Capita's woes: what could they mean for UK IT?

John Leonard
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The outsourcing giant's profit warning is ringing alarm bells for public and private sector IT

Outsourcing giant Capita saw its shares drop by 47.5 per cent Wednesday after it gave a profit warning and announced that it will attempt to raise £700m on the stock market. The news inevitably ...

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