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SDL boosts mobile capability with bemoko acquisition
Translation and content management software and services provider SDL has strengthened its offering in the mobile web development space with the acquisition of bemoko. The terms of the deal were not...
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Should we cry over Axminster?
I have written a series of articles this year under the headline ‘Should we cry over…Jessops, Comet, HMV, Atari etc” as household names bit the dust. Yesterday Axminster carpets finally appointed...
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SQS up on all fronts
For a company that had issued a surprise profit warning (see here), Cologne-headquartered but AIM (and Frankfurt) listed testing services firm SQS ended the year with results that, on the face of it,...
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Tribal: profits ahead of expectations
We’ll only have to wait another eight days for education, learning and training market provider, Tribal Group, to release its preliminary results for FY12. In the meantime, the company has provided a...
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Clinical Computing chops off Hydra business unit
UK-based healthcare information systems provider Clinical Computing, who delisted from AIM in April 2012 (see here) following a long troubled period during which it was hit by NHS spending cuts and a...
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Entry level jobs good news from BT
My ‘campaign’ for more entry level jobs in the UK must be pretty well known by now. Of course, I am keen on entry level jobs in IT. But just as interested, particularly because of my work with the...
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Microsoft pays high price for 'browser choice' omission
The €561m fine imposed on Microsoft by the European commission for breaking its commitment to offer Windows users a choice of browsers is steep but is less than it could have been, so the company has...
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More SaaS assets from Access
Despite its rather late commitment to SaaS towards the end of last year via the launch of its aCloud platform (see Access Group takes to the cloud), it is good to see Access Group moving fast to...
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Parity returns to a business of two (-ish) halves
You might think that the sort of transformation that top team Philip Swinstead and Paul Davies are undertaking at Parity is arguably best achieved under the cover of darkness – well, at least outside...
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UK defence SITS supplier landscape: shake-up on the way?
In the lastest report from TechMarketView's PublicSectorViews team, Georgina O'Toole identifies the leading suppliers of SITS to the UK defence sector, analyses their performance over the last few...
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ITC Enterprise Awards
Delighted to give a plug for John O’Connell’sITC Entrepreneur’s Forum at the Information Technologists Company (ITC). The objective is to encourage tech entrepreneurs in the UK. It culminates in The...
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Busy ACS: acquisition and management change
The latest acquisition of Advanced Computer Software (ACS) fits the established pattern, in that it will increase the customer base and provide a platform for cross sell and managed services...
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Can Kelway get services growth from its Equanet purchase?
Electrical retailer, Dixons, has entered into an agreement to dispose of its Equanet operations to Kelway. The disposal comprises the IT reseller activities based in Bury, Lancashire, along with the...
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Is the ship starting to steady at Phoenix?
In light of the warning issued by Phoenix in February (Phoenix warns on lower EBITDA), we wanted to hear more from Executive Chairman, Peter Bertram, on what is going on behind the scenes. Readers will...
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MoJ looks for compliance and enforcement BPS
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recently let what looks to be a major procurement for business process services (BPS) covering compliance and enforcement activities at HM Courts and Tribunal Service...
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SThree makes the best of a tough Q1
Gary Elden, recently-promoted CEO at UK-headquartered international recruitment group SThree, declared a few weeks ago that “Whatever 2013 has in store for us … we will make the best of it,” (see...
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Workday: more revenue, more costs
As with virtually all SaaS pure-plays, Workday did not disappoint when it came to top line growth for Q4 and FY13, nor did it deliver any surprises on the bottom line which saw increased losses. Q4...
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Brady uncovering the organic growth
Brady, the trading, risk management and settlement software provider, hit the top line FY12 numbers it guided for in January (see Brady boosted by acquisitions). Prelims show revenue for the twelve...
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Digital mail is next on the Escher growth agenda
Four major contacts enabled Escher, the point of sale software provider to the postal industry, to end the year with a 66% revenue uplift to $23m. PBT was $4.8m but this was a massive 282% increase....
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General insurance BPS opportunities in a rapidly changing market
The UK general insurance BPS market is at the cusp of major change in 2013. New UK and EU regulations are forcing general insurers and their ecosystem partners to evolve, reducing fraud, driving out...
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