Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), an insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has acquired Alabama-based Whitehaven Insurance Group for an undisclosed amount. AJG chairman, president and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher said, "Their ...
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Citigroup is cutting 11,000 jobs,many in IT,as part of a restructuring announced Wednesday. The job cuts are part of a plan to save about$900 million through a variety of actions,including"increasing standardization and the use of ...
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Argex Titanium Inc. is pleased to announce that it has engaged Genivar Inc., a Canadian engineering services firm and one of the world’s leading professional services organizations, to conduct a feasibility study to establish the ...
ProSight Specialty Insurance has hired Mark Popolano as its Chief Information Officer, as part of its strategy to continue hiring elite industry leadership. With experience in property and casualty insurance, Popolano had held service ...
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Irish IT Consulting and Managed Services firm Version 1 has entered into a strategic partnership with TIA Technology, to offer services to Ireland's insurance and financial market. The partnership is expected to deliver complete ...
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There is a difference in the way U.S.and Indian IT firms report their headcounts,and it tells a lot about globalization. Indian firms diligently report hiring quarter-to-quarter.It's a key metric and a source of pride.Among those ...
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PICO Holdings has sold its two insurance company subsidiaries,Ohio-based Physicians Insurance Company and Citation Insurance Company to White Mountains Solutions Holding Company(White Mountains Solutions). The transaction resulted in ...
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The number of global IT services deals with a cloud computing element have tripled since 2010,according to research from IT outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group(ISG). ISG used its TPI index to analyse IT outsourcing deals ...
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BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As building owners and managers seek ways to make their facilities more energy efficient, thereby lowering the costs of heating and cooling, the use of smart glass - which has properties that can be varied ...
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IT services firm Logica, part of the CGI group, has been selected as the supplier of managed payroll services to the Department of Health's Arms Length Bodies. Combined, the organisations employ a total of 30,000 people and include the ...
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As General Motors brings its heavily outsourced IT environment in-house, we examine whether the decision is likely to trigger other companies into similar transitions or whether it will be a one-off. General Motors (GM) announced earlier ...
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Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8 ahead of the commercial release of its operating system (OS) and Surface tablet worldwide on Friday. The new OS has been designed for use on desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones ...
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IDG News Service-Security researcher Zoltan Balazs has developed a remote-controlled piece of malware that functions as a browser extension and is capable of modifying Web pages,downloading and executing files,hijacking accounts,bypassing ...
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Businesses are opening themselves up to security threats by failing to manage bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programmes properly. According to a study of 4,000 workers, carried out by Ovum, 80% of corporate BYOD schemes are "inadequately ...
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Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority has upgraded its storage infrastructure to support a web-based core database application. Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority (SCPHA) replaced its legacy information management system with a ...