Services and outsourcing

CSC bows to pressure on compulsory layoffs – Unite

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CSC confirms it hopes to minimise compulsory cuts. Possibility of other firms stepping in, claims union
16 May 2012

‘We’ve not seen big data yet’ says Computacenter

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While millions of terabytes are already mined per year, the data company tasked with overhauling Gatwick Airport's storage believes data is set to get much, much bigger
10 May 2012

Have a heart for Mr Hart


09 May 2012

Public sector CIOs too set in their ways


02 May 2012

MICROS Systems acquires Torex Retail for £162.5m

US enterprise applications provider buys UK-based IT services provider
30 Apr 2012

Companies failing cloud security test

Organisations are failing to conduct vital due diligence on their choice of cloud computing partners
25 Apr 2012

CSC job cuts: NOA backtracks on comments, makes things worse (UPDATED)

National Outsourcing Association "does not support the job cuts" says chief – while contradicting CSC's own statements. Meanwhile, back at the NHS...
24 Apr 2012

Workers shocked as CSC announces 640 more UK job losses (UPDATED)

Unite says workers "devastated" by the news. India-based offshore workers on NHS programme immune, it claims
20 Apr 2012

Storm clouds gather for CSC as Unite protests against redundancies (UPDATED 19 April)

Union announces plans to take to the streets – meanwhile, controversy grows over CSC's public sector work
18 Apr 2012

CSC wins £400m MoD payroll administration contract

CSC has been named the preferred bidder for a major MoD deal - despite stinging criticism of the company's performance from the Public Accounts Committee
18 Apr 2012

Web service providers are failing to help clients comply with cookie directive


17 Apr 2012

IT services and the profits of fear


17 Apr 2012

G-Cloud director Chris Chant to retire at the end of the month

Quits before completing Cloudstore, and after penning a damning blog about the current state of government IT
17 Apr 2012

NHS Scotland awards £100m CRM contract to Capgemini and BT

NHS Scotland has awarded contracts worth £100m to Capgemini and BT to develop, deliver and support a new CRM system
13 Apr 2012

AngloGold Ashanti selects Fujitsu for SAP migration

AngloGold Ashanti has struck a five-year deal with Fujitsu to host and manage its SAP ERP system
12 Apr 2012

Mining giant strikes $220m outsourcing deal with BT

Five-year deal will see Anglo American use BT's One Voice platform to boost collaborative working
11 Apr 2012

Gartner's IT spending forecasts over-optimistic

Analysts predict revised global increase, but UK figures unlikely to be so healthy
06 Apr 2012

IT services provider CSC claims politics is behind stalled NHS deal

CSC president of healthcare says future is working with trusts rather than 'monolithic' NHS
05 Apr 2012

CSC to explain failure to reach NHS agreement

Lorenzo programme still on hold while company hosts teleconference to explain lack of progress
04 Apr 2012

Orange Business Services wins global network deal

Contract is for WAN services, secure internet and traffic optimisation for 280 Rio Tinto sites across the globe
03 Apr 2012

Crash Podcast: UK IT in the year of the Olympics

In this first in a special series of Crash, we take a look at what's happening in the UK IT industry at a time of intense international focus
30 Mar 2012

Report: UK pubic sector IT lacks disaster recovery

Spending squeeze blamed for poor backup resources
30 Mar 2012

Mahindra Satyam CEO says UK is integral to his business

The UK will be a focus following the firm's merger with Tech Mahindra
28 Mar 2012

Ten per cent of UK CIOs believe Olympics chaos is guaranteed

Organisations will struggle to get staff to and from datacentres in London, says managed services provider
28 Mar 2012