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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
ITO spending up by 7.8% in 2011
Worldwide IT outsourcing (ITO) grew 7.8% in 2011. In a report by analyst firm Gartner, spending on ITO in 2011 reached $246 billion, compared to $228.7 billion in the previous year. Forty three ITO businesses sold more than $1 billion worth of services individually.
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Lansley reveals NHS Information Strategy
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has released the new NHS Information Strategy. Patients will be able to book GP appointments and see test results online under the new strategy which Lansley believes will give individuals more “power”.
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Atos set to deliver new IT Services to Historic Scotland
Atos, an international IT services company, has signed a contract with Historic Scotland, which will provide support to the agency in the delivery of their key IT programmes including a new Visitor Attraction System.
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HP implements T-Mobile SAP database
HP has implemented new AppSystem for the SAP HANA database to T-Mobile US. The venture aims to reduce the time required to analyse information from more than one week to less than a day.
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Cognizant growth driven by life sciences analytics
Demand for analytics services from users in the life sciences industry has helped drive growth in the UK and Europe, according to Cognizant.
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Millstream win Noway procurement contract
Millstream, a procurement services provider, has secured a £4.8million deal to run Norway’s national procurement database.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
HP looks to cut 25,000 jobs
HP is planning to cut their workforce by as many as 25,000-30,000 in the coming months according to a source close to the company.
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CSC’s new CEO moves to take direct control of turbulent NHS negotiations
Mike Lawrie the new CEO of CSC has directly taken control of protracted negotiations with the NHS in a bid to draw the line under the failed patent records contract.
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Facebook floats 400 million shares at $38 each
Facebook has floated 400 million shares on the Nasdaq at $38 each which could provide as much as $16 billion in revenue and the third-largest IPO in US history.
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Tech city start-up gains £2 million investment
Cloud.IQ have won £2 million in funding from ventures capital company, Bridges Ventures.
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