Early warning failed to put NHS IT back on track
News The government was warned back in 2004 that immediate action was needed to fix problems in the £12.7bn programme to revamp NHS IT, official reports have revealed [22 Jun 2009]
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UK drops in ICT league table
News The US and the UK have fallen in an 'e-readiness' ranking list, as the downturn harms the ability of many countries to use ICT for social and economic development [19 Jun 2009]
Minister: NHS must take tech risks
News Even though there is a recession, NHS practices should embrace technology to make efficiencies, according to a junior minister at the Department of Health [19 Jun 2009]
Barclays cuts 350 more IT jobs
News While the layoffs are partially included in the 1,800 tech jobs already earmarked for cuts in 2008, the announcement follows a recent axing of 400 IT posts in January [13 May 2009]
Satyam deal could cause headaches for BT
News Troubled outsourcer Satyam has been sold to an Indian company which is partially owned by BT and relies on BT for a large slice of its revenue [15 Apr 2009]
Outsourcer TCS cuts UK jobs
News The Indian outsourcer is reducing UK headcount as part of a cost-cutting drive, while setting its sights on breaking into the public-sector IT market [08 Apr 2009]
Gartner: Outsourcing prices to fall 10 percent
News The analyst firm predicts that, following six years of growth, the outsourcing and services markets will face a period of significant price reductions [23 Mar 2009]
Banks shun offshorers in favour of own operations
News Financial institutions are turning away from outsourcing companies, preferring to set up their own offshore operations, according to two of Europe's biggest banks [11 Mar 2009]
Satyam to sell controlling stake in business
News After days of turmoil and a change in chief executive the company now wants to sell a 51 percent share of the business [09 Mar 2009]
Growth predicted for Indian tech despite downturn
News India's outsourcing trade body, Nasscom, predicts the country's software and services industry will continue to grow despite the impact of the global economy [10 Feb 2009]
Outsourcer Satyam names new CEO
News The Indian outsourcer has announced that AS Murty is CEO effective immediately, following the resignation of former chairman Ramalinga Raju who admitted inflating the company's revenue [09 Feb 2009]
IBM to buy Chinese email company assets
News The computing company has announced its intention to acquire intellectual assets from Outblaze, a hosted email and messaging business [19 Jan 2009]
Bangalore, Mumbai lose their outsourcing lustre
News Companies are increasingly looking outside India's traditional outsourcing centres when choosing new offshoring services bases, according to recent research [08 Jan 2009]
Satyam chief quits over financial irregularities
News B Ramalinga Raju described trying to close the gap between fictionalised revenue and actual turnover as 'like riding a tiger, not knowing how to get off without being eaten' [07 Jan 2009]
Gartner reveals top 30 offshoring hotspots
News The analyst house's 2008 list of the top offshoring destinations reveals new contendors challenging the dominance of India and China [15 Dec 2008]
BT launches managed WAN optimisation service
News Integrating Riverbed's WAN service into its portfolio for corporates, BT will also resell Compuware's apps-performance monitoring service for online businesses [24 Nov 2008]
Qualifications launched for outsourcing industry
News The National Outsourcing Association has launched the UK's first academically accredited qualifications and training programmes that cover both the supply and use of outsourcing [24 Nov 2008]
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Companies to simplify outsourcing during downturn
News Sourcing-advisory firm EquaTerra says the downturn will see businesses simplify outsourcing and offshoring deals to generate faster returns on investment and reduce risk [21 Nov 2008]
TfL salvages Oyster brand in deal with EDS, Cubic
News Following termination of its contract with the Transys consortium for the running of the Oyster ticketing scheme, Transport for London has signed a replacement deal with Transys members EDS and Cubic [19 Nov 2008]
BT Global Services loses chief, issues profit warning
News Francois Barrault, CEO of BT Global Services, has resigned ahead of the company's results announcement in November [31 Oct 2008]
Hundreds of IT jobs to go at Accenture UK
Blog Hundreds of jobs at Accenture UK, many of them from the consulting firm's Systems Integration and Technology (SI&T) unit, are likely to be cut in the wake of the downturn in the banking sector,... [05 Oct 2008]
