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| Wednesday, January 17, 2007 |
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PAC: Top players on the European IT services market in 2006
According to PAC this year, eleven providers are likely to exceed €2 billion of revenue (not taking into account possible captive revenue) on the European IT services market. They include five American firms - IBM, HP, EDS, Accenture, CSC, five European - Capgemini, Atos Origin, T-Systems, SBS, LogicaCMG, and one Japanese provider - Fujitsu Services.
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Monetizing convergence
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week ponders where convergence in the telecom industry is going and what it means for consultants.
The recent launch of Apple’s futuristic new iPhone has me wondering whether to invest in a new phone myself. Apparently operated by the power of thought waves, it has no buttons and will play music videos and surf the internet. It makes people like me who use their phones to, er phone, look like ridiculous fuddy-duddies. The name of the game nowadays is convergence, so maybe it’s time I invested in a new device.
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Atos Origin’s executive reshuffle in Europe continues
Atos Origin has made five European senior management appointments in the last three weeks.
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IBM and Norwegian Armed Forces sign $48 million contract
The Norwegian Armed Forces and IBM have signed a contract for the continued development of a Joint Integrated Management Information System for the Armed Forces, named The Economy project.
The one-year contract, valued at 300 million NOK or $48 million, includes solutions for accounting, management and logistics, based on SAP.
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Kemira and Capgemini sign “major” outsourcing agreement
Kemira Oyj, the Finnish chemicals group, and Capgemini have signed a major outsourcing agreement, which both companies are calling “major”without disclosed the contract’s value.
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Capco names new German partners
Capco appoints Peter Schurau and Armin Schmitt as new partners to drive growth in the German market.
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Innovation continues to confound even the most savvy business leaders
Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation by Boston Consulting Group Senior Vice Presidents Jim Andrew and Hal Sirkin addresses the innovation disconnect and shows companies how to manage innovation for profit and use the cash curve as payback reality check.
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Spare a thought
(Julia Payne - Centre for High Performance Development)
The last decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest in leadership – a trend which is likely to continue throughout the 21st century. This is not simply a fad without foundation. The foundation is very solid. Put simply, global prosperity and wellbeing are increasingly determined by good leadership as the world rapidly becomes more dynamic, complex, competitive and interconnected. In fact, studies have shown that up to 40% of business performance is determined by the capability of the leader.
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The ERP implementation trinity: How to deliver on the promise
(Rod Horrocks - Procertis Ltd)
How did ERP become one of the most tarnished silver bullets of business change – and what can we do to unlock its potential? The technology keeps advancing and the underlying rationale for ERP hasn't evaporated: we still need to reduce inventory, slash the costs of delivering products and services and make our operations more flexible. Yet the best ERP implementations we see in today's businesses struggle to deliver 20% of the headline promise.
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