HP buys EDS for £7.1bn
News The deal between the IT and consultancy giants is official, with HP hoping the buyout will more than double its services revenue [13 May 2008]
HP close to EDS buyout
News The PC maker has confirmed it is in talks to buy EDS, a move that would bring it back on par with IBM in consultancy prowess [13 May 2008]
MPs attack 'flimsy' gov't sums on shared services
News The Public Accounts Committee has called for greater analysis of government shared corporate services to ensure value for money [08 May 2008]
India to create 8m outsourcing jobs in next decade
News Outsourcing association Nasscom sees the industry booming in smaller cities as the infrastructure of dominant centres becomes increasingly overburdened [07 May 2008]
India mulls tax-break extension for outsourcers
News Contemplation of an extended tax break for in-country software companies shows India is worried about retaining its outsourcing dominance, say consulants [07 May 2008]
Geographic database opens up to business
News Private-sector groups can now subscribe to the National Land and Property Gazetteer, a database of national address and property data [01 May 2008]
SAP looks to retail sector for growth
News The business software maker is hoping to offer consulting services to retailers who want to expand their businesses [28 Apr 2008]
Apple profits rise on strong Mac, iPhone sales
News The company has posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profits, but a cautious outlook for the next quarter left Wall Street disappointed [24 Apr 2008]
Gartner: End users will shape IT spending
News The analyst has made its top 10 predictions for 2008, including that by 2010 end users' preferences will influence half of all IT purchasing decisions [11 Apr 2008]
US recession may hit Indian tech sector hard
Analysis Financial observers have warned of the repercussions for the Indian outsourcing industry of the US economic slowdown [10 Apr 2008]
Gartner: IT budgets flat despite economic jitters
News The latest survey by the analyst firm shows roughly two-thirds of global IT budgets for 2008 are still unchanged [08 Apr 2008]
Gov't stung by 'poor value' outsourcing deals
News A consultancy firm claims the cost of some public-sector outsourcing deals is ballooning up to 75 percent more than the going market rate [07 Apr 2008]
Shell accused of 'dumping' IT staff
News Trade union Unite says the oil giant is keeping staff in the dark over their future following its £4bn outsourcing deals [04 Apr 2008]
Shell agrees $4bn IT outsourcing deal
News As part of the deal with AT&T, EDS and T-Systems to outsource the bulk of its technology infrastructure, the oil multinational willl transfer almost 3,000 IT staff [01 Apr 2008]
KPMG inks five-year outsourcing deal with BT
News The £62m deal will see BT provide an IP-based telephone system and other improvements aimed at delivering operating-cost savings to KPMG businesses [01 Apr 2008]
Companies using 'counsellors' to manage IT suppliers
News An increasing number of businesses are employing 'vendor- management offices' to avoid contract problems with IT vendors [28 Mar 2008]
India's Wipro to create hundreds of UK tech jobs
News The Bangalore-based company will open a low-cost regional software development facility outside London and the south-east [25 Mar 2008]
Gartner: Don't blame IT for dirty data
News The analyst firm says businesses should take more responsibility for the quality of data instead of laying the blame at the IT department's door [20 Mar 2008]
UK forcing steep discounts on outsourcing deals
News Companies negotiating discounts of up to 23 percent on outsourcing deals have been warned such cost cuts could drive contracts to failure [12 Mar 2008]
UK tech spending set to beat inflation
News National Computing Centre research claims 58 percent of UK companies will increase their IT spending above the rate of inflation in 2008 [11 Mar 2008]
