Informatica and Atos Origin sponsored research indicates that innovation is key to off-setting compliance costs.An IDC report into SEPA compliance efforts across Europe has found that ‘SEPA fatigue’ is starting to emerge across the financial services community, ...

This whitepaper has been written for people who are finding that they need to know a lot more about data centres, how they work and what they do, than they previously expected. It has been produced using the ...

Liquidity crises are a recurring feature of every financial market and in 2007 it was the turn of the credit markets.The 'Credit Crunch', also known as the sub-prime mortgage crisis, banking crisis or liquidity crisis, ...

CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN ATOS ORIGIN Everyone at Atos Origin understands the importance of working in harmony with our environmentin today’s world. As a leading IT services company, we are aware that our activities, and ITservices in ...

This White Paper from IDC gives an independent analyst’s view about the most recent updates concerning RFID, not only related to the technological side, but most of all on the added value that such a technology can ...

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) sets the stage to make Europe a more attractive market for investors. Even though half of Europe is late in amending national laws to incorporate MiFID, change is already underway. ...

It is almost an understatement to say that we live in an era of radical change, characterized by the rise of abundant information and widespread echnologies. Changes can be found in the products and services we buy, in ...

Lack of business objectives tops list of CIO challenges according to our recent survey.3/4 of CIOs do not view themselves as strategic, according to an Atos Origin survey.Nearly two thirds of UK CIOs have reported they do ...

From compliance to business benefitThe objective of SEPA, as stated by the European Commission, is to “facilitate the exchange of cross-border flows” and "reduce the processing costs of European operators, largely processing (and ...

Eight years after the launch of the world’s first Mobile Virtual Network Operator, MVNO is once again a buzz word within the telecom industry. Attracted by lower barriers to entry, potentially high returns on investment and strategic ...

The European telecommunications landscape is undergoing a revolution that is transforming the industry. End User (both consumer and corporate) needs are driving this revolution as they look for the services they use on their PCs at home to ...

The latest challenge in convergence is the broadcasting of TV content to mobile phones. Now though, through cellular networks (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) and EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for Global Evolution) Network ( ...

The growth of off-portal browsingA new set of dynamics is gaining ground in the mobile content market, stimulated by a combination of advancing technology and a growing maturity in digital material. The driver behind this dramatic change is ...

The repercussions of recent major corporate frauds such as the Enron and WorldCom scandals have given rise to an increasing number of new governance laws and regulations. These include Sarbannes-Oxley Act (SOX), Basel II, Data ...

Atos Consulting book examines dilemmas of the CIO (Chief Information Officer)The playing field of the CIO - IT possibilities are often 'the driving force' for innovation Today’s CIO faces a huge number of dilemmas which ...

The impact and benefits of using Open Source Software This white paper describes the benefits and disadvantages of Open Source software for ICT managers. It contains practical information for those who want to start working with Open Source software, ...

The push for more TransparencyThe drive to outsource has been going on since the late 1980s as companies strive to reduce their costs, take advantage of technological developments and develop long-term IT strategies. Outsourcing always involves long-term ...

The concept of ‘Customers in Control’ – a strategic business philosophy designed to give customers more potent command of their buying relationships with product and service providers – has been gaining ground in many industries.And yet ...

Exploiting Information for Strategic AdvantageThis paper from Atos Origin provides a set of steps that can be taken to ensure that an organisation is able to exploit its information assets for strategic advantage. The steps discussed here will enable the ...

In today's technology driven marketplace, CEO and board members with a deeper sense of the business impact of technology may have better insight into the future of a company than those who have known the business for a long ...

The Transformation of the DecadeGovernment agencies around the world have been automating its processes progressively over the last 10-20 years. However, there are governments who have gone way beyond sheer automation and into dramatic transformation and reinvention through ...

Turning Strategy into ResultsMost companies are flooded with data and information. Much of it is raw data with little value. Research found that a typical executive is bombarded with five times more information per minute than the human brain ...

Where's the interest in my IT Investments?In many of our discussions with business leaders today, one of the frequent hot topics is ROI for IT spending. Questions commonly asked are:What is the right overall level of ...

Emphasizing Formulation, Ignoring ExecutionAccording to a global survey, 90% of the companies, which claimed to have a formal strategy, failed to execute their strategies successfully! This is not because of flawed thinking, but because ...

Leveraging Outsourcing for Business ValueCompanies within the IT industry have offered outsourcing as a service for well over 40 years. Today IT outsourcing is a multi billion-dollar industry which will continue to grow and, according to IDC research, ...