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Finance and reporting

SAP sees double-digit growth in software sales

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Company records 35 per cent growth in revenue, and teams up with Google on data analytics
27 Jul 2011

Microsoft sees surge in profits

Steve Ballmer is chief executive officer at Microsoft
Xbox and Office make figures look favourable, but concerns lie beneath the surface
22 Jul 2011

Large companies not getting financial backing for IT projects

A briefcase full of cash
Survey shows that IT professionals in large firms find it more difficult to get financial backing from the board
20 Jul 2011

Lancashire Police Authority criticised for leaking personal details on its web site

Body breached Data Protection Act by publishing details of an individual's confidential complaint
19 Jul 2011

Intellect calls for radical change to the way financial data is reported

Industry needs a single, uniform data standard so regulators can spot danger signs more quickly
18 Jul 2011

Google reports record quarterly earnings

Larry Page's inaugural quarter breaks records, but credit should go to ex-CEO Eric Schmidt
15 Jul 2011

Will buyers gain or lose from Oracle's acquisition of Pillar?

IT giants are busy carving up the lucrative data storage market for themselves, leaving IT managers with fewer purchasing options
08 Jul 2011

Reuters solution gives banks insight into system applications

Thomson Reuters teams up with ITRS to offer optimisation service
27 Jun 2011

How to nip IT problems in the bud

IT teams that fail to monitor their systems are storing up trouble for themselves
22 Jun 2011

Banks need to give customers better data access, says ICO

Following High Court ruling on payment protection insurance, ICO hopes not to be swamped with customer complaints
20 Jun 2011

Government launches consultation on patent box tax

A consultation on the research and development tax scheme announced in the March budget has also been published
13 Jun 2011

London Ambulance Service to outsource its financial services

LAS minimum three-year outsourcing contract is worth £2.3m
07 Jun 2011

Nokia shares plummet following warning to investors

Mobile giant says Q2 sales will be well below forecast
31 May 2011

Interview: Stephen Murdoch, European head of Dell's large enterprise and public sector business

The company promises to recruit heavily and take on more skilled staff in the UK to handle corporate interest in high-end products and services
26 May 2011

Sony expects huge net loss after earthquake and PSN hack

The electronics company expects to post losses of £1.97bn
23 May 2011

HP CEO warns of tough times in leaked memo

The company’s results are expected later this week
17 May 2011

BT’s year-end profits jump 71 per cent

The telecoms company also adds over 1 million homes to its broadband network
12 May 2011

Most senior managers lack timely and accurate data on profitability

Many enterprises are making decisions in the dark
10 May 2011

HSBC banks on IBM to it help prepare for Solvency II

Insurance firms must be able to comply with new risk management rules by 31 December 2012
28 Apr 2011

Amazon profits dented by cloud

Retailer's profits expected to be damaged by increased cloud investment
26 Apr 2011

Oracle appoints Safra Catz as CFO

Catz will replace Jeff Epstein who resigned last week
26 Apr 2011

Google shares slump as costs surge

The internet giant's costs grew faster than sales in its first quarter
15 Apr 2011

Tablets undermine PC sales

Q1 2011 PC sales fall well short of Gartner's estimate
14 Apr 2011

Texas Instruments acquires National Semiconductor for $6.5bn

The acquisition will make TI the world's number three chip maker
05 Apr 2011