Cognizant’s public sector progress continues
Cognizant has picked up another central government contract, this time with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The four-year call-off arrangement is worth a maximum of £19m. The engagement is for the provision of digital and data capability to the MHCLG’s Spatial Data Unit. The work will include supplying technical expertise to research, […]
*NEW RESEARCH* COP29: Money, Markets, and Momentum
TechnologyOne partners with Islington Council for SaaS+ Financials
Islington Council has partnered with ASX-listed TechnologyOne to implement its Financials system for local government – the first London borough to do so. The company has achieved a fourfold increase in uptake of its services by councils year-on-year (recently securing a milestone partnership with its first metropolitan council – North Tyneside – last November). The […]
AI deployed to monitor threats to undersea cables
The 10-nation strong Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), of which the UK is the framework nation, have launched an operation that will use artificial intelligence to better spot threats to undersea cables and track the movement of a “Russian shadow fleet”. The advanced UK-led reaction system has been activated to track potential threats to undersea infrastructure […]
Accenture’s AI Refinery goes into production
Three months on from the launch of its NVIDIA full stack-based AI Refinery™️ initiative (see here), Accenture has announced the release of the first twelve industry agents developed on the platform. Collectively branded as Accenture AI Refinery™️ for Industry, the new offerings comprise codified with business workflows and industry expertise. They aim to accelerate the […]
KION partners with NVIDIA and Accenture to drive AI into Supply Chains
Global Supply Chains have been under incredible pressure since the pandemic and are increasingly looking towards the potential of AI, robotics and logistics management systems to deliver the modernisation that supply chains need. In particular, resilience, agility and transparency are key, and are driving a rapidly increasing amount of interest, hype and investment in AI-led supply […]
Walters replaces Paris as Finastra CEO
UK-headquartered financial services technology firm, Finastra, has announced the departure of its widely respected CEO, Simon Paris. Finastra, which was formed following the merger of Misys and D+H in 2017 currently has a global customer base of over 8k clients, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks. After nearly a decade at the helm, […]
Omnis Investments expands SS&C contract
UK asset management firm, Omnis Investments, has extended its transfer agency relationship with US technology giant, SS&C. With more than £10bn of assets under management, Omnis is a longstanding client of SS&C. The latest contract supports Omnis’ range of funds which invest in a variety of asset classes and regions. Omnis works closely with clients […]
*NEW RESEARCH* AI Impact: Back Office Operations
New Year’s Honours 2025: Science & Tech industry recognition
Now that we are back from the festive break, it would be remiss not to congratulate the many people linked to the technology industry who have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours 2025. The extensive list acknowledges the critical impact of science and technology. We’ll mention as many as we can here, but as […]