procurement
RSS procurementNew Labour, old procurement mistakes?
Comment Whoever is appointed must be given real decision-making power, Cabinet-level access and the budgets needed to oversee the complex procurement processes. According to Peter Kilfoyle, minister for public services, "a... [01 Apr 1999]
Supplier sounds alarm over UK e-government plans
News Within every department a senior board-level person will be charged with IT procurement, so that IT is dealt with the seriousness it deserves and not dealt with by a junior person," he said. A leading IT supplier to the... [31 Mar 1999]
UK ministers make e-government pledge
News The UK government has published its blueprint for a modern administration, and revealed that it will revamp its technology procurement procedures. At the launch of the Modernising Government White Paper, government... [30 Mar 1999]
Boots signs up for BT ecommerce portal
News A BT spokeswoman said the telco aims to use the system for 95 per cent of its indirect procurement by next March. Boots and BT have become the first major customers of BT MarketSite, a British business-to-business... [30 Mar 1999]
EDS picks up $466m Italian energy deal
News In a statement EDS said it plans to provide a data centre, client server operations, desk-side support, engineering procurement and disaster recovery for the energy company. EDS has signed a $466m outsourcing deal with... [26 Mar 1999]
Cabletron outsources manufacturing
News In Ireland, manufacturing facilities in Limerick and Shannon will remain Cabletron-owned, but the company promised it will soon be "leveraging Celestica's expertise in materials procurement and manufacturing efficiencies". [23 Mar 1999]
Oracle wins Nato finance contract
News The deal covers the command and control department responsible for military procurement and budget control and is Nato's first integrated financial package. Oracle has won a contract to supply its financial software to... [12 Mar 1999]
BT and Commerce One launch UK business portal
News Guilloteau said firms using the portal can expect to make considerable cost savings on their procurement. BT and US ecommerce developer, Commerce One have set up a partnership to develop what they claim will be the UK's... [24 Feb 1999]
V&A gets high-tech boost
News The first is for the procurement, support and maintenance of voice and data communications between the museum's disparate buildings on a Web-enabled network. London's Victoria & Albert museum (V&A) is planning to... [18 Feb 1999]
Euro bargains - get them while you can!
Comment End users are using the euro as a catalyst for their global procurement strategy," says Giga Information's Martha Bennett. But even if the IT director's power is short-lived, conversion to the euro is heralding a new... [14 Jan 1999]
Dixons comes under fire over high-street monopoly
News Not only are consumers suffering, but small and medium businesses, which often rely on the retail sector for desktop procurement are also vulnerable, according to industry commentators. Usually it would be the owner of... [20 Nov 1998]
EMC recruits Heise as CIO
News Heise will be responsible for the company's worldwide IT infrastructure, including systems development, telecommunications, procurement and storage. EMC, the global storage supplier, has appointed Robert Heise as vice... [19 Nov 1998]
Dialog goes shopping as profits leap 285 per cent
News Chairman Michael Mander attributed the good results to efficiency and an increase in daily users on its Planet Retail services.m of the profits will be spent on acquiring Write Works, a UK ecommerce developer that specialises in... [19 Nov 1998]
EDS, Cisco and HP launch ebusiness dream team
News The companies claim the alliance will provide business to business applications such as procurement, distribution and banking. EDS, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have joined up to create a one-stop shop for electronic... [04 Nov 1998]
NEC chairman resigns
News The continuing defence procurement scandal in Japan has claimed a high profile victim. Chairman of NEC Corp, Tadahiro Sekimoto resigned but insisted he knows nothing about the scandal. Thirteen NEC employees have been... [23 Oct 1998]
