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IT in the Financial Sector - The Key to Thriving in a Challenging Economy
White Papers Today's financial sector is changing fast, and technology executives are asked to keep up with swiftly changing business needs. In a challenging economy, IT staff must integrate diverse technologies from consolidated institutions, solve compliance...
[April 6, 2009, 10:24]
IT spend slows in retail sector
News IT spending growth in the retail sector appears to have faltered, with many retailers trying to do more with the same money, according to the latest IT in Retail report. It reflects the views of 100 top UK retailers with combined annual sales of...
[May 8, 2008, 8:29]
IT sector sees increased profit warnings
News Research by Ernst & Young shows profit warnings in the software and computer services sector of the FTSE share index rose by 44 percent in the first quarter of 2008. This reverses the trend of declining profit warnings in the sector last year.
[April 15, 2008, 9:56]
How to Avoid Public Sector IT Disasters..
White Papers The increasing frequency of problematic technology implementations signifies that the public sector is eschewing quality control on its IT systems in a bid to meet deadlines and budgetary targets, but is doing so to its own detriment.
[August 22, 2009, 1:24]
Indian IT sector boosts security post-Mumbai attacks
News India's IT sector has stepped up surveillance measures and introduced integrated security products as safety concerns rise across the country. Raju Bhatnagar, vice president, Nasscom noted: "The added impetus for the IT sector is that it is a...
[January 27, 2009, 10:35]
Public sector's IT waste disposal
News The public sector must start sharing more IT systems to drive down costs for the taxpayer, as unnecessary duplication is "no longer sustainable" according to the Scottish Executive. The Executive's 'Scots Connects' programme has worked with...
[November 28, 2005, 15:45]
Taxation changes may hit IT sector
News The Treasury estimates it will be able to recover £350m from these changes, which will affect 250,000 workers — not just in the IT sector — who currently work through an MSC. Rates for IT contractors could be forced up by new Treasury taxation...
[January 19, 2007, 8:33]
New public-sector IT head to manage £3bn budget
News One major Whitehall department has looked to the private sector to recruit its new chief information officer The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of a new chief information officer to lead its IT programmes.
[May 10, 2004, 11:00]
Government trails private sector in IT wages
News Government IT staff are still being paid less than their private-sector counterparts, according to research from the National Computing Centre. However, they are still paid much less than those in the financial sector, who pull in £62,841.
[February 12, 2008, 14:47]
Public sector IT demand on the up
News The demand for IT workers in the public sector has soared, according to figures released on Wednesday by an employment trends research company. Statistics from the CWJobs quarterly IT skills index showed the number of permanent IT jobs in the...
[March 2, 2005, 16:05]
Public sector IT staff get bigger pay rises
News IT workers in local authorities are getting better salary increases and a wider range of benefits than their counterparts in the private sector. This is just up on last year's salary increase of 4.8 percent, and ahead of private sector rises which...
[May 15, 2006, 11:20]
Bad times here to stay for IT sector
News A report due out later this week will claim that 2001 is set to be another poor year for the UK's IT sector, with more profit warnings predicted and no immediate recovery in sight. According to the 2001 Holway Report, last year saw the lowest...
[June 4, 2001, 16:31]
More jobs for public sector IT contractors
News The demand for IT contractors to work in the public sector has risen sharply, according to research published on Tuesday by a recruitment company. CW Jobs has found that the number of IT contractors who found jobs in the public sector increased by...
[May 10, 2005, 17:35]
Public sector IT spending climb to continue
News Massimiliano Claps, IDC European vertical markets programme manager, said: "IT vendors that want to sell their products and services in the government sector must provide solutions that match the requirements of that long-term transformation.
[August 3, 2005, 16:50]
Warning sounded over public sector IT spend
News Total expenditure on IT across the public sector is estimated at £15bn in 2005-6. Oughton said however, that "the programme is not based on further new investment in IT. We don't propose loading on top of the investment already underway in IT.
[June 21, 2005, 16:20]
Public-sector IT spend predicted to fall
News The UK public-sector software and IT services market will begin to wilt as big government IT programmes slow down, analyst house Ovum predicts. The public-sector market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.9 percent between...
[September 10, 2007, 16:08]
Economic woes could cost IT sector £100bn
News A decline in economic growth across the world could wipe over £100bn off spending in the IT sector over the next three years, according to latest figures. The company said that a worst-case scenario projection could be a global slowdown that would...
[July 2, 2001, 12:10]
'Short-term view' hits financial IT sector morale
News Around two-thirds of IT managers in the sector say IT isn't viewed strategically where they work and almost three-quarters reckon cost-cutting has emerged as the primary driver for any investment in IT.
[April 3, 2003, 8:51]
Public sector wins huge IT discounts
News The government's latest deal with IT suppliers will allow public sector bodies to buy hardware with a discount of up to 49 percent. OGCbuying.solutions — a government e-procurement arm — is running a scheme which promises average savings of over 25...
[December 11, 2006, 8:27]
Singapore public sector aims for IT standardisation
News The majority of government agencies have made the transition to SOEasy, a massive initiative to standardise the IT operating environment for the public sector in Singapore. It is also aimed at helping public-sector agencies better collaborate and...
[September 11, 2009, 17:35]
