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There's still a place for paper in a digital world - just don't drown
Comment Document capture enables paper documents (such as forms, contracts, faxes and invoices) to be digitised, classified, indexed and converted into a variety of formats (such as text-searchable PDF, TIF, JPG, DOC, RTF or TXT). [15 Jul 2009]
Virtualisation and cloud: The new weapons in the outsourcing arms race
News Pressure on smaller outsourcers could be a boon to customers, however: Ovum suggests suppliers should offer more for less by restructuring contracts, and offer new technologies such as virtualisation and cloud computing... [14 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News On Friday, the party said that it would take a close look at all ID card-related contracts if it came to power. We will scrutinise these contracts closely but the Conservatives are committed to dropping... [13 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: Can Palm Pre beat the iPhone?
Comment The Pre has also been released at a time when early iPhone adopters' contracts are drawing to an end. Palm is challenging Apple in the smartphone space, big time. Seb Janacek looks at why the impending face-off is so... [08 Jul 2009]
Satyam feeling 'bullish' with new governance
News In the UK and Ireland, Satyam's existing clientele had signed US$2.5m worth of contracts with the company during the first quarter of financial year 2009, Satyam's UK and Ireland head for noted earlier this month. [06 Jul 2009]
Sourcing in a Flattening World: A Best-of-Breed Approach
White Paper The IT outsourcing industry is witness to an interesting phenomenon: while the number of sourcing contracts is on the rise, Total Contract Value (TCV) is steadily declining. As the industry moves into an era marked by... [04 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The Ministry of Defence has awarded two comms contracts worth a total of £231m to General Dynamics UK. The deals cover upgrading the UK Armed Forces' Bowman digital radios comms system and improving interoperability with... [03 Jul 2009]
Selling in Tough Times
White Paper View this on-demand Webinar to hear internationally recognized sales strategist Jill Konrath share how you can shorten your sales cycle and win more profitable contracts, get a quick initial order that you can leverage... [02 Jul 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Now, 15 of the 17 contracts have been brought back in-house, cutting headcount costs by £20m and desktop and support costs by 61 per cent, according to Pavitt. Prior to his arrival TfL spent 60 per cent of its IT budget... [26 Jun 2009]
Microsoft's Hohm wants to help you cut your gas bill
News The big industrial guys have already entered into special contracts," Mundie said, noting that businesses often have done energy audits and agreed to cut their use in exchange for lower rates. Microsoft's move into the... [25 Jun 2009]
CIO finishing school set to open doors
News The centre is currently in the process of recruiting a director after which it will start to apply for research contracts. City University London is setting up a centre dedicated to training the next generation of CIOs. [23 Jun 2009]
Retailers ready for great outsourcing thaw
News Previous experience with service contracts has caused retailers to doubt whether the benefits of outsourcing outweigh the challenges that can arise. Because capex must go a lot further than a year ago, retailers now... [22 Jun 2009]
How the £12.7bn NHS IT revamp came off the rails
News Commenting on the reviews, Dr Grant Ingrams, chairman of the British Medical Association joint GP IT Committee, said they reflected the unrealistic aspirations of the early NPfIT contracts. The unrealistic demands put on... [19 Jun 2009]
Extending ECM to the Back-Office Palm Beach Community College's Use of ECM to Improve Human Relations and Other Back-Office Processes
White Paper PBCC deployed DocFinity, from Optical Image Technology which is being used to improve efficiencies in Human Resources and Contracts as well as in Student Services (Registration, Admissions, and Financial Aid). [19 Jun 2009]
Diageo drinks to $35m outsourcing deals
News Drinks giant Diageo has signed two outsourcing contracts worth $35m with services company CSC. The first contract, worth $7m, will see CSC design and install a new supply chain management system for the company, based on... [18 Jun 2009]
