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Allocate Software is 'one to watch' in UK healthcare
Allocate Software – the ‘workforce optimisation’ software provider formerly known as Manpower Software – has changed considerably since Ian Bowles came on board as CEO nearly four years ago. It has...
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Even smarter finish for SmartFocus
Due to some sort of hiccup with the LSE RNS feed, we (like many others) didn’t get to see the rather significant news co-released with SmartFocus’ results (see Smart finish for SmartFocus) until late...
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Computacenter takes a bite of German services Apple
Earlier this year we reported that The House of Rigby’s reseller brand, SCC, is to become an Apple systems integrator (see SCC takes a bite from UK services Apple). Well, it looks like archrival...
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Growing doubts about Google
For the last year or so, my presentations have ended with a warning that Google’s glory days are over. The warning is based around 1) Google’s almost total reliance on sponsored search for its profits...
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All change at Fujitsu
This is an updated version of the HotViews post from 17.00 on 11th Apr 11. It really feels like a changing of the ‘Old Guard’ at Fujitsu. Yesterday we reported that Richard Christou is to retire. This...
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Logica gaining traction with the NHS?
Logica’s contract success with NHS Isle of Wight last week is a noteworthy breakthrough for its healthcare business in the UK. Logica was chosen after an 18-month procurement aimed at integrating the...
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Richard Christou
Our eagle-eyed readers have pointed out that Richard Christou was the legal counsel to ICL – not the CFO – before he was appointed CEO in Aug 2000 when Keith Todd departed. See my post Richard Christou...
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Zoo feeds on lower revenues
Tiny UK-headquartered, but US-focused, media production software firm, Zoo Digital, is still seeing its revenues slip backwards (see Growth stalls as Zoo makes maiden profit). Turnover for the year (to...
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Megadeal boosts European tech M&A
The $39b acquisition of T-Mobile USA by ATT boosted the aggregate value of European tech M&A deals in March to $57b, according to data from our good friends at Regent. But even so, deal numbers...
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Alterian releases another profits warning
It’s only been a week (and a bit) since marketing software vendor, Alterian, released its last revenue and profits warning (see Alterian disappears in Q4; CEO resigns). So, it’s worrying today to see a...
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Holway's lunch date sued for $105m
I see that my lunch date (My lunch date with Arianna Huffington) and the Huffington Post are being sued in a class action for $105m by unpaid bloggers. The argument of the 9000 bloggers who are being...
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Fujitsu bids for UK broadband
I was quite surprised to read the FT headline Fujitsu £2b broadband plan to threaten BT. Fujitsu is not a name I’d naturally associate with UK broadband provision. As readers will know, the UK Govt is...
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Wheels fall off Maxima, so off to the forecourt
The diversity of performance in the UK mid-market software and IT services sector is drawn into sharp relief by today’s announcement from industry stalwart, Maxima, that it is once again in trouble....
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UK local government: progress in shared services
In the light of current financial pressures, local councils are giving increasingly strong consideration to sharing services with other authorities or other government organisations in order to cut...
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Fujitsu and broadband
Further to my post this morning Fujitsu bids for UK broadband Roger Gilbert, who heads Fujitsu in the UK, contacted us to point out that Fujitsu are well on the way to giving 500,000 homes in Saudi...
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Google shares crash 5%
Google shares fell nearly 5% in after hours trading tonight to $548 – that’s a 14% fall since January when it was announced that Larry Page was back in charge. Although Q1 2011 revenues were up 27% at...
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Clifford departs Micro Focus
It is very rare that we report on news that a CEO of a listed SITS company actually gets fired – but that seems to be what has happened with Nigel Clifford – CEO of Micro Focus. Kevin Loosemore will...
View ArticleInfosys looks for near-20% growth this year
It must have been a fearsomely competitive fourth quarter (to 31st March) for second-ranked India-based IT services firm, Infosys, as it barely scraped in on the top line with just 1% sequential growth...
View ArticleCapita makes ‘Right’ print services acquisition
It’s just fascinating to watch the stealthy moves UK BPO leader Capita makes as it builds up its presence in a market sector piece by piece. Today it’s print managed services, with the acquisition of...
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CSC’s NHS IT future in doubt as key Trust says ‘no’ to Lorenzo
CSC’s NHS IT business suffered a significant setback last week as it emerged that a key ‘early adopter’ of the iSOFT patient record software (Lorenzo) that CSC is deploying under the National Programme...
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