http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/news en paul@sourcingfocus.com Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T10:24:07+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/three_new_police_e-hubs_set_to_launch/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/three_new_police_e-hubs_set_to_launch/#When:09:01:45Z The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has announced three new police hubs to tackle web crime are set to launch. 2012-02-10T09:01:45+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/mspexcellence_selected_by_two_leading_providers_of_hosted_cloud_services/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/mspexcellence_selected_by_two_leading_providers_of_hosted_cloud_services/#When:09:24:07Z MSPexcellence, the business-building consultancy for Managed Services Providers (MSPs) and Cloud Solutions Providers (CSPs) has been selected by two leading providers of hosted cloud services. 2012-02-10T09:24:07+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/barclays_reports_3_fall_in_profits/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/barclays_reports_3_fall_in_profits/#When:09:23:04Z Barclays has reported a 3% fall in profits to £5.9bn for last year, hit by a slowdown at its investment bank arm. 2012-02-10T09:23:04+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/barnet_public_sector_staff_strike_over_outsourcing/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/barnet_public_sector_staff_strike_over_outsourcing/#When:09:00:31Z Striking public sector staff picketed council offices in protest against plans to outsource services to the private sector. 2012-02-10T09:00:31+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/oracle_buy_taleo_corp_-_human_resources_software/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/oracle_buy_taleo_corp_-_human_resources_software/#When:08:54:24Z Oracle Corp. made its second acquisition in three months, agreeing to buy human-resources software company Taleo Corp. 2012-02-10T08:54:24+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/homeserve_to_cut_uk_jobs_after_scandal/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/homeserve_to_cut_uk_jobs_after_scandal/#When:09:32:59Z Emergency repairs group HomeServe is planning to cut 200 call centre jobs from its UK business after a damaging mis-selling scandal last year. 2012-02-09T09:32:59+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/g-cloud_cloudstore_on_its_way/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/g-cloud_cloudstore_on_its_way/#When:09:31:22Z The government is to yet again extend the deadline for those suppliers who wish to join its G-Cloud framework and a posting on the G-Cloud website revealed that a “CloudStore” is on its way. 2012-02-09T09:31:22+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/csc_shows_loss_on_investment_write-down/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/csc_shows_loss_on_investment_write-down/#When:09:23:21Z CSC swung to a fiscal third-quarter loss on a $1.49 billion write-down of its investment in a disputed contract with the U.K.'s state-run health service. 2012-02-09T09:23:21+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/government_outsourced_over_1000_jobs_in_2011/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/government_outsourced_over_1000_jobs_in_2011/#When:09:19:01Z More than 1,100 jobs from central government departments and agencies were outsourced to the private sector in the last financial year, new research has uncovered. 2012-02-09T09:19:01+00:00 http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/etihad_airways_opens_first_european_guest_contact_centre_in_manchester/ http://www.sourcingfocus.com/index.php/site/newsitem/etihad_airways_opens_first_european_guest_contact_centre_in_manchester/#When:08:42:09Z Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, yesterday opened its Manchester guest contact centre with a reception for government officials and local business leaders. 2012-02-09T08:42:09+00:00