____/ William Poaster on Tuesday 19 June 2007 15:10 : \____
> It was on, or about, Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:50:44 +0100, that as I was
> halfway through a large jam doughnut, Mark Kent wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> iSoft in critical condition as NHS trusts seek alternatives
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| The government's vision of an integrated computer system for the | NHS
>>>is coming apart at the seams as NHS trusts are to start looking | for
>>>alternative IT suppliers, The Guardian reports.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/05/nhs_upgrade_alt/
>
> I read last year, that iSoft was under investigation for accounting
> "irregularities". Ah, here we are:
> http://www.accountancyage.com/accountancyage/news/2161616/deloitte-sparks-
> isoft
>
> http://www.financeweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=4450
>
> They may have seen M$ getting away with millions of ££s of UK public
> money, so perhaps thought "....if they can do it..."
>
> I have to admit I've not heard anything since, but thse kinds of
> investigation *do* take time. I wonder if the SFO (http://
> www.sfo.gov.uk/) will be involved at some point.
Well spotted, very interestsing. Earlier today (on the Reg, IIRC), MPs were
questioned about a 3 billion pound IT consulting bill. Seems like corruption
is abound...
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