TechTarget News - Week of Jul 29, 2012
Mon Jul 30, 2012
CGI sees profits fall 30% amid Logica takeover
CGI, the Canadian IT firm that is acquiring UK outsourcer Logica, has announced a fall in net income of 30% following the takeover announcement.
Mon Jul 30, 2012
UK public sector sales drive Steria growth
French outsourcer Steria has posted steady growth in the UK for its second quarter, driven by an improvement in public sector sales.
Mon Jul 30, 2012
Apple acquires AuthenTec for $356m
Apple is to acquire finger print sensor technology company AuthenTec for $356m in a move to enter the mobile payments space
Mon Jul 30, 2012
From the Editor: Advanced analytics full of promise, but hard to do
Advanced analytics technology adoption has been slow, but sports analytics has been brought to the fore with the London 2012 Olympics.
Tue Jul 31, 2012
Lords Select Committee slams government broadband plans
A report from the Communications Committee claims the government is ‘preoccupied with speed’ rather than focusing on the roll-out of broadband to more areas
Wed Aug 1, 2012
Microsoft to revamp and rename Hotmail
Microsoft has announced it is revamping and renaming its free webmail service, which analysts say may be aimed at winning over users of Google's rival Gmail service
Wed Aug 1, 2012
Lack of cloud standards and interoperability hinders cloud adoption
IT uses private cloud services to overcome data centre space/energy issues, but poor cloud standards lower cloud quality.
Thu Aug 2, 2012
Atos and Capita win £540m in controversial DWP disabilities testing contract
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been slammed by disabled charities for awarding £540m in contracts to Atos and Capita to test the eligibility of disabled people receiving benefits.
Fri Aug 3, 2012
RBS computer problem costs £125m
Royal Bank of Scotland will pay £125m in costs related to computer problems in June that meant customers could not access funds
Fri Aug 3, 2012
Multiple automation technologies cause problems
Almost all IT workers that use multiple automation technologies are having serious problems as a result of the need to process more jobs, according to a Forrester survey.