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Fujitsu wins giant DWP desktop contract
16 February 2010The “single biggest desktop and thin client outsource deal in the UK” goes to strike-hit IT services supplier
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 2010Downturn continues to punish Big Blue, but new services signings point to strong year ahead
IBM adds 5,000 new jobs in India
11 January 2010IT and outsourcing giant announces plans to expand Indian BPO centres, having significantly cut US and European workforce in 2009
Proposed immigration system "illegal" under EU rules
21 December 2009Home Office select committee deems government's electronic borders scheme illegal under EU rules protecting freedom of movement
Accenture plans to increase headcount by 25% in 2010
21 December 2009Consulting and IT services firm bullish for coming year, despite 11% revenue decline in latest quarter
Cadbury cuts IT spend to fend off hostile takeover
16 December 2009Confectioner pledges to reduce £70m IT support budget as it attempts to dodge acquisition bid from US giant Kraft
Fujitsu staff set strike dates as HP avoids action
14 December 2009Employees at Fujitsu UK announce industrial action over redundancies and pay freeze, just as Hewlett-Packard dodges planned strikes
Microsoft to boost health IT offering with Sentillion buy
11 December 2009Acquisition will help software giant capitalise on President Obama's heathcare record digitisation plan
BP outsources telecommunications
04 December 2009Energy giant hands telephony contracts to T-Systems and Siemens in multi-million pound, five-year deal
Outsourcing freeze appears to be thawing
30 November 2009A brace of recent deals from the likes of Zurich and Equitable Life suggest the recent hiatus on outsourcing activity is drawing to a close
Satyam fraud worse than first thought
26 November 2009New charges bring total value of fraud by Indian outsourcer, now known as Mahindra Satyam, to over $2.8 billion
Congestion charge system crashes in IBM handover
05 November 2009Online payments for London’s traffic control scheme were disrupted for nine hours this week as control of the system moved from Capita to IBM
The return of big deals
20 October 2009After a protracted cold patch, IT sector acquisition activity intensified in September 2009 and billion-dollar deals were back on the menu
Union moots industrial action over Fujitsu pension cut
08 October 2009Unite ballots members over possible strike action to protest Fujitsu Services plan that it says will cut staff pensions by 20%
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