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FiReControl failure blamed on government client
All the talk this morning is of ‘yet another public sector IT disaster’ as the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) publishes its report into the aborted FiReControl project. To paraphrase the report, the...
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HP and Apotheker
We don’t normal deal in rumour, but the stories about the HP board discussing removing its CEO, Leo Apotheker are all over the ‘serious press’ this morning. See FT HP rises over talk about Apotheker...
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Micro Focus revenues ahead of expectations
Revenue and adjusted EDITDA are tracking ahead of no-longer-for-sale Micro Focus’s own expectations according to executive chairman Kevin Loosemore. This was the theme of its August trading statement...
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Hallelujah! Sage finally purges ill health!
They should declare it a public holiday in Newcastle. There should be dancing in the streets. Banners should be unfurled. Deep joy. It’s taken just over five years, but Sage has finally admitted what...
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Access Intelligence cuts loose Cobent vendors
Admitting that the performance of acquired of compliance training firm, Cobent, was a “disappointment”, Access Intelligence, the buy-and-build portfolio of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) SaaS...
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Diversification puts Zoo back on target.
Having raised funds and restructured loans in order to give itself the scope to adjust following the close of a tough year (see Zoo to raise £1.7m following FY slide), UK-based media production company...
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Invu battles on
Well, they certainly got their H1 results out quicker than their full year (which we only reported on in June! – see Invu heading in the right direction). Tiny UK-based document management software...
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Altitude dizzy with enthusiasm
We’ve never written about Altitude Group before, because previously most of its business sat outside our SITS space. However, despite now being a much tinier business (having sold its £16m turnover...
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Government 'to scrap' NPfIT
The Government is expected to announce the final nail in the coffin for the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT) today. Leaked reports suggest Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will say it is to...
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UK public sector SITS: musical chairs
We’ve noticed a lot of moving around in of UK public sector ‘bods’ at the SITS companies over the last few weeks/months. It would be easy to lose track of who is where. Some of the recent ‘musical...
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Digital Barriers: Partnerships with SIs will help build scale
It’s been nearly two years since ex-Detica management, Tom Black (Executive Chairman), Colin Evans (Group Managing Director) and Zak Doffman (Business Development Director) signed on the dotted line to...
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NPfIT: What does 'accelerated dismantling' really mean?
Despite the political fanfare, it’s now clear that today’s announcement from the Department of Health on the ‘acceleration of the dismantling’ of the National Programme for IT in the NHS (NPfIT)...
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They came to bury Leo, not to praise him
Investors and analysts kept a surprisingly respectful tone while they gently held (now) HP executive chairman, Ray Lane’s and (now) president & CEO, Meg Whitman’s feet to the fire on last night’s...
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Capita buys Police HR software from ACS
There’s no stopping Capita’s acquisition spree right now. However, following recent big deals for Vertex private sector earlier this week (see Where next for Vertex after Capita disposal?), and Ventura...
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UK BPS supplier landscape: new challengers and opportunities
The UK business process services (BPS) market is dominated by a number of providers such as Capita, Xchanging, HP, Equiniti Group, Accenture, BT and Serco, who have earned their revenue predominantly...
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Higgins to work his magic in Europe
Industry association Intellect director general, John Higgins CBE, is packing his bags for Brussels at the end of the year to head up DIGITALEUROPE, “the pre-eminent advocacy group of the European...
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Telecity extends its ‘grid’ in Manchester
Telecity CEO, Mike Tobin (he of the pop-up cartoon business cards – no, seriously!), has gone shopping again, picking up Manchester-based co-lo player, UK Grid for £11.7m cash. Previously, Telecity...
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Facebook expands its reach, enfolds its users
Mark Zuckerberg and his team revealed dramatic changes to Facebook at its f8 conference, altering the profile page so it becomes a timeline of your life, and opening up the Facebook platform to new...
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K3 benefits from apps, IP and managed services trio
We had a session with K3 Business Technology’s chief executive Andy Makeham after the announcement of the full year results (see K3 managed services soars but UK performance falls) and emerged with a...
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