News Analysis

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Conference sketch: Can you hack it? (No you can’t!)
Chris Middleton avails himself of a freebie or two and is underwhelmed by an overpowered presentation at this week's FT Outsourcing Conference...
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Conference report: The future is about global delivery and relationship building
Abandon 'outsourcing' and think global delivery and intellectual arbitrage. Chris Middleton hears some views about the future of the industry...
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Conference report: Outsourcing: it’s a buyers’ market
In the first of several reports from the FT Outsourcing Conference in central London this week, Chris Middleton reports on a debate about how the economic downturn is having some positive effects on the industry, for both buyer and seller.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Embattled Vanco loses CEO and seeks financial lifeline
Virtual network operator (VNO) Vanco seems in trouble after losing its CEO and running short of credit. The signs were there at its March AGM, says Chris Middleton, who voiced concerns at the time. Is the telecoms 'disintegrator' disintegrating?
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HP buys EDS and creates a lumbering, old-fashioned behemoth
Big deal: HP's purchase of EDS has finally given us the tier-one deal some analysts have made decades-long careers out of predicting. But is this the time for an old-fashioned mega-deal? Chris Middleton doesn't think so.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Software and IT SMEs predict double-digit growth for 08, says report
An Intellect survey finds the SME sector bullish, despite the effects of the credit crunch.
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Thursday, May 08, 2008
Newsbite: UK colleges responding to overseas skills needs

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SaaS train has left the station so jump onboard, says Salesforce.com CEO
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says software is over, now it's all about innovation. But he's joining Google and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson in once again pushing 'cloud computing' as the favoured term, when business people don't need such verbiage.
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Nordic outsourcing opportunities significant, say EquaTerra
Major opportunities still up for grabs in the Nordic sourcing sector as true leader in service provision fails to emerge
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Think strategically about systems management, warns Butler Group
IT departments will be differentiated by their approach to how they respond to business demand, says Butler Group.
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