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BT announces formation of BT Advise
Communications company BT announced on Friday the formation of BT Advise, bringing together the BT Global Services experts who provide consulting, systems integration and managed services around the world under one team and one name.
Trustmarque provides QlikTech’s QlikView to Scarborough Acute NHS Trust
Trustmarque, a UK-based infrastructure and software solutions Value Added Reseller, said today that it has deployed the business intelligence tool QlikView for Scarborough Acute NHS Trust in northeast England.
IBM to acquire spend management software provider Emptoris
IT company IBM (NYSE:IBM) revealed today that it has agreed to acquire Emptoris Inc, a provider of cloud and on-premise analytics software for spend, supplier and contract management.
Gartner to buy back its shares from ValueAct
IT research and advisory company Gartner Inc (NYSE:IT) has agreed to purchase ValueAct Capital Partners’ remaining holdings in Gartner common stock, the company said today.
Avnet to acquire assets of Nexicore Services
Avnet Inc (NYSE:AVT), a distributor of electronic components and computer products, said on Monday that it has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Nexicore Services LLC and its parent company Hartford Computer Group Inc.
Rogers Communications and Bell Canada agree joint investment in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Canadian communications and media company Rogers Communications Inc (TSX:RCI.A) (NYSE:RCI) said today that it has entered into an agreement to invest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), a Canadian sports and entertainment group.
IBM announces new analytics software and services
IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Thursday new analytics software and services designed to help companies understand and more effectively use intellectual property, scientific literature and molecular data.
NEC and Telefonica launch APLICATECA cloud services in Argentina
IT and network technologies provider NEC Corporation (TSE:6701) announced on Wednesday that communications company Telefonica has launched APLICATECA cloud services in Argentina, using NEC’s cloud platform.
Vordel and Cigital partner to help address challenges of integrating and securing mobile apps
Vordel, a provider of gateways for SOA and cloud computing, said today that it has formed a partnership with software security consulting firm Cigital.