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Africa: The last growth frontier

Author: Andrew Baxter

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 17 November 2008

Consulting firms are reporting steady or strong growth in their African businesses, albeit starting from a small base. Jawad Shaikh, a vice-president in Capgemini’s telecom, media and entertainment consulting practice, comments.

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Capgemini shoots for the cloud

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: vnunet

Date: 17 November 2008

New partnership with Amazon will make cloud computing more accessible for enterprises.

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Capgemini eyes growth in challenging 2009

Author: Dominique Vidalon

Publication: Reuters

Date: 13 November 2008

Capgemini confirms its objectives for 2008 and is confident on 2009 sales growth.

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Helping the planet is a black and white issue

Author: John Duncanson, Managing Director, Capgemini Scotland

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 15 August 2008

This evening in Edinburgh, Capgemini is hosting what will be Scotland's first ever carbon neutral ball to focus attention on the urgent need for environmental change and raise funds for The Prince's Trust.

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Capgemini H1 profits up, more optimistic on 2008

Author: Dominique Vidalon

Publication: Reuters

Date: 31 July 2008

Capgemini raised its 2008 revenue growth goal after reporting a forecast-beating 23.4% in its first-half operating profit

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UK to get 100mbps broadband boost

Author: Cliff Saran

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 22 July 2008

Carl Bate, Chief Technology Officer at Capgemini UK, comments on the new BT fibre optic network.

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Up to speed

Author: David Ketchin, Capgemini

Publication: Accountancy magazine

Date: 01 July 2008

David Ketchin, Vice President, Finance and Employee Transformation, Capgemini Consulting, looks at how CFOs can learn from major business transformations

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CIOs need to talk

Author: Nick Booth

Publication: CIO

Date: 28 May 2008

CIOs that don't communicate and promote themselves might end up being undervalued by leaders. Andy Mulholland, Global CTO, Capgemini, is interviewed by Nick Booth.

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Capgemini Q1 results remain on track

Publication: Ovum

Author: John O'Brien

Date: 8 May 2008

Ovum comments on Capgemini's

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Global sector still in a state of flux

Publication: FT

Author: Mike Scott

Date: 24 March 2008

Greg Jacobsen, North America Lead for Telecoms, Capgemini and Didier Bonnet, European Lead for Telecoms, Capgemini talk to the FT on how the global telecommunications industry is still trying to cope technological advances and deregulation.

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Failure to exploit data loses UK economy £67bn a year

Author: Adrie van der Luijt

Publication: Director of Finance

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK discusses the annual costs associated with frustrated decision making across UK businesses and public sector organisations.

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Poor information management costs millions a year

Author: Nicole Kobie

Publication: IT Pro

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini speaks to IT Pro on how failing to properly manage and exploit data is leading managers to make decisions without seeing the full picture.

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Experts urge CIOs to bridge information gap

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 3 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK warns CIOs that the failure to take a stronger role in fostering an information-centric culture in their organisations is resulting in poor decision-making.

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Put information back into CIO role or companies will suffer

Author: Mark Chillingworth

Publication: CIO

Date: 5 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK comments on how information has been forgotten in corporate strategy.

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Capgemini is profiled in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

Author: Sarah Merson

Publication: The Times

Date: 28 February 2008

Capgemini has been profiled as number 98 in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.

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Capgemini to target expansion through aquisitions

Publication: Financial Times

Author: Maija Palmer

Date: 25 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group speaks to the Financial Times on plans to bolster its consulting business.

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Capgemini eyes more India buys

Author: CNBC-TV18

Publication: Moneycontrol.com

Date: 25 February 2008

Pierre-Yves Cros, Vice President - Group Director of Strategy and Transformation, Chair of UK Country Board talks to the Indian press on a strong outlook for Capgemini in 2008.

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Capgemini profit shows major growth

Publication: Computing

Author: Martin Courtney

Date: 21 February 2008

Capgemini enjoyed a 50% year on year surge in net income in 2008 to €440 million.

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Building a Global Powerhouse

Publication: Business Week

Author: Steve Hamm

Date: 15 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group talks to Steve Hamm, senior writer, BusinessWeek on the success of 2007 and the outlook for 2008.

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Content makes mobile customers sick

Author: Reuters Newsroom

Publication: Reuters

Date: 12 February 2008

Greg Jacobsen, Head of Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Capgemini warns mobile carriers need to differentiate following predictions that revenue models with be supported via advertising and not subscription funded.

