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Ubisense raises funds prior to IPO
Cambridge-based ‘real-time locations solutions’ company, Ubisense, has completed its pre-IPO fund raising and will list on AIM on 22nd June (see Ubisense to be first ‘real’ UK SITS IPO for over a...
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Sugar unleashes storm of protest
My article on Friday – In praise of engineers – created a storm of comment. All were highly critical of Sugar. “So out of touch with reality” or “Your piece today was the first I have ever forwarded to...
View ArticleIndustryViews M&A Q1 2011 Review
Our regular short review of the recent quarter’s UK software and IT services M&A activity is now available for download by TechMarketView Foundation Service clients here.
View ArticleSounds of Bubbles bursting...
If you put ‘Pandora’ into Google News you will get many stories with the words ‘bubble’ and ‘bursting’ in the title. That’s because Pandora (it’s basically an internet radio station) did its IPO last...
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TechMarketView Round-up
TechMarketView continues to go from strength to strength. Last week we were delighted to welcome the latest addition to the team. Angela Eager joins us as the Research Director leading our Enterprise...
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Digital Barriers acquires Zimiti
Digital Barriers has made another bolt-on acquisition in the physical side of the security market. The ‘buy-and-build’ homeland security market specialist run by ex-Detica CEO Tom Black is acquiring...
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Cable & Wireless in talks to exit international businesses
It could soon be all change for telecoms group Cable & Wireless Worldwide. According to the FT (see here), C&W is in discussions to sell off its remaining international businesses to Pacnet, a...
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Oracle seeking up to $6.1b from Google in Java lawsuit
Last August Oracle launched a lawsuit against Google, claiming that the Android mobile operating system violated Java patents and copyrights. As is common where legal battles between top tier...
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Capita takes on support services for DVLA
Capita’s attempts to generate organic growth is forcing the UK BPS market leader into new geographic territories (as we have seen in Capita expands in EMEA through Zurich). It is now also expanding its...
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Could 'Capacity GRID' help change Liberata's fortunes?
When we published our Local Government Supplier Landscape report in February, we commented that BPO provider, Liberata, had developed a virtual delivery model for shared services aimed at allowing...
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Misys declares bid interest
With Misys confirming that it has received a preliminary approach regarding a potential bid for the company, the question is: who is the interested party? Having sold off its joint venture Allscripts...
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InterQuest buys IT staffing agency
AIM-listed IT recruitment company InterQuest Group has made its first purchase since 2007 (see InterQuest back on the M&A trail), acquiring London-based Contract Connections Limited (CCL), a...
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UK SITS Rankings 2011
If you are a subscriber to TechMarketView’s Foundation Service, you can download our latest UK SITS Ranking report today. Based on company performance during 2010, we rank the Top 60 UK software and IT...
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Nokia outsources Symbian to Accenture
Nokia and Accenture have finalised their outsourcing agreement whereby Accenture will take over Symbian development and support services. Approximately 2,800 Nokia employees from China, Finland, India,...
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Ubisense gets off to fine start on AIM
Cambridge-based ‘real-time locations solutions’ company, Ubisense, has got off to a great start on its maiden day on the AIM market, with its shares rising 18% to 212 pence, in early trading from its...
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A lesson from down under
My Australian daughter is currently distraught. Her Perth-based business hosted its website on Distribute.IT. Last week their servers were hacked. Since then, not only 'no website' but 'no emails'...
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UK CIO for Health resigns
Christine Connelly, CIO for Health, has resigned and will be leaving the Department of Health at the end of the month. Despite a “fascinating and challenging time” at the DoH she has decided now is the...
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PND: a long time coming
Today, Logica has announced that the Police National Database (PND) has been launched nationally. It’s been a long time coming. The origins of the PND can be traced back to the Soham Murders of 2002....
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Micro Focus: flat revenues, discussions on going
Development tools software firm Micro Focus, which parted company with its CEO Nigel Clifford in April (see Clifford departs Micro Focus), has posted preliminary results for the year to 30 April,...
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Fidelity National Information Services makes approach to Misys
Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has confirmed it has approached Misys regarding a possible cash offer for the company (see here). Over the past several weeks there has been media...
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