The wider tech web world – 6 June 2011
COMPUTER WEEKLY: Serco buys Indian services firm Intelenet in move to public sector offshoring
Outsourcing giant Serco has acquired Indian IT services provider Intelenet for £385m to bolster its BPO offering. The deal, which increases Serco’s Indian workforce from 4,000 to 40,000, will give the company offshore options for its large UK public sector customer base… http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/06/03/246864/Serco-buys-Indian-services-firm-Intelenet-in-move-to-public-sector.htm
GUARDIAN: How the smartphone is killing the PC
The smartphones in our pockets are far more powerful than the desktop computers we dreamed of in the 1980s. This year they are outselling PCs – and soon they could replace our wallets as well… http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jun/05/smartphones-killing-pc
COMPUTERWORLDUK: Forrester: IT departments face decade of fundamental change
Stay ahead of the curve instead of being caught out, advises analyst. IT roles are fundamentally changing in nature to cope with a hugely different workforce and business environment, according to Forrester. Marc Cecere, VP at the analyst house, told Computerworld UK that completely new models for IT jobs would evolve over the next decade… http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3283753/forrester-it-departments-face-decade-of-fundamental-change/
SILICON.COM: The CIO’s most important tech investment: A piece of paper
Adopting cloud computing, outsourcing or offshoring might do away with your physical hardware, but you can’t outsource the risk – and opportunity – that new technology can offer. And nor would you want to, says silicon.com editor Steve Ranger… http://www.silicon.com/management/cio-insights/2011/06/02/the-cios-most-important-tech-investment-a-piece-of-paper-39747482/
SKY NEWS: Chinese Teenager Sells Kidney For iPhone
A Chinese teenager has sold his kidney to buy an iPad and iPhone. Xiao Zheng, from the country’s south-eastern Anhui province, is believed to have met a broker on the internet who said he could help him sell his kidney for £1,825 (Yuan 20,000). He is said to have left a message for the middleman saying: "I want to buy an iPad 2."… http://uk.news.yahoo.com/chinese-teenager-sells-kidney-iphone-212819458.html
