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RSS outsourcing 4bnUK should 'abandon' software market to China
News The software sector in China is certainly growing fast, but we have not seen a significant impact in the UK from either Chinese software products or Chinese outsourcing. The Chinese first quarter figures released by the Ministry of Industry and... [14 May 2008]
HP seals $13.9bn deal for EDS
News The buyout will see HP challenge rival IBM at the top of the global outsourcing market and is highly unlikely to be scuppered by regulatory concerns, according to analyst Gartner. The deal will strengthen HP's services business across the gamut of... [13 May 2008]
Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
News Global outsourcing has moved past corporate penny pinching according to industry experts. More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data... [12 May 2008]
Tech to tackle India's poverty
News Change is stirring in the heart of rural India as computer-filled business process outsourcing (BPO) units spring up next to rough shacks, and village patients receive diagnoses from doctors hundreds of miles away via satellite link. [23 Apr 2008]
China key to Indian IT growth
News China will be a key part of Indian outsourcing giant Satyam's plans to create 15,000 new jobs worldwide and grow revenue to $2.69bn this year. More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT... [21 Apr 2008]
Shell accused of keeping staff in dark over job losses
News Shell has been accused of keeping IT staff in the dark over their future following the oil giant's £4bn outsourcing deals. EDS will be the operational integrator for the outsourcing contracts, with approximately 1,500 Shell IT staff and contractors... [03 Apr 2008]
Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract
News Shell is to transfer almost 3,000 IT staff as part of a $4bn deal to outsource the bulk of its technology infrastructure. About 2,960 Shell IT staff and contractors are expected to be transferred under the deal with AT&T, EDS and T-Systems, with... [31 Mar 2008]
HR BPO market to reach $24.6bn
News The worldwide market for business process outsourcing (BPO) for human resources (HR) is expected to reach $24.6bn in 2006, an increase of 4.7 per cent from $23.5bn in 2005, according to Gartner. Gartner said more companies are looking to use HR... [01 Sep 2006]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in outsourcing
News As ever, 2005 was full of controversy in the outsourcing world with collapsing deals, companies bringing outsourced operations back in-house and security breaches at offshore call centres. But despite these troubles, says Andy McCue, IT outsourcing... [20 Dec 2005]
Re:Viewing 2005: The year in public sector IT
News And just a month later one of the biggest outsourcing deals in government got signed off, with EDS and friends winning the 10-year £4bn Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) contract. [19 Dec 2005]
EDS to unload "under-performing" consulting unit
News In recent months EDS' £4bn MoD outsourcing contract stands out as a major victory after being ditched from a £3bn deal with the Inland Revenue and missing out on taking part in the £6bn NHS IT programme. [21 Jun 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: EDS wants in on project
News But he said that if EDS was to become involved in bidding for the project, it would be likely to do it in a consortium, the way has approached other big projects such as the £4bn Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) outsourcing deal it won... [16 Jun 2005]
Life looking good for IT contractors
Comment Major government projects such as the NHS's National Programme for IT, e-government initiatives and the Ministry of Defence's £4bn outsourcing contract are seen as raising demand in the public sector. [12 May 2005]
Lack of trust blights outsourcing projects
News There is not enough mutual trust between local authorities and their IT outsourcing suppliers, warns a new report from the Society of IT Management (Socitm). Councils are spending at least £4bn on outsourcing, according to Socitm's calculations... [12 Apr 2005]
MoD parades £1.5bn networking deal
News The first part of the £4bn DII outsourcing contract was awarded to the EDS-led Atlas consortium last month. The Ministry of Defence has signed a five-year, £1.5bn contract extension which will see BT providing voice, data and video networking to... [01 Apr 2005]
