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News Barclays has stirred up more controversy after confirming it is to axe 300 core IT staff as part of its company-wide restructuring, announced last week. Last Thursday, Barclays said it was reducing its... [25 May 1999]
CDC Software Case Study: Barclays
White Paper Barclays is a UK-based financial services group, with a large international presence in Europe, the U.S. Barclays required a new system to help it manage complaints and feedback from customers. Due to... [30 Apr 2009]
Barclays to automate admin system
News Barclays has installed a workflow system to help automate its paper based administration system. Staffware will also provide Barclays with helpdesk facilities, maintenance and engineering support. In a... [08 Sep 1999]
Barclays signs €200m desktop deal
News Barclays has signed a €200m, five-year deal which will see IT services company Getronics providing desktop and application management support to more than 30,000 users at the bank. Barclays COO Paul... [06 Feb 2006]
Barclays CIO quits
News One of the tech chiefs of Barclays has resigned, the bank has confirmed. Bob Rickert, CIO of Barclays' global retail and commercial banking, handed in his notice last week with immediate effect.... [02 Feb 2009]
Barclays to axe 1,200 back-office jobs
News Barclays is to axe 1,200 back-office and call centre jobs as part of a major shake-up aimed at turning around the fortunes of its UK retail banking business. Barclays bought the Woolwich for £5.9bn in 2000. [29 Jun 2006]
Barclays signs up F-Secure for free AV package
News Barclays Bank is offering F-Secure's basic antivirus package to its 1.6 million active online customers for two years. Barnaby Davis, director of electronic banking at Barclays, said: "We had to be... [30 May 2006]
Barclays in £75m outsourcing extension with Xansa
News Barclays has extended an outsourcing joint venture with IT services company Xansa in a five-year deal worth at least £75m. Barclays and Xansa formed the joint venture - with Barclays... [01 Jun 2006]
Barclays reels in senior technology officer
News Barclays has appointed Neil Wilks as senior technology officer for its central support. He will work under Barclays CIO Don Trotta who said Wilks will be responsible for overseeing "IT portfolio... [25 Aug 2006]
This time in '99: Barclays launches free ISP
News Barclays is to introduce a service that bundles free Internet access with online banking and electronic trading of shares. Until now, Barclays has refrained from entering the ISP market in direct... [14 Mar 2000]
Barclays plans massive integration project
News Barclays Bank is planning to use a single IT system to manage all its operations, covering everything from high-street branches to ATMs and call centres. The system secures the jobs of Barclays'... [18 Aug 1999]
Barclays joins Andersen and Oracle for B2B services
News UK high-street bank Barclays this week announced a move into business-to-business ecommerce (B2B) services, starting with a secure e-procurement portal. The bank claimed its initiative, known as Barclays... [21 Mar 2000]
Barclays dot-com dot-gone
News BarclaysB2B.com, the high-profile e-marketplace set up last year by Barclays bank, is ditching its dot-com moniker amid fears it may put off potential customers. BarclaysB2B.com was set up in March 2000 as a £30m joint... [24 May 2001]
Barclays dons Ixos software to reduce paper waste
News Ixos Software will provide Barclays with its archiving and electronic document software to reduce the amount of paper the bank already generates. The Financial Systems Programme (FSP) at Barclays will... [09 May 2000]
Barclays Bank selects BT Ignite
News Barclays Bank has selected BT's broadband and e-business group, BT Ignite, to implement and operate its Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). BT Ignite will provide Barclays with a PKI, based around... [22 Jun 2001]
