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Article | 24/05/2013 Oracle, managed services provider to settle suit over third-party support
Oracle and managed services provider ServiceKey have come to a proposed settlement of an intellectual-property lawsuit Oracle filed against the compan...
Article | 23/05/2013 Microsoft boosts Japan Azure offering, adds data centers in two regions
Microsoft will boost its Azure cloud offering in Japan, adding two domestic data centers to speed response times and improve reliability in the face o...
Article | 22/05/2013 CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say
By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy.
Article | 21/05/2013 SAP to crunch and sell carriers' data on mobile use
Mobile operators collect huge amounts of data about how their subscribers use mobile data, and that information is starting to go on sale as targeted ...
Article | 14/05/2013 China still safe for IT outsourcing, despite US security concerns, says vendor
China's reputation for security may have been marred by recent U.S. accusations of state-sponsored hacking but the nation is still a safe place as a t...
Article | 10/05/2013 Reports: Icahn, Southeastern make alternative bid for Dell
Investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have made a counter-offer for Dell that would keep the computer company still publicly traded, a...
Article | 9/05/2013 Intel acquires two software companies
Intel has acquired two software companies as it continues to build its burgeoning portfolio to include more tools to write and manage programs and int...
Article | 7/05/2013 Cloud indexing software extends its reach to Box
SearchYourCloud, which provides a single search interface to find documents stored on a desktop or several cloud-based services, expanded on Tuesday t...
Article | 24/04/2013 North Carolina auditor: 84 state-run IT projects well over budget, schedule
Scores of IT projects being conducted by North Carolina's government are racking up higher-than-expected costs and going far beyond their planned sche...
Article | 19/04/2013 Wipro's IT services business posts slow growth in difficult market
Indian outsourcer Wipro reported slow revenue growth in its IT services business, reflecting a continued volatility in the outsourcing market.
Article | 19/04/2013 Reports: Blackstone abandons offer for Dell
Blackstone Group has given up its bid for Dell, less than a month after the private-equity fund manager said it was planning to top an offer from foun...
Article | 17/04/2013 Firm says Epicor wants to 'monopolize' services market for its ERP software
An IT services firm recently sued by Epicor has responded, calling the claims "unwarranted" and part of an attempt on Epicor's part to "monopolize" th...
Article | 17/04/2013 Tata reports strong revenue and profit growth despite uncertain market
India's Tata Consultancy Services reported strong first quarter revenue and profit growth, despite indications that the outsourcing market is still un...
Article | 12/04/2013 Infosys' profit drops in 'challenging' market
Indian outsourcer Infosys saw its profit drop even as revenue grew in the first quarter, as margins were hit by staff salary increases, and investment...
Article | 10/04/2013 Oracle wants to be easier to work with, Mark Hurd says
Oracle's sales force isn't usually seen as the easiest to work with, with customers bombarded by multiple account representatives from different produ...