BSkyB's victory to alter PM

The victory by BSkyB in its £709 million (R8.5 billion) court case against HP-EDS could represent a serious threat to current outsourcing practice, and is likely to fundamentally change project management, reports IT World Canada.

That is the initial view of a former director of industry body, the National Outsourcing Association, who says the judgment had the potential to drastically change how IT providers make sales, draw up contracts, and conduct work.

Sky says it expects to be awarded "at least £200 million". The Technology and Construction Court upheld its claim that EDS had fraudulently misrepresented its abilities 10 years ago, when pitching for a contract to deliver a £48 million (R578 million) customer system. HP-EDS' new owner insists it had not deceived Sky in any way, and says it would appeal.

Inventus, a provider of electronic discovery and document review services, has selected kCura's Relativity platform as the latest addition to its suite of document review platforms, says Earth Times.

With the addition of Relativity, Inventus says it now has a complete suite of hosting solutions focused on minimising cost and maximising efficiency and functionality for document review teams.

With a unique approach to project management and the ability to pick and choose from a vast array of technology platforms in an effort to customise data solutions for legal teams, Inventus says it Is poised to deliver unmatched value to its client partnerships.

Mediachase has released a new build of Instant Business Network 4.7 - a Web-based solution for project, task, and incident management, writes Information-Online.

Instant Business Network (IBN) is a Web-based collaborative software. The product consists of a Web portal and a set of client tools that solve a wide range of business tasks including project collaboration and management, incident management, as well as time-tracking and reporting.

IBN allows co-workers, team members, customers, and partners of a company to effectively collaborate and share information in their own company's online working portal.