The SSON Daily News: January 30, 2015

January 30th, 2015 Brandt International to invest US$56m to grow BPO business By the end of the first half of this year, it will expand its BPO business with a new site in Nusajaya, Johor that will have an initial capacity of 100 seats, but which can scale up to 500 seats. ICL Inaugurates New Regional Headquarters and Shared Services Center in Amsterdam The Shared Services Center, as well as ICL's Global Procurement Center which will also operate from the new headquarters, are being established in accordance with ICL's 'Next Step Forward' strategy of implementing 'ONE ICL' to unify the Company's global activity and increase efficiency and cost savings. Healthcare Organizations Have Embraced the Cloud...Now What? Despite the initial hesitation, new data suggests that healthcare organizations have moved beyond these once widely-held concerns. One telling finding, via Imprivata’s "2014 Desktop Virtualization Trends in Healthcare" report, is that 40% of healthcare organizations surveyed report now storing protected health information in the cloud. January 29th, 2015 OpenSpan Introduces Automation 7.0 to Accelerate Enterprise Transformation OpenSpan Inc., have introduced its new OpenSpan Automation 7.0 suite of solutions designed to accelerate automation, agile desktop and robotics solution development. Beckon raises $13M for cloud-based marketing program The San Mateo-based startup was founded in 2011 by CEO Jennifer Zeszut and CTO Jochen Frey to provide marketing intelligence software to large companies. Beckon's clients include major advertisers such as Coca-Cola, Gap, Microsoft, Intercontinental Hotel Group and Converse. Hortonworks Establishes Data Governance Initiative DGI will develop an extensible foundation that addresses enterprise requirements for comprehensive data governance. In addition to Hortonworks, the founding members of DGI are Aetna, Merck, and Target and Hortonworks' technology partner SAS. January 28th, 2015 Accenture Announces Extension to Enbridge Gas Distribution’s Customer Care Business Process Outsourcing Agreement The customer care BPO contract extension includes enhanced strategic and operational services. Enbridge and Accenture will collaborate to jointly identify and develop innovations to drive improvements in customer service. Penang services sector to outpace manufacturing in 2015 Penang’s fast-growing services sector looks set to overtake manufacturing as the state’s key economic driver this year, thanks to an increasing interest in the state’s tourism products and other support services. Indiana BMV outsourcing license plate production, car registrations with $72 million contract WISH-TV reported Monday that the BMV has entered into a $72 million contract with Intellectual Technology Inc. The company and will receive yearly payments from the Indiana BMV until the end of 2019. The contract is expected to save the BMV nearly $14.4 million over five years. January 27th, 2015 CSF Robotics becomes a Robotmaster reseller for Australia and the Asia Pacific region CSF Robotics will supply and implement Robotmaster software for end-users who already have existing equipment as well as providing a complete turn-key (hardware and software) solution with their integrated robotics manufacturing cells. Insurance CFOs call for investment in finance function to help business grow through 2020 and beyond While CFOs are aiming to place greater focus on data management and analytics capabilities to help insurers grow through 2020 and beyond, they must balance this with meeting new regulatory reporting requirements and managing the relative cost of finance. Wipro Teams with Software AG for IoT Analytics Platform Wipro is providing the Looking Glass architectural framework that will initially utilize Software AG's Big Data streaming analytics product suite that's designed for IoT data capture, integration and analysis, facilitating quick business response to gleaned insights and information. January 26th, 2015 Smart data use could save £10bn Using technology and data in a "smart way" could save local authorities £10 billion by the end of the next parliament, the author of a new think tank report has suggested. Philippine corporate ICT spending seen rising 10.1% -- IDC Citing its Annual Continuum Survey, IDC said that bulk of Philippine companies are looking to increase ICT budget and spending in 2015. AIB to outsource 170 IT roles to three service providers The bank, which is 99.8 per cent owned by the State, wants to outsource these roles to three companies - Eircom, Integrity and Wipro. It is understood that all of these positions will be located in Dublin and that no redundancies are planned. January 23th, 2015 Max's to adopt shared service model for procurement across brands In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Max's Group Inc said it approved the acquisition of Global Max Services Pte Ltd, a company engaged in the business of management consultancy services, for $1 million. Delta Launches New Industrial Robot SCARA for Light Industry Delta Electronics is one of the robot total solutions provider, the company's strengths in the area are most of the key components and software are manufactured by itself. On January 22, the company launched its latest series of SCARA entitled DRS40L, which is designed for light industry use. Crawford Establishes Global Business Services Center in Manila Crawford & Company, the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, today announced that it has