British Airways is to cut its roster of IT contractors by 100 over the next three months as part of a wider review of IT expenditure. Some of the work is reported to be taken on by workers in India.
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British Airways is to cut its roster of IT contractors by 100 over the next three months as part of a wider review of IT expenditure. Some of the work is reported to be taken on by workers in India.
Virgin could lose its contract to provide 140mph trains for the west coast mainline. Railtrack is said to be unhappy that the cost of the project has escalated from £2.3 billion to £6.3 billion, and wants the Strategic Rail Authority to release Virgin from a commitment to deliver the trains by 2005.
The US Defense Department has decided to buy the F-22 stealth fighter despite criticism that there may be no need for a plane much more sophisticated than any it would meet in combat. The price tag now stands at $45 billion for 295 planes, 44 fewer than originally planned.
9-12 October 2002
Oriana
Oriana
Q: My company is considering including online learning as part of our corporate skills development programme. Should I be worried and sceptical, or are there real benefits, both personally and for the firm?
SAP and PricewaterhouseCoopers
John Wiley, £37.50
Rating: 2/5
2 April 2003 - Edinburgh; 18 November 2003 - London
Q: My IT director has asked me to examine whether we should be outsourcing part or all of our corporate data storage. What are the pros and cons of this approach?