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Jul
2013
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) worth above US$500 million in India’s IT sector do not always live up to expectations due to various factors, such as rushed integration efforts and the departure of the acquired management team. C
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Jul
2013
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that Accenture’s Duck Creek Rating software product has helped UK-based specialty car insurer 1st Central achieve growth since its founding in 2008. “1st Central has grown rapidly from just 62
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Jul
2013
Accenture Federal Services has qualified for a five-year management consulting Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to help federal agencies operate more efficiently and effectively. The BPA has a $60 million annual estimated ceiling. The U.
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Jul
2013
Public Relations and Communication 2013 organized by UBM Conferences will be held on 12-13 September in Shanghai. The continued growth of China’s economy has created an ever-increasing demand for public relations services. A huge pub
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Jul
2013
John Gentry, vice president of marketing at Virtual Instruments, said that 60% of IT outages for the year occurred during the two summer months, according to a report by VentureBeat. Gentry said factors such as IT experts taking holidays,
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Jul
2013
IT spending in North America, the primary market of India’s export-driven IT services market is looking up with analysts and companies signaling a steady uptick in the demand environment. After last several years of ups and downs, th
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Jul
2013
The global information technology (IT) outsourcing market is expected to grow at a slower pace this year, weighed by a tough macroeconomic environment and currency fluctuations and clients tightening their spending on technology, according
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Jul
2013
Senior finance executives and CFOs are cautiously optimistic about revenue growth, but are concerned by market uncertainty and its impact on their ability to predict and manage business performance, according to a new global study by Accent
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Jul
2013
McGraw-Hill Education today announced the completion of its acquisition of the entirety of shares in Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, the company’s long-existing joint venture with Tata Group. As part of the agreement, McGr
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Jul
2013
100 Contract Research and Contract Manufacturing Organizations will be exhibiting at this year’s September 17-19, 2013 Pharma ChemOutsourcing Show at the Jersey Shore reported Apaporis LLC, the organizer. The companies offer a wide ra
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Jul
2013
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced the closing of its acquisition of Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC – a leading provider of fee calculation, billing, and revenue and expense management solutions for asset
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Jul
2013
Gartner’s latest research has predicted a slight upturn in custom application outsourcing and infrastructure utility services (IUS), but Europe is being squeezed. In Europe, Gartner has reduced the overall outlook for IT outsourcing
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Jul
2013
Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. and Vice Governor Eugenio Lacson yesterday led the inauguration of the Medical Transcription Laboratories of the Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center (NOLITC) in Bacolod City. This ha
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Jul
2013
A new International Data Corporation (IDC) survey-based study reveals a significant shift in IT sourcing channels among European SMBs. While basic hardware needs still take up a large share of the IT budget, new technologies — particu
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Jul
2013
September 25 - 27 at Hilton Orlando, Orlando, FL Details: The summit pulls together and creates a setting for the IT financial, procurement and asset management community to connect and share ideas, experiences and best practices on the la
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Jul
2013
September 23 25 at Hilton Hotel, Orlando, FL Details: The Outsourcing & Strategic Partnerships Summit is the premier outsourcing event for 2013. The summit provides actionable advice, the latest thought leadership and best practices to
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Jul
2013
National call center solutions provider, AnswerNow, knows that bad customer service has a direct and serious impact on a company’s bottom line. Today, the impact is severe when people use social media to share immediate reports of cus
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Jul
2013
Asia Pacific CIOs will continue growing their tech buying, but the rates will depend on their country, according to Forrester Research’s newly released global ICT spending forecast. Findings of the research indicate that the slow gro
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Jul
2013
Global professional services firm KPMG has come out with a report, State of the Outsourcing Industry 2013, which shows strong demand growth for both BPO and IT Outsourcing in Latin America. The report is one of the largest studies ever cond
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Jul
2013
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that it has been named the leader in the Smart City Suppliers market by Navigant Research. With deep expertise in helping cities, IBM has worked with thousands of cities globally to help transform their syst
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Jul
2013
IDC’s 2013 Australia End-User Cloud Survey revealed that 86% of Australian enterprises were currently using cloud computing, up from 71% in 2012. IDC observed that line-of-business (LOB) managers in leading-edge enterprises had begun
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Jul
2013
Emerging Markets Expected to Be Primary Business Growth Area for the Next Century Gartner Special Report Examines Supply Chain Strategies for Emerging Markets Supply chain leaders will play a crucial role as companies capitalize on the ex
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Jul
2013
A new defence ministry rule could slam the door shut on contracts worth billions of dollars between software companies and global arms manufacturers. Worried by the prospect, information technology firms are lobbying with the government to
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Jul
2013
After Infosys exceeded market expectations about its first quarter results, investors are anticipating a similar show by other top rung IT exporters. The stocks of Tata Consulting Services (TCS), HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra have tou
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Jul
2013
Winners of the inaugural DatacenterDynamics Awards for North America – the first in the region – were announced at the gala ceremony at the Julia Morgan Ballroom, in the Merchants Exchange Building, San Francisco, Friday night.
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Jul
2013
Outsourcing deals from Indian companies such as in the area of managed services are set to be key growth drivers for the domestic information technology market. Government projects and back-up requirements from sectors such as retail, tele
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Jul
2013
David Boone, CEO of Paranet, the preferred provider of IT services, CRM solutions and IT outsourcing services, cautions companies on the dangers of public Wi-Fi to private company and customer data. Today, 65 percent of companies allow at
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Jul
2013
IDC Government Insights today announced a first of its kind forecast that examines how the U.S. Federal government is spending part of its IT budget on cloud-based solutions. According to the new report, “Perspective: Growth and Sligh
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Jul
2013
ChemOutsourcing announced today the first 30 pharmaceutical and biotech companies that will present at this year’s show on September 17-19, 2013 in Long Branch, NJ, reported Mark Alexay, its President. The speakers are from CMC, proce
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Jul
2013
A select group of innovative technology companies demonstrated their products and services to dozens of top executives in financial services, venture capital and technology today at the third annual FinTech Innovation Lab “Demo Day&rd
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