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Exec shake-up in Yahoo!'s mobile world
News Version 2.0 was about laying foundations with technology development and distribution deals but 3.0 will be about money. Yahoo! is under financial pressure this year but it's shaking up management of its mobile phone... [30 Sep 2008]
Revealed: Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch
News In addition, the Forrester VP said enterprise vendor managers could be in more demand as companies look to cut costs through better value tech deals and outsourcing. The economic downturn will see an increase in demand... [29 Sep 2008]
Built-in email, editing ditched in Windows 7
News Presumably the company could strike deals with computer makers or retailers to include the software, or links to download it. Microsoft has decided Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for email, photo editing, and... [23 Sep 2008]
10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT
News He added that there is also a danger in the high value of many outsourcing deals, which routinely run to hundreds of millions of pounds, in that suppliers might not be able to recover all of their money if their clients... [16 Sep 2008]
Publisher ditches mainframe for €1m savings
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? International publishing company International Masters... [12 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, RIM announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smart phone more appealing to consumers. [12 Sep 2008]
US, Europe tighten IT spend as India, China boom
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? IT budgets are being slashed in the US and Europe as... [11 Sep 2008]
Indian outsourcers haemorrhaging staff
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Indian outsourcers are facing record staff turnover... [05 Sep 2008]
ASDA to kick start mobile pay-as-you-go price war?
News Similar MVNO deals include partnerships between Ikea and T-Mobile and Tesco and O2. Supermarket chain ASDA says it is to slash its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) mobile phone rates from the start of September, potentially sparking... [21 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing takeover is imminent
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? The US outsourcing giants will be knocked off their throne... [14 Aug 2008]
Online sales top high street by 2026
News It is easy to shop at up to 50 different [online] stores in one go to make sure we are getting the best deals. Comparison site uSwitch has predicted that online shopping will account for more than half of all consumer... [12 Aug 2008]
Indian outsourcing giant builds £154m site
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Indian IT outsourcing giant Infosys is building a £154m... [11 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News More on outsourcing… Gov't stung by 'rip-off' outsourcing deals Shell signs $4bn IT outsourcing contract Cloud computing - the data centre of the future? Two local councils and IBM face an employment tribunal... [06 Aug 2008]
Google to invest in start-ups?
News A report from Dow Jones VentureSource earlier this month stated that VC investments dropped 12 per cent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago, with $6.64bn put into 602 deals - the lowest... [31 Jul 2008]
Transport for London in outsourcing shake-up
News Transport for London (TfL) is undertaking a massive shake-up of its outsourcing deals in a move that will see some of the work brought back in-house. Currently TfL outsources its desktop management to CSC and network... [30 Jul 2008]