PreviousBT 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]
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]
Government revamps IT-project delivery
News The Office of Government Commerce is introducing measures that could significantly influence the execution of public-sector tech projects, producing savings of £2.6bn by 2011 [31 Oct 2008]
IT contractors focus on job security
News With long-term unemployment rising among IT freelancers, more are placing a premium on job security, according to Giant Group [29 Oct 2008]
Satyam lines up £1bn of UK outsourcing deals
News The Indian outsourcing giant is seeking to close 10 deals worth between £20m and £100m in the UK, as it looks beyond the stricken financial sector [21 Oct 2008]
Outsourcing deals slump in third quarter
News The number of mega outsourcing deals fell to just one in the third quarter, as demand from the financial-services sector remains flat [20 Oct 2008]
Infosys Q2 results buck economic downturn
News The outsourcing company's revenues grew 19 percent year on year, with second-quarter revenues of $1.2bn [10 Oct 2008]
HP to cut over 3,000 former EDS jobs in UK
News The redundancies are part of 9,300 job cutbacks in across the EMEA region, the company confirmed, and are part of the strategy that saw EDS merge with HP [08 Oct 2008]
Accenture UK job cuts to hit IT workers
News Up to 400 jobs are to be cut in the consulting group's UK operations, with the focus of the redundancies being on systems integration and technology [06 Oct 2008]
Indian outsourcing feels credit-crunch squeeze
News The 'turmoil' in the US economy could adversely affect Indian BPO firms, a trade body has warned [26 Sep 2008]
CNET Networks UK award winner: Nasstar
News Nasstar Hosted Desktop service has been judged Business Application of the Year [24 Sep 2008]
HP to shed 24,600 jobs
News The company will cut around 7.5 percent of its total workforce as part of a restructuring programme, following the acquisition of EDS [16 Sep 2008]
Experts warn migration rules may fuel IT offshoring
News Despite a UK skills shortfall, IT staff have not been included on a draft list of 'shortages occupations' drawn up by the Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee [12 Sep 2008]
BT, South Tyneside sign shared-services deal
News The 10-year, £184m contract covers the delivery of a number of key council services, including the development of a shared-services centre [10 Sep 2008]
NHS IT contractors to be paid £1.1bn extra
News Following contract reset negotiations, the amount paid under the six main National Programme for IT contracts has risen from £5.5bn to £6.6bn [09 Sep 2008]
Judge rules Oracle withheld lawsuit evidence
News A US judge says the software giant deliberately witheld or destroyed evidence sought in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company [04 Sep 2008]
Offshoring trend sparks rise in IT wages
News Mid-tier IT staff are seeing a rise in wages due to the skills shortage caused by offshoring and a lack of students opting for IT courses [27 Aug 2008]
