Telecompaper IT

CSC wins IT outsoucing deal from Nobel Biocare

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:13:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) US-based IT services provider CSC has signed a seven-year information technology (IT) services outsourcing contract with dental implant manufacturer Nobel Biocare headquartered in Switzerland...

Sitronics, Rusnano plan 90 nanometre microchip project

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:10:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Russian provider of telecommunications, information technology and microelectronic services Sitronics plans to commence the construction of 90...

Siemens, BT renew Eurocontrol IT services contract

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:47:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) European flight safety organisation Eurocontrol has renewed an IT services contract with a consortium of Siemens IT Solutions and Services, Getronics and BT Global Services...

2020 Trust receives grant for Computers in Homes project

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:40:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The New Zealand 2020 Communications Trust has received a NZD 3 million grant from the government for its 'Computers in Homes' programme...

Asian IT professionals most optimistic about growth in 2009

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:16:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) IT professionals in the emerging Asian countries such as China, India, and Vietnam are optimistic about IT budgets this year, with 19 percent of...

NextiraOne signs training partnership with Lyon 1 University

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:05:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Network and ICT integrator and service provider NextiraOne France has signed an economic partnership development agreement with Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University...

Open software market continues to rise in France - study

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:51:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) France's open source software market is projected to be worth EUR 1.5 billion this year, up 38.8 percent from EUR 1.1 billion in 2008, according to Pierre Audoin Consultants...

Worldwide IT spending to fall 6% in 2009 - study

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:47:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total USD 3.15 trillion this year, a 6 percent decline from 2008 spending of USD 3.4 trillion, according to a study by Gartner...

Carrefour awards EUR 180 million IT outsourcing deal to IBM

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:54:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) IBM has won a EUR 180 million, five-year contract from French supermarket group Carrefour to modernise, manage and maintain its French IT infrastructure and related applications...

Telstra wins cloud computing contract from Visy

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:25:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Telstra has secured a cloud computing contract from recycling firm Visy. The contract is worth AUD 50 million over five years...

Few Satyam shareholders take-up Tech Mahindra's offer

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:09:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Indian ICT services provider Tech Mahindra has seen less than 0.1 percent of outstanding shares of Satyam Computer Services subscribe to its tender offer...

BASF IT Services transfers operations overseas

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:39:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) BASF IT Services plans to transfer services to countries where costs are lower, resulting in the loss of around 300 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, across Europe by 2012...

Oracle to cut up to 1,000 jobs in Europe - unions

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:22:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Oracle plans to cut 850 to 1,000 jobs in Europe, including 250 in France, according to a joint press release from five French trade unions...

EDS Netherlands gets new country director

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:27:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) EDS has appointed Barry van Beem as country director of EDS Netherlands. Van Been will be responsible for existing clients...

ICT-Office asks for software innovation investigation

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:21:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch industry association ICT-Office has asked parliament for a yearly investigation into the innovative power and economic importance of Dutch software activites...

Alba acquires 10% Indra stake from Union Fenosa

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:01:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Corporacion Financiera Alba has acquired a 10 percent stake in Indra from Spanish electric power producer and distributor Union Fenosa. The transaction value is EUR 246 million, or EUR 15 per share...

Getronics to acquire rest of Pharmapartners - report

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:16:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch ICT services provider Getronics plans to acquire the 40 percent of Pharmapartners it does not yet own from Alliance Unichem, reports Computable...

Ordina plans share issue

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:27:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch ICT services provider Ordina plans to raise EUR 20.7 million in an issue of new shares. The company will sell 7.8 million shares, equal to 19 percent of outstanding shares...

HP France promises new investments - minister

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:28:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) HP France CEO Yves de Talhouet told France's new industry minister, Christian Estrosi, that it would make new investments in the country, Estrosi told AFP...

Atos Origin wins contract extension at ING

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:27:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) IT services provider Atos Origin has extended a contract with Netherlands-based bancassurance group ING for four years. ING plans to upgrade its...