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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe UK Commission for Employment and Skills has called on the Government and businesses across the country to rid themselves of skill shortages that plague the industry. Policy makers have been advised to put the issue at the top of their agenda if they wish to drive future economic growth and capitalise on the digital […]
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Harry Labana, Chief Technology Officer at Citrix said “We see the iPad as a device that users can just carry around with them for collaboration. Citrix has done things to make the user interface gesture-friendly to users. We\’re seeing an unusual amount of interest for Receiver on this device”. Large organisations including the National Health […]
At present the Home Office is undertaking a number of high profile projects, such as e-borders & the National Identity Card Scheme, which have a combined estimated cost of £15 Billion. The report by the National Audit Office found: There was no central planning at portfolio level of resource allocation & recommended a comprehensive review […]
According to PeoplePerHour.com’s survey of 50,000 UK based businesses, 60% said that they are outsourcing more than they did two years ago, however 61% said that they are outsourcing to local rather than overseas providers. Many of the companies surveyed attributed the change to the impact the recession has had on their businesses, however this […]
Key points from Oracle Corporations third quarter earnings statement: Net Income of $1.2 Billion or 23 cents per share Revenue $6.4 Billion (up 17% year on year) Non GAAP earnings of $1.9 Billion or 38 cents per share The President of Oracle Corporation, Safra Catz, predicted that revenue for the forth quarter would rise 36% […]
In a statement Mr Mandelson said that “Too often in this country we have been brilliant at research and let others walk away with the commercial benefits of development. If we are to develop new industrial capabilities in Britain, we have to get more D out of our R&D. Technology and Innovation Centres can play […]
The 20 IT Suppliers signed up to the framework agreement are: NS Group Bull Information Systems Civica Services Computacenter CSA Equanet Ergo Computing European Electronique Insight Direct Fujitsu Services Misco Phoenix Software Probrand Softcat Software Box Specialist Computer Center Stone Computers Kelway Trustmarque Solutions Viglen Commenting on the framework a Buying Solutions spokesman said “the […]
The HMRC have asked Capgemini, the organisations Information Technology supplier, to arrange the off-shoring work. Following the 18 month trial period the HMRC will reassess whether the trial has been a success and if so will look to off-shore more application development work. Commenting on the announcement an HM Revenue and Customs spokesman said that […]
The new application will allow Blackberry Smartphone users to: Remotely access their professional social network Sync Linkedin with Blackberry Contacts, Calendar and Messaging applications Quickly contact users within the social network The news came just days before the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) launched its ‘2020 Technology Report’ in which the recruitment industry body highlighted […]
The REC’s report looks at: Cloud Computing Data / Memory Storage and Management Data Security, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Green IT and Clean Technology Mobile Communications Social Networking Unified Communications and real time services delivered to a single device Nano Hardware & Soft Technologies Many of the technological advancements detailed in the report are […]