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Thursday, May 23, 2013
BskyB signs off on £49 million fibre broadband contract with Virgin
Virgin Media Business has signed a five year fibre optic broadband contract, valued at £49 million, with BskyB.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Accenture deploys cloud platform for NHS radiology centres
Accenture has completed the roll out cloud services to radiology departments across five NHS hospitals and 23 facilities after a ten week period.
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Fire and rescue authorities are urged to collaborate
A public sector report has urged fire and rescue services to employ collaborative procurement practices, in order to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
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Royal Mail profit rise in face of privatisation
Annual profits at Royal Mail rise to £324 million in the face of privatisation, as the UK government moves forward with the planned sell-off.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Marks & Spencer suffers from clothing slump
Marks & Spencer has recorded the lowest sales in four years after reporting low clothing sales. Pre-tax profits for 2012-2013 came in at just over £665.2 million, a fall of 6 percent from results published the same time last year.
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Atos secures £400 million BPO services contract
Atos secures £400 million BPO services contract
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Yahoo bids for Tumblr
Yahoo has entered into the bidding for Tumblr, with an offer of $1.1 billion.
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RBS set aside £450 million for IT maintenance
RBS is to invest a further £450 million on IT this year, in addition to a annual IT budget of £2 billion. The move comes as the financial giant seeks to draw a line under past public IT failing.
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Banking security is questioned after significant losses in India
A compromise in security at two Indian based card-processing companies, ElectraCard Services and EnStage, has resulted in multi-million dollar financial thefts across continents.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
IBM appointed as innovation partner for Thames Water
Thames Water has appointed IBM as Technology and Innovation Partner in a move that is designed to develop and improve the water company’s social interaction with customers alongside overall corporate transformation services.
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