• IIA once again seeking CEO after shock resignation

  The Internet Industry Association (IIA) is once again seeking a CEO after Steve Burrell announced his resignation days before he was due to commence work.

• In brief: Global IT services sector slumps in Q2

  The global IT services sector saw a 14 per cent slump in the second quarter of 2010, despite a relative increase in the number of deals over the period, according to a report from Ovum.

• HP abandons EDS brand

  HP Wednesday announced it would leave the EDS brand behind and rename its IT services provider business HP Enterprise Services.

• Centrelink calls for more IT suppliers

  The IT jobs market may be not be hot right now, but national welfare agency Centrelink is seeking more panel members to supply IT services across a range of fields and will consolidate two panel arrangements into one in the process.

• Brennan inks $2m Accor deal

  Brennan has won a three-year, $2 million outsourcing contract for international hotel group Accor Hotels, as preferred IT support and project services partner.

Whitepapers about it services industry

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  No Bull - What Customers Should Expect from Cloud Services

  This paper describes how a cloud Services User achieves the true benefits of cloud services and sends warning messages to the providers, hosting companies and telecommunications firms. It also provides clues on how a customer can gain better value from services offered by the new cloud companies and Hosting businesses.