News
This section contains the latest news about Sopra Group in the UK including some of our most recent press releases and resources for the media. Please contact our press office for further details about these or any other stories.
Sopra Group Sponsors Celebrating Success In Social Work Event
Sopra Group again sponsored Fife Council Social Work Service's annual Celebrating Success awards ceremony, which recognises the individual successes and service achievements of people involved in the social work arena in Fife.
Sopra Group's Resilient Business Activity In Q1 2013
Sopra Group announces revenue of €321.3 million for the first quarter of 2013, representing total growth of 11.6% and organic growth of 2.4%.
Sopra Group Awarded 'Supplier Personality Of The Year' By McDonald's
Tony Corning, a Sopra Group senior project manager, has been awarded 'Supplier Personality of the Year' by senior management at McDonald's. The purpose of the award is to recognise excellence in performance, engendering a sense of partnership, maintaining a positive can do attitude and delivering above and beyond.
Sopra Group Speaking At EuroSTAR 2013
Graham Freeburn, Principal Testing Consultant, has been selected to speak at the 21st EuroSTAR Testing Conference in Gothenburg Sweden. Graham's session will address the important question – "What makes a good tester?"
Sopra Group Finalises The Acquisition Of HR Access
Sopra Group announced today the acquisition of the company HR Access thereby significantly strengthening its position in the development of software solutions for the human resources management industry.
Major Success Milestones For The ePharmacy Programme In Scotland
Sopra Group designed, developed and built the pharmacy claim processing systems that allow Practitioner Services Division to manage, process and pay community pharmacists for dispensing around 8 million prescribed items monthly. The ePharmacy programme that these systems support has recently reached some major success milestones.
Supporting The Launch Of The JBoss User Group Scotland
The JBoss User Group (JBUG) Scotland community was officially launched on 7th March 2013. With around 25 attendees on the day, the launch event brought together people from across Scotland to start an open community of users around Enterprise Java Middleware and JBoss software.
Sopra Group Presenting At New Ways Of Working Event
In this session Dave Meikle, Head of Business Solutions at Sopra Group, will explore how to achieve enterprise mobilisation, and the associated benefits, by drawing on our experiences (the good, bad and ugly!) to enable flexible and remote working across your organisation.
Sopra Group's High-Quality Performance In 2012
At its meeting on 18 February 2013 chaired by Pierre Pasquier, Sopra Group's Board of Directors approved the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2012.
Sopra Group Discusses Using Text Analytics To Measure Customer Experience On MyCustomer.com
On MyCustomer.com, Jack Springman, Head of Customer Analytics at Sopra Group, explains how to use text analytics to completely measure the customer experience and gives practical advice on how text analytics can form part of a customer strategy dashboard.
Sopra Group Highlights The Importance Of Testing Business Intelligence Solutions In TEST Magazine
In the latest issue of TEST Magazine, Jackie MacDougall, one of Sopra Group's Senior Test Consultants, makes the case for testing your Business Intelligence solution before making any major decsisions.
Sopra Group Sponsoring Nimbus Ninety Converge Event
Sopra Group is sponsoring Nimbus Ninety Converge at the Science Museum in London on the 13th February 2013. Nimbus Ninety will bring together three communities, The Cloud Circle, Big Data Insight Group and Obis Omni, for an evening of networking, lively debate and in-depth discussion of the business, technology and leadership issues facing senior level decision makers in 2013 and beyond.
Newbury Building Society Selects Sopra Group's Mortgage And Savings Suite Platform As A Managed Service
Sopra Group Solutions UK, today announced that Newbury Building Society has signed a 5 year managed service contract to take the class leading Mortgage and Savings Suite (MSS) to support the full lifecycle of its core mortgage and savings business, including full branch support. The project to implement the solution across its eleven branches is scheduled to go live within 12 months of the project commencement.
Pledging In Support Of Digital Participation
Representatives from Age Concern Glenrothes and Fife Employment Access Trust were presented with tablets by Alison McLaughlin, Sopra Group's Head of Public Sector, in our Edinburgh offices. We are also in the process of fulfilling pledges of consultancy to Disabled Persons' Housing Service and Fife Elderly Forum
Sopra Group Discusses The Challenges Surrounding Big Data On MyCustomer.com
In MyCustomer.com, Jack Springman, Head of Customer Analytics at Sopra Group, outlines the three challenges that need to be overcome to ensure that your Big Data initiative is a success.
Sopra Group Presented At The Recent Advances In Assistive Technology & Engineering (RaATE) Event
Sopra Group's Cheryl Trigg and Andrew Ruck from Consard Ltd presented an interactive session at the Recent Advances in Assistive Technology & Engineering (RaATE) Event.
