IT will be key to short-term cost savings in the £8.5bn takeover of Abbey by Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano but it is unlikely to result in large numbers of job cuts in the UK, according to industry analysts.
Vertex, the business process outsourcing (BPO) arm of United Utilities, has won a landmark £427m public sector deal with Thurrock Council. Separately United Utilities has also announced it has bought out Capgemini's stake in Vertex for £47.5m in cash.
The National Projects programme, which supports 22 projects to create standard products, systems and best practice that can be adopted by councils across the country, has been declared a success with projected cost savings of £320m.
BA claims EWS will improve accuracy in tracking and managing components and maintenance requirements, make it quicker to order parts, will control overtime better, and will result in cost savings and efficiencies through streamlining the system.
Cost savings will be a top consideration for public sector organisations migrating to Windows Vista - but it's not the only factor in their decision. Terry Smith, director of Microsoft's UK public sector business, said: "The big thing to drive...
The oil group has been quoted as saying it plans to make pre-tax cost savings of about $500m per year through streamlining its structure and cutting and outsourcing jobs. The email discusses the transfer of staff and assets and "new and...