City investors are worried about what consequences an IT spending freeze will have on the profits of smaller UK services companies. But while suppliers are confident, companies still have to focus on core skills to survive, says Dan Sabbagh.
IT services group Admiral delivered a profit warning this summer. With year 2000 looming - and a freeze in spending planned by virtually all IT departments - it said its profits were not going to g...
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