TCS Q3 up 4.1% in the UK

TCS’s third quarter results saw the business increase revenue globally by 4.5% (in constant currency) to $7.54bn with challenging conditions across some of its core markets continuing. At the global level, operating margin for the quarter was 24.5%, down on Q3 last year (Q3 Fy24 25%) but up slightly on the previous quarter (Q2 FY25 24.1%). […]

Digital Capability for Health expands to 22 suppliers

The names of 22 suppliers appointed to the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Digital Capability for Health 2 (DCFH2) framework (RM6345) have been revealed. The agreement is intended to provide application development and management services for public health and social care programmes.  DCFH (RM6221) started in January 2021 and was due to end December 2024, but […]

Adarga wins £12m R&D deal with MOD

London based Adarga, a provider of AI-driven information intelligence, has been awarded a £12m Enterprise Agreement (EA) Lite contract by the Ministry of defence (MOD) to deliver services to support R&D. No further details were given at this stage. The deal is surely a significant one for Adarga who raised $20m in funding back in […]

Cirata comes up a long way short

Data migration specialists, Cirata (formerly known as WANdisco) has closed out FY24 with bookings totalling barely half of the mid-point guidance that management clang on to until just a few weeks ago. The latest trading update from Sheffield-based platform provider reports that, despite finishing the year with the strongest bookings quarter since Q222, the value […]

Cambridge Uni spinout RoboK raises £1m for logistics AI

RoboK is a University of Cambridge spinout that uses AI to turn firms’ CCTV and video into useful insight, predominantly in logistics and industrial contexts. The firm has won £1m in new funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) as part […]

*NEW PODCAST* Totally Sust #7: Sustainability tracking and circularity

The latest episode in TechMarketView’s series of Totally Sust podcasts sees SustainabilityViews’ lead analyst, Craig Wentworth, interview Mathias Boomah (Head of Automotive Germany for Eviden) and Christoph Sturnardle (Director of Technology Adoption at IOTA) about the Eviden Digital Passport – a blockchain-based solution (powered by IOTA technology) which can be used to track sustainability credentials in the circular […]

*UKHotViewsExtra* 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Recap

What a year 2024 was for AI, we saw some significant advancements across the market, including new AI models (of many shapes and sizes), a boost in AI funding for upcoming startups, government action on key issues such as copyright and crucially a lot more examples of practical real-world AI applications across nearly all industries. […]

DSP acquires Acardia to bolster UK Oracle expertise

UK-based Oracle cloud and database specialist DSP has acquired UK-based Oracle Cloud Services partner Acardia, further strengthening its position in the Oracle ecosystem and expanding capabilities across a range of core infrastructure technologies. Simon Goodenough, CEO of DSP Group, praised the “longstanding reputation and heritage” of Acardia (founded in 1999) within the UK Oracle market. Also founded in […]