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Infosys misses Q4 revenue target (update)
We have now heard management's reasons why Infosys missed its already downgraded Q4 revenue targets (see Infosys misses Q4 revenue target). They pointed to a ‘confluence of factors’ that had taken...
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SAP margins slip in Q1
The tone during the release of SAP’s prelim Q1 numbers did not match the euphoria of its Q4 and full year results (see here). Sales execution problems in North America impacted overall group...
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Aircom boosts network optimisation with Symena acquisition
We caught up with Alwyn Welch, CEO of UK-based, private equity-backed Aircom, following the company’s announcement last week of its acquisition of mobile network optimisation and tools provider,...
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Momentum gathers at Aveva
Engineering data and design IT systems provider Aveva gathered momentum in the second half of FY12 (to end March) and finished the year with a strong Q4. Given that management had previously warned...
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Smart Metering Systems trebles full year profit
Following its very positive full year update in February (see here) Smart Metering Systems (SMS), the gas meter asset management player, has hit the numbers with 16% yoy revenue growth to £16m, and...
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Contract suspension hits Sagentia
Shares in Sagentia are trading down around 10% this morning at 78p after the outsourced R&D consultancy warned revenue would be lower this year than last. Sagentia is suffering because a large...
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Google and Oracle head back to court
The long-running spat between Google and Oracle is in the news again this morning, with the two tech giants apparently heading back to court in San Francisco. The dispute - for those that have...
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Apple and Google slide
Given that Apple is the largest holding in my share portfolio, I have ‘noticed’ that it has declined 10% from $644 to $580 in the last four trading days. Google, too (which I have never held) was also...
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White brothers raise $150m
I’ve known Ben White for a long while. In 2008 he and his brother Jos sold MessageLabs to Symantec for £400m and went on to establish Notion Capital. You can read our many posts of their activities...
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Chris Chant to retire from Cabinet Office
At the end of last week, another high profile figure tasked with driving forwards the UK Government IT strategy announced his departure from the Cabinet Office. Chris Chant, G-Cloud Programme Director,...
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NetDimensions ends difficult year on strong footing
NetDimensions, the AIM-listed, but increasingly international in focus, training systems supplier, delivered a strong performance in FY11. Revenue for the twelve months ended 31 December grew 48% to...
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SDL: Alterian integration on track
This morning sees a muted yet positive update from “Global Information Management solutions” provider, SDL. In essence, it still sees some uncertainty in the economy, but demand for its content...
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NCC: retaining skills and growing the business
Security, escrow and testing player NCC Group has released a positive update for the four months to end March 2012 (i.e. months 7 to 10 of its FY12, which ends in May). The healthy growth is not...
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Imaginatik makes progress in FY12
Imaginatik, the tiny AIM-listed innovation software and services venture, continues to battle on. Revenues in the year to 31 March 2012 are expected to be 20% up on the previous year at around £3.4m...
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BT and Capgemini ink £100m NHS 24 contracts
NHS Scotland has confirmed that BT and Capgemini have been awarded contracts for its NHS 24 health advice service (similar to NHS Direct in England) worth £100m in total over 10 years. Capgemini was...
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TechMarketView launches InfrastructureViews with new perspectives on BYOT
TechMarketView is proud to launch the fourth in our series of specialist research programmes, further expanding our in-depth coverage of the UK SITS (software and IT/BP services) scene. Like our...
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Yahoo sues Facebook
Embattled internet search giant Yahoo is taking legal action against its big new rival Facebook, claiming infringement of ten patents that it sees has given the social media giant a foot up in the...
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Computacenter: the cost of services growth
This morning’s interim statement from Computacenter outlines strong headline growth in the first three months of 2012. But the company is also highlighting the margin impact of that growth. Shares are...
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Amor puts in a strong performance
Scotland’s Amor Group is celebrating a fourth consecutive year of strong growth. The self-styled ‘international business technology company’ saw revenues increase by 32% in FY11 to £45m and staff...
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Promethean: from bad to worse
It’s no surprise that investors have sent Promethean’s share price tumbling by 16.7% to 61p morning trading. Since the year end, things appear to have gone from bad to worse for the provider of...
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