Cornwall County Council has voted in support of an IT outsourcing and telehealth partnership with BT after rejecting a controversial plan to privatise a much broader range of council services. After councillors threw out their executive's ...
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IT departments must be prepared to renegotiate IT support and invest in mobile device management (MDM) to support staff using their own devices at work. A survey of 3,796 consumers across 17 different countries by analyst Ovum has found ...
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"Indian providers have had to deal with these contingencies-international telecom cables being sliced, large union strikes that impact workers-so they are generally more prepared to deal with [them]," says Steve Hall, partner with ...
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Mid-sized companies are increasing their outsourcing at a faster rate than large enterprises, and using a more diverse range of suppliers in doing so. Research of the Forbes G2000 from Information Services Group (ISG) revealed a 124% ...
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O2 is synonymous with mobile, be it as the lucky operator who secured the iPhone exclusive when Apple's handset came to our shores or as the quiet network which was not angry but 'disappointed' with Ofcom's recent 4G rulings. However, the ...
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Outsourcing services giant Accenture has launched an apprenticeship programme in Newcastle, offering 40 places on the three-year programme over the next 12 months. The first 20 apprentices will start in February 2013, with another 20 ...
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For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2012 (to end-June), optical communications and laser component, module and subsystem maker Oclaro Inc of San Jose, CA, USA has reported a second consecutive quarter of growth as it continues to recover from ...
Councillors in Barnet will continue to scrutinise a 1bn outsourcing programme, despite the council leader surviving a confidence vote over the issue. The council's leader, Conservative Richard Cornelius, had the support of 32 councillors, ...
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CORK, IRELAND, October 01, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Companies have found that outsourcing certain services, such as sales and marketing, to companies like Le Tigre Enterprises is a valuable way to reduce costs, increase their customer ...
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Cloud computing is all about cutting costs, but some organisations that are going down that road are reporting increased cost instead. How is this possible? According to Marc Noble, director of government affairs for (ISC)2, he knows of ...
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Somerset County Council's troubled outsourcing contract with Southwest One has stalled the authority's programme of cost cuts, according to a Conservative member of its cabinet. Southwest One, a shared services venture with IBM in which ...
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A new third-party logistics study highlights supply chain disruptions such as weather, pandemic and energy costs, as well as top strategies for mitigating supply chain risk. These results are part of the 17th Annual Third Party Logistics ...
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a deal with IBM to provide greater insight into the management of its £22.5bn property portfolio. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), the body responsible for managing the MoD's ...
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CSC has stemmed losses in its 10-year outsourcing deal with Royal Mail through a combination of job cuts, tax breaks and relief payments, according to an analysis of eight years of published accounts for the venture. The supplier signed ...
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The 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo drew industry leaders from across the country and around the world to the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for three days of sustainable energy discussion. Although the green ...
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