outsourcing in news
'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News Local council IT departments' tendency to outsource problematic tech functions means their outsourcing projects are rarely successful, according to a new report. Wise authorities will.use outsourcing as... [10 Nov 2009]
Taxman to save £110m by taking an axe to its IT estate
News The work will be carried out by outsourcing provider Capgemini under its Aspire (Acquiring Strategic Partners for the Inland Revenue) contract to provide IT services and supplies to the HMRC until 2017. [30 Oct 2009]
How Google Apps helped Jaguar Land Rover keep motoring after Ford sale
News Vincent is also planning to talk to the CIOs of its sister companies Tata Technologies and outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services about how they could work more closely together in future. Following its sale by... [26 Oct 2009]
NHS bodies outsource payroll in £12m deals
News A further eight NHS bodies have signed on with NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), an outsourcing joint venture between the Department of Health and Steria. NHS SBS is now used by around 30 per cent of NHS bodies,... [13 Oct 2009]
Sainsbury's tech shopping spree revealed
News This savings drive began when Sainsbury's ditched a 10-year IT outsourcing contract with Accenture in 2005, half way through the deal, and brought the services back in-house. Technology has helped Sainsbury's keep the... [09 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Incidentally, some of the highest paid IT workers are those who specialise in outsourcing - perhaps one reason why silicon.com's Cheat Sheet on outsourcing proved popular last month. Once again,... [06 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News Choosing the right BPO outsourcing partner is becoming increasingly important with analyst house Gartner predicting that one quarter of the biggest BPO providers will not exist in their current form by 2012. [30 Sep 2009]
Xerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing government systems to retooling business processes and information technology outsourcing. [28 Sep 2009]
The right skills to boost your pay packet unveiled
News According to new research, techies working in IT management should consider brushing up on their outsourcing expertise: those with skills in that area make the best paid IT management workers with an average annual... [22 Sep 2009]
IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
News Gavin Megnauth, director of operations and group IT at Morgan Hunt, said the subjects being taught in universities have not kept pace with the rate of change in the IT industry, including the widespread adoption of... [02 Sep 2009]
Snow Leopard, Windows 7, Microsoft Word ban and BT broadband
News With voice-to-text company SpinVox making headlines recently, August saw silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas visit the company's HQ to see its tech in action, and she came away pretty impressed with the company's human... [01 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. Consultancy and outsourcing company Accenture had touted running BP's SAP apps, which... [27 Aug 2009]
No phone, no internet, no electricity: This is no ordinary IT job
News For some IT professionals, the definition of making a difference with technology means trimming a small percentage off their employers' bottom lines with a clever outsourcing strategy. For a handful, it means a stint... [25 Aug 2009]
The rules of outsourcing: 'I don't want to have a dog and bark myself'
News What are the rules of a successful IT outsourcing partnership? Last month Groupe Aeroplan UK, which owns and manages the Nectar customer loyalty programme, extended an IT infrastructure outsourcing... [14 Aug 2009]
Inside Caffeine: Google's shot in the arm for search results
News This was perhaps what Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz had in mind as she reviewed what it would cost to just maintain Yahoo's current search commitment, let alone a renewed effort to gain share: Yahoo expects to save a ton in capital expenditures... [12 Aug 2009]
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