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HP in multimillion dollar settlement with US governmentComputer manufacturer HP has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a US Department of Justice investigation into the alleged incorrect billing of the governments procurement agency. 01 September 2010
Sunoco outsources indirect purchasing to IBMSunoco, the petroleum manufacturer which supplies Nascar motor racing, is set to hand over indirect procurement to global service firm IBM as part of a wide reaching outsourcing deal. 30 August 2010
Fire control room procurement slammed in radio broadcastA total of £200 million has been spent on a project to replace 46 regional fire control rooms with nine new centres which is yet to get off the ground. 28 August 2010
Procurement Scotland saves taxpayers millionsA procurement organisation in Scotland has saved the country's public sector £60 million since spring 2008 and expects to exceed its 2011 goal. 25 August 2010
Seven South African departments face corruption probeThe procurement practices of seven South African government departments have come under scrutiny by the Special Investigating Unit after president Jacob Zuma ordered a probe into allegations of corruption. 25 August 2010
Rio Tinto adopts online expense management systemGlobal mining giant Rio Tinto hopes to cut costs and boost compliance by using internet-based software to manage expenses filed by 20,000 staff. 24 August 2010
European road transport costs soarEuropean road transport prices rose by 13.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, research from consultancy firm Capgemini has found. 24 August 2010
Understanding of web-based software 'needs to keep up with increase in use'Forty per cent of supply chain software will be set up online or done through business process outsourcing by 2012, according to Gartner's 2010 supply chain survey. 19 August 2010
Apple supply chief faces corruption chargesA global supply manager has been arrested on criminal fraud charges and is being sued by the technology giant for allegedly taking more than $1 million in bribes. 17 August 2010
Gartner downgrades IT spend forecastExpenditure will not increase in 2010 by as much as previously thought, according to an IT industry analyst. 17 August 2010
Toshiba's overseas spend to increase to 70 per centThe Japanese manufacturer plans to save 1 trillion yen over three years by sourcing components from suppliers in low-cost countries and regions such as India and Eastern Europe. 16 August 2010
'Get radical on IT procurement,' Gartner advises governmentsTraditional means of reducing costs may not be enough to produce sustainable savings, the IT analyst said. 12 August 2010
Swansea procurement to go paperless with e-trading systemCity and County of Swansea council has joined an online trading network to increase the use of electronic procurement across the authority. 10 August 2010
US trade body and Intel settle over anti-competitive pricing caseThe US Federal Trade Commission has settled its case against microprocessor manufacturer Intel. 05 August 2010
Online tender scheme saves Devon £140,000 in paper and staffDevon County Council has saved thousands of pounds since setting up its online procurement portal in 2005. 04 August 2010

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Make IT clickMake the most of your investment in technology and it will pay dividends. Rebecca Ellinor speaks to experts and buyers who have done it 25 June 2009
Hire to purchaseWith more companies moving away from buying licences, Duncan Jones examines the pros and cons of renting software 25 June 2009

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Songs in the key of life
I have been thinking rather a lot about Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of the pop group The Pretenders. Perhaps I ought to clarify that last remark. Recently I have been thinking a lot about the song Hymn to Her, a hit record (as we used to say) in 1986. It is the lovely refrain of that song, performed by Ms Hynde, that has been in my head: “Some things change, some stay the same.” This is the potency of popular music, to paraphrase Noel Coward. It can say apparently very simple things but in a memorable and powerful way.