Industry News
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Google boosts cloud spending to contest with Amazon
Google has increased spending in order to compete against Amazon in offering cloud services. Google will be playing catch up against Amazon Web Services with its high user-base in over 190 countries since its beginnings six years ago.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2012
New Award Categories announced for National Outsourcing Association Awards
In response to the changing landscape of the outsourcing industry, the NOA have introduced five new categories for the NOA Awards in association with Wipro Technologies
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Greenwich to trial host Smart City technologies
Smart City Technology is to be trialled in Greenwich Peninsular, a 190 acre riverfront area by the surrounding the Dome which is up for redevelopment
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Firstsource suggests ‘misunderstanding’ over Cardiff job call centre
Indian-owned call-centre, Firstsource, has said that the first minister’s announcement of 600 new jobs back in March of 600 jobs was a ‘misunderstanding’
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Cognizant announces first quarter 2012 results
Highlights from the financials announcement include: First quarter revenue up 2.9% sequentially and 24.8% year-over-year; revises guidance for 2012 revenue growth to at least 20% and net headcount addition for the quarter was approximately 2,800.
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Telefonica reveals Tu Me – a data-based communication app
Telefonica has unveiled its new app to rival Skype, Whats App and Viber. The app allows smartphone users to communicate and send messages using their data allowance rather than using their minutes or text allowance
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TfL looking for £2m contract for RTI screens
Transport for London (TfL) is looking to sign a contract with a supplier for their coming roll out of real-time information (RTI) screens, which will improve services for customers
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
SAP to create 250 jobs in Ireland
SAP has announced plans to create 250 jobs in Ireland over the next three years. The software giant will be employing staff with skills in computer science, engineering, physics, maths, information systems and business.
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Government set to miss broadband targets
The government is unlikely to meet targets of installing superfast broadband to 90% of the UK by 2015. According to a new report from the London School of Economics (LSE), the current levels of funding will not suffice.
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NASDAQ OMX acquires BWise
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. has announced that it has agreed to acquire BWise, a global leader in enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software.
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