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How to get a new job

Author: Emily Ford

Publication: The Times

Date: 17 January 2008

Nicky Winch, Head of Recruitment, Capgemini UK, believes that a bounty scheme offered by employers is a great way to attract new recruits.

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Andy Mulholland speaks to CNBC Europe on CIO Trends for 2008

Author: Sqwak Box

Publication: CNBC Eurpoe

Date: 8 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Chief Global Technology Officer, Capgemini speaks to CNBC Europe on the trends for CIOs in 2008

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Influence of CIOs set to increase

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 4 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini comments on the trends affecting CIOs for 2008.

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A clearer world view of services

Author: George Yip, Yacine Chibane, Melanie Knight and Leyton Lark

Publication: CPO Agenda

Date: 3 January 2008

In-house or outsourced? Onshore or offshore? Tight or light control? Picking the right sourcing option for services isn't easy, but a new model can help guide your decision, explains a collection of subject matter experts from Capgemini Consulting including George Yip, Director of Research and Innovation.

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Virtualisation is not a theoretical risk

Author: Lee Newcombe

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 14 December 2007

Lee Newcombe, Technical Architect, Capgemini writes about virtualisation being a mainstay of the modern IT environment.

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George Yip joins RSM Erasmus University

Author: Della Bradshaw

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 13 December 2007

George Yip, Director of Research & Innovation, Capgemini Consulting is joining RSM Erasmus University as dean.

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People on the move

Author: Newsroom

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 12 December 2007

Capgemini Consulting, the consulting business of Capgemini UK plc, has announced the appointment of a new Vice President, Kevin Simmons, to join its Finance and Employee Transformation Team.

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Must-have message is the secret of Apple's success

Author: Iain S Bruce

Publication: Sunday Herald

Date: 10 November 2007

Jerome Buvat, Global Head of Telecoms, Media & Entertainment Strategy Lab, Capgemini states that Apple excels at connecting existing technologies with mainstream consumers.

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Leaks of sensitive data pose challenge

Author: Ingrid Lunden

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 03 October 2007

Michael Natusch, Executive Consultant, Capgemini Consulting comments on the issues arising from a growth in remote working.

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What is the future for digital rights management?

Author: Jude Umeh, Capgemini

Publication: Computing

Date: 20 September 2007

Jude Umeh, a consultant for Capgemini’s Telcom, Media & Entertainment practice, asks what the changes are that need to be made for DRM to be considered a useful and viable tool.

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Moving forward

Author: Julian Quillinan

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 1 May 2007

The finance sector has traditionally blazed a trail when it comes to using telecoms to link offices around the world and clinch deals with customers. Ironically, at a time when everyone else is talking about fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) though, banks and insurers are dragging their heels, citing security and network coverage concerns as reasons for the slow adoption.

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Should we go for 3G or Wi-Fi?

Author: Ian Limbach

Publication: FT Digital Business, Financial Times

Date: 12 February 2007

Capgemini Global Head of Telecommunications and Media Research, Jerome Buvat stated that for WiMAX to become profitable in London alone, WiMAX operators would need to capture 300,000 subscribers within five years.

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iPhone launch boosts Apple shares

Author: Jerome Buvat

Publication: The Times

Date: 10 January 2007

With Apple launching its long-anticipated mobile phone handset the iPhone, Jerome Buvat, Global Head of Research for Capgemini Telecom, Media & Entertainment suggests that by 2010 music-enabled phones will outsell standalone digital music by around 350m units.

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Assessing Apple's iPhone

Author: Jerome Buvat

Publication: Reuters TV

Date: 10 January 2007

Jerome Buvat, Global Head of Research for Capgemini Telecom, Media & Entertainment talks to Reuters TV's Matt Cowan on the impact of Apple's launch of its iPhone

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Apple urged to embrace rival platforms

Author: Robert Jaques

Publication: Computing

Date: 17 May 2006

Salman Momen, head of media technology at Capgemini Telecom, Media & Entertainment, says that interoperability between digital music platforms is inevitable and is in fact crucial to the survival of the music industry. Momen suggests Apple could gain increased music market share whilst retaining its mantle as the music industry saviour.

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The customer retention challenge

Author: Ken Wieland

Publication: Telecommunications International

Date: 1 October 2006

Inbound customer marketing is an area that European operators must pay more attention to, if they are to retain customers. Capgemini's Chris Jeffery, Global CRM lead for the Telecom, Media and Entertainment practice, stated that, "We have been working with O2 Ireland for over two years to develop its ICM system and, for selected targeted groups, we have brought down its annual churn rate into single-digit percentage figures."

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