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Business advocates criticise immigration cap

 21 September 2010

Some fear that the limit on migrant workers from outside the EU will exacerbate technology skills shortage, damaging economy

Government asserts new approach to IT procurement

 14 September 2010

Service providers Atos Origin and Capgemini are the first suppliers to sign up to UK government's new "single customer" approach to buying IT

US state bans IT offshoring

 08 September 2010

Governor of Ohio says outsourcing "undermines" state's economic development in move that could further harm US-India trade relations

Royal Bank of Scotland to cut 1,000 IT jobs

 03 September 2010

State-owned bank announces UK IT job cuts as it closes down branches and support centres

Virginia’s IT services provider apologises for outage

 03 September 2010

Northrop Grumman “deeply regrets” storage fault and back-up failure that took down numerous public services in US state

Capgemini buys into Brazil's IT services market

 02 September 2010

European IT services provider acquires majority stake in Brazil’s largest outsourcer

‘Unprecedented’ storage failure disrupts US state

 31 August 2010

‘One-in-a-billion’ SAN glitch followed by redundant system failure affects a third of Virginia's government agencies

HP is paid £7m to create 700 UK jobs 

 26 August 2010

Scottish government subsidises Hewlett-Packard £10,000 for each job created at Renfrewshire unit, where it axed 700 roles last year

Fujitsu’s ex-CEO sues over ouster

 24 August 2010

Kuniaki Nozoe says Fujitsu directors forced him to stay in hospital to support their claims that he was ill, later revealed to be false

US visa hike ‘against WTO rules’ says Indian govt

 17 August 2010

India warns that rise in business visa fees may be against World Trade Organisation’s international labour guidelines

Infosys “distressed” by US senator’s ‘chop shop’ jibe

 10 August 2010

Indian outsourcer ‘distressed’ by Charles Schumer’s condemnation of the company during debate on visa fees

Britain is “open to outsourcing”, Cameron tells India

 28 July 2010

Prime minister says Britain is “open and progressive” when it comes to outsourcing after Indian businesses express immigration cap concerns

Royal Mail turns to Capgemini to integrate the cloud 

 27 July 2010

Six-year deal sees IT outsourcer act as ‘services integrator’ for third-party cloud providers  

Government IT spending revealed

 23 July 2010

Central government departments and English local authorities spent a combined £7.6 billion on ICT in 2009, new data shows

Wipro grows headcount faster, revenue slower than rivals TCS and Infosys

 23 July 2010

Indian IT outsourcing providers still recovering from downturn, latest financial figures show

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