IBM plans $1.2bn cloud investment
IBM intends to significantly bolster its cloud capabilities by ploughing $1.2bn into the expansion of its global data centre footprint this year. Back in June 2013 the company bought Dallas-based...
View ArticleiGate ties up a creditable year
Mid-tier India-centric (though US-headquartered) IT services firm iGate ended the year at a reasonable pace, with 2013 revenues 7% higher at $1,15bn. Operating margins were slightly better yoy, at...
View ArticleSherry Coutu and Joanna Shields appointed to board of LSE
Very interesting to read that Sherry Coutu and Joanna Shields have been appointed non exec directors of the London Stock Exchange Group plc– itself a FTSE100 company. I’ve known Sherry for many years....
View ArticleTCS strides ahead
It was another formidable quarter for Mumbai-based offshore services leader TCS putting even more space between itself and most of its rivals. Headline revenues for the 3 months to 31st Dec. rose by...
View ArticleTechMarketView In The Press
2014 has got off to a flying start here at TechMarketView with our analysts being regularly called upon to provide their expert opinion by the media (as well as clients!). The last quarter of 2013 was...
View ArticleOn the cusp of something really BIG
The release of the prototype of Google’s smart contact lens has received much media attention. Tiny sensors detect glucose and alert diabetics that they might need their insulin. It really is a great –...
View ArticleWipro pedalling a little faster
All the key financials travelled in the right direction last quarter for Bangalore-based offshore services firm, Wipro. Headline IT services revenues for the 3 months to 31st Dec. grew by 6.4% to...
View ArticleAllocate striding ahead; cloud plans evolving
There was a lot to like about Allocate Software’s H1 results to (November 30 2013), with improving revenue achieved in what is traditionally the slowest half of the year and a better situation than the...
View ArticleCivica ambitious as UK drives FY13 growth
Civica delivered market-beating growth across the board in FY13, strengthening its position in all its core UK markets – local government, education & healthcare –despite the distraction of a...
View ArticleEMC appoints Simon Walsh as EMEA COO
EMC has appointed Simon Walsh as COO for the EMEA region. He will take responsibility for the development of the company’s go-to-market strategy and workforce across the region. He will report to...
View ArticleInternetQ rises on upbeat FY performance
Mobile marketing and entertainment software provider InternetQ rose almost 10% this morning after issuing an upbeat FY13 year end update. Revenues for the year to 31 December, are expected to be up...
View ArticleK3 moving the right way
K3 Business Technology Group (K3) has released a brief in line trading update for H1, that points to a return to growth due to improvement in the performance of the Microsoft UK division and the...
View ArticleMoPowered maintaining momentum
MoPowered, which listed on AIM in December last year, raising £4m in the process (see here) has today published a pre-close trading update for the year to December 2013. MoPowered's SaaS platform...
View ArticleMore FS Outsourcing - key theme in 2014
In our recent “Race for Change” predictions report (available for subscribers here), we highlighted the need for Financial Services companies to rely more upon third-party vendors as they try and cope...
View ArticleResounding progress at Eckoh
Today’s trading update at AIM-listed Eckoh re-emphasised the progress made in the six months to September and shown in the doubling of its shares in 2013, (TechMarketView reports on share price...
View ArticleCorero battles on
AIM-listed network security provider, Corero Network Security (CNS), continues to battle on following the sale of the profitable part of the erstwhile group, Corero Business Systems (CBS), to Civica...
View ArticleNetcall comfortably on track
After a strong FY13 (see here), customer engagement software player Netcall is now on track to ‘comfortably’ meet expectations for the first half of FY14. Management said the business has seen strong...
View ArticlePromethean playing a waiting game
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything like “we expect to deliver results above market expectations” from interactive learning technology provider, Promethean World. But that is its...
View ArticleSAP prioritising cloud growth over margins
The release of SAP’s Q4 and FY13 results (to December 31 2013) show no changes from the prelims, which we covered in detail here. The highlights continue to be growth around HANA and cloud...
View ArticleSDL rebuilt?
SDL, who styles itself a supplier of customer experience management solutions, will be happy to close the door on FY13, a period that saw everything from revenue and profit warnings to litigation...
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