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News Jean-Pierre Garbani, principal analyst with Forrester Research, said the end user is the ultimate judge of IT and business alignment, so IT departments must check they are delivering on expectations in terms of accuracy, availability, performance... [23 Jun 2008]
Video: Business agility through flexible IT
Video He is joined by Rob Bamforth, principal analyst at Quocirca, and Rajeena Brar, a consultant with Pierre Audoin Consultants In this video silicon.com editor Steve Ranger discusses the techniques organisations use to respond swiftly to change and... [20 Jun 2008]
India edgy about outsourcing newbies?
News Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) argues this is a reflection of nervousness about countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam, where tax exemptions are threatening to beat India on the cost competitiveness that allowed it to dominate the global... [06 May 2008]
India losing status as offshore king?
News The competitive Indian labour market is driving companies to alternative destinations, say Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) in its report. India is losing its stranglehold as the offshoring destination of choice as China, Morocco and Hungary gain... [03 Mar 2008]
Indian suppliers to double UK IT market share
News India's top five services companies - HCL, Infosys, Satyam, TCS and Wipro - are on course to grow their share of the UK software and IT services market from just under three per cent to seven per cent over the next three years, according to... [23 Jan 2008]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment I just whipped up some code," says eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, "and by Monday afternoon, Labor Day, I had the site up. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says Silicon Valley-based Howard Greenfield. [17 Dec 2007]
Bank IT spend to rise despite credit crunch crisis
News Software and services spend in the sector should rise by 7.7 per cent between 2007 and 2011, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). As the UK banking sector steadies itself in response to the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, IT suppliers will... [11 Dec 2007]
European software industry gets big thumbs up
News Jean-Pierre Brulard, VP of Syntec Informatique, a French IT industry body present at the ceremony, said: "With €22bn in revenues, up 6.6 per cent, despite significant acquisitions by US companies and €2.8bn in profits, the European software... [22 Nov 2007]
MiFID driving software and services outsourcing
News Consultancy Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) says data requirements around MiFID - such as the need to collect, consolidate and publish information from diverse sources in near real-time, and also storage requirements - has significant IT... [16 Oct 2007]
UK outsourcing gets banking boost
News With some investment banks beginning to offer financial outsourcing services and others providing mortgage lending, Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) is predicting this will drive outsourcing growth. UK outsourcing is being boosted by investment... [26 Feb 2007]
Spending bonanza to come in public sector IT
News With the government pushing for increased sharing of IT systems, spending on areas such as IT consulting and training will grow, says analyst Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). The shift to shared services in the public sector will drive an increase... [12 Jan 2007]
European boom for tech service firms
News Outsourcing and a resurgence in more traditional IT services were the major factors aiding growth during 2006, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). The European market for tech services is on the up with the top 11 suppliers expected to... [09 Jan 2007]
UK insurers joining outsourcing party
News Outsourcing is likely to feature more prominently on the agenda for UK insurance companies in the near future, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). The insurance industry hasn't previously shown the same level of interest in outsourcing as... [20 Dec 2006]
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AS Profile Digg is backed by some of the biggest names in IT, with $2.8m in funding from Omidyar Network, an investment company set up by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Netscape founder Marc Andreessen. Why? Shaking up online news [25 Sep 2006]
CRM projects learn from mistakes of the past
News But users have learned their lessons from the mistakes and are adopting a more pragmatic approach, according to the research from Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). Customer relationship management projects are enjoying a come-back, despite the... [30 Aug 2006]
