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Fujitsu innovates to save large sums for UK Government
In March, we reported (in Fujitsu’s UK Government business: beyond the doom and gloom) that Fujitsu had taken forward one of its ‘Maude Moment’ innovation ideas and had developed (with partner...
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iomart confirms strong first half
AIM-listed hoster iomart confirmed strong growth in its interim results today. With profitability also going in the right direction, this mid-market hosting firm seems to have found a successful...
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Bango's H1 shows potential
When we last wrote about Bango in June 2010 we concluded it was in the right place at the right time (see HotViews archive). We still think the AIM-listed mobile web payments and analytics specialist...
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Calling all ‘Little British Battlers’!
Are you the CEO of a small, UK-owned software or IT services company punching above its weight? Are you battling to carve out your fair share of the local or overseas market? Then TechMarketView not...
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Little cheer from Chancellor's Autumn Statement
The detail of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement is rather less important to our industry than the pretty massive reductions in forecast GDP. Down to 0.9% this year (was 1.7%) and just 0.7% in 2012 (was...
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Clearswift update
In my post yesterday (see Clearswift changes hands) I referred to its company accounts showing a near-£2m net loss, as indeed was the case for Clearswift Ltd. However, I was subsequently informed that...
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It’s all a matter of perspective
The UK is of course not the only country whose economy is hurting. India recorded GDP growth of ‘just’ 6.9% in the September quarter, its third conseuqtive quarter below 8%. Manufacturing grew by 2.7%...
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Tax credit pushes tenacious Triad back to black
It’s been so very tough for IT staffing firm, software product hopeful, and long-ago ex-Holway Boring Award winner, Triad (see Public sector spending cuts hurt Triad), but there is a glimmer of hope in...
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Mouchel's 'annus horribilis'
There’s no hiding from it, Mouchel’s full year results were, as expected, pretty terrible. Revenue for the year ended 31 July fell 13% to £551.4m, and pre-tax losses more than trebled to £64.8m. The...
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Alterian: 87th day of 100-day transformation programme
There’s no doubting that it’s an interesting time for UK marketing software company, Alterian. Back in July it appointed a new top team – see Alterian ‘sorts’ new top team – of Heath Davies as CEO and...
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Sage juggernaut on the move
Sage Group is on its feet and moving forward and not just in terms of its financials. Listening to CEO Guy Berruyer discussing the full year 2011 results there was a sense that some serious and...
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Mphasis in decline as HP retrenches spend
Mphasis is facing a tough time as parent company, and largest customer, HP cuts back its spend. In the fourth quarter ended 31 October, Mphasis’ net revenue fell 2.3% to Rs. 13.1bn (£159m), operating...
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Claesson looks to K3 for hosting panacea
Just over a year ago we noted that the acquisition of Hampshire-based, Panacea by AIM-listed, mid-market ERP firm, K3 Business Technology Group (see K3 seeks Panacea for hosting relief) was more to do...
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Kofax in mobile tie-up
Image and data capture specialist Kofax has announced an OEM agreement and minority stake in Massachusetts-based mobile apps firm MobiFlex Inc. The deal sees UK-listed but US-centric Kofax putting...
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Intercede: 'rest of world' the saving grace
Your take on the H1 results (to end September 2011) of identity & credential management software provider, Intercede, will depend on whether you tend to be ‘glass half full’ or ‘glass half empty’....
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Vodafone swims close to IT services with Bluefish
Vodafone has this morning announced the acquisition of Bluefish Communications Ltd, a fast-growing Reading-based consulting firm. Terms of the deal are not disclosed, but naturally we’re talking...
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Anite soaring on wireless thermals
Anite was determined not to be behind the curve when the market moved to 4G and looking at its performance (see the HotViews archive here), that determination has paid off with H1 revenue up an...
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More on iomart results and strategy
AIM-listed iomart delivered a strong set of interim results on Tuesday. As promised, and following discussions with management, we can now bring HotViewsExtra subscribers further comment on the numbers...
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Shares Indices in November 11
You really do need nerves of steel to cope with the markets this year. Only two weeks ago I wrote Volatility. At that point the FTSE UK SCS Index was down 7.5% on the month. Just two weeks on and yet...
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Cassis offer for Parseq unconditional – sweeps board
It looks like CEO Ram Cassis’ MBO bid for Parseq, the AIM-listed amalgamation of Intelligent Environments and Documetric (see here), is on the home straight. The offer has now gone unconditional and...
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