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Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini
News Capgemini will also provide consultancy services for Croydon's transformation programme to improve the level and efficiency of local services. Croydon Council has signed an extension to its IT outsourcing deal with Capgemini, worth an estimated... [23 Apr 2008]
Miserable at work? Live in London? Join the club
News In a separate report, communications consultancy CHA's Worthwhile Work also found those in the South West more content than their London counterparts, who hanker after more meaningful roles that have a positive impact on society. [21 Apr 2008]
NHS CIO jumps ship
News The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed Swindells - who has been working for the department for three and a half years - is moving out of the public sector to work for Tribal Group, a consultancy to the public sector. [15 Apr 2008]
ID cards fuel £147m consultancy bill
News The department's expenditure on these services is allocated across a wide range of firms, from small, specialist companies with niche expertise and few employees, to global multinational organisations offering a broad spectrum and substantial... [11 Apr 2008]
Reuters CIO joins Royal Bank of Scotland
News His earlier career includes stints at Glaxo Wellcome - before the pharmaceutical giant's merger with SmithKline Beecham - Guinness and a spell in management consultancy at Coopers and Lybrand. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Reuters CIO... [01 Apr 2008]
Apacs IT chief steps down
News She is not expected to move into another head of IT role immediately and it is understood she may leave in-house IT altogether to pursue a consultancy role. Apacs IT chief Sue Yoe has left the organisation following a management restructure at the... [28 Mar 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News A report by consultancy the Centre for Economics and Business Research for recruitment company Harvey Nash into the impact of skilled migrant workers has predicted the IT, telecoms and transport sector will need an extra 19,000 skilled migrants... [25 Mar 2008]
India's Wipro to create hundreds of UK tech jobs
News In a trend becoming known as 'reverse offshoring' Wipro and Indian rivals Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are using this tactic as they are forced to expand deeper into western countries to extend their global reach. [20 Mar 2008]
Nationwide banks on SAP
News This first phase of Voyager will cost around £160m including - in addition to the SAP technology - hardware upgrades from IBM and consultancy work from KPMG and CapGemini. Nationwide Building Society will use the latest version of SAP's banking... [18 Mar 2008]
Tough bargaining forces outsourcing price cuts
News Buyers have forced discounts of up to 23 per cent on outsourcing deals during the first two months of this year, a study by Compass Management Consultancy (CMC) has found. Outsourcing prices have slumped in response to aggressive cost bargaining. [11 Mar 2008]
Don't forget to secure your BlackBerry, companies told
News Internet security consultancy company NTA Monitor says recent testing showed that organisations are still failing to ensure the smart phone devices are locked down. Companies are being warned to make sure they correctly configure BlackBerrys - or... [10 Mar 2008]
India losing status as offshore king?
News China's emergence as a global sourcing hub has traditionally been slow but the report found that BT Global Services, EDS, IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have all opened sourcing facilities in the country in the last 18 months. [03 Mar 2008]
Guardian site gets million-pound makeover
News The project was assisted by Thoughtworks, a consultancy specialising in 'agile and lean' best practice. Guardian News & Media (GNM), the proprietor of The Guardian and The Observer is about to complete an 18-month project to revamp its website... [29 Feb 2008]
Microsoft's Windows Server 2008 gets cautious welcome
News Chris Robinson, European IT partner at property consultancy Davis Langdon, said his firm plans to upgrade to Windows Server 2008 sometime in the next 12 months. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows Server 2008 this week, calling it the most... [28 Feb 2008]
Jaeger invests in data mining to cut stock loss
News These efforts include a training programme, called Thinkschool conducted by consultancy Oris and security specialist Checkpoint, to train store managers in managing shrinkage and rely less on EAS tags on garments to deter thieves. [06 Feb 2008]
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