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SAP struggling to meet operating profit goals
When SAP presented its Q2 results last month it was jubilant about soaring software sales, and its top line results (an 18% revenue uplift) were certainly something to be proud of. However, as...
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Vodafone at the Olympics
Further to Anthony’s Tickets in Wonderland post, I had my own brush with the limitations of modern technology at the Olympics. We got tickets in the ‘lottery’ last year for the athletics at the...
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WorkPlace brings heavyweights onto the board
Cloud workforce management software provider WorkPlace, who exited the AIM earlier this year as a result of an MBO, is aiming to make its altered presence felt with a set of heavyweight non-executive...
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Wozniak warns of cloud's 'horrendous problems'
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, got a lot of media coverage for saying “I really worry about everything going to the cloud. I think it’s going to be horrendous. I think there are going to be a...
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eg solutions locks into optimisation sweet spot
eg solutions’ half year update talks of in line performance, but ‘in line’ is a whole lot better than the miss of 2011 (see here) and full year revenue for 2012 is set to exceed that of 2011. This...
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Eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients can download the latest edition of IndustryViews Quoted Sector here to see our latest analysis of how the stock performance of UK software and IT...
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Lawrie starts the recovery at CSC
It’s still only a few months since Mike Lawrie took over the reins at CSC after successfully rebuilding and selling off Misys to private equity (see here), so we weren’t expecting miracles (just yet)....
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Logica - who’s going to open the shop on August 22nd?
CGI has confirmed that, pending the proverbial unforeseen circumstances, Logica will join the ranks of the ‘Dearly Departed’, exiting the London Stock Exchange on Friday 24th August (see CGI/Logica...
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No verdict in iSoft trial
After a trial lasting nearly 4 months, the jury could not decide on a verdict in the trial of the iSoft three ( Stephen Graham, Timothy Whiston, and John Whelan). Chairman Patrick Cryne, was too ill...
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RIM shares rise
Having been a Blackberry user for a very long time, the fate of RIM is of some personal as well as professional interest. I’ll also declare that I have a financial interest having bought into RIM...
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Smaller deals in European tech M&A
There were as many tech M&A deals in Europe in July this year as last, but the aggregate value was 35% lower, according to latest data from Regent Partners International. Valuation multiples were...
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TCS tackling disruption head-on
The UK market is in transition as services revenue from mature areas like management and support, and application operations stagnates or declines, while demand for services around the disruptor...
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Team GB
Robert Shrimsley in his Notebook column in the FT today criticises the BBC for being too patriotic in its coverage of the Olympics. Then another article questions the real nationality of several of...
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Tech Mahindra holds steady
After two quarters of shrinking revenues in US dollar terms (see Tech Mahindra growth stumbles again), telco-focused, India-based offshore services firm, Tech Mahindra, saw revenues stabilise in Q1,...
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UK IT still strong for Adecco
Despite slower growth and narrower margins in its UK business compared to the prior quarter (see Adecco UK sees IT recruitment jump), Zurich-headquartered global recruitment giant, Adecco, alluded to...
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@UK dives on reversing fortunes
E-procurement software and services player @UKplc has reversed last year's good run of form (see here), with first half revenue falling 13% to £1.1m, and pre-tax losses widening to £363k vs. £222k...
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Logica’s new top team
Since publishing Logica - who’s going to open the shop on August 22nd? we have received a deluge of emails and calls from ‘sources with impeccable credentials’ detailing the new Logica top team....
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Capita on track, but problem areas still need addressing
Having commented on the half time numbers (see Capita - matching the words with the music), we have now pored over the detail and heard from management on Capita's performance and prospects. CE Paul...
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Catch up on the latest from TechMarketView
If you’re looking for something to fill the void left by the Olympics, then might we suggest you catch up with all the good stuff you may have missed from TechMarketView over the last couple of weeks?...
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Colt thinks channel with ThinkGrid acquisition
Upward-marching Colt is continuing with its programme of investments and has added privately held UK-based Fidelity Telecom, which trades under the name ThinkGrid, to its line of services. The...
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