Category Archives: IT News

SAP announces record results for Quarter 4 of 2010

Speaking of the growth in European market, Bill McDermott, Co-CEO of SAP, said that \”Emerging markets in Europe are growing fast. We are optimistic in Europe.\” The company recorded a 20% increase in software sales and software related services in Europe. Speaking on the figures, Co-CEO Jom Hagemann Snabe said that \”We defined a winning […]

Google announces that it will create 1,000 jobs in Europe in 2011

Speaking at the Digital Life Design conference in Germany, and on the back of fourth-quarter profits of $2.54 billion, Eric Schmidt the CEO of Google announced that the company will boost its global workforce by 25% in the coming year with 6,200 new staff required across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the year […]

Mobile Phone Payment Systems expected by end of 2011

Contactless payment technology has been around for a while in countries such as Japan and South Korea however it has yet to take off in the western world. However, with more and more contactless payment readers popping up around the UK, mainly spurred on by the Governments intention to make transactions at the 2012 Olympics […]

Samsung Job Creation may drive demand for cutting edge Software Engineers

The Managing Director of Vertex Solutions, Mark Beard, told The Recruiter “There is a lot of competition in the slate marketplace where Apple’s iPad is dominant. Twenty-five thousand is a huge number. If they were looking to do that in Europe, it would be very challenging and nigh on possible without making an acquisition. A […]

Milestones for radical new PAYE system announced

Earlier in the year the Coalition Government conducted a consultation into radical plans to modernise the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) scheme and save substantial amounts in annual operation costs. The PAYE scheme currently costs the Government £1 Billion per year to administer however the new Government does not believe that this represents good value […]

Employees to communicate through Social Networks not email in the future says Gartner

The Research Vice President at Gartner, Monica Basso, said that “In the past, organisations supported collaboration through email and highly structured applications only. Today, social paradigms are converging with email, instant messaging and presence, creating new collaboration styles. Technology is only an enabler; while changes in culture are essential to widespread adoption”. However in order […]

Spending Cuts may be achieved through Out-souring or back office consolidation

Sarah Burnett, a senior analyst at Ovum, said that \”Demand for off-shoring will grow as a result of the government\’s negotiations with existing IT suppliers to deliver the same for less. Off-shoring is one way for suppliers to deliver the requisite cuts in prices.\” The Director at Burnt Oak Partners, Robert Morgan, said that “off-shoring […]

HMRC to achieve 15% savings through smarter Information Technology

The Director of Information Technology at the HM Revenue and Customs recently said that \”It does not matter who you give the services to, the IT department will still retain accountability. This is a significant task to undertake. But organisations like HMRC and DWP are committed to doing this. We are in a situation where […]