SAP is on the road at the moment, rolling forward on its World Tour and looking to break new frontiers. One of the notable themes at its London event last week was mobile computing and how this remains an uncrossed frontier as far as enterprise applications are concerned.
India-based IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services has acquired US-based Citigroup’s Indian BPO division Citigroup Global Services Ltd, CGSL, for $505m.
US-based telecoms services provider Verizon Wireless has agreed to acquire its rival Alltel for $28.1bn in a move that will create the largest cellular phone services provider in the US.
US-based real estate company REcap Partners has agreed to acquire India-based BPO vendor HOV Services for approximately INR 9.5bn ($195m).
Bull has acquired Germany-based high-performance computing vendor science + computing (s+c), which has a strong presence in the automotive and aeronautical sectors with customers such as Audi, BMW, Bosch, Daimler, and Porsche. It reported revenue of 26m euros ($36m) last year and has 270 employees.
IBM earlier this week launched a beta version of its business social networking platform Bluehouse. While the platform has a solid pedigree, it has entered a race with a large field of competitors, many of which are well ahead.
CA has acquired identity management software company IDFocus for an undisclosed sum. IDFocus was founded in 1997 and develops software for access controls.
US-based technology and consulting services provider SRA International has won three task orders valued at $26m from the Small Business Administration, a US government agency, to overhaul its loan-management and accounting system.
Unisys has announced the appointment of J Edward Coleman as its new chairman and chief executive. He will replace Joseph McGrath, who stepped down last month after serving as CEO for three years. Unisys chairman Henry Duques will give up his position to become the lead director of the company’s board.
US-based telecoms company Verizon Communications has lost its patent-infringement suit against cable TV service provider Cox Communications after a Virginia court ruled that Cox did not infringe on six Verizon patents related to internet telephony.