Tagged: Outsourcing
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50pc of outsourcing deals crash and burn News
20.11.2003 One in every two IT outsourcing agreements fails, the first Gartner Summit in Ireland heard yesterday.Tags: Outsourcing -
Pricing ourselves out of the market News
12.11.2003 In the past year, some 60,000 IT jobs were created in India. That’s almost double what was created annually in Ireland at the height of the long-gone economic boom. Even in the... -
Technology outsourcing to keep growing in Ireland News
06.11.2003 Outsourcing growth has been steady in Ireland and this upward trend is going to continue with more Irish companies seeking to outsource in the future, PricewaterhouseCoopers...Categories: CIO -
Irish firm’s technology administers €8bn a day News
05.11.2003 Dublin financial services software firm FRS estimates that up to €8bn in funds are managed daily through its software by some of the leading European financial services... -
Nasdaq-listed procurement firm sets up Northern base News
04.11.2003 Supply chain and procurement specialist International Smart Sourcing is to establish its first European sales office in Northern Ireland, from where it will help companies...Categories:Tags: Outsourcing, Manufacturing -
Outsourcing failing to deliver, says poll News
29.10.2003 The vast majority of organisations can see the value of outsourcing but few are reaping the benefits, according to new research from PA Consulting Group.Categories:Tags: Outsourcing, -
BearingPoint to create 150 jobs in Dublin centre News
15.10.2003 Business and technology consulting giant BearingPoint is to create 150 jobs at its new Global Technology Services (GTS) group based in Dublin, which will provide IT outsourcing... -
ACS to create 100 jobs at new Cork centre News
14.10.2003 US technology services company ACS is to establish an international customer support centre in Cork. The company has already started recruiting key people, including systems...Categories: R&D -
New world order of business News
28.08.2003 A sudden seismic shift in the direction of IT outsourcing by global businesses either could signal a very bright future or possibly sound the death knell of Ireland’s...Categories: Digital Life, BusinessTags: HP, Outsourcing, -
Secure in someone else’s knowledge News
31.07.2003 There are many reasons why a company should consider outsourcing its telecommunications activities to a specialist, but one area that should not be overlooked is security. Often...Categories: Digital Life -
Helping make the most of an IP network News
31.07.2003 Founded in 1951, the National College of Ireland (NCI) — then known as the National College for Industrial Relations — has a history of academic excellence. In 2002, the college...Categories: Comms -
Telcos make a case for outsourcing News
31.07.2003 The received wisdom in business at this time is that companies should focus on what they do best and outsource everything else from cleaning the floors to running the car parks....Categories: Comms, Digital Life -
Talks to avert strike by bank’s IT staff News
30.07.2003 Talks have recommenced between the Bank of Ireland and the Irish Bank Officials Association at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to avert a planned strike by the bank’s IT... -
Bank IT staff vote no to outsourcing offer News
25.07.2003 Angry Bank of Ireland IT staff have voted to reject revised proposals to outsource the bank’s IT management services to Hewlett-Packard, prompting fresh fears that a work...Categories: R&D -
Bank of Ireland IT workers call off planned strike News
22.07.2003 Bank of Ireland IT workers, angered at the proposed outsourcing deal between the bank and Hewlett-Packard, have agreed to defer the strike action planned for tomorrow. The... -
Esat BT lands telco deal with Bank of Ireland News
14.07.2003 Esat BT has struck a €23m a year deal with Bank of Ireland to provide telecoms services as part of the bank’s strategy to outsource all of its IT and communications needs, it...Categories: Business -
Accenture secures outsourcing deal with UBS News
26.05.2003 Management consulting and tech services firm Accenture has signed a long-term pan-European contract to provide insurance policy servicing support on an outsourced basis to UBS...Categories: BusinessTags: Outsourcing -
Outsourcing (part 1): Ireland wises up News
07.05.2003 The standard outsource pitch is disarmingly simple. It goes like this: a business will become more efficient by concentrating on core competencies – usually the things that made... -
Bank of Ireland confirms HP outsourcing deal News
07.04.2003 Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it is entering into a major outsourcing contract that will see over 450 employees in the UK and Ireland move to Hewlett-Packard (HP), which...Tags: HP, Outsourcing -
Percana bags outsourcing deal News
03.04.2003 Irish software development company Percana Group that specialises in providing solutions to the life and pensions industry has secured an outsourcing deal with AZ Life, part of...Categories: Business