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Dixons axes staff, targets £50m cost savings in IT overhaul
DSG International will close stores and axe staff as it embarks on a massive transformation programme and improves its systems.
The electronics retailer, which owns Dixons, Currys.digital and PC World stores, said it was targeting a £50 million cost saving this year, aided by more efficient business processes, less duplication of staff, and better IT.
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What HP's multibillion dollar bid to buy EDS means
HP has the cash to make this happen, and besides, that darn printer business can finally go.
In-depth
What Carl Icahn told the Yahoo board
Read the full text of the letter billionaire Yahoo shareholder Carl Icahn sent to the Yahoo board as he launched a fight for control of the company in the aftermath of its failure to reach a deal with Microsoft.
Opinion
Information is key to a good software deal
There is no transparency in the software market, so there is no substitute for knowledge in getting a good deal from vendors.
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Opinion
Internal EDS memo on HP buy: Rittenmeyer remains
Ron Rittenmeyer says he will remain chairman, CEO, and president of EDS even after it is subsumed as a business group by Hewlett-Packard, according to an internal company memo received by Computerworld UK sister publication, CIO.com.
News analysis
Size matters when considering unified comms
Europe's large enterprises and small-medium enterprises see the dilemmas and challenges of unified communications rather differently.
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Management
Yahoo hit with hostile bid from Icahn
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to replace Yahoo's entire board with a 10-member slate, he informed company Chairman Roy Bostock in an open letter.
Technology
Cisco rootkit hack threatens Internet
A security researcher has developed malicious rootkit software for Cisco Systems' routers, a development that has worrying implications for the Internet.
Community
Is SharePoint the 21st Century trojan horse?
The "dirty little secret" of SharePoint is it brings Windows, SQLServer, .NET, SharePoint portal into the datacentre, and drives users to new versions of Office, IE and Vista.
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HP to buy EDS for £7.13 billion
Hewlett-Packard has signed a deal to acquire IT outsourcer EDS for US$13.9 billion (£7.13bn), or $25.00 (£12.8) per share.
