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RSS megaHP completes EDS acquisition
News HP completed on Tuesday its mega-acquisition of computer services giant EDS. The deal, worth about $13.9bn when it was first announced in May, is among the largest in the technology industry. It's also the second largest one for HP since its... [27 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing takeover is imminent
News Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) or Wipro will augment, or in some cases surpass, "mega-vendors" Accenture, EDS and IBM by revenue in the strategic services market, it says. Gartner says the "India-3" have used their success at meeting... [14 Aug 2008]
Council mega-project set to double savings
News Birmingham City Council's ambitious business and technology transformation project is on course to save more than double the amount the organisation was aiming for. The council has revealed it's on course to save around £2.1bn through efficiencies... [07 Aug 2008]
Cisco Systems Case Study: Procter & Gamble
White Paper From the smallest bodegas and street corner stalls to mega markets and club stores, P&G supplies its products through a global maze of distribution systems of varying sophistication. Procter & Gamble has a long history of innovation, courage, and... [09 Jul 2008]
L&T's Electrical Group Reaps Mega Returns From B2B Initiative
White Paper Larsen and Toubro's Electrical Business Group (L&TEBG) is in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing low tension industrial switchgear, custom built switchboards and petrol dispensing pumps. [03 Jul 2008]
The Bill Gates era ends at Microsoft
News What is Bill Gates' legacy as he departs from the mega-corporation he built from scratch? Bill Gates leaves Microsoft on Friday 27 June after more than 30 years in charge of one of the biggest and most influential technology companies in the world. [26 Jun 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy: A modern day Henry Ford
News So what is Bill Gates' legacy as he departs from the mega-corporation he built from scratch and how will his time as Microsoft figurehead be remembered? Bill Gates is arguably the individual who has had the biggest impact on the world of technology... [25 Jun 2008]
Successful Integration of Mega Retail Operation Positions Bailian Distribution Group as the "Wal-Mart" of China
White Paper The Bailian Group is China's largest retailer with 7,400 stores located throughout China. Bailian Distribution Group executives wanted to implement technology that would enable a competitive advantage, protect market share, and promote business... [12 Jun 2008]
In the Coal Fields of Wyoming, wi4 Mesh Solutions Are Mining Enhanced Efficiency, Productivity and Profitability
White Paper These include mega-sized haul trucks with half million-pound payloads, bulldozers, drilling equipment and the 110-car trains (with each car carrying 100 tons of coal) that leave the sites several times a day. [12 Jun 2008]
Photos: The building of a data centre
Photo As the beating heart of business, data centres store and process the information that keeps UK Plc afloat. At a secret location north of London, telecommunications company Colt lifted the lid on what it takes to build these powerhouses of industry. [11 Jun 2008]
"Mega" outsourcing deals decline
News Companies are shying away from outsourcing "megadeals" in favour of spreading smaller contracts between several suppliers. The number of outsourcing contracts worth more than $1bn fell from 12 in 2006 to 10 last year, according to figures from... [11 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: The race to get the Olympic tech ready
Comment As silicon.com has recently spent a lot of time writing about one mega-project - Heathrow Terminal 5 - that didn't go according to plan, I was keen to hear from the Olympic team about the hurdles they have to leap to make sure they didn't suffer a... [08 May 2008]
Major Pharmaceuticals Firm Cuts Software Deployment Time by 73 Percent, Boosts Control
White Paper Mega Pharma, the international pharmaceuticals giant, has more than 2,000 devices spread across 40 locations - so it needs the most effective way to manage them. The solution has helped Mega Pharma to cut the time for major software deployments by... [26 Apr 2008]
IT Excellence for Luxury Service, Deep in the Heart of Dallas
White Paper The guests are increasingly demanding access to more bandwidth - for video conferencing, streaming video, mega-huge file downloads and to support multimedia presentations. W Dallas-Victory has acknowledged the importance of offering guests... [26 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Searching for the truth
Comment The general irrelevance of these search returns offers me little reassurance that this mega problem is being investigated to the point where we might expect a commercial offering in the near future. Over the past few years I must have seen a dozen... [31 Mar 2008]
