DWP axes £212m Fujitsu contract

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Biggest UK desktop and thin-client contract dumped

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has axed a £212m contract it signed with IT systems integrator Fujitsu in February last year. At the time the contract was the biggest desktop and thin...

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