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Police to get thousands more mobiles
News The government is to spend an extra £25m to put thousands more mobile devices in the hands of police to further reduce paperwork and give officers on-the-spot access to info when out on patrol. Back in May, policing minister Tony McNulty announced... [22 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: Public sector and PCs - not boring, official
Comment And isn't there an argument that all tax-payer spend in the UK should go as far as possible? I've been away for a week on holiday. I don't normally do the whole August time-off thing but a chance to combine two friends getting married in Umbria... [29 Aug 2007]
EDS to double China headcount
News Joe Eazer, EDS' Asia president and China chairman, told Reuters this week that the company will spend "much more" in the country over the next few years. Outsourcer EDS is planning to double its headcount in China to 2,000 by the end of next year. [16 Jun 2006]
Analysis: Can CRM help you make money?
Comment Clear business planning is key to making sure you get back what you spend on customer relationship management projects, says Ron Condon. Two years ago, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit of 370 businesses of all sizes revealed that only 15... [25 May 2006]
Safer surfing - the EU's €50m priority
News The European Union wants to clean up the net and remove its harmful content - from racist and paedophile sites to spam - and is prepared to spend €50m to get the project moving. The EU's 'Safer Internet' initiative will spread the funding over four... [15 Mar 2004]
BA investigating IT check-in failure
News They are going to spend some time looking at this and obviously there will be an investigation," he said. British Airways is still investigating the cause of a computer glitch that led to flight delays and cancellations at the weekend. [08 Sep 2003]
BA tech plans to save £300m
News BA has already achieved IT-specific savings of over £50m as part of its IT21 programme but the rollout of the spend management suite from Ariba will cut procurement costs by automating manually intensive processes. [29 Jul 2003]
NHS Microsoft licence move to save millions
News The NHS is believed to currently spend around £50m on Microsoft licences though this differs significantly from the figure given out by health minister John Hutton in response to a Parliamentary question last week. [18 Jul 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: The mid-market, Oracle and CGEY and managing your brand
Comment For consultancy eBreviate, the mid-market means companies with annual spend of less than $2m. What is required is marketing dollars and plans to spend them. The marketing dollars are significant and several large new deals will be needed to justify... [15 Jun 2003]
BT targets smaller companies with new outsourcing service
News Charges are based on the level of involvement from BT, but the company said that there is no requirement for a minimum spend. BT is to target companies with a minimum turnover of £50m with a new outsourcing service, a shift in its strategy which... [28 Apr 2003]
NHS IT spend to double - but where will the money go?
News Kelly's comments come despite the report recommending a doubling of government spend on IT and 'ring-fencing' to ensure the money is not used for other priorities at ground-level. Government plans to use new technology to drive improvements in the... [22 Apr 2002]
UK firm keeps splashing the cash
News The deal is the latest in an extensive spending spree for the pan-European Group, which has seen it spend over £50m in the last two years buying up technology firms. UK IT services group Anite has bought mobile working software firm Micro Surveys... [18 Apr 2002]
Contract killings - who was opening the bubbly in March
Comment It will spend £9m on a three-year contract which will see it buy into Novell's network operating system Netware, its messaging package and web services software. It will continue to spend big money on IT and it will continue to look for more... [02 Apr 2002]
Broadband in schools - never mind about the content
Comment Other commercial educational providers will get their share of the market through a scheme of 'e-learning credits' which schools will be able to spend on the software of their choice. The benefits of technology in schools have long been evangelised. [30 Jan 2002]
How to make money from B2B e-marketplaces
Comment There are approximately 1,500 exchanges worldwide, each predicted to spend between $10m and $25m a year on technology and consultancy services. By its own estimates the US market was worth $15bn to $20bn. [10 Jan 2001]
