Outsourcing
- Dell sees profits plummet amid hardware freefall
Dell saw profits plummet by 73% to $226m (£149m), as its first quarter results revealed its hardware division's profits to be in freefall - Mahindra Satyam draws a line under turmoil
Mahindra Satyam has drawn a line under the turmoil caused when a former Satyam director admitted to misreporting the company’s results - IBM to support Thames Waters big data strategy
Thames Water has earmarked investments in big data analytics as part of its next five-year investment programme, with IBM contracted to support it. - CSC returns to profitability
Beleaguered software firm CSC has returned to profitability in its full year results, posting operating profits of $900m (£600m) compared with losses of $1.36bn for the previous year 2011-12. - CIO interview: Colin Rees, IT director, Dominos Pizza
The pizza delivery chain's IT director Colin Rees talks about its journey to cloud computing and the challenges of BYOD and IT consumerisation
Technology
- Mahindra Satyam draws a line under turmoil
Mahindra Satyam has drawn a line under the turmoil caused when a former Satyam director admitted to misreporting the company’s results - Sapphire 2013: Plattner, Sikka hail HANA growth beyond SAP
In-memory database platform HANA is growing beyond SAP, with 431 startups building on it, Hasso Plattner and Vishal Sikka said at Sapphire 2013 - BlackBerry Live 2013: ING Direct pilots BB10 devices and BES10 for management
Online bank ING Direct is undergoing a pilot with BlackBerry’s BB10 operating system, involving 300 Z10 and Q10 smartphones - Most IT environments immature, Microsoft reveals
Most business IT environments are immature, analysis of data from Microsoft’s Cloud Security Readiness Tool has revealed - BlackBerry Live 2013: Orr claims mid-range Q5 will attract UK corporations
BlackBerry’s Q5 handset will attract corporations rolling out large volumes of handsets, claims UK managing director Rob Orr
Business Consulting
- Touch Dynamic Opens Florida Distribution/Service Center
Touch Dynamic, a leading manufacturer of all-in-one touch systems, small form factor PC’s, touch screen monitors and mobile POS devices, is pleased to announce that they have opened their fourth distribution and service center in Hialeah, Florida. - Catalyst Telecom Now Offering EMC Storage Solutions
Catalyst Telecom, a sales unit of ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC), and value-added distributor of voice, video and data convergence solutions, is now, through an OEM relationship, offering industry-leading storage solutions from EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service. Through this OEM relationship, Catalyst is providing unified communications and data solutions that incorporate EMC VNX® and VNXe® unified storage solutions with Avaya IP Office, Avaya’s industry-leading unified communications solution, specially designed to meet the communications challenges facing small and medium enterprises. - Eaton Joins NetApp Alliance Partner Program, Simplifies Storage Protection
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton, an industry leader in power management solutions for virtual environments, today announced membership in the NetApp Alliance Partner Program and a new version of its Intelligent Power Manager™software with the ability to monitor, manage and protect NetApp®unified storage. Through the collaboration with NetApp, and the release of its latest software features, Eaton will provide lab-verified solutions to increase data protection and business continuity for customers. - Seagate Unveils Complete SSD Product Line
Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a worldwide leader in storage solutions, today announced its new portfolio of flash-memory solutions. The company took the wraps off its first client solid state drive (SSD) and its next-generation enterprise SSDs. Featuring the Seagate®600 SSD, Seagate®600 Pro SSD, and the Seagate®1200 SSD, the new line of drives are engineered to deliver ultra-fast speed and high data integrity. Rounding out the portfolio, Seagate also announced the new Seagate®X8 Accelerator, a storage class memory PCIe card powered by Virident enabling the company to offer all key interfaces including SATA and SAS solutions. - Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Expands Implementation Of MICROS Simphony For Amusement Park Enterprise
MICROS Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its partnership with world-renowned amusement-resort operator, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.
Recruitment
- Recruiters back REC’s VMS Code of Practice
Recruiters have thrown their support behind the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) VMS Code of Practice by signing the agreement to promote sustainable supply chains and good recruitment. - REC response to ONS employment figures
Comment on employment figures released today by the Office for National Statistics - Queens Speech: REC response
Today’s Queen’s Speech lived up to earlier expectations that it might be fairly ‘lightweight’– as much of the coalition government’s legislative programme had already been announced and the most important goal remains to reduce the deficit. - Report on Jobs: Permanent placements growth picks up, but temp billings fall in April
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies. - REC launch new quality standard for recruitment in education
