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Agilisys nets digital software company
When we met with Agilisys’ Kay Andrews (Executive Director – Client Development) and Andrew Mindenhall (Business Development Director) in October last year, they told us about the Agilisys Digital...
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Allocate bounces back in Q2
Allocate Software bounced back strongly in Q2 after an unexpectedly poor Q1. As presaged in its January trading statement (see Allocate gains momentum in Q2), the provider of workforce and compliance...
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ARM - they don't come much better
Any Holway followers will know that I put ARM at the pinnacle of UK tech. I have huge admiration for (Sir) Robin Saxby and, more lately, Warren East. I’ve shared many a platform with them both. I have...
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CSC’s turnaround ‘tracking to plan’
CSC’s Q3 results reveal that the turnaround instigated by CSC President and CEO Mike Lawrie is, in his words, ‘tracking to plan’. Cost cutting initiatives and better contract management have helped all...
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Dell deal announced
The much-trailed ‘Dell goes private’ deal has finally been announced. It values Dell at $24.4b or $13.65 per share in cash – c25% ahead of the price before the deal was ‘rumoured’. Dell was once...
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Eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients can download the latest edition of IndustryViews Corporate Activity to see our annual review of corporate activity in the UK software and IT...
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Oracle packets up Acme
Oracle continued on its relentless quest to buy as many loss-making ‘cloud’ companies as it can fit in its basket with the acquisition of Nasdaq-listed, Massachusetts-based IP ‘session border control...
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2e2 – As time goes by …
Every day that passes sees hope for a rescue of any part of 2e2 diminish (see Goodbye 2e2). Sightings last weekend of a potential white knight appear to be dashed (see the ever diligent Nic Fildes’...
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Liberty Global to acquire Virgin Media
This morning’s release of Virgin Media’s full year results were rather overshadowed by the news that the company is to be acquired by Colorado-headquartered international cable operator Liberty Global....
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More uncertainty for BT at Cornwall
There is another question mark over whether BT’s proposed Joint Venture with Cornwall County Council will ever get the green light. In October, we wrote extensively on the debacle in Cornwall Council’s...
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Pioneering UK SaaS pure-play finds US parent
Another small innovative UK software company has been snapped up by a US organisation. US-headquartered Viewpoint Construction Software has acquired project and BIM (Building Information Modeling)...
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Warburg to complete orderly exit from WNS
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is planning to sell off its remaining 29% stake in offshore BPS pure play WNS, selling its remaining 14.5m ADSs (American Depository Shares) in an underwritten...
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2e2 – the end game
Time moved at a fast pace for 2e2 (see 2e2 – As time goes by …), with credible reports that all hopes of rescuing the UK businesses have vanished (e.g. see FT). Questions remain over 2e2’s overseas...
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Capita rings £160m deal at Carphone Warehouse
Capita has won a £160m ten-year BPS deal with high street retailer Carphone Warehouse (CPW), to take over its existing contact centres and business process operations in Acton and Warrington. The deal...
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Channel shift driving customer contact BPS
Capita’s win at Carphone Warehouse (see Capita rings £160m deal at Carphone Warehouse) is just one of a number of customer contact deals we have seen recently in the UK. Last year Serco signed big...
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Cognizant sets sights on slower 2013
There was little doubt that New Jersey-headquartered but India-centric IT/BP services firm Cognizant would make the FY numbers, so most attention was always going to be paid to management’s outlook for...
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Don’t miss your chance to see ’18 of the best’
Well, 18 of the rather interesting actually. But there’s only a few more days left for you to get your tickets for the Intellect Cobalt Conference next Thursday 14th February at London’s elegant...
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Fujitsu restructure causes deep Q3 losses
Restructuring costs relating to Fujitsu’s semiconductor business have pushed the firm into deep losses for Q3 FY12. For the three months to end December 2012, Fujitsu reported a consolidated net loss...
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Genpact acquires US healthcare payer business
Largest India-centric BPS player Genpact continues to use M&A as a means to break into new and high growth markets (see Genpact expands in Europe via Accounting Plaza and Genpact buys social media...
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Tech Mahindra still seems shy on sibling Satyam
I leafed through the investor presentation from yesterday’s Q3 results for telco-focused India-based IT/BP services player Tech Mahindra and had to wait till slide 14 for any mention of supposedly...
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