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Has Facebook lost its 'cool'?
Back in March in my Defriending Facebook’s COO post I made the point;Facebook faces increased challenges. In the ‘developed world’, Facebook use is already at saturation point and there are signs of...
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Hexaware moving forwards
In keeping with its prior guidance, Mumbai-based mid-tier IT/BP offshore services firm, Hexaware, moved the top line forwards another 1.8% sequentially, reporting Q1 revenues ( to 31st March) of $94m,...
View ArticleIndustryViews Quoted Sector Q1 2013
Eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients can download the latest edition of IndustryViews Quoted Sector here to see our latest analysis of how the stock performance of UK software and IT...
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Mastek’s UK MD Barry Yard to be replaced by CEO
Barry Yard, Mastek’s UK MD is leaving the India-headquartered IT services firm, and being replaced by global CEO, Sudhakar Ram. Yard joined Mastek to run the UK operation 3+ years ago from Siemens, and...
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Welcome to TestPlant
We are delighted to welcome TestPlant as a TechMarketView banner advertiser. The London-headquartered business is the maker of eggPlant, a software testing tool which automates the traditionally manual...
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Harvey Nash looks to Vietnam offshoring for growth
Although we still can't see 'the numbers', UK-based international recruitment, outsourcing and offshoring firm, Harvey Nash, is set to substantially boost its Vietnam-based offshore IT services and BPO...
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Incadea drives speedy expansion
Incadea appears to be expanding into new geographical markets faster than forecast, as illustrated by the fact is it is consuming cash at a faster rate than expected. Nonetheless, the Salzburg-based...
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Infosys pins infrastructure services hopes on 'autonomics'
Bangalore-based IT services major Infosys is looking to pump more wind into its infrastructure services sails by incorporating an 'autonomics' service management platform from New York headquartered...
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Sanderson ‘continuing its positive momentum’
Sanderson seems to be ‘continuing its positive momentum’ with its pre-close trading update issued this morning. Revenues of c£6.4m – up around 6% YOY - will be reported for the 6 months to 31st Mar 13...
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Welcome to Datum
Today we are delighted to welcome Datum as a TechMarketView banner advertiser. This Hampshire based company is a pure play, colocation, and datacentre services provider. Datum prides itself on...
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Xchanging loses Metal Exchange contract
A month since it warned on the London Metal Exchange contract(see Xchanging may lose London Metal Exchange contract (update)), Xchanging has confirmed that it will indeed lose its flagship...
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ZOO dips again
ZOO Digital, the AIM-listed aspiring media production workflow software and services provider, has updated the market on its performance for the year to end March 2013. Revenue is expected to be...
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CGI accelerates and expands Logica integration
It’s difficult to gauge how CGI UK (predominantly Logica) performed in its H113 to 31st March. The year-on-year comparison is not particularly helpful (as Logica was acquired on 20th August 2012 - see...
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Apple iDebt
Given its very size, we’d better comment on Apple’s $17b bond issue yesterday. As I said when reporting Apple’s Q1 results, they have committed to return $100b to shareholders by 2015: mostly by way of...
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Capgemini expands Scottish presence
Capgemini has announced that it will create up to 500 new jobs in the Scottish Highlands as part of its plan to see Inverness become “one of the company’s prime global centres of excellence for...
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Fujitsu UK expands profits
Fujitsu UK has made a substantial 30% improvement in operating profit for FY12 (to end March 2013), under the leadership of Duncan Tait. The improvements follow an efficiency programme (involving...
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Kofax rebounds in Q3
Following a terrible past couple of quarters (see Kofax slump gathers pace in Q2), Kofax has bounced back with a better looking performance in Q3 ended 31 March. Headline revenue was up 9.6% to $64.m,...
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Share Indices in April 13
Shares Indices After the spectacular rises in the quarter, April was much more subdued. Sure, NASDAQ was up 1.9% making 10.2% YTD. But FTSE flat-lined and the TechMark 100 shed 2% - albeit still...
View ArticleStream buys UK call centre player LBM
We were alerted this week to the January acquisition of Manchester-based LBM Direct Marketing (LBM) by US call centre and back office BPS provider Stream Global Services. LBM was sold to Stream by...
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UK's Shazam heads for $1b IPO
Looks like we might have a very rare $1b UK IPO in the next 12 months. The UK’s Shazam has appointed Rich Riley as CEO to lead them to an IPO. We really hope this will be on the LSE – not NASDAQ....
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