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Fujitsu could face £500m bill over NHS deal
News Fujitsu could be forced to pay the NHS £500m for pulling out of its £12.7bn IT overhaul. The Department of Health has a liability of £50m per contract year to Fujitsu, Bradshaw said. A... [10 Sep 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment That work is being done with CSC and Fujitsu Services. Currently TfL outsources its desktop management to CSC and network management to Fujitsu, with other suppliers, such as BT, doing smaller pieces. [29 Jul 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News Several IT employers, including British Airways, BT, Ford, Fujitsu, IBM and Unilever actively support the degree - by providing input such as lectures, short courses or work placements, or attending networking events... [24 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News The Trust said it terminated the implementation because it had lost confidence in the delivery of the system following Fujitsu's exit as the provider delivering the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the south of... [22 Jul 2008]
Gov't slams Fujitsu's "core contract" NHS IT failings
News Fujitsu Service's £896m NHS IT contract was terminated because of its inability to deliver "key milestones", the government has claimed. Health minister Ben Bradshaw said Fujitsu was unable to fulfil... [26 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu to pay back NHS £67m
News Fujitsu has until the end of June to pay back the £67m it owes the NHS following the collapse of its £896m contract to help revamp NHS IT. The figure emerged during a Public Accounts Committee hearing into NPfIT, where... [17 Jun 2008]
IT swallows a quarter of NHS cash budget
News The cost of the NPfIT is already more than double that of the original £6.2bn estimate, with contractors such as Fujitsu and Accenture walking away from delivering the project amid commercial concerns. [09 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu ditches £896m NHS IT contract
News BT or CSC is thought to be favourite to take over responsibility for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS in southern England but Fujitsu will continue to run the existing systems until its successor is... [29 May 2008]
£4.2m flood alert tech raises the alarm
News Fujitsu Services will continue to run the Floodline Warnings Direct (FWD) system for another two years under the agreement with the Environment Agency (EA).silicon.com Public Sector The map-based system,... [29 May 2008]
Government flexes its shared service muscle
News The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has signed on to a managed desktop shared service run by Fujitsu Services. Fujitsu will provide Cafcass with managed desktop services... [20 Mar 2008]
Can the government offshore with confidence?
Comment For example, the Cabinet Office has prevented Fujitsu Services from using offshore resources without prior consent. The government can see the attractions of offshoring IT but has yet to decide whether to push these... [14 Feb 2008]
Q&A: Julian David: IBM's vice president public sector business
Comment It's a contract that was given about four years ago to Pricewaterhouse Coopers Consulting [now part of IBM] in a consortium with Fujitsu. Julian David, IBM's vice president public sector business, has... [05 Dec 2007]
MoD shells out on data transfer tech
News The five ATLAS Consortium partners are EADS, EDS, Fujitsu Services, General Dynamics and LogicaCMG. The MoD will use Infonic's Geo-Replication software, which improves the efficiency of the Microsoft SharePoint server... [05 Nov 2007]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News Earlier this year, the Cabinet Office announced a deal with Fujitsu Services for a managed converged voice and data network over IP, called Flex, which it has offered to other public sector... [25 Oct 2007]
Named: ID cards scheme supplier hopefuls
News The companies named as potential suppliers for the scheme - which includes the national ID cards programme - are Accenture, BAE Systems, CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, Steria and Thales. The original procurement notice was... [22 Oct 2007]