Sopra Group Awarded A Place On HM Government CloudStore Framework Agreement
Sopra Group has been awarded a place on the HM Government CloudStore Framework Agreement, an online marketplace that is set to make buying cloud services a simple, end-to-end experience for public sector organisations in the UK.
Sopra Group 9 Month And 3rd Quarter Performance Both In line With Targets
In the first nine months of 2012, Sopra Group's revenue was €879.8 million, representing total growth of 14.3% and organic growth of 1.0%.
Sopra Group Sponsors 'Young Software Engineer Of The Year' Awards 2012
Sopra Group has been sponsoring the 'Young Software Engineer of the Year' for more than 10 years and was again pleased to present first prize to Alin Rohnean, on 4th October at the annual Scotsoft Dinner - the premier event in the Scottish ICT calendar.
Redcats To Go Live With Sopra Group's Instalment Credit Suite
European IT services company Sopra Group has announced that global multi-channel home-shopping leader Redcats Group is about to go live with a flexible and customisable account management and collections suite it is implementing across its UK business.
Sopra Group Exhibiting At The Collections, Debt Sale And Purchase Conference
Sopra Group will be exhibiting at the Collections, Debt Sale and Purchase Conference being held at the Manchester Central Convention Centre on the 15th November.
Sopra Group Exhibiting At The CMLs Mortgage Industry Conference and Exhibition
Sopra Group understands that the landscape is evolving in every stage of business for lenders, their customers and suppliers. Visit us on Stand 10 at the CMLs Mortgage Industry Conference and Exhibition on 7th November at the QEII conference centre in London.
Alison McLaughlin Featured In The Tech 100: Who's Who In Public Sector ICT
Alison McLaughlin, Sopra Group's Head of Public Sector, has been included in the first-ever Holyrood Connect Tech 100 – a cross-sector list that details, who in government, education, business and other organisations is leading or playing a key role in public sector ICT policy and its implementation.
Sopra Group Helps Drive Digital Participation Action Agenda In Fife
Together with Fife Council and The Scottish Government, Sopra Group decided to organise the recent Digital Participation event held in Glenrothes, Fife on 2nd October.
Sopra Group Presented At EuroSTAR 2012
Sopra Group presented a number of sessions at this year's EuroSTAR event, the most successful and widely acknowledged gathering of European Software Testing Professionals.
Sopra Group Works With easyJet To Deliver Allocated Seating On All Fligthts
Sopra Group, the leading European IT Services Organisation, announced today that it has developed the underlying operating system that will enable easyJet to provide allocated seating to all passengers across all routes from this autumn.
Sopra Group Couple Win Strictly Come Prancing 2012
Sopra Group's very own couple (dancing couple that is!), Margaret Moore and Dave Meikle, danced their way to victory at this year's Strictly Come Prancing, on Saturday 15th September at The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
Sopra Group Presented At Integrating Health And Social Care Event
Sopra Group presented at the Integrating Health And Social Care Event that was organised by Holyrood Events and held on Wednesday 19th September at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. Holyrood is Scotland's leading policy conference provider and this event provided a platform for debate for the key issues facing this sector, with experts from across the spectrum.
Sopra Group Exhibiting At Annual CSA/DBSG Event In Birmingham On 5th & 6th September
Sopra Group Solutions will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Credit Services Association/Debt Buyers and Sellers Group's Annual Conference on the 5th & 6th of September at the Hilton Metrolpole in Birmingham.
Sopra Group's Strong Performance In First Half 2012
At its meeting of 31 July 2012 chaired by Pierre Pasquier, the Board of Directors of Sopra Group approved the financial statements for the six-month period ended 30 June 2012.
Warning Alert: Scam / Identity Theft
Sopra Group has been informed of a scam attempt throughout Europe involving the theft of Sopra Group's identity.
Sopra Group Gives New Perspective On Test Automation In Test Magazine
In the latest edition of Test Magazine, Stephen Readman, a Senior Consultant at Sopra Group, considers how testing has changed in the past few years, to a world where traditional automation is dead.
Sopra Group Presents Workshop On Enterprise Architecture At Holyrood Connect Event
At the recent "The Future of Public Sector Delivery" event Sopra Group's Neil Anderson, a senior technical architect, presented a workshop on the benefits of Enterprise Architecture.
Sopra Group Wins Major Tender With Department Of Agriculture And Rural Development In Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development selected Sopra Group, the European IT Services Organisation, as its partner to deliver a corporate GIS (Geographic Information System) solution for the Northern Ireland Government.
Sopra Group Unveils Credit Market Research Headline Findings At Credit Summit
Sopra Group releases new survey findings indicating that three quarters of companies are experiencing a number of challenges in their collections process.
