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RSS contracts in newsOrange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News The iPhone 3G and 3G S will go on sale to Orange customers from 10 November, the operator has revealed today. Orange has also unveiled its pay monthly, pay-as-you-go and business tariffs for iPhone 3G and 3G S - with the cheapest price... [02 Nov 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The taxman will cut £110m from its annual IT bill by trimming its IT infrastructure. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will reduce the £840m it currently spends on IT each year by ditching or shrinking the size of 40 computer systems and... [30 Oct 2009]
Home Office inks £430m deals with Atos Origin, Fujitsu
News The Home Office has announced it's extending IT contracts with suppliers Atos Origin and Fujitsu, under new deals worth £430m. The Home Office (pictured here) has extended two IT contracts The Home... [12 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News Try and discover how profitable the vendor is - and look out for companies that have portfolios of unprofitable contracts. Buyers are advised to build exit strategies into contracts and contingency plans... [30 Sep 2009]
Dell settles fraud case with $4m
News The initial suit brought by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo accused Dell of fraud, false advertising, and deceptive business practices, including offering misleading financing, and failing to honour rebates, warranties, and service... [16 Sep 2009]
IBM wins five-year BP contract to keep SAP apps slick
News IBM and Indian outsourcing companies have won five-year contracts to manage and run BP's enterprise applications. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in a statement but oil and gas giant BP is handing out... [27 Aug 2009]
Credit crunch fuels more UK outsourcing
News The uptake in new contracts was echoed by a separate study by Pierre Audoin Consultants, which found that software and IT services revenues from the UK in 2008 had increased by three per cent over 2007. [31 Jul 2009]
Virtualisation and cloud: The new weapons in the outsourcing arms race
News Pressure on smaller outsourcers could be a boon to customers, however: Ovum suggests suppliers should offer more for less by restructuring contracts, and offer new technologies such as virtualisation and cloud computing... [14 Jul 2009]
IBM inks ID cards biometrics contract despite Tory scrap pledge
News On Friday, the party said that it would take a close look at all ID card-related contracts if it came to power. We will scrutinise these contracts closely but the Conservatives are committed to dropping... [13 Jul 2009]
Satyam feeling 'bullish' with new governance
News In the UK and Ireland, Satyam's existing clientele had signed US$2.5m worth of contracts with the company during the first quarter of financial year 2009, Satyam's UK and Ireland head for noted earlier this month. [06 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The Ministry of Defence has awarded two comms contracts worth a total of £231m to General Dynamics UK. The deals cover upgrading the UK Armed Forces' Bowman digital radios comms system and improving interoperability with... [03 Jul 2009]
Microsoft's Hohm wants to help you cut your gas bill
News The big industrial guys have already entered into special contracts," Mundie said, noting that businesses often have done energy audits and agreed to cut their use in exchange for lower rates. Microsoft's move into the... [25 Jun 2009]
CIO finishing school set to open doors
News The centre is currently in the process of recruiting a director after which it will start to apply for research contracts. City University London is setting up a centre dedicated to training the next generation of CIOs. [23 Jun 2009]
Retailers ready for great outsourcing thaw
News Previous experience with service contracts has caused retailers to doubt whether the benefits of outsourcing outweigh the challenges that can arise. Because capex must go a lot further than a year ago, retailers now... [22 Jun 2009]
How the £12.7bn NHS IT revamp came off the rails
News Commenting on the reviews, Dr Grant Ingrams, chairman of the British Medical Association joint GP IT Committee, said they reflected the unrealistic aspirations of the early NPfIT contracts. The unrealistic demands put on... [19 Jun 2009]
