City of Edinburgh Council selects services-slinger CGI for 102m contract despite abandoned Unit4 ERP project
Oh never mind, the project was ‘reset’ It was all smiles when the City of Edinburgh Council announced the extension of its managed IT services contract with supplier CGI in September. But talk of smart city services using artificial intelligence and IoT belied a sorry tale of an abandoned Unit4 ERP project which led two suppliers to the courtroom door.…
Date: 2020-11-03
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