This year, IT buyers should be looking for stability and ways to prepare for the next five years in their business cycles, according to independent technology analyst Ovum.
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IT and management services firm Hitachi Consulting has acquired Celerant Consulting, which specialises in business operations consulting in a wide range of industries.
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To help IT professionals prepare for the all-important CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) exam, global IT association ISACA is now offering a CRISC Online Review Course.
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Manufacturing companies and others are struggling to deliver game-changing business intelligence, because they are looking at the wrong priorities.
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Businesses' concerns over foreign governments' access to cloud data, particularly data stored in the US, are misplaced, according to a study by analyst IDC.
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has added the ITIL Master Certificate in IT Service Management to its professional certification portfolio.
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The recent announcement from Hewlett-Packard that it is shedding 27,000 jobs by the end of 2014 is "due to a seismic shift" in the way IT is delivered to modern businesses, according to Gary Smith, co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions.
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The finding that 23% of UK CIOs and IT directors they have no plans to migrate IT to the cloud, indicates that they should be educating their board colleagues on the benefits, including cost savings and flexibility of service.
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BCS, The chartered institute for IT, has welcomed the first progress report on the government's adoption of greener ICT practices, which reveals savings of £1.3m in the last 12 months from Green ICT Workbook practices.
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Heavy plant and machinery manufacturer MG Bryan is using a first-of-its-kind asset performance management system that runs in the cloud, for remote management of hydraulic fracturing equipment.
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S&P Coil Products has moved away from the traditional approach of installing new ERP software onsite, and opted for a tailored and hosted Syspro ERP system from K3.
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With only half of industrial firms confident they could recover quickly from a disaster, according to a suvey by Acronis, business continutity is at risk.
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ERP software developer Epicor has announced a strategic alliance with Microsoft, under which Epicor will use Windows Azure to expand on-demand delivery of its next-generation ERP solution worldwide.
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ERP software and services provider Lakeview has launched LV ERP as a cloud-based alternative to the standard solution – making the point that it requires minimum upfront investment.
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The key to getting cloud computing right is to pick the right elements for the right business, according to Gary Smith, co-founder of Prism Total IT Solutions, who want to clear up some of the haziness.
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Some of the most important actions that successful manufacturers are taking to improve their financial performance in these challenging economic times will be revealed in a webcast on February 23, 2012 at 4:00pm UK time.
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SysFix has unveiled what it describes as unlimited IT support services for lower budget, technology-dependent SMEs.
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Manufacturing ERP giant Infor has launched Xtreme Support, offering personalised and proactive customer support, a consumer-grade support portal and three choices of support plans for Infor software users.
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Electronics manufacturer Himag Solutions has become the first firm in the UK to implement Doyenz's recently launched cloud-based disaster recovery system.
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Total spending on IT and business process outsourcing in Europe last year was the highest ever in a 12 month period – and 27% up on 2010.
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A leading academic has called for computer science departments to play a more active role in improving the employability of graduates by ensuring courses respond to the demands of industry.
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The Technology Strategy Board is to establish a so-called Connected Digital Economy Catapult centre aimed at accelerating technological innovation in 'the Internet economy'
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US industrial packaging manufacturer Welsh Paper Company is reporting successful go-live of QAD On Demand at newly acquired Welsh Custom Slitting & Rewinding.
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Following Atos Origin CEO Thierry Breton's recent restatement of his plans for a zero internal email policy for the global IT consultancy within the next two years, Microsoft SharePoint specialist harmon.ie says the plan could be disastrous.
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Global HVAC pumps manufacturer Sauermann is currently rolling out QAD On Demand ERP, starting with its plant in France, in a bid to better support its business around the world.
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