consultancy in news
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]
Top five takeovers that shook the tech world
News IBM also shelled out the relatively paltry sum of $3.5bn on the consultancy arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2002. Microsoft last week launched a hostile $44.6bn takeover bid to buy web giant Yahoo! If the deal goes ahead it will be the latest in a... [04 Feb 2008]
Finance giant breathes new life into outsourcing contract
News Diligenta is a UK-based, FSA regulated subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services. Sun Life Financial of Canada (SLF) has signed a £100m contract for Diligenta to provide it with business process outsourcing (BPO) services. [31 Jan 2008]
Web services slash CO2 emissions
News The research, carried out by environmental consultancy Best Foot Forward, examined the contribution of local council web services to tackling climate change. Online services increasingly being rolled out by local government are saving thousands of... [18 Jan 2008]
Bored and underpaid? You're not alone…
News Stuart Packham, a director at recruitment consultancy Michael Page Technology, recently told silicon.com: "Candidate flow is very good. Take a good look at your IT department because the same old faces may not be around for much longer. [17 Jan 2008]
Confusion over Granger's NHS departure
News The spokesman confirmed Granger is still employed by the department and not working on any sort of consultancy basis. Confusion surrounds the future of the job running the NHS' £12.4bn flagship IT programme and the timetable for the departure of... [15 Jan 2008]
Are you paying too much to keep the lights on?
News Nine out of 10 businesses are overpaying for these core services, according to a survey of more than 300 organisations by utility procurement consultancy Utility Watch. The vast majority of UK companies are overpaying for telecoms, electricity and... [11 Jan 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News Stuart Packham, a director at recruitment consultancy Michael Page Technology, agrees. While demand for tech workers to fill vacancies is still strong, one sector where there has been some softening is banking, according to recruitment consultancy... [10 Jan 2008]
Top 10 government IT stories of the year
News The IT consultancy Atos Origin had a key ultrasound and medical imaging contract suspended in March, after NHS North West found incomplete patient information and delays in reporting diagnoses. Undoubtedly, the fall-out from HM Revenue & Customs... [19 Dec 2007]
Ofcom plots digital dividend free-for-all
News Mark Heath, director of research at telecoms consultancy Sound Partners Research, told silicon.com: "People are increasingly using their mobile phones at home - surprisingly the research shows that people actually want to use mobile TV in a... [14 Dec 2007]
Hedge fund manager in £3.5m IT deal with Savvis
News Savvis will also provide a managed network, consultancy and security services. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus B is for Botnets C is for CMA D is for DDoS [06 Dec 2007]
UK-India grad school get networking virtually…
News BT will be joined in the consortium by IT consultancy Intergence Systems, plus 10 UK universities: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Lancaster, Queen Mary, Southampton, St Andrews, Surrey, University College London and Ulster. [04 Dec 2007]
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