Marc Hardwick is a journalist specializing in technology and business news, with a focus on the UK market. He writes for TechMarketView, covering topics such as funding rounds, business deals, and market trends in the technology sector. Marc's articles provide insights into the latest developments and innovations in the UK tech industry.
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Bringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene.
Capita has announced a couple of contract wins to give it a boost as it goes into the Christmas period and nears its year end. Yesterday, Capita revealed that it had won a £30m renewal of its Tesco Mobile customer services contract that will now run until August 2027. This is the third renewal of the service (see Capita signs 3-year £58m Tesco Mobile renewal ) which Capita will continue to run out of its offshore delivery centre in Cape Town.
UK-based Lawhive has raised $40m in Series A funding led by Google Ventures and TQ Ventures, with participation from Balderton Capital, Jigsaw, Episode 1 and Premier League footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James.
Bringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene.
Bringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene.
By: Marc Hardwick
Yesterday morning I dialled into Sopra Steria’s Capital Markets Day which set out the firm’s plan and goals for the next three years, targeting revenue above €7bn by 2028 (current business is generated revenue of €5.8bn in 2023). To get there, Sopra Steria’s CEO Cyril Malargé and senior management outlined the firm’s ‘Strategic Vision 2028’ looking to rebalance the geographic mix of the business to 40% France and 60% rest of Europe, with five major geographies each targeting €1bn+ in revenue (France, UK, Benelux, Scandinavia and Germany).
Israel-headquartered, AIM-listed maritime AI company Windward is targeting the shipping industry growing some 31% last year, (see - Windward closes FY23 with revenue up 31% ) - providing a range of solutions from an AI driven decision support platform, to solutions to predict fuel consumption and advise on sanctions compliance.
The UK Building Society sector has proved a happy hunting ground for TCS in recent years and where its BaNCS suite of products have become a platform of choice among lenders.
Bringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene.
H1 results out this morning from UK-based call centre payments specialist Eckoh, outlines declining revenues of -10% to £16.6m with adjusted operating profits down a similar amount to £3.6m. As we saw in the last FY the big plus of late has been the North American business (see Eckoh enjoys life Stateside
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