Credit crunch
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News Just 22 per cent of IT contractors are working in the sector, according to contractor services company giant group, which blames the recent credit crunch in the financial services industry. And separate... [31 Oct 2007]
Credit crunch boosts outsourcing
News The credit crunch is predicted to drive greater demand for outsourcing in the financial services sector. Almost half (41 per cent) of 70 financial services managers questioned in a survey by the... [18 Jun 2008]
Credit crunch sees UK firms send techies to cops
News The credit crunch could push more UK firms to pledge techies in the fight against cybercrime. Draper added the crunch could encourage more of its members to farm out staff to the PCeU.... [19 Jan 2009]
Credit crunch pushes techie wages to five-year low
News ATSCo and iProfile.org believe that wholesale layoffs among contractors are unlikely and that financial services companies will be pressed to route investment into areas of technology that can make their businesses more competitive -... [06 Oct 2008]
Credit crunch failing to hold tech back
News Confidence seems to be high in the UK tech industry that it can avoid the pitfalls of the credit crunch during 2008. More than half (53 per cent) of SMEs surveyed by tech trade body Intellect, forecast... [02 May 2008]
Credit crunch could drive banks to SaaS security
News The credit crunch could drive banks and businesses to get their security from the cloud.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest financial services news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the FS... [10 Nov 2008]
Credit crunch storm looms for IT security
News Industry is facing the looming threat of new data auditing rules in the wake of the credit crunch, combined with the security headache of the introduction of cost cutting technologies, warned Tim Mather,... [28 Oct 2008]
Credit crunch can't cramp IT's €315bn style
News The European IT market is flouting the credit crunch and is predicted to grow to €315bn next year. Strong sales in IT services will fuel two per cent growth in the IT market in Western Europe,... [18 Dec 2008]
"There's no credit crunch in Second Life"
Comment There's no credit crunch in Second Life! Mark Kingdon became Linden Lab CEO back in May this year when founder Philip Rosedale stepped aside to take a more active role in developing Second Life. The hype... [23 Oct 2008]
The credit crunch, CV tips and future computing
News As the credit crunch began to bite in 2008 IT directors prepared themselves by swotting up on those tech sectors that would be hardest hit and those that would thrive, as well as tips on how to land a... [31 Dec 2008]
Banks go quiet on customers in credit crunch
News UK banks' customer relationship management systems appear to be showing the strain of the credit crunch, with many customers feeling left out in the cold.silicon.com Financial Services Get the latest... [24 Nov 2008]
London 2012: Will IT be hit by credit crunch?
Comment Consequently I suspect this problem will only get worse now because of the credit crunch, as potential tier two and three supporters pull back from committing funds altogether. But, asks Ovum analyst... [09 Oct 2008]
Revealed: Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch
News Other effects of the credit crunch on the IT industry are expected to include longer hardware refresh cycles, increased use of software as a service and a reduction in available contracting roles. The... [29 Sep 2008]
Oyster brand and credit crunch to hit O2 mobile wallet?
News According to Dunne, in light of the credit crunch financial institutions will be pressed to ask: "Is this a big enough opportunity early enough for it to knock some other things off the list, [especially... [15 Sep 2008]
10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT
News The shadow of the credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008 - claiming a number of high profile scalps such as the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. For more ways the IT industry will be hit... [16 Sep 2008]
