK apprenticeship places with the National Apprenticeship Scheme (NAS) over the next five years Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Tip
08 May 2012
Using automation, self-service provisioning to build a private cloud
IT pros that recognise cloud computing benefits want to build one behind closed doors. But a private cloud requires automation, self-service provisioning and management planning. Continue Reading
By- Daniel Eason, Contributor
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Opinion
03 May 2012
Why the public sector is turning to multi-sourcing
Sarah Burnett explains why the public sector is moving from single sourcing to multi-sourcing, in an age of austerity. Continue Reading
By- Sarah Burnett, NelsonHall
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News
02 May 2012
Five trends that will affect your cloud strategy
Businesses need to keep a close eye on the evolution of cloud based services to avoid wasting money and missing out on business opportunities. Continue Reading
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News
02 May 2012
CW Special report on Capita
Packed with graphs and diagrams, the report is essential reading for any organisation working with, or thinking of working with Capita. Continue Reading
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News
01 May 2012
How global recruitment company runs IT with one in-house worker
Recruitment services company Alexander Mann Solutions is harnessing cloud computing and expanding nearshore IT services to support a one-man internal IT department. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
01 May 2012
G-Cloud cost £4.93m to set up, says Maude
The government’s G-Cloud programme and CloudStore cost £4.93m to set up, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said in response to a parliamentary question. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
30 Apr 2012
Government launches MyCSP mutual project
The government has launched the first of a planned series of mutuals which take public services and split the ownership between government, staff and private sector. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
27 Apr 2012
Amazon results demonstrate commitment to cloud
Amazon's AWS cloud business made $500m in sales in the first quarter of 2012, comprising 3.79% of Amazon's Q1 business Continue Reading
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News
25 Apr 2012
Infosec 2012: Cloud enables security expertise for SME
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically face the same threats as bigger organisations, but lack the same level of expertise and other security resources. Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
24 Apr 2012
Special report on Capita
This independent report is essential reading for any organisation working with, or thinking of working with Capita. Continue Reading
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News
20 Apr 2012
Outsourcing in the UK slows down in early 2012
Outsourcing in the UK has slowed considerably in the first three months of 2012 with the value of contracts signed falling well below last year. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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Tip
17 Apr 2012
Windows Azure tutorial Part 1: Set up and manage subscriptions
Wondering how to set up a Windows Azure subscription? This Windows Azure tutorial has all the information to help you create and manage the subscription. Continue Reading
By- Saranya Sriram
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News
16 Apr 2012
HP losing grip of EDS’s Ministry of Defence contract
HP’s grip on a flagship Ministry of Defence contract could be weakening after CSC took over a key outsourcing deal. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
13 Apr 2012
Special Report on IBM
This special nine-page report from Computer Weekly analyses the challenges facing IBM, its financial performance, and the services it offers. Continue Reading
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News
10 Apr 2012
Free tool measures how 'green' your data centre is: News roundup
A free tool to measure data centre energy efficiency; Citrix’s open cloud strategy with its CloudStack platform and Dell’s acquisition of Wyse are this week’s news highlights. Continue Reading
By- Archana Venkatraman, Datacentre Editor
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News
04 Apr 2012
Atos completes first live software rehearsal for London 2012 Olympics
Atos has completed the first live rehearsal of IT, communications, media, sports and security systems for the London 2012 Olympics Continue Reading
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News
04 Apr 2012
Facebook counter sues Yahoo in escalating patent war
Facebook is counter suing Yahoo in an escalating patent battle between the rival social networking firms Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
04 Apr 2012
Global lessons in eHealth implementation
This report from KPMG, packed with case studies, looks at the drivers for innovation in e-health. Continue Reading
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News
03 Apr 2012
How the cloud found Mitchells & Butlers
The cloud was found to be a good fit for hospitality company Mitchells & Butlers after it approached IT providers with a set of outcomes Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
02 Apr 2012
UK business fears impact of new EU data protection framework
More than half of senior UK IT managers in large enterprises believe the proposed new EU data protection framework will cost their business more money, a survey has revealed Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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Opinion
02 Apr 2012
IT service management: The only way is ethics
It is now very common for professional bodies and membership organisations to have codes of ethics and standards of conduct. Continue Reading
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News
27 Mar 2012
Retail and insurance lead two-speed IT spending
More IT-based businesses are starting with greater investment in IT after the slowdown, but with lopsided demand as businesses increase spending at different rates Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2012
Yahoo investors still unhappy despite board appointments
Yahoo has appointed three directors to its board in a bid to turn the struggling internet company around and increase shareholder value Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
26 Mar 2012
Department for Work and Pensions outsources IT for universal credit welfare to India
The government is outsourcing IT development for the universal credit welfare programme to India despite promises to keep data projects in the UK Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
23 Mar 2012
Information management: lessons from the public sector
Freeform Dynamics identifies the lessons organisations can learn from the public sector's approach to information management Continue Reading
By- Martha Bennett, Forrester Research Inc.
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News
23 Mar 2012
Google Chrome more popular than Microsoft Internet Explorer
Google Chrome use overtook Microsoft Internet Explorer last weekend, according to figures from web analytics company StatCounter Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
22 Mar 2012
O2 automation cuts offshore dependence and saves millions
O2 is automating business processes to reduce the cost of back office operations and cut its reliance on offshore recruitment Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
21 Mar 2012
EDF signs £100m datacentre deal with Atos
Energy company EDF has signed a £100m 10-year deal with outsourcing provider Atos for datacentre services Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
19 Mar 2012
Capgemini takes on Rolls Royce service integration role
Rolls Royce has awarded Capgemini a contract to manage its new multi-sourced strategy as it moves away from sourcing everything from HP. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
13 Mar 2012
CW Buyer's Guide: Server Virtualisation
This Computer Weekly buyer’s guide to server virtualisation looks at the potential barriers to successful virtualisation and how they can be overcome. Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2012
Global Sourcing Trends in 2012
The latest IT outsourcing trends from global law firm Morrison & Foerster. Continue Reading
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News
13 Mar 2012
Gartner: Best practices in virtualisation
Philip Dawson, Gartner VP offers best practice advice for organisations looking to virtualise their IT infrastructure. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2012
Cloud and big data to drive BPO benefits
Cloud computing and business analytics are set to inject new life into the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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News
07 Mar 2012
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. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
06 Mar 2012
SAP boosts ByDesign ecosystem to support small business customisation
SAP is rolling out a partner programme for its ByDesign cloud-based product, to simplify implementation in SMEs Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2012
Yahoo plans another round of job cuts
Yahoo is planning another round of redundancies as it continues to struggle with competition from rivals Google and Facebook Continue Reading
By- Warwick Ashford, Senior analyst
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News
05 Mar 2012
NHS trusts to be freed from CSC contract commitments
The Department of Health has proposed a deal with CSC to release trusts in the National Programme for IT from their contractual obligations to use software from the troubled supplier. Continue Reading
By- Kathleen Hall, TechTarget
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News
02 Mar 2012
Somerset Council to bring Southwest One services back in house
Somerset County Council is seeking to bring key services back in house from Southwest One , the troubled joint-venture it created with IBM in 2007. Continue Reading
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