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Local Backup Management and Centralized Backup Management
White Paper Most business could not effectively compete with the loss of data used and generated by automated accounting, HR, R & D, and a myriad of our business critical systems. Managers must be aware that the inability to recover lost data can lead to major... [24 Feb 2004]
Offshoring 'will cost UK £5.7bn and 250,000 jobs by 2010'
News IT, software development and call centre jobs will be hit hardest, accounting for 213,000 of the jobs lost. Based on current UK unemployment trends, 102,000 of those are likely to be out of work for more than six months and will require... [28 Jan 2004]
Basel II rush to drive $4bn banking IT spree
News Just last month Barclays CTO Kevin Lloyd told silicon.com that Basel II along with Sarbanes Oxley and new International Accounting Standards (IAS) was taking up 40 per cent of his time and Ding warned that implementation is complex, especially... [08 Jan 2004]
Sun to share N1 utility software
News Corporations can define policies for how data centre resources can be pooled and provisioned to meet a spike in demand, such as one caused by the quarterly financial accounting process or by a jump in website traffic. [23 Dec 2003]
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT): Transforming Accounting Systems to Improve Resource Allocation
The Virginia Department of Transportation recognized that it needed to overhaul its financial information management system. Accenture was selected to help the Department transform its system to improve efficiency and effectiveness. [17 Dec 2003]
Combining EVA with the Balanced Scorecard to Improve Strategic Focus and Alignment
White Paper Concerning EVA, the paper notes that it has advantages over other, accounting based, measures of financial performance and is highly compatible with the Balanced Scorecard approach to performance measurement and reporting, but has limitations when... [14 Aug 2003]
IBM inks $1.1bn outsourcing deal
News Outsourcing contracts, which involve a business farming out control of tech duties, such as applications development, or business tasks such as accounting and finance, have been a bright spot for IT services providers. [29 Jul 2003]
Accounting probe sees i2 restate four years results
News A related probe into i2's accounting practices by the Securities and Exchange Commission that began in March is still under way, a company representative said.i2 CEO Sanjiv Sidhu said the way the software company accounted for revenue in certain... [22 Jul 2003]
Ellison says Oracle can wait for PeopleSoft prey
News So there is going to be all this bizarre accounting that will confuse investors. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison on Tuesday predicted PeopleSoft will post lacklustre financial results during the next several quarters, a weakness that could sway support... [16 Jul 2003]
SAP to plough $120m into India
News SAP, which sells business management applications for accounting, manufacturing and other corporate functions, is also considering acquiring technology companies in India, the report said. The Walldorf, Germany-based software company plans to... [11 Apr 2003]
Telewest scoops Slough Council voice comms deal
News Harling added: "The new service provides comprehensive management and accounting information analysis and data including the reporting on performance indicators. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. [21 Feb 2003]
AOL results - no surprises expected
News The merger between America Online and Time Warner, which closed two years ago, has been hampered by overoptimistic expectations, a cleanout of its top management and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into AOL's accounting. [29 Jan 2003]
Will you be having spam this Christmas?
News In total, 15 per cent of all unsolicited email is of a pornographic nature, while financial services is still out in front, accounting for a massive 32 per cent, though this is falling. As well as being inundated with the perennial spam emails... [12 Dec 2002]
Capellas: Out of a job on Tuesday, back in work by Friday
News Departing WorldCom CEO John Sidgmore - who was himself under investigation for his role in the accounting scandal which saw the company misreport its results by around $4bn - led the search for a new boss, and said Capellas was the "absolute top... [15 Nov 2002]
Qwest considers restating $1bn in revenues
News The new management team is attempting to disassociate itself from the accounting practices that led to the company's share collapse and the departure of CEO Joe Nacchip earlier this month. Qwest Communications is considering restating its financial... [15 Jul 2002]
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