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Changing of the guard at Atos UK
After a five year stint at the helm of the business, Atos UK & Ireland CEO, Keith Wilman, is stepping down at the end of the year (or rather, stepping up!) to assume the role of Chairman for Atos...
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SThree – more contractors overseas than in UK
I believe this marks a significant milestone for erstwhile UK-based ITSA (IT staff agency) but now international, multidiscipline recruitment firm, SThree. At the close of its 2011 financial year (27th...
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Capita wins key BBC renewal
Capita has secured one of its ‘must win’ BPO renewals for 2012 - its high profile TV licencing contract with the BBC. Capita is preferred partner to continue running the service from 1 July 2012 under...
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Alterian and SDL virtually a done deal
Being acquired wasn’t part of the plan for Alterian when it embarked on a necessary change programme (see Alterian: management overhaul and cost cutting), and subsequent business transformation...
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In praise of 'Boring' Sage
On Thursday Sage presented its full year results for FY11. As we said in Sage juggernaut on the move, the results were rather good. A term used many times over the last couple of decades to describe...
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Why Blinkx shares halved
In my review yesterday of Share Indices in Nov 11, I said I’ve been an investor in Blinkx since their IPO in May 2007 at 45p. After sinking to 11p, they had then become one of the best performers in...
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Latest OffshoreViews now available for download
In the latest edition of TechMarketView OffshoreViews, we return to the topic of consulting with an interview with Mike Hunter, Cognizant’s new VP and head of consulting for Europe. We also met up with...
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More Bubbles
The misery for Groupon just gets worse. See Groupon slumps lower than IPO price. Now to add to the cupcake debacle, Groupon is to be investigated by the Office for Fair Trading after breaking...
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Blackberry warns
It is a strange fact of life here at TechMarketView that the most viewed article of all time – with tens of thousands of hits - was Blackberry down written in October in the midst of that week when RIM...
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Logica and Qinetiq connect for 'smart metering' competiton
It's no secret that Logica is bidding for the 'Data Services' contract relating to the UK Government's 'smart metering' initiative. The Department for Energy & Climate Change (DECC) is running the...
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Michael Page warns on weakening economic outlook
Things are getting worse for recruitment firm, Michael Page. After last quarter’s downbeat trading update (see UK growth disappears at Michael Page), the company has now warned it will ‘miss’ on...
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SAP looks for SaaS success with SuccessFactors
SAP keeps reaching to the cloud but only manages to grasp at wisps. It hopes the planned acquisition of cloud and HR pure play SuccessFactors for $3.4bn cash/$40 per share and a 52% premium over the...
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2012 Regent Intellect Conference
Just to let you know that bookings are now open for the 2012 Regent Intellect Conference on Thurs 9th Feb 12 at the Lancaster London. Now in its 17th year, either TechMarketView’s Richard Holway or...
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'Re-opening' of NHS IT market benefits Ascribe
The now privately-held, UK-based healthcare software provider, Ascribe, is one of the beneficiaries of the re-opening of the English healthcare IT market on the slow demise of the National Programme...
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Innovation Group hits FY expectations
As expected following its upbeat statement in October, (see Innovation Group in line), UK-based insurance BPS provider The Innovation Group (TIG) has hit the numbers for FY11. Revenue for the year to...
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Mouchel appoints ‘turnaround specialist’ as chairman
Embattled Mouchel is to appoint ‘turnaround specialist’ David Shearer as its new chairman on 9 January, 2012. This will allow interim chair Sir Michael Lyons to step back into his role as senior...
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Kofax pays high price for strategic acquisition
Having missed its targets in its last financial year (see Kofax’s full year falls short), and having got off to a bad start in Q1 (see Kofax warns), document imaging company, Kofax, has paid a princely...
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Zoo on a financial yo-yo
The yo-yo situation at Zoo Digital, the UK HQ’d media production software company that made a brave break into the US market continues, with interim results showing an acceleration of the revenue...
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Dell pulls its “losing Streak” in the US
In yet another sign that the tablet market is becoming a two-horse race, Dell has stopped selling its Android-based Streak tablet in the US. A note on the company’s website reads: “Streak 7 is no...
View Article'Little British Battlers' day – more slots announced
We have had an absolutely overwhelming response to our invitation for ‘Little British Battlers’ to meet the TechMarketView team early next year (see Calling all ‘Little British Battlers’!). Indeed, we...
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