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TfL: NFC contactless payments will not be ready before Olympic Games
Transport for London said in 2010 that it planned to have the systems in place ahead of summer 2012 Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that it will not have completed a full roll-out of its near field communication (NFC) contactless payment system ahead of the London Olympic Games this summer.read more »
Government is at a crossroads, former CIO John Suffolk warns
Writing to analyst firm TechMarketView, Suffolk points to conflict in government holding back plans read more »
Subsea 7 extends IT outsourcing contract after merger
Getronics will now support 8,000 users following Subsea 7's merger with Acergy read more »
Life sciences and analytics drive UK growth, says Cognizant
More demand also shown for business processing services read more »
Data centre outsourcing set to grow in Europe
Regulatory changes such as Basel III in banking will put pressure on data centres read more »
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority awards £140m IT outsourcing contract to Atos
Hopes to save 30 percent of costs by consolidating IT infrastructure read more »
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How to align your IT services strategy with the business
Several factors need to be considered when thinking about a services initiative read more »
Today, as companies seek to both consolidate their vendor relationships and multisource, they tend to engage with a small number (typically two to nine) of preferred, very large IT services vendors that can be centrally governed. The strategic objectives of consolidation are important: Services clients can prequalify a few preferred suppliers that all users of IT services can easily and safely engage with. However, given the rapid pace of technology change, the need for agility, the new business stakeholders, and the rise of cloud services, a company's IT and innovation requirements are often best met by multiple best-of-breed suppliers.
Gamification - How enterprise mobile apps can learn from mobile games
Users, like consumers, respond emotionally to good design read more »
Test data governance - Is it being overlooked?
It is time to discover better ways of developing software through empirical practices and innovation read more »
Contracts, performance improvement and creative use of Service Credits
Credits remain a staple feature of large ICT Service contracts, so use them properly read more »
Securing your hybrid cloud
IT leaders will have to deal with a hybrid cloud environment, as well as manage both traditional, non-cloud, and cloud infrastructure. read more »
What IT managers can do to hold on to their best talent
Six tips for keeping hold of your workplace stars read more »
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The Helpdesk of the future
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