The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun installing millions of sensors on just about anything that costs more than $50. The technology will be used to track medical equipment, supplies, specimens and implants -- and ...
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HP has received overtures for enterprise search firm Autonomy and IT and equipment provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS), sources familiar with the discussions have revealed. The Wall Street Journal reported that the expressions of ...
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HP is to axe staff from its Autonomy business in a shake-up that will also see the company take on 50 new engineers. In an email published by AllThingsD, Robert Youngjohns (pictured), who took over as Autonomy CEO from Mike Lynch in ...
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Computerworld - General Motors, which is insourcing the majority of its IT work, Friday said it is hiring 500 IT positions in Austin to staff a new "innovation center." The announcement is part of far-reaching GM plan to hire as many as ...
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David Whalan has Adapted to Changes in the IT Industry for More than 20 Years David Whalan, program manager of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services Australia, has been recognized by Worldwide Who's Who for showing dedication, leadership ...
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The PC market in Western Europe is changing, which could transform the way businesses procure PCs. The latest PC market share data from Gartner shows Acer grew 15.3% to become western Europe's second biggest PC supplier. Asus grew 42.3% ...
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The year 2012 will go down in history as the year when people voted with their wallets and decided that tablets are good enough for work. The success of tablets has driven people to bring their own devices to work. Supporting these ...
Tags: tablets, managed desktop estate, PC suppliers, desktop virtualisation, IT
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £17m five-year deal with HP for desktop IT break-fix services. "For the first time, the British Armed Forces can rely on a consistent and transparent level of support for IT assets in the ...
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Microsoft has bought multi-factor authentication specialist PhoneFactor with the goal of integrating the company's technology into its cloud services and on-premises applications. PhoneFactor, based in Overland Park, Kan., sells ...
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More mobile customers and increasing mobile data use pushed AT&T's revenue up slightly in the second quarter of 2012 and helped drive an 8.7% increase in net income. AT&T on Tuesday reported revenue of $31.6 billion, up 0.3% from the ...
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IBM has shown interest in acquiring the vital enterprise services business of struggling smartphone maker Research in Motion, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday. The report cites two unnamed sources, including one person who said ...
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Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that it would take an $8 billion charge in its third fiscal quarter owing to weakness in its enterprise services division. The writedown is technically for "the impairment of goodwill" associated with HP's ...
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HP has appointed Mike Nefkens as Executive Vice President of HP Enterprise Services, it announced today. Nefkens, who has held the title of EMEA GM for HP Enterprise Services for the last three years, will now be responsible for driving ...
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The Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) business process outsourcing (BPO) market could be worth US$9.5 billion in 2016, up from US$5.9 billion in 2011, according to a Gartner report. The study, Market Trends: How to Profit From BPO Services ...
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Microsoft has said it is increasing its investment in China as it looks to take advantage of the growing market. The company will invest in new hires, more research for local requirements, and an expansion to additional cities and ...
Tags: China, Chinese market, Growing market, Investment increase, Microsoft