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The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Is Jim Schaper, Infor's chairman, merely shy compared with the ebullient Benioff? Ask most industry people to name a success story and they might well mention Salesforce.com. But they would be overlooking the far more impressive achievements of... [06 Aug 2008]
Indian outsource giants feeling the pinch
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? India's outsourcing giants are suffering sluggish growth in contrast to record-breaking... [18 Jul 2008]
Aviva strikes $1bn BPO deal
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? Insurance giant Aviva is to sell off its offshore operations and outsource $1bn worth of... [11 Jul 2008]
LinkedIn hits billion-dollar valuation
News Chairman and co-founder Reid Hoffman has said that it is likely to go public unless an ideal buyer pops up. Business-networking site LinkedIn announced on Tuesday evening it had netted $53m in a Series D funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures... [18 Jun 2008]
"Mega" outsourcing deals decline
News Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts Profile: Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman, Infosys India losing status as offshore king? Companies are shying away from outsourcing "megadeals" in favour of spreading smaller... [11 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.03.08
Round-Up The impressively monikered chairman and CEO of AOL, Randy Falco, said in a statement: "Rock me, Amadeus. It's difficult to know what to make of AOL these days. The 1990s internet fireball responsible for millions of annoying CDs tucked inside... [14 Mar 2008]
AOL snaps up Bebo for $850m
News AOL chairman and CEO Randy Falco said in a statement: "What drew us to Bebo was its substantial and fast-growing worldwide user-base, its vision of a truly social web and the monetisation opportunities.This positions us to offer advertisers even... [13 Mar 2008]
Tax payer still owed millions by EDS
News Chairman of the PAC Edward Leigh MP warned that "HMRC must be prepared to return to the courts" to recoup the full amount from EDS if it is not repaid by the end of 2008. HMRC chairman Paul Gray - who has since resigned over the loss by his... [05 Feb 2008]
NetSuite announces flotation plan
News In April 2006, Evan Goldberg chairman, co-founder and CTO of NetSuite, said the company was gearing up for flotation in late 2006 or early 2007. On-demand CRM and ERP vendor NetSuite has formalised its plans to IPO, filing documentation with the US... [02 Jul 2007]
'We're ready for IPO' says NetSuite founder
News Evan Goldberg, chairman, founder and CTO of NetSuite, told silicon.com: "We're looking to IPO late this year or early next year. On-demand business software vendor NetSuite has confirmed it is on target for an IPO around the turn of the year, which... [07 Apr 2006]
Browser wars: Dell and Google to buddy up?
News Google announced the Google Pack, a collection of search and organisation software, at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, and Dell Chairman Michael Dell expressed interest in possibly including the software on Dell PCs. [08 Feb 2006]
Whitehall failing to learn from decade of IT disasters
News Edward Leigh MP, chairman of the PAC, said in the report: "If one lesson stands out from the work of the PAC over the years, it is that government departments are masters at spending public money but often far less proficient at ensuring that this... [06 Dec 2005]
IT the key to cutting SOX costs
News And even if SOX doesn't directly impact you yet, some UK companies are now concerned that European legislators may introduce SOX-style regulations next, according to Peter Jones, chairman for Basda (Business Application Software Developers... [15 Nov 2005]
Councils could save £140m per year, says report
News James Strachan, chairman of the AC, said: "Savings of this order could help councils minimise pressure on frontline services such as education and social care. A government watchdog has said councils that share services and use innovative working... [10 Nov 2005]
Foot and mouth IT systems need improvement, warn MPs
News Edward Leigh MP, chairman of the PAC, said it is "entirely unacceptable" that if another outbreak occurred tomorrow the taxpayer would end up shouldering the bill once again. MPs have warned that farming IT systems must be improved to manage any... [01 Nov 2005]
