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The latest from London’s Technology & Construction Court as companies clash over mainframe migration software.

On a grey, chilly, wet Chicago morning your correspondent makes a quick exit on South Michigan Avenue to the American Writers Museum to dodge the rain and to be reminded of Scott Fitzgerald’s famous dictum that “there are no second acts in American lives”. The same can be said

Smart buildings may be growing in popularity but they remain dwarfed by their dumb relations. However, with energy bills through the roof and a growing mandate for sustainability, that may well change very soon. “Less than 5% [of commercial buildings] are digital and smart, so there’s a lot of

Smart buildings may be growing in popularity but they remain dwarfed by their dumb, if functional, relations. However, with energy bills through the roof and a growing mandate for sustainability, that may well change very soon: “Less than 5% [of commercial buildings] are digital and smart, so there’s a

IT companies scour the world these days for destinations that will help them locate skilled workers and drive cost efficiencies. India has of course become a global nexus for software factories, consulting services and offshoring. Central and eastern Europe have become happy hunting grounds, even for countries that have had

"They all looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears"

All too often, attempts at philanthropy and ESG can appear to be token gestures, handy for ticking a checkbox, issuing a press release and brand building but not much else. However, today services giant DXC Technology and Manchester United will announce an educational partnership that at first sight looks a

"It extracts the most relevant data so you only compute what’s necessary"

This is the story of a young company seeking success, and it is a familiar story in many ways. Bright people have an idea to fill a gap in the market – check. They form a bootstrapped company – check. They work long hours hacking code – check. They spread the word and