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Services Megadeals Not Quite So Mega
News Companies like IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Data Systems love to trumpet computer services contracts worth hundreds ofms or evenbns of dollars. Analysts say the IBM example is typical of large IT services contracts.
[September 5, 2003, 12:35]
Public-sector IT Spend Predicted To Fall
News Georgina O'Toole, lead analyst for the research, said that, in the comparatively lower-growth environment, public-sector IT suppliers will need to shift their thinking to understanding the specific needs of potential customers rather than on...
[September 10, 2007, 16:08]
Dell Loses 'cloud Computing' Trademark Bid
News Dell has been pursuing the trademark of the term 'cloud computing' as it applied to the "custom manufacture of computer hardware for use in datacentres and mega-scale computing environments for others" and "design of computer hardware for use in...
[August 18, 2008, 15:38]
Outsourcing Deals Slump In Third Quarter
News The third quarter has also seen the number of mega outsourcing deals (worth more than $1bn) worldwide fall to just one — the lowest level since 1996. A recent announcement of a mega deal provides early momentum for the fourth quarter, and we see...
[October 20, 2008, 11:47]
Outsourcing Mega-deals Double In 2003
News Nick Mayes, a managing analyst for Datamonitor's technology practice and responsible for the IT Services Contract Tracker, said that although there was a "big surge" in the number of mega-deals during 2003, they will not be as profitable as the...
[January 21, 2004, 11:45]
Outsourcing Mega-deals Aid Market Recovery
News The global outsourcing market bounced back after a shaky start last year thanks to a spate of mega-deals and continued double-digit growth among Indian companies. Fuelling the end-of-year recovery was a sharp rise in mega-deals — contracts worth...
[January 18, 2008, 10:44]
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 For Retail Businesses: Bringing The Security, Agility, Reliability And Lower Costs Of Linux To The Retail Industry - From The Point Of Service Device To The Data Center
White Papers Profit margins are thinning due to competition from mega-retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target. From brick-and-mortar stores to pure-play Web outlets, retailers are using Linux to improve operations, extend customer services and lower costs.
[April 4, 2007, 1:00]
No Merit In C&W's Mega Bonuses
Leader And will customers be encouraged by the idea of these mega-bucks deals? Focusing on big business may make sense, but there must be a concern that C&W will be distracted by the temptation to woo the stock market rather than launch services that its...
[May 16, 2006, 17:20]
IBM Cautious On Recovery
News Despite the lack of a services mega-deal, such as IBM's $2bn technology outsourcing contract with auto-parts maker Visteon, IBM saw its Global Services revenues rise by 23 percent compared with last year, to $10.6bn.
[July 17, 2003, 9:43]
Jesse Berst: How Microsoft Jilted Developers
News WEB-BASED SERVICES This platform of Web-based "mega-services" will include: It's promising a platform with all the basic services already built. And all the tools to quickly mix and match those services to create powerful applications.
[September 16, 1999, 9:23]
Booming Indian Tech Sector Expects Further Growth
News But Nasscom's 2008 Strategic Review shows the growth of the industry has had other benefits besides lining the pockets of India's mega-corporations. Services and software exports are expected to contribute around $41bn, with the domestic market...
[February 14, 2008, 8:31]
China And India Set To Lead Global Innovation
News India, on the other hand, appears on the way to becoming an IT services powerhouse with a cohort of mega-sized Indian IT companies, such as Wipro, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), leading the charge.
[July 11, 2007, 15:36]
Dell Expected To Lose 'cloud Computing' Trademark Bid
News Dell's definition of the term 'cloud computing' includes the "design of computer hardware for use in datacentres and mega-scale computing environments for others" and "consulting services for datacentres and mega-scale computing environments in...
[August 11, 2008, 9:18]
HP-Compaq Merger Hits Home Stretch
News Mon 11 Mar: If the mega-merger goes through, it's highly likely that Hewlett-Packard will adopt many of Compaq's product-line names and computer designs as its own Tue 12 Mar: According to a Merrill Lynch survey, users of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq...
[March 18, 2002, 17:35]
EDS Shares Drop As SEC Probe Deepens
News The company issued a statement that same day defending its financial strength, saying it still had the ability to pursue "mega deals. Late Friday, the computer services giant said the SEC's informal inquiry into its stock-hedging efforts has become...
[January 22, 2003, 8:17]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Instead, it and the other telcos will have to deal with a supplier that's now big enough to take back some control over the market - at least until the next mega-merger among the telcos themselves. Well, if you don't count blowing up the Rainbow...
[April 10, 2006, 11:35]
Salesforce Debuts Software For Financial Advisers
News Tuesday's announcement also revealed the identity of the "mystery mega-customer" that was hinted at last week: it's Merrill Lynch, where Salesforce claims 25,000 financial advisers are now using its Wealth Management Edition product as part of a...
[February 28, 2007, 8:35]
Can EMC Leave Its Wallet Alone?
Blog He flatly refused to name any potential targets (bad news for the stock market speculators among you), and did a fairly convincing job of persuading us that he's not planning another mega-takeover. The underlying logic, Tucci said, is to continue...
[February 6, 2007, 21:19]
Global Market Hit By 'DIY' Offshoring Bug
News The increase in Europe has also been driven by five "mega deals" totalling €5.3bn (£3.6bn) and four of these deals have been for network, rather than pure IT, outsourcing. The "big six" outsourcers — Accenture, ACS, CSC, EDS, HP and IBM — accounted...
[July 13, 2007, 9:02]
The Week In Review: When Is Broadband Not Broadband?
News Microsoft is getting ready to launch its latest mega-operating system with a lot of mega-hype. A UK company is planning to launch a 'downloaded music chart' later this year, but it won't include the services most people use to download music...
[April 11, 2003, 16:29]