Solid Start To The Year For Sopra Group In Q1 2012 Results
Sopra Group reports consolidated revenue for first quarter 2012 of €287.8 million, representing total growth of 9.5% and organic growth of 4.4%.
Sopra Group, France's No. 3 Software Company
In the 2012 edition of the Truffle 100, the benchmark ranking of France's top 100 software companies, Sopra Group claims the third spot.
Sopra Group To Unveil Credit Market Research Headline Findings At Credit Summit
At Credit Today's Credit Summit on 10 May at the QEII Conference Hall in London, Sopra Group will showcase our Instalment Credit Suite (ISS) collection software as well as unveil headline results from our exclusive credit survey into credit collection software, business issues and perceptions.
Sopra Group To Exhibit At The Building Societies Association Conference
Sopra Group will be showcasing the Mortgage Savings Suit (MSS), highlighting the functionalities of e-savings and the benefits of a Managed Service at the annual BSA event in Manchester on 9th and 10th May.
Sopra Group Presents At Public Sector Connect's New Ways Of Working Conference
Public Sector Connect run a series of events dedicated to addressing the diverse challenges faced by the UK public sector. Sopra Group presented a workshop at their recent New Ways of Working – Joined Up Strategies event, held at The Radisson Blu in Glasgow on 17th April.
Shawbrook Bank Transitions To Managed Service On Sopra Group's Mortgage Savings Suite
Sopra Group Solutions UK (formerly Tieto Financial Solutions) - the market leading provider of mortgage and savings software, today announced that Shawbrook Bank one of the UK's newest specialist savings and lending banks, has taken the Mortgage and Savings Suite (MSS) into production to manage a key element of its business.
Sopra Group Finalises The Acquisition Of Callata˙ & Wouters
Sopra Group announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the Belgian company Callata˙ & Wouters, which develops the banking management software Thaler.
Redcats Selects Sopra Group's Instalment Credit Suite Solution
Redcats UK has confirmed the decision to implement the Instalment Credit Suite (ICS) system. ICS will be utilised by Redcats UK to provide Account Management for their Home Shopping Credit facilities including the La Redoute, Vertbaudet, Ellos, OneStopPlus and Daxon brands for its UK customers and the project is scheduled to deliver within 2012.
Sopra Group Featured On EuroSTAR TV
Sopra Group's Jackie McDougall, dicusses how she overcame the particular challenges of Data Warehouse Testing within a UK healthcare client on the newly launched EuroSTAR TV.
Sopra Group Finalises Two Acquisitions In The UK
Sopra Group announced today the finalisation of two acquisitions in the United Kingdom. The UK subsidiary of Tieto Corporation, specialised in financial services, and the UK subsidiary of Business & Decision have joined the Group.
Birth Of A European Leader In Banking Software
Sopra Group announced today a project to acquire a majority stake in the Belgian company Callata˙ & Wouters (C&W), which develops the banking management software Thaler.
Sopra Group Announces Excellent Performance In 2011
At its meeting of 14 February 2012 chaired by Pierre Pasquier, the Board of Directors of Sopra Group approved the audited annual accounts for the financial year 2011.
Sopra Group Significantly Reinforces Its Positioning In The United Kingdom With Two Acquisitions
Sopra Group announced today two proposed acquisitions which will significantly boost its presence in the United Kingdom.
Sopra Group Featured By The Big Ambition
Sopra Group has been chosen to feature on the website of the Big Ambition Scotland - a branch of e-skills UK - a not-for-profit organisation to develop the software, internet, computer gaming, IT services and business change skills that today's global digital economy demands.
Sopra Group Gives Strong Support To GovCamp Scotland
Sopra Group is pleased to have been a strong supporter of GovCamp Scotland - an event based on an established international model that applies a Government context to evolving Web 2.0 technologies and innovative ways of improving service delivery and engaging with citizens.
Sopra Group Supports Fife Social Work Service Awards
Fife Council's Social Work Service organises an annual awards ceremony to recognise individual successes and service achievements.
Strong Organic Growth For The First 9 Months Of The Year And The 3rd Quarter
Sopra Group announces revenue of €769.8 million for the first nine months of 2011, representing total growth of 10.3% and organic growth of 10.0%. Revenue for the third quarter came to €240.1 million, representing total growth of 7.3% and organic growth of 7.1%.
Sopra Group Achieves Microsoft Gold Competency In Business Intelligence
Sopra Group UK has recently been awarded Gold Competency status (the highest level of proficiency awarded by Microsoft) in Business Intelligence (BI). The new individual Microsoft Competencies which came in this year are much harder to achieve than the previous generic Gold Certifications.
Sopra Group Completes Acquisition Of Delta-Informatique
Sopra Group completed its acquisition of Delta yesterday, thus expanding its presence in the international financial services sector.
