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Learning and Skills Council and Xansa sign contract extension
 
 The Learning and Skills
Council (LSC) and Xansa
have signed a two-year
extension to their
existing partnership,
valued at £24 million.
   This agreement will
enable the LSC to ensure		 
 that its IT and business
processes are optimised
to meet the needs of
schools, colleges and
business, whilst
providing the LSC with
greater certainty of
outcome and costs. 		 
    The Council says the
contract secures
excellent value for
money for the taxpayer
and as such is strongly
aligned with the
Government's efficiency
agenda and the LSC's		 
 agenda for effective
collection and
management of data.
   Xansa will support
management information
activities and systems
that will allow the LSC
to provide a smoother		 
 and more efficient
funding process.
   		 
 
UK and US firms merge to form global sourcing advisory firm
 
 The Trowbridge Group and
ALS Consulting, pioneers
within the outsourcing
industry, have completed
a merger agreement,
creating a global
sourcing advisory firm.
   The new global		 
 company, named
Alsbridge, combines the
expertise gained through
decades of cumulative
experience in the
management of
outsourcing and
insourcing programs. The		 
 new firm will have more
than 60 advisors and a
client list comprising
of many Fortune 500
businesses.
   The Trowbridge Group,
an outsourcing
consulting firm based in		 
 Dallas, Texas, and ALS
Consulting, a European
shared services and
outsourcing consultancy
have been instrumental
in the development of
the IT and business
process outsourcing		 
 structures familiar to
practitioners today.
   		 
 
Atos Origin sells Nordic operations to WM-data
 
 In what analysts are
calling a "wise
decision", Atos Origin
said it has reached an
agreement to sell its
Swedish and Norwegian
operations to WM-data
for 145 million euro in
cash. 		 
    The deal represents a
significant further step
toward Atos' stated
intention to dispose of
businesses with annual
revenues of up to 500
million euro. In 2004,
the company disposed of
businesses with annual		 
 revenues of just over
200 million euro. It
expects the remainder of
its disposal program to
be completed in 2005.
   As part of the deal
the companies will form
a strategic partnership
to provide extended		 
 support for each other's
clients in their
respective geographic
domains.
   Commenting on the
announcement, analysts
at Ovum said the
agreement will
strengthen WM-data and		 
 the strategic
partnership between the
companies could
eventually help Atos to
grow.
   		 
 
Edenbrook acquires Moliere
 
 London-based Edenbrook,
one of the UK's fastest
growing technology
focused independent
consultancies, has		 
 announced the
acquisition of Moliere.
The acquisition was
effective as of 31 March
2005. 		 
    Moliere, founded in
2001 has already
generated an enviable
client list - including
The General Medical		 
 Council and The
Co-operative Group Ltd -
through concentrating on
core technologies such
as Oracle, Microsoft and		 
 IBM.
   		 
 
Serco announces current bid wins at annual meeting
 
 Serco's Executive
Chairman, Kevin Beeston,
gave an update on their
most recent bid wins and
ongoing growth.
   He stated that Serco
currently has a base of
around 600 contracts		 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 that for this year they
have won or been
appointed preferred
bidder for new contracts
valued at around
£1.9bn.
   The first four months
of the year have also		 
 included the successful
phasing-in of their
largest ever contract,
Northern Rail. The
acquisitions of ITNET
plc in February and RCI
Holding Corporation in
March also add to the		 
 growth.
   Final statements
include Beeston saying
that "market conditions
for the Group remain
favourable."
   		 
 which is the foundation
of their business. He
also went on to state		 
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