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KBC CEO walks in aftermath of cash warning
There’s change at the top at energy software and services specialist KBC Advanced Technologies, as CEO George Bright makes a rapid exit from the company following the dire warning last month that KBC...
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Little British Battler Update - Mobica
We first met Mobica CEO Mike Gibbons and executive chairman Nick Stammers back In January as part of our 'Little British Battler' initiative (see here). We were particularly impressed with the way...
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Mahindra Satyam; Tech Mahindra – What’s in a brand?
You could sense the frustration of the European management team at sibling Indian offshore services firms Mahindra Satyam and Tech Mahindra at their inaugural joint analyst briefing this week as they...
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Microsoft steps up mobile cloud security with PhoneFactor
Microsoft has made a small but valuable acquisition in the cybersecurity space with the purchase of 50-person company PhoneFactor, who is an existing partner. PhoneFactor is in the business of...
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SCH releases headline numbers
Specialist Computer Holdings (SCH), the privately held, UK-headquartered reseller controlled by Sir Peter Rigby and family, has announced top-level financial results for its year to end March 2012....
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Xerox looks to R&D for future success
I have just spent an interesting couple of days with Xerox at their European research and development (R&D) centre in Grenoble. The copier technology and BPS giant puts $1.5bn annual investment in...
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‘Mahindra IT’ growth ambitions point to acquisitions
This week, Indian-headquartered firm Mahindra Satyam and its stable mate, Tech Mahindra (we’ll use the shorthand ‘Mahindra IT’ for the pair - see Mahindra Satyam; Tech Mahindra - What's in a brand),...
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"Now that ain't workin'..."
In the sad little world that we analysts live in, coming up with a witty headline is sometimes all the pleasure we get. For me, it started in 1979 when I sold a computer system to The Ritz Hotel in...
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Valuing the Sage bashers
It’s rare that two pieces of similar bits of investment news land on my desk on the same day. First I learned from TechCrunch that Clearbooks (cloud-based accounting system for SMEs) has raised £300K...
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Little British Battler Update - TIW Group
When we met Little British Battler (LBB) TIW Group back in January (see here), we were impressed by how this plucky boutique document management and workflow developer is helping modernise paper-based...
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TCS ousting Capita at CRB changes everything
The press has been awash with the news that Indian-HQ’d TCS was in fact the company awarded the new Disclosure and Barring Service BPS contract (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) from incumbent Capita...
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Catching the TMV spark
Last year we met with UK start-up Kimble, liked what we heard about its SaaS-provisioned professional services automation (PSA) solution, and posted on HotViews (see Kimble takes PSA to the cloud). It...
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Michael Page warns after ‘challenging’ quarter
The bad news continues at UK-headquartered international recruitment firm, Michael Page. After a disappointing H1 (see Michael Page UK revenue slides 10%), CEO Steve Ingham has warned of a ‘slight’...
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Will Blur snap into focus?
Ex-Beenz founder Philips Letts' latest venture, online marketing services exchange, Blur Group, listed on AIM on Friday at a kick-off price of 82p (see Blur to come into focus on AIM) and ended the...
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BAE terminates HR BPO deal with Logica
We have now had confirmation that BAE Systems has terminated its recently let HR BPO contract with Logica (see Logica scores BAE Systems HR BPO deal). Instead, current supplier Xchanging has been...
View ArticleBrands2Life offer to HotViews readers
We’re delighted to have our PR partners Brands2Life as a TechMarketView banner advertiser today. Brands2Life works with a number of the UK’s leading technology companies, some publicly-quoted, many...
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Cisco reliant on Partners for services growth
Last week Cisco rolled-out its Services Partner Program in EMEAR (Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia) as part of its strategy to increase Services revenues. The channel is critical for its...
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dotDigital takes the SaaS plunge
We’re not familiar with dotDigital Group but as a SaaS business listed on AIM it is worthwhile following the progress of this supplier who describes itself as providing SaaS and managed marketing...
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Hays still braking in ‘multi-speed’ quarter
Alluding to the extreme diversity in regional performance at London-headquartered international recruitment firm Hays, CEO Alistair Cox described the markets as ‘multi-speed’. Unfortunately, there was...
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Malaise at Intel’s McAfee unit?
Intel is to lay off a small percentage of staff from its acquired McAfee security business according to media reports. The reasons have not been disclosed but the ongoing slump in PC sales will have...
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