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Council saves by streamlining PC procurement
Case Study During 2003 the authority underwent a change programme and centralised its IT function - and it was then the council realised the high cost of its PC maintenance budget, which was... [11 May 2007]
Harvey Nics goes shopping for security
Case Study Smith would not share the value of the deal - but did say securing budget for IT is never easy when directors are more interested in selling clothes than securing computers. Retail chain Harvey Nichols... [17 Jun 2005]
Staffordshire councils save millions by joining forces
Case Study Although at first there were a few teething problems, Loveless said they were to be expected given the scale of the project and that overall it came in under budget, though "slightly late". Ten local... [04 May 2006]
Betfair betting engine goes supersonic
Case Study The budget for the entire project was less than £1m over two years. Agenda Setters 2007 - Top 20 Find out who made it into silicon.com's Agenda Setters top 20 by clicking the links below… Mark Zuckerberg [15 Nov 2007]
PA spreads the news on open source
Case Study Using the Nuxeo technology also provides costs savings as PA doesn't pay a licence fee but uses its budget to develop the platform to suit its needs. Press Association (PA) is moving to an open source platform for its... [20 Mar 2008]
Beauty giant gives IT systems multimillion makeover
Case Study By merging the companies, Berry said he has saved $7m off the IT budget, and using the SOA approach has saved money too: "I think it will cost half what it would have... [26 Apr 2006]
Suffolk Councils join up IT to save costs
Case Study In terms of budget, Suffolk County is about £1bn per year and Mid Suffolk is around £10m per year. Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council have merged IT departments in a wider initiative... [05 Feb 2008]
Leeds completes 'painless' Windows XP upgrade
Case Study The council now also has complete visibility of its IT estate, enabling Wright to budget for and carry out software asset management in a much more efficient manner and to monitor its software licensing. [28 Mar 2008]
College classrooms go high-tech
Case Study Around £2.7m of the college's £9m IT budget has been earmarked for audiovisual technology with interactive electronic whiteboard planned for all 150 classrooms. Oaklands College near St Albans is... [02 Jul 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study Today, Zurich's IT department manages a budget of more than £1.8bn, more than 200 projects and 3,600 outsourced staff. Zurich, one of the world's largest insurers, has revealed how outsourcing helped... [10 Jun 2008]
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