The price is right? Capita confirms Education Software back in talks with new bidder
Must have lowered the asking price to one that isn't higher than entire group's market cap
27 Nov 2020 | 4
Paul Kunert is the UK editor at The Register. In addition to running the London office, areas of coverage include the technology supply chain, IT outsourcing, cloud services and more.
HP CEO talks up HP-ink-only print hardware and higher upfront costs for machines that use other cartridges
'These actions will help us to optimize the business by reducing the number of unprofitable customers'
26 Nov 2020 | 99
Dell reports green shoots in enterprise infrastructure biz after seven consecutive quarters of shrinkage
SMEs are spending again, claims tech giant
25 Nov 2020 | 2
Dell's UK tentacle was in rude health just as world plunged headlong into a pandemic
Companies House filing for year ended 31 January 2020 shows strong growth
23 Nov 2020 | 1
No Xmas office party? Missing infosec pals and colleagues? Want to listen to DJs who also happen to be cyber warriors?
Cyber House Party charity event scheduled for 17 December – just bring your dosh and (maybe) some ear plugs
23 Nov 2020 | 2
Manchester United working with infosec experts to 'minimize ongoing IT disruption' caused by 'cyber attack'
No data leaked, says football club
21 Nov 2020 | 28
Apple to halve commission for developers turning over up to $1m in sales via App Store
UpdatedCupertino's cut will shrink to 15% for small coding shacks from 1 January
18 Nov 2020 | 39
Micro Focus shares up almost 30% as revenue decline less than expected in fiscal 2020
Is this turnaround plan working or is the COVID-struck biz world improving?
18 Nov 2020 | 3
Tablets and Chromebooks are hot, towers and desktops are not: El Reg combs through Q3 PC numbers
Flippin' Dell! All major vendors lifted by pandemic purchasing frenzy... except one
17 Nov 2020 | 36
Pass us a tissue: Capita CFO calls it quits, talks of 'privilege' to work at 'centre' of biz that 'touches the lives of millions'
New interim human calculator hired, permanent replacement being hunted
16 Nov 2020 | 13
IBM warns staff across the business of fresh 45-day redundancy consultations
Happy Xmas: So that's GTS, GBS, Systems, Channel and Cloud & Cognitive Software. Insiders say UK and wider Europe impacted
13 Nov 2020 | 26
Ho-ho-heave ho! IBM warns Global Business Services staffers of that most festive of things: A 45-day redundancy programme
More than 100 heads to exit UK division in the New Year, and then there's Scandanavia
12 Nov 2020 | 19
Capita still wants to offload education software unit, sale talks ongoing
Perhaps if you didn't price it higher than the market cap of the entire Group, you'd have sold it before now
10 Nov 2020 | 6
Three rips up call centre outsourcing contract with Capita 2+ years early
ExclusiveA sliver of functions coming back in house, most being offshored to India and 380 UK roles put 'at risk' of redundo by Capita
06 Nov 2020 | 47
It's happened: AWS signs Memorandum of Understanding for fluffy white services with UK.gov
ExclusivePublic sector to be treated as one vast buyer of clouds under One Government Value Agreement
02 Nov 2020 | 18
iPhone sales shrink for 2nd year in a row as delay to next-gen mobile launch hits hard
An unsightly stain among otherwise solid Apple results – considering the sh*t show that is 2020
30 Oct 2020 | 31
Unionised BT Technology workers vote for industrial action as more compulsory job cuts hit UK telco's IT crowd
Systems, networks staffers face round 2 as round 1 crew packs their cables
30 Oct 2020 | 6
Police ICT Company ponies up £12m for one platform to rule UK cops' social media orifices
Procurement limb seeks fully auditable contact channel for reporting crimes, emergencies – what could go wrong?
26 Oct 2020 | 5
What a time to be alive: DB Admin raps about Microsoft SQL Server and he ain't even paid to do so
It's 2020. Things are weird. So maybe it's time to dance alone to 'Back Dat NAS up'
23 Oct 2020 | 6
Logitech breezes past $1bn sales barrier in its Q2. That's a hell of a lot of mice, keyboards and web cams
Pandemic? Only in that not enough webcams are being made. CEO talks WFH trend, video calls and eSports
21 Oct 2020 | 3
Work life balance? We've heard of it. Pandemic means 9-5 shifts are a thing of the past for many
Will the hardest workers want to go back to the offce for a break?
16 Oct 2020 | 39
UK tech supply chain in dark over Brexit preparations months ahead of final heave-ho
Canalys Forum 2020 - updatedHow can it be OK when nobody knows what to prepare for, ask IT players
16 Oct 2020 | 140
'20,000-plus staff' could face the chop in spin-off of IBM's IT outsourcing biz, says Wall Street analyst
AnalysisGood news for Big Blue's market cap, not so much for its workers
14 Oct 2020 | 33
Laptops are on fire! In a good way (if you're selling). PC sales race to highest growth rate since 2011
Canalys Forum 2020 - UpdatedResponse to pandemic elevates simple laptop to centre of universe... Dell only vendor to shrink, says Canalys
12 Oct 2020 | 16
