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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Cable Says Cameron Listened to Business on U.K. Immigration Cap
Business Secretary Vince Cable said Britain’s government is listening to the complaints of business about its proposed immigration cap, which companies say is preventing them from bringing in staff they need.
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Chile drills for outsourcing business
Chile is hoping that its success in rescuing the 33 trapped miners will translate into some successful outsourcing business for the nation.
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IBM has addressed security fears over cloud computing
IBM has addressed security fears associated with cloud computing as research shows that security and privacy issues are still the top concerns.
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Google and VMware launch developer tools for Cloud
Google and VMware have launched a series of collaborative java tools at the SpringOne 2GX conference. It is hoped that the tools will help and encourage developers to look at new innovative ways to build applications with the cloud environment.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
Hewlett-Packard will expand to Bulgaria.
On Friday, Hewlett-Packard announced with the Bulgarian president, Boyko Borisov, that it will expand its outsourcing services to Bulgaria.
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Government invests £200m in technology centres
More than £200m will be invested by the Government in a network of elite Technology and Innovation Centres to drive growth in the UK’s most high-tech industries, it was announced today.
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Google has warned businesses about cloud negotiations
Google has said that businesses who try to get special treatment with cloud providers will not succeed instead customer service should be based on vendor selection.
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Three London councils are to set a landmark for shared services by creating a “super-council”
Three London councils are to set a landmark for shared services by merging all their services to create a “super-council”. Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and Westminster hope that the move will save them between £50m - £100m a year. Each council would keep its own identity but would share services (such as ICT provision) under the scheme.
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Britain is to review its policy on “short-termism”
The UK government will look again at investor "short-termism" with the view that its behaviour is dangerous.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Survey -Will the cuts in public spending lead to a surge in outsourcing
Will the cuts in public spending lead to a surge in outsourcing?
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