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Just one mega-deal as outsourcing contracts plummet
News The number of new contracts signed in Europe fell from 75 to 56 from the second to the third quarter, with total contract value decreasing from $18.5bn to $5.5bn, according to business advisory company TPI. [17 Oct 2008]
Online auction slashes gov't laptop costs in half
News The government's buying body has slashed the cost of procuring laptops and desktop PCs using online reverse auctions. We were hoping for prices of up to 40 per cent lower than the current benchmark. The... [22 Aug 2008]
Credit crunch prompts the great cash comeback
News There should be a lower fixed fee per transaction which actually reflects the cost of processing, so new technology brings balanced benefits to retailers, consumers and banks. While... [21 Apr 2008]
Apple, open source and SaaS tipped to be tech future
News They provide significant opportunities for vendors and users to lower their total cost of ownership and increase returns on investment. This trend to accepting commodity infrastructure... [01 Feb 2008]
Businesses warned over consumer tech 'bargains'
News Some businesses buy consumer class PCs and laptops for company use due to their lower initial cost but analyst Gartner is warning they could actually end up with a higher total... [03 Dec 2007]
Pru strikes mega outsourcing deal with Capita
News The deal will run for 15 years and cost the financial services group a total of £722m. This is a substantially lower cost than if Prudential had kept the work in-house.... [29 Nov 2007]
Failed: Seven out of 10 gov IT projects
News Speaking at the Government IT Summit this week, Joe Harley called for projects to be completed at a lower cost to the taxpayer and said the government's aim is to reduce the number of project failures to... [18 May 2007]
CIO Jury: Is VoIP secure enough for business?
News He said: "Lower cost of calls is always attractive but the main driver is a single point which can consolidate email, voicemail and faxes in one place accessible by one device. Gloucestershire... [16 Mar 2007]
Offshoring giants growing at breakneck speed
News Satyam's president Ram Mynampati told silicon.com the company is "tapping into other, lower cost economies" as part of its strategy for dealing with such rapid growth. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)... [19 Jan 2007]
Wireless Westminster revs up
News The Council spokesperson said: "It will allow council workers to carry out their daily functions far more efficiently and at lower cost," giving the example of a wirelessly connected health officer... [29 Nov 2006]
Stock Exchange gears up for the future
News The LSE is in the third and final wave of tech overhaul, started three years ago, with a brief to update the company's systems, increase uptime and agility, and lower total cost of... [26 Sep 2006]
CRM projects learn from mistakes of the past
News Smaller businesses tend to have relatively standard business practices and so on-demand components meet their needs better, as does the lower total cost of ownership. Customer... [30 Aug 2006]
$88bn of outsourcing deals up for renewal
News Outsourcing deals worth a total of $88bn per year globally are up for renewal in the next two years, with a large share of those contracts at risk of being given to new suppliers or lower... [01 Aug 2006]
SurfControl catches BlackSpider
News Such services, as offered by the likes of BlackSpider and UK rival MessageLabs, have gained serious ground over on-premise offerings in the last two years, with promises of lower total... [13 Jul 2006]
Vodafone lifts lid on new products, SFR, Verizon
News Following a period of acquisitions which saw buys in the Czech Republic, Romania, South Africa and Turkey, Vodafone now envisages a "lower level of merger and acquisition activity" in the future. The mobile giant also... [30 May 2006]
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