TechMarketView August Review

August might have been the month for summer sunshine and laid back living but for the analysts here at TechMarketView there was still plenty to write about! 

Research directors Georgina O’Toole and Kate Hanaghan released their analysis on HP Enterprise Services: a mountain to climb. HP is the leading provider of software and IT services (SITS) to the UK market. We estimate HP UK's IT services business declined by 7% last year. To read more about the effects of the decline click the link above.

Georgina also wrote Musings on Government procurement, in which she ponders about the way in which UK Government, and the broader public sector, procures - a recent hot topic of conversation. With a number of announcements that have prompted discussion click the link to read more.

Also in PublicSectorViews director, Tola Sargeant, spoke to Allocate Software CEO Ian Bowles to discuss the company’s performance and strategy. Tola reports that there are bright spots within the results that suggest they have the foundations needed for future growth. For more information read Allocate Software - Foundations for future growth.

Over in ESASViews, research director, Angela Eager released the much anticipated ESAS Market Trends and Forecast 2013, Part One. Angela uncovers some interesting changes as two mature markets - Enterprise Software and Application Services - come together in this ever evolving sector. Subscribers to ESASViews will be able to download the full report by clicking the link above. Make sure you read our daily UKHotViews email so as not to miss Part Two, out soon!

Angela also reported on Mood International: optimising the outsourcing market. With low levels of growth set to be the norm in the UK SITS market, Angela caught up with Mood International CEO, George Davies and his team to explore some of the options for teasing out revenue in this space.

Released by the Foundation Research stream were the regular OffshoreViews Q2 2013 and IndustryViews Venture Capital - Q2 2013 giving our concise review of the major India-centric IT services firms and a quarterly summary of venture capital investment in UK software and IT services companies respectively. Eligible TechMarketView subscription service clients can download the latest editions by clicking the links above.

Last month's roving reporter, InfrastructureViews research director, Kate Hanaghan, compiled her analysis of Computacenter H1 2013. As Computacenter announced its results for the first half of 2013, Kate delves into the figures and what they will mean for the company.

In his article, ‘Serco CE ‘saddened and appalled’ by latest allegations (update)’ BusinessProcessViews research director, John O’Brien, updates us on Serco’s H113 results and the impact of their ongoing problems regarding recent allegations of overcharging on government contracts.

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Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:00'