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A mixed blessing for IT outsourcers
Effective IT Report 2010 – The recession intensified demand for cost-cutting measures, but the associated uncertainty curtailed long-term IT outsourcing deals. However, that may be about to change
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IT Services Industry News and Analysis
Insight and latest news on the IT services industry, with company analysis on computer hardware and software support, IT consultancy, telecoms and business systems firms. Suppliers and IT services providers directory, white papers, case studies and special investigative features.
News
EDS misrepresentation ruling ‘a wake-up call’ for vendors
27 January 2010High Court ruling in favour of BSkyB will encourage vendors to tighten procedures on selling and contracts, legal expert claims
- IBM revenues stall as big deals falter 20 January 2010
- IBM adds 5,000 new jobs in India 11 January 2010
- Proposed immigration system "illegal" under EU rules 21 December 2009
IT Case Studies
Scottish Water's fluid IT outsourcing
19 May 2009Scottish Water expects to save at least £1 million a year with its three-vendor global IT outsourcing program
- The Guardian moves office into the cloud 16 March 2009
- Swiss Post to open Zurich’s mail 16 March 2009
- Liquid innovation at Scottish Water 16 June 2008
Perspectives & Trends
A mixed blessing for IT outsourcers
14 January 2010Effective IT Report 2010 – The recession intensified demand for cost-cutting measures, but the associated uncertainty curtailed long-term IT outsourcing deals. However, that may be about to change
- Firms fail to measure outsourcing impact 10 December 2009
- A slight return for outsourcing 18 November 2009
- One in four BPO providers will cease to exist by 2012 21 October 2009
Company Analysis
Atos Origin waxes green and cloudy in innovation thrust
18 January 2010As the IT services industry reshapes, French supplier Atos Origin sets out its stall with cloud computing and green IT offerings
- Amazon Web Services put to the enterprise test 10 December 2009
- SAP's customer connection
10 December 2009 - Questionable profits 19 November 2009
Features
Developing nations
13 August 2009Inspired by the example of India and China, countries across the globe are now vying to become offshore IT and business process outsourcing destinations
- South Africa's offshore appeal 13 February 2009
- Function point analytics 19 September 2008
- Cultural dimensions in offshore outsourcing 6 August 2008
| Company | Period | Revenue ($m) | Rev Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACI International Inc | 2Q09 | $672.5 | 16% |
| Capgemini SA* | 2H08 | $4,306.0 | 1% |
| Capita Group Plc* | 2H08 | $2,341.6 | 16% |
| Ciber Inc | 4Q08 | $279.6 | -4% |
| Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp | 4Q08 | $753.0 | 26% |
| Computer Sciences Corp | 3Q09 | $3,952.4 | -5% |
* Figures converted to US dollars
More Financial Results in IT Services| Acquirer | Target | Price ($m) |
|---|---|---|
| Exigen | Taihoo Technologies | n/a |
| Kelway | Repton | n/a |
| Equiniti | ICS Computing | n/a |
| Advanced Business Systems | Business Systems Group | 15.5m |
| Tech Mahindra | Satyam | $314m |
| Atos Origin | Shanghai Covics | n/a |
Research
Business Applications Innovation Award
BravoSolution's e-procurement tool won the Information Age Innovation Award in the Business Applications Category
Security Innovation Award
Websense took the Information Age Innovation Award for the Security category for its integrated approach to web, email and data security
Data Centre Innovation Award
Digital Realty Trust won the Information Age Innovation Award in the Data Centre category for developing a set of standard for building sustainable data centres
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