CGI and Access Group to transform Edinburgh’s social care services
City of Edinburgh Council has selected CGI and The Access Group to implement the latter’s cloud-based Access Mosaic social care case management software in order to transform digital social care and justice services in the city. As we reported in our Public Sector Supplier Prospects 2024 and Beyond report earlier this year, CGI’s local & […]
Computacenter feels the pinch from “Softer” UK market
Computacenter’s results for the first six months of 2024 show Group Gross Invoiced Income – GII, a key metric for resellers – declined 10.3% on a constant currency basis. The UK-headquartered value-added reseller (VAR) puts this down to “the normalisation of technology sourcing volumes versus an exceptionally strong comparative” over last year. Services revenue was […]
*NEW RESEARCH* SAP and Sibros take top spots in sustainability tech
OUT NOW from TechMarketView is the Sustainability Technology Activity Index Q1 2024 – Global Supplier Insights excerpt. Today, TechMarketView launches the first instalment of the Sustainability Technology Activity Index for 2024 with a sneak peek at Q1’s supplier data (we’ll publish a series of reports on the full 2024 calendar year – which will include […]
Transform UK acquires Cadence Innova
Technology and data consultancy, Transform UK, has bolstered its public sector capabilities with the acquisition of Cadence Innova. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. London-based Cadence Innova is a public service digital transformation consultancy. Founded in 2007, it works across a range of public sector areas, including central government, health, local government, transport […]
CMA clears Microsoft’s Inflection AI deal
Following a two-month inquiry, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided not to refer Microsoft’s recruitment of staff (including co-founder and CEO Mustafa Suleyman), and access to IP (namely, a “non-exclusive licensing deal” to use AI models), from Inflection AI. Even though the CMA established that the move (which we covered in July – […]
A new MD for Capgemini UK
After six years at the helm of Capgemini UK, Paul Margetts is moving to pastures new within the group and will become the CEO of Capgemini Asia-Pacific as from the 1st October. The vacancy created by this move has been filled by Rob Walker, who most recently served as President of Global Growth Markets at […]
*NEW RESEARCH* Making your business motor in Manufacturing
OUT NOW from TechMarketView is UK Manufacturing Market Trends & Forecasts 2024. TechMarketView analysts have crunched the numbers and conducted 100s of research interviews to understand the UK Software and IT Services market inside out. As we explain in UK Manufacturing Market Trends & Forecasts 2024, the market was the fastest growing industry in the […]
Improving picture at UiPath
Second quarter results out overnight at US/Romanian automation software vendor UiPath were much less eventful than the previous quarter, which saw CEO Rob Enslin resign unexpectedly and preceded a 30% drop in the share price – see UiPath shares drop 30% as CEO quits. UiPath has been through a tough few years since its much hyped […]
Darktrace replaces CEO as takeover looms
It has been announced that the CEO of UK Cybersecurity specialist, Darktrace plc, Poppy Gustafsson is stepping down with immediate effect. Gustafsson is being replaced by Jill Popelka (pictured) who joined Darktrace in January this year as an independent Non-Executive Director before becoming COO in May. Under Gustaffson’s stewardship, Cambridge-based Darktrace, which successfully completed its […]
Final chance to contribute to our new Tech Confidence Index
Today is the last day that you will be able to contribute your views to our new Tech Confidence Index (TCI). For those that have yet to contribute – TechMarketView wants to hear from UKHotViews readers about how you view the current state of the UK tech scene. The UK tech market and its suppliers […]