Celebrations over Carphone Warehouse’s deal to buy AOL UK were cut short today when it emerged the retailer had lost a key supply deal with Vodafone.

European IT service provider LogicaCMG has announced its selection as a supplier of Applications Services to the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA).

A strong performance from financial stocks boosted the London markets today, offsetting heavy losses from steel maker Corus.

A major deal by software group LogicaCMG sent its shares into reverse today during a lacklustre session for the wider London market.

Cruise giant Carnival ensured the FTSE 100 Index sailed to a new four-high today by posting record profits for the summer season.

Consumer goods giant Unilever ensured the FTSE 100 Index made a good start to the week today after speculation it was proposing a Shell-style unification.

The FTSE 100 Index ended the week above the 5400 threshold for the first time in four years as bid speculation showed no sign of quietening down.

LogicaCMG today announced the appointment of Pavel Kalasek as the new chief executive for its central and eastern European business, which has offices in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

LogicaCMG today announced it has been selected to provide a Next Generation Messaging solution to Wataniya Algeria.

London shares achieved a two-month high today on the back of a decent showing by banks and oil stocks.

Computer services group Logica CMG rallied the tech sector today after reporting healthy growth in its two biggest trading regions.

Downward pressure from computer giant Hewlett-Packard and soaring oil prices failed to have a major impact on the London market today.

LogicaCMG says that its first-half performance has been in line with the guidance given at the company’s AGM in May.

ALLTRACEL Pharmaceuticals founder and chief executive Gerry Brandon is to step down, the first aid product developer said yesterday.

LogicaCMG today announced the successful implementation of its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) System for the Banco Central de Chile (BCC), Chile's Central Bank.

LogicaCMG today announced the appointment of Kevin Duffey as chief executive for the Asian region.

Improving customer care is the number one priority for the British telecoms industry when outsourcing, according to research announced today by LogicaCMG.

Leading London shares were weak in early deals in the wake of a bleak session overnight from overseas markets, with Wall Street and Asia slumping after the bombs yesterday in Madrid re-awakened worries over potential international terrorist attacks.

Computer services group LogicaCMG today forecast growth in all divisions this year after its performance as an enlarged company exceeded hopes.

THE blue-chip index will be looking to push to 19-month highs this week, powered by results from Britain's biggest banker HSBC, among a slew of others.

IT services provider, LogicaCMG has announced a £7m (€10.48m) offshore applications management and IT support contract with Britannia Airways.

LogicaCMG is to partner with Britain's provider of vocational qualifications - City & Guilds, in the first phase launch of a business change programme.

LogicaCMG has said it has been awarded a 10-year contract expected to be worth over £100m (€141.8m) as a member of the BT Group team for the NHS National Programme for IT within the UK's National Health Service.

LogicaCMG, the Anglo-Dutch computer group is to cut 2,650 jobs -11.5% of the workforce, up from a 2,200 headcount reduction planned six months ago.

London's FTSE 100 Index has shed more of the gains achieved in recent sessions as a clutch of blue-chip stocks headed south.

LogicaCMG's CEO Martin Read has said in an interview with Dutch daily Volkskrant that the company has targeted sales to more than double in the next five years.

Ireland's third mobile phone company Meteor recently moved to GPRS and signed an agreement with LogicaCMG to deploy its Multimedia Messaging Service technology to enable Meteor’s customers to send multimedia messages including photos and audio clips.

LogicaCMG has signed a multi-million pound deal with the UK Ministry of Defence to conduct a four-year technology demonstrator programme.

LogicaCMG today announced a new master service agreement with Shell International.

Computer services group LogicaCMG, based in London, has secured an agreement with KPN Mobile to deliver multimedia messaging services, including for its E-Plus operation in Germany.

Recently merged LogicaCMG has announced that it plans to cut an additional 800 jobs in a bid that will see it save up to £80m (€117m) annually.

Computer services group LogicaCMG today said it had met the targets set at the time of its merger last year after interim underlying profits fell 8% to £54.5m (€78.9m).

Investors were spared more stock market turbulence today after a rollercoaster week ended in lacklustre fashion.

Computer services company LogicaCMG, which came about in December through the merger of UK company Logica and Anglo-Dutch company Computer Management Group, has said that its merger is going to plan.

Blue-chip shares were treading water today at the end of another bewildering week for investors.

The FTSE 100 Index has reversed an early fall to gain 13.4 points at 3610.4 - suggesting yesterday's 87 point loss was an over-reaction to the Bank of England's surprise rate cut.

INTERESTING to see both the Irish Examiner opinion page and Mary Harney express confidence that the highly skilled employees of LogicaCMG would find work quickly.

The London market got off to a subdued start this morning as investors took profits from strong gains yesterday.