News for ITO
Monday, April 23, 2012
Industrial action threatened against CSC’s MoD contract
CSC’s success in winning the Ministry of Defence contract to provide back office services has been met with threats of industrial action from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS).
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Friday, April 20, 2012
SMEs advised to consider outsourcing
SMEs should outsource peripheral operations to allow them to focus on core functions, according to an IT services provider.
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Oracle and Infosys partner for new app
Oracle and Infosys have announced a new Oracle Project Driven Supply Chain for High Technology Companies. The new application will enable enterprises to reduce project-related inventory.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Government criticised in rolling out superfast broadband
The Government has received substantial criticism in a report for efforts in bringing superfast broadband to the UK.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Toshiba to buy IBM point of sale for $850m
In its largest ever acquisition, Toshiba is to buy IBM’s point-of-sale terminal business for an estimated $850m
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UK SMEs to receive £40m from government backed fund
£62.9 million has been raised by Notion Capital to invest in high growth European cloud and SaaS SMEs, £40m of this is to be injected directly into UK SMEs
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
NHS24 contracts Capgemini and BT for £100m
NHS24 has awarded a £100 million contract to Capgemini and BT. The health board is the Scottish equivalent of the national health helpline, NHS Direct. Capgemini and BT will be working to deliver a new customer relationship management (CRM system) as well as applications, infrastructure and managed services for voice and data.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Infosys looking to invest $500 Million on European acquisition
Infosys Ltd (INFO) are looking to spend $500 million on acquiring European business in a single company or through buying a selection of smaller firms.
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ISACA releases new IT framework
International IT security managers' organisation (ISACA) have released COBIT 5, a free to download business governance framework.
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Friday, April 13, 2012
Microsoft wins contract to provide Cloud based computing to India
Microsoft has successfully won a contract to provide over 7 million students and half a million teachers with communication software as part of a deal with the Indian Council for Technical Education.
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