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Windows 8 hits 60m
Microsoft announced that Windows 8 licence and upgrade sales have reached 60m following its October 2012 launch (see Windows 8: savior or sinker?). The adoption rate is in line with Windows 7 and while...
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Instem to hit FY12 target
You can almost hear the sighs of relief from management of Instem Technologies. After concluding several contract negotiations in late 2012, the clinical trials software provider now expects results...
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NetDimensions ends year on a strong top note
Training systems provider NetDimensions continued the pace it set during the year, with a 10% lift in revenue to $13.5m, putting it in line with market expectations. Today’s positive end of year...
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New CEO for IBM UK
IBM has announced that David Stokes will take over the role of Chief Executive of IBM in the UK & Ireland. Stokes will replace Stephen Leonard who is to become General Manager, Global Markets,...
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Parity raises cash for early Inition earn-out
I guess this is actually good news, in that IT recruitment-cum-project services-cum-digital media aspirant, Parity, is to raise £600k from a slightly discounted (7%) share issue to fund the first year...
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Should we cry over the passing of Jessops?
So yet another high street name is facing extinction. Being a keen photographer, I’ve spent much time and money in Jessops over the years. But, it’s telling that the last purchase I made there was...
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UK Public Sector grows faster for Hays
The recruitment pickup in UK Public Sector accelerated last quarter (FQ2 to 31st Dec.) for London-headquartered international recruitment firm Hays, with net fee income (NFI – gross profit) up 15% yoy,...
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Wilman goes NED at sjb
Atos UK chairman (see Changing of the guard at Atos UK) – and industry veteran – Keith Wilman has just taken up his first non-executive director position, at London-based recruitment firm sjb. The...
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dotDigital reveals a mixed H1
There was an interesting trading update from dotDigital, the provider of SaaS solutions and managed services to digital marketing professionals this morning. For the six months to December 31 2012, it...
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End of the PC Era?
Even we are not forecasting the End of the PC. But its ‘Golden Age’, which started in the late 1970s, came of age with the launch of the IBM PC in 1981 and then was ruled by the Wintel alliance ever...
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European tech deal values up again
Although the number of M&A deals involving European TMT (technology, media, telecoms) companies has remained broadly steady over the past few months, aggregate values have continued their march...
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Infosys holds its own
It was somewhat of a relief to see that there was no ‘bad news’ from (currently) second-ranked India-centric services firm, Infosys, last quarter as management left FY guidance (to 31st March) intact....
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New UK MD at Logicalis named
IT solutions and managed services provider, Logicalis, has appointed a new Managing Director for its UK operations. Mark Starkey, who has been with company since 1998 and who most recently filled the...
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SAP commits Business Suite to HANA
SAP revealed a major revamp to its flagship Business Suite offering yesterday as it moved the suite onto its go-faster in-memory HANA platform. The move represents a shift to a real time, just-in-time...
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Feedback
One of the surprises since we launched HotViews in 2009 is how few comments are posted to the public section of the website. Conversely, we get a large number of emails – most of which start ‘not for...
View ArticleESASViews 2013 Predictions – extended version
As we highlighted in the ESAS Predictions 2013 HotViews post (see here) this year will be a pivotal period for enterprise software and application services suppliers as they continue to grapple with...
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NetSuite expands in retail
At the end of last week SaaS ERP provider NetSuite acquired privately-owned US-based Retail Anywhere who is in the business of retail management and point-of-sale applications. The acquisition will add...
View ArticleNew InfrastructureViews research: Have the India-centric suppliers come of age?
Infrastructure Services (IS) are key growth areas for many of the India-centric firms. While their UK IS operations have been established for a much shorter period than traditional suppliers to this...
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Tempest starts brewing up a storm
While I was back in Sao Paulo last month I had the chance to meet up with Cristiano Lincoln Mattos, founding CEO of Brazilian security intelligence software and services firm, Tempest. I had met his UK...
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Azzurri continues to improve
We have just caught up with Vim Vithaldas, CEO of privately-held managed communications and contact centre player, Azzurri. Vithaldas was hired in December 2011 to replace Mark Quartermaine (who moved...
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