All IT articles – Page 9
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Strategy & ChangeBT to shut blighted Lancashire ICT business
Scandal-hit venture that became the embodiment of BT’s troubled partnership approach to council contracts to finally fade away. Council insourcing set to leave a significant dent in BT’s public sector revenue stream.
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PremiumAmdocs continues Vodafone Idea IT rework
Long-time VfI partner Amdocs checked off part of its post-merger IT integration contract with a successful postpaid customer consolidation.
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Strategy & ChangeNew joint tech division under CTIO Rao in works
Plans to create 60 ‘future-oriented’ positions in fields such as cloud and cybersecurity. German operating business continues network and IT integration efforts.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom’s OneApp undergoes big data revamp
Data-handling turnaround to gain more insights from self-care app. New big-data solution supported by AWS and assortment of software tools.
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Suppliers & SCMFortinet update for ElevenPaths OT, IoT security
Longstanding network security partner Fortinet ties with cybersecurity unit for industrial sector managed services. Continues collaborative history as Telefónica rejigs ElevenPaths positioning.
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M&ABT Global finalises French offload to Computacenter
Asset-light playbook repeated. BT to continue serving MNCs and retain local SoC.
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PremiumElsewhere in Telefónica Group: Green initiatives and TV studio launch
Telefónica recognised for green credentials, and maintains progress in TV content creation.
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Venturing & InvestmentsTelefónica opens wallet for Nozomi Networks
TIV investment builds on partnership between ElevenPaths and the industrial cybersecurity specialist. Reinforces current focus on protecting operational technology.
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Innovation (R&D)BT opens DigiTech doors
BT and longstanding partner the University of Suffolk launched the DigiTech Centre, to train 145 apprentices and 500 students.
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Partnerships & AlliancesT-Mobile Netherlands taps Telindus for automation
TMNL partnered with automation provider Telindus for network maintenance, monitoring, and security.
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Financial & PerformanceSAP called in as BT addresses “material weakness” in reporting
Ongoing inadequacies in financial controls have resulted in BT submitting its consolidated accounts with caveats. IT system weaknesses, and insufficiently robust review of elements of financial information are the source of concerns. Governance and compliance solutions from SAP have been flagged as supporting greater resilience for the Group’s future ...
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M&ACelfocus sees opportunities to expand Vodafone account, post-sale
Former JV positive on go-to-market synergies, following full amalgamation with parent Novabase.
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Strategy & ChangeT-Systems sees European spend cuts; remixes strategy
Pandemic prompts yet another strategic rethink at T-Sys. Division expects half of European business to cut IT spend. T-Sys doubles down on digitisation to help clients adapt. New strategy based around three-phase recovery. Exec denies 5G plans on hold in wake of COVID-19.
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Suppliers & SCMT-Mobile US talks up IBM integration at Think Digital
Data Analytics executive Eskigun flags supply chain optimisation driven by IBM Cloud Pak for Data. IBM uses virtual conference to launch new Cloud Pak and Watson capabilities.
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Strategy & ChangeDeutsche Telekom calls Camunda to orchestrate RPA and APIs
Camunda CEO: “RPA is a painkiller not a cure”. DT Service leans on business process management specialist to manage bots across multiple RPA platforms. Exec regrets not putting in place a process orchestration layer at start of RPA journey. Strategic goal is to shift from front-end RPA to APIs ...
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PremiumBT keeps Spanish foothold
While BT España has been offloaded, evidence of a new BT presence confirmed stated intentions to continue serving multinationals operating in the country.
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PremiumTelefónica Soluciones bags Spanish defence contract
Telefónica Soluciones, Telefónica España’s principal IT services subsidiary, was awarded a €4.89m contract from Spain’s Ministerio de Defensa.
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M&AVodafone exits long-time IT sherpa Celfocus
Portuguese partner brings Celfocus’ systems expertise in-house.
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PremiumAl-Saleh retained for next phase of T-Sys reboot
CEO gets a two-year extension as results hold up during overhaul. Deal positions 2022 as target year for emergence of revamped T-Sys. Cash flow production remains the big unticked box. DT confirms coming extraction of division’s network activities.
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PremiumT-Sys registers with Google Cloud
Another running buddy for refreshed enterprise cloud strategy.