contracts
Contracts and Middleware for Safe SOA Applications
White Paper The paper seeks an approach to building such SOAs based on the specification of service requirements as declarative contracts, and the enforcement of these contracts at the level of the middleware. This... [15 Jan 2009]
MSDN Webcast: Windows Communication Foundation Top to Bottom (Part 02 of 15): Contracts (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter of this webcast provides practical guidance for designing service contracts, data contracts, and message contracts - showing one when and how to employ each. Clients... [28 Aug 2007]
Probabilistic QoS and Soft Contracts for Transaction Based Web Services Orchestrations
White Paper Web services orchestrations and choreographies require establishing Quality of Service (QoS) contracts with the user. This is achieved by performing QoS composition, based on contracts established... [04 Aug 2008]
AremisSoft wins £1.1m healthcare contracts
News AremisSoft has just received NHS accreditation for two of its healthcare systems - Genisyst 4 NT and Global Clinical System V2 - which it will use in the latest contracts. US healthcare software supplier, AremisSoft has... [18 Jun 1999]
£650m ID card biometrics: IBM and CSC win contracts
News IBM and CSC have been awarded contracts to run some of the technology behind the government's ID cards and passports schemes. These contracts bring ID cards and more secure British passports a step... [08 Apr 2009]
'Get your contracts here': Whitehall shares the wealth
News The UK government is advertising 7,000 new contracts online in an attempt to break down the barriers that smaller companies claim stop them from competing for public sector work. But that's not to say competition won't... [27 Jun 2006]
Representing Agent Contracts With Exceptions Using XML Rules, Ontologies, and Process Descriptions
White Paper SweetDeal is a rule-based approach to representation of business contracts that enables software agents to create, evaluate, negotiate, and execute contracts with substantial automation and modularity. [03 Jan 2009]
Just one mega-deal as outsourcing contracts plummet
News The number of new contracts signed in Europe fell from 75 to 56 from the second to the third quarter, with total contract value decreasing from $18.5bn to $5.5bn, according to business advisory company TPI. [17 Oct 2008]
£3bn gov't IT contracts up for grabs
News Tech contracts worth a total of £3bn are up for grabs at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of plans for servicing and upgrading the organisation's entire infrastructure. Five IT... [01 Jul 2008]
Caresource Streamlines Pricing With TriZetto Networx Pricer and Improves Financial Analyses of Proposed Contracts With TriZetto Networx Modeler
White Paper CareSource selected NetworX Pricer because the application improves speed, accuracy and consistency by automating pricing of claims, regardless of the number or complexity of the applicable provider contracts. [27 Aug 2009]
£27m NHS IT framework contracts disclosed
News The purchasing arm of the NHS has issued contracts for vendors such as Cable & Wireless, Colt, Telewest and a number of smaller firms to carry out work in the health service throughout the UK. According to the NHS... [04 Aug 2005]
Can SMEs compete for government contracts?
News The government is aiming to give smaller companies a better shot at bidding for public sector contracts. Earlier this week the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched a new website listing 7,000 new... [29 Jun 2006]
Checklist to Assess Security in IT Contracts
White Paper This paper provides a checklist for system owners and security professionals to assist in reviewing current contracts and aid in planning for new acquisitions. This whitepaper examines the security threats and... [03 Jun 2009]
QuickStart Guide: A primer on obtaining federal government contracts
White Paper TechRepublic offers this resource for bidding on contracts with the federal government. It lists the agencies to contact and explains the bidding process and how contracts are awarded. The federal... [16 May 2006]
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Comment Green IT is not just a buzzword - sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says lawyer Mark O'Conor. With this in mind, what sort of impact does - and will - sustainability issues have... [10 Sep 2009]