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HP's software mission
The software division was one of a few bright spots among HP’s rather dismal Q4 results this week but as it is only a slither (c3%) of HP’s overall business it could not touch the sides of downturns in...
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Groupon slumps lower than IPO price
Just a quick note to update you on my last Groupon post. See -.Closing the loop on Groupon. Last night Groupon shares dived again to close at $16.96 ie under their $20 IPO [rice. Remember they had...
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ESASViews Launches
Following the outstanding success of PublicSectorViews (PSV) and BusinessProcessViews (BPV), TechMarketView is proud to launch the third in our series of specialist research programmes, further...
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Iomart adds more tartan to the mix with EQSN
Acquisitive, AIM-listed hosting play, Iomart, has added another splash of tartan to the mix, with the acquisition of Glasgow-based, privately held hosting firm, EQSN, its 9th acqusition to date. Iomart...
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New Tata chairman is – well, not a Tata!
For only the second time in its rich, 150+ year history, India-headquartered, but internationally spread industrial conglomerate, Tata Sons is to have a chairman not from the revered Tata family blood...
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Netcall: private sector, cross sell progress but not the degree
When we last took a view on Netcall (see Netcall starts dialing some right numbers), we said that the buy and build contact management company needed to build on its cross sell opportunities and boost...
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Charteris charts sliding revenues
One statement sums it all up: “Our desired state is stable profitable growth... the goal remains to be achieved”. Revenues at business and IT consultancy, Charteris, continued to slide in FY11 (to end...
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Harvey Nash on track in year-end run-up
It looks like the good run that multi-faceted recruitment firm, Harvey Nash, experienced in first half (see Another fine half for Harvey Nash) is set to play out for the rest of the year. Revenues for...
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The Youth Contract
Any regular HotViews reader will know of my ‘passion’ for creating entry-level jobs for young people in the UK. See my most recent post Young Unemployed People. Of course, I want more IT entry-level...
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Tribal promotes COO to top job
Tribal Group, the now streamlined education, learning and training supplier, has appointed COO Keith Evans as its new CEO. Evans joined Tribal in October 2009 as group commercial director, having moved...
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The latest from TechMarketView
This autumn has been a busy one for TechMarketView culminating in the launch of ESASViews, a specialist research programme focused on the UK Enterprise Software and Application Services marketplace....
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Methods surviving the madness
It’s one of the great survivors of the UK IT scene (see Two Blasts from the Past) but has not escaped the market madness unscathed. Privately held, public sector focused consultancy, Methods Consulting...
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1Spatial joins ‘Dearly Departed’ – pending resurrection
Now concentrate. Technically, AIM-listed spatial data management play, 1Spatial, was acquired by AIM-listed, buy-and-build-and-sell merchant, Avisen – only it sort of wasn’t (see Avisen, 1Spatial –...
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Sanderson hits the mark in full year
Following its positive update earlier this month (see here), multi-channel retail and manufacturing software player, Sanderson has indeed hit the numbers for the year. Although revenue was down 2% to...
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Patsystems receives bid approach, warns again
Embattled derivatives-trading software company, Patsystems, saw its shares rocket 33% as it announced a cash approach by largest shareholder ION Trading (ION), an international electronic trading and...
View ArticlePhoenix IT: tough outlook prompts reorganisation
This morning Phoenix IT has unveiled interim results and a second half outlook which undoubtedly reflect the tough conditions in its markets. Meanwhile, the IT infrastructure firm is announcing a...
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Offshore suppliers up the stakes in platform-based BPS
TCS/Diligenta’s recent £1.4bn business process services (BPS) win at Friends Life has sharply underscored how important the ‘platform’ has become in winning new UK life and pensions (L&P) BPS...
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Coding in the Classroom
Really good to see the ‘popular’ media actually talking about ICT education in schools and, indeed, the real need for our young people to get a passion for creating software. Alex Hope, who co-authored...
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More on Phoenix IT interims and reorganisation
Yesterday's first half results and outlook from Phoenix IT underlined some of the challenges the business faces. HotViewsExtra subscribers can now find further comment on the results and on CEO David...
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Clearswift changes hands
Clearswift, the Berkshire-headquartered (but very much international in scope) email and web security products firm, has new owners, in the guise of London-based private equity player, Lyceum Capital....
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