established a Global Business Services Center in Manila, Philippines. January 22th, 2015 The Coca-Cola Company chooses Invoiceware for e-invoicing in Latin America Invoiceware International, an e-invoicing and fiscal reporting solutions company announced this week that it is expanding its partnership with The Coca-Cola Company to support the latest e-invoicing compliance requirements in Ecuador. Harte Hanks Selects Aasonn's Employee Cloud for Human Resources Outsourcing A global technology services partner to SAP SuccessFactors, today announced that Harte Hanks, a leading marketing organization that partners with top brands to establish deeper relationships with customers and prospects, has selected Aasonn's Employee Cloud HR Outsourcing solution for a range of business benefits that come with unified human capital management. January 21th, 2015 Datapipe Acquires GoGrid to Speed Big Data Analytics Projects Data management software provider Datapipe revealed Jan. 20 that it has acquired GoGrid, which specializes in multi-cloud infrastructure-as-a-service deployments for big data analytics projects. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. TIBCO and Lavastorm Analytics announce predictive analytics environment This new functionality enables data scientists using Lavastorm to more quickly and accurately build, validate and share predictive analytic data models with business users, allowing them to deliver proactive business insights. Advanced Business Solutions launches new financial management tool Advanced has developed its solution in partnership with Newcastle City Council. The Council is implementing Advanced Workspace into its existing Advanced solutions, e5 financial management and collaborative planning budgeting and forecasting, in addition to SAP HR & Payroll. January 20th, 2015 Mphasis, Aureus Analytics to offer Big data solutions to banks and insurance cos Mphasis has partnered with Aureus Analytics to provide advanced predictive analytics and big data solutions for insurance and banking sector. Under the partnership, Aureus' big data and analytics capabilities will complement Mphasis' customer base in insurance and banking space. Pemex looks to save US$1.5bn in procurement and supply The anticipated savings are due to better contract negotiations achieved by the corporative supply and procurement department, which was created as part of the country's energy reform, Pemex said in a release. Huawei, ZTE come out on top in China Telecom LTE tender China Mobile launched commercial TD-LTE services just over a year ago and as of the end of November had signed up 71.2 million customers. January 19th, 2015 Sitecore and Microsoft partner to bridge in-store and digital customer experiences Sitecore, the global leader in customer experience management, has announced the availability of Sitecore Commerce 8 powered by Microsoft Dynamics. Integrating the leading experience management capabilities of theSitecore Experience Platform... January 15th, 2015 Qubell launches Hadoop self-service test environments for Big Data applications The new solution enables Hadoop developers to add dynamic, cloud-based test environments on-demand for new or existing big data analytics projects. FYR Macedonia’s AD MEPSO launches EBRD’s e-procurement portal The EBRD has thus become the first Multilateral Development Bank to offer clients a fully electronic system to cover the entire procurement cycle from planning to tendering and award of goods, works and loan-funded consultancy contracts and allowing electronic submission of offers. HighMark Capital Management selects Clearwater Analytics Clearwater’s web-based platform will allow HighMark to further expand its book of business and provide its clients with best-in-class portfolio reporting. January 6th, 2015 Food wholesaler Booker signs £11.6m IT outsourcing deal with Getronics UK food wholesaler Booker has renewed its IT services contract with Getronics, signing a five-year deal worth 14 million euros (£11.6 million). Chip outsourcing set to extend Tower rally Tower Semiconductor, the Israeli chip maker that more than doubled last year, is poised to extend its rally into this year as it benefits from companies seeking to outsource chip production, analysts who cover the stock say. Xerox Offloads IT Outsourcing Business in $1.05 Billion Deal The boards of both companies have approved the deal, which is expected to close sometime in the first six months of 2015 pending regulatory approval and consultation with employee representative groups. January 5th, 2015 Xerox selling its IT outsourcing unit to France’s Atos The move is part of a larger transformation led by CEO Ursula Burns. Xerox, which is best known for its old school printers, is repositioning itself to become a business-to-business expert, focusing on human resources, financial services and data services for multinational firms. IT services firms to remain on strong growth path this year in India NEW DELHI: Improving economic scenario in the US, enhanced IT spending by banks and large deals are expected to help Indian IT services firms post strong growth, similar to the pace seen last year, analysts said. IBM announces launch of Japanese cloud data center with SoftLayer IBM has announced the opening of its first cloud data center with SoftLayer in Japan. The Tokyo based center will extend upon IBM's SoftLayer cloud data center portfolio, with bases already operational in Melbourne and Paris. You may also like... 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