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Black Country gets tech savvy
News The consortium is made up of four local authorities - Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton - and co-ordinates various public, private and voluntary groups. The Black Country Consortium (BCC) is making technology a... [05 Dec 2007]
Revealed: Top UK base for IT businesses
News Walsall*according to the Portman Travel HQ Monitor Survey, September 2007 Manchester has the most to offer UK IT companies hunting for a head office location, according to research. The poll compared what IT bosses want... [26 Sep 2007]
Southampton's outsourcing costs double to £290m
News The risks of failure can be high - just look at Fujitsu Services and Vertex, which invested into more than a year's worth of negotiation with Walsall, only to have the whole £650m contract cancelled at the last minute. [23 Mar 2007]
Walsall in frame for fibre revolution
News Walsall Urban Regeneration Company has employed consultants to come up with a business plan for FTTP deployment, to be ready by the end of March, as part of a larger plan to regenerate the area. The Black Country could... [23 Jan 2007]
Council scraps £650m outsourcing plans
News Walsall Council has dramatically ditched plans for a £650m outsourcing joint venture with Fujitsu Services. But Walsall Council now says strong service improvements made over the last few years mean it... [13 Jan 2006]
ID Cards on Trial: Rebel MPs halve government's majority
News The 20 Labour MPs who sided with Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs and voted against the ID cards bill on its second reading were: Diane Abbott (Hackney North & Stoke Newington); Katy Clark (Ayrshire North and Arran); Frank Cook... [29 Jun 2005]
RAC software development motors to India
News The restructure will also see the centralisation of the business systems operation, which currently employs around 125 staff, consultants and contractors across sites at Bescot in Walsall and in Bristol. [22 Feb 2005]
Walsall and Fujitsu in £650m outsourcing deal
News Fujitsu Services and Walsall Council have agreed a £650m outsourcing joint venture that aims to create 750 new jobs and overhaul the town's services. Walsall Council said there will be no compulsory... [03 Dec 2004]
Hackers hit UK government websites
News Local government sites, including Havant.gov.uk, Walsall.gov.uk, and Wiltshire.gov.uk have also been hit. David Johnson, head of information systems at Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, said that... [21 Mar 2001]
