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TechMarketView Research Round-up
There’s no prizes for guessing the big story last week – nor for who was the most quoted commentator in the media! TechMarketView chairman, Richard, Holway, was in huge demand for his sage opinion on...
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Phoenix yet to show benefits of change
Phoenix IT Group has announced full year results that confirm a challenging year dominated by a major reorganisation under new leadership and persistently tough market conditions. It’s also getting a...
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First Derivatives marching through transition
2011 was a year of change for First Derivatives as it continued to shift its business model from license sales to an ‘as a service’ and transaction-based recurring model. It was not expected to...
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Logica to tap in to Tapiola Group
In a sparsely worded release just issued, Logica has announced what appears to be a proposed joint venture with Tapiola Data, the (assumed) IT arm of Finnish financial services business, Tapiola...
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Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in the UK
I was really heartened to read about the Startup Loan Scheme announced today by Lord Young. This will provide loans of c£82m to young people (16-24 years of age) to setup their own businesses. Loans...
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IDOX looking up following recent M&A
Diversification through a slew of acquisitions (see Idox further diversifies) is beginning to pay dividends for rebadged software and services provider IDOX. The UK local government and increasingly...
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Mouchel appoints BT exec as Business Services MD
Mouchel is attempting to salvage its business services BPO division with the appointment of former BT exec Craig Apsey as its new MD, effective from 11 June. Apsey has a long track record at BT where...
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Finland is the country for Logica
Logica seems to have taken to heart the lyrics from the memorable Fisch Schlapping Dance from Monty Python’s Spamalot: “Finland, Finland, Finland. That’s the country for me!” Just yesterday they...
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FFastFill investing for growth
Sound performance is not the most ringing endorsement of a company but there are worse positions to be in. For derivatives software and services provider FFastFill ‘sound’ is actually a good place to...
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iomart confirms year of impressive performance
Managed hosting provider iomart has confirmed a year of strong growth in revenues and profits. This Scottish company increasingly stands out as one of the leading players in the fragmented mid-market...
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Parity buys into its digital dream
Having declared their intent to boldly turn ITSA (IT staff agency) Parity into a digital media consultancy (see Parity shoots for the (digital media) stars), top team Philip Swinstead and Paul Davies...
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EDP paddles on
EDP, the long established provider of software and services to the UK wholesale distribution industry is still paddling away and managed a creditable 5% increase in revenue (to £2.9m) for the six...
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Digital Barriers marks 'defining year'
As it enters its third year, there’s a sense that AIM-listed ‘buy-and-build’ firm Digital Barriers has reached an inflexion point. Over the last two years it has made 12 acquisitions, all of which...
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More on iomart's full-year results
As promised, we have posted further comments on the results of mid-market managed services provider iomart, following a discussion with CEO Angus MacSween and FD Richard Logan. The piece - iomart...
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$25b wiped off Facebook valuation since IPO
Facebook continues to make the news for all the wrong reasons. Last night Facebook share price dropped below $30. At $28.84, that’s a 24% fall since the IPO; wiping some $25b off Facebook’s value. In...
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SQS: margins, managed services and manufacturing
There is scant detail in the pre-AGM trading update from software testing and quality management services provider SQS but the highly strategic managed services portion of the business is doing what...
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RIM’s profits rammed again
Though no longer giving formal earnings ‘guidance’, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins issued a rather downbeat update on the company’s prospects, predicting a second consecutive quarterly loss when the Q1...
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Infosys BPO COO resigns
Infosys BPO, the business process services (BPS) subsidiary of Indian tier one Infosys, has confirmed Indian press reports that COO Ritesh Idnani has resigned and is moving to pastures new on 31...
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GB Group's 'siginifcant' year
Identity management specialists GB Group have had ‘a year of significant achievement’, to quote Chairman David Rasche. In the twelve months to 31 March, GB Group has made three acquisitions (most...
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Capita acquires again, in patient management software
Capita’s prolific buying habits show no signs of slowing down. Having announced two acquisitions last week alone (see here and work back), the BPS market leader has now acquired Basingstoke-based...
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