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Amazon Launches Packaged Virtual Desktop Offering Amazon WorkSpaces
Dec 06, 2013, by Dominique RaviartAmazon Web Services has launched Amazon WorkSpaces, a public cloud-hosted standard virtual desktop offering. The offering mirrors the IaaS Amazon EC2 offerings of Amazon Web Services, with shared IT infrastructures, multi-tenancy, fast provisioning and opex models. Amazon Workspaces features include: A choice of different CPUs, memory, storage Storage is attached to each virtu[...]
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Atos Unveils 2016 Financial Objectives
Nov 15, 2013, by Dominique RaviartAtos has unveiled its Ambitions 2016 plan in whch it has detailed how two of its key service lines (Managed Services and Systems Integration) will evolve over the next three years. Managed Services Managed Services (MS) is planning to grow at a 5% 2013-2016 CAGR with a slight organic growth. The unit has stabilized (organic growth 2011: +1.7% ; 2012; +2.4%;[...]
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Atos to Float Worldline by Mid-2014
Nov 15, 2013, by Dominique RaviartAtos has unveiled its financial objectives for its Worldline unit. The company is to float Worldline by mid-2014, while keeping a majority stake in the company. Proceeds from the IPO are to finance organic growth and especially acquisitions. Financial objectives for the 2013-2017 period include: Revenue growth of 5% to 7% (2013-2017 CAGR) all organic (2012 revenues €1,066m, +5%; 2013[...]
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Cigniti Details its Mobile Testing Offering
Oct 21, 2013, by Dominique RaviartCigniti’s mobile application testing road-map prefigures how overall software testing is likely to evolve over the next few years. Like a number of its competitors, Cigniti has launched a centralized service consolidated across labs, therefore allowing economics of scale. The company is able to share costs of its device estate investment across clients, at a minimal price i.e.[...]
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Capgemini Elaborates on its SAP- and Amazon- Based MDM Offering
Oct 07, 2013, by Dominique RaviartCapgemini Group, through its Mobile Solutions (MS) unit, has briefed us on its recent mobile device management (MDM) offering, called Mobile Secure, launched with SAP and Amazon Web Services in May 2013 Capgemini MS has designed this offering to be as affordable as possible: the offering is marketed at a price of €1/$1.11 per device per month. It is based on SAP Afaria (acqu[...]
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Infosys Maintains Focus on Infosys 3.0
Sep 24, 2013, by Dominique RaviartNelsonHall recently attended an Infosys analyst event in Europe, where it was briefed by Infosys on progress in its ‘Infosys 3.0’ strategy. The company is looking to build its Consulting & Systems Integration (C&SI) and Product & Platform Solutions (PPS) businesses while further strengthening its core Business and IT Services (BITS) businesses; the intent remains to deri[...]
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SQS Management Elaborates on H1 2013 Results
Sep 19, 2013, by Dominique RaviartSQS management has recently elaborated on its recent H1 2013 performance. Revenues were €108m up 4.9% y/y and up ~5.9% (NelsonHall estimate) organic. Adj. EBIT margin was 4.6% up 50 bps y/y. Activities per Service Line Managed Services (MS) revenues were up 24% to €42m (39% of total SQS revenues). Growth continues, but at a decelerating pace (H1 2011: +247%, H2 2011: +89%; H1 2012:[...]
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The Changing Face of Virtual Desktop Services and BYOD
Aug 30, 2013, by Dominique RaviartNelsonHall is currently conducting a report on virtual desktop services and BYOD. The market is shifting from virtual desktop services to services that support choose your own device scenarios. Enterprise mobility, however, remains strictly confined to smart phones and to some extent to tablets. Traditionally, there were two main end user outsourcing offerings in the market:[...]
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SQS Details its New On-Demand Testing Offering
Aug 30, 2013, by Dominique RaviartSQS has recently briefed NelsonHall on its on-demand testing offering announced earlier this month. The company has introduced two pay-per-use offerings around mobile and web applications. In detail, SQS is offering a mobile application and web site performance testing service based on SOASTA CloudTest. It is also providing functional testing services for mobile applications and web si[...]
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TCS and Infosys Report Strong Growth in their Testing Units in Q1 FY 2014
Jul 18, 2013, by Dominique RaviartInfosys and TCS published recently their Q1 FY 2014 (calendar Q2) financials. The two companies provide as part of their financial reporting indications on their software testing activities. In detail, in Q1 TCS’s assurance services were up (a NelsonHall estimated) ~24% to ~$256m Infosys testing revenues were up ~+14% to $165m. The Q1 FY 2014 information is consistent with their[...]
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