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Keep your team on track in face of churn
News Layoffs, downsizing, and reorganisation take their toll on those who remain. The job insecurity that comes with corporate churn can lead to low morale, a high rate of turnover, reduced productivity, and a general sense of unease within your...
[September 10, 2002, 8:50]
Seagate cuts a further 1,100 jobs
News Seagate expects the layoffs to be completed by the end of July and result in total pretax restructuring charges of approximately $72m. This is the company's second round of layoffs. Seagate announced on Thursday that it has initiated a...
[May 14, 2009, 10:38]
Dell offers staff unpaid leave to cut costs
News The request is also an effort to avoid possible layoffs, according to a report in the Austin Business Journal. Although Dell recently met its goal of cutting its employee numbers by 10 percent, the memo stated that more layoffs could be coming if...
[November 5, 2008, 7:14]
The Fatal Pitfalls in Wireless Handset Outsourcing
White Papers Nokia and Motorola) are now launching rounds of layoffs, restructuring and refocusing on core competencies instead of boasting their latest acquisitions, expansions and record-high shipments. The massive worldwide economic crisis has disrupted the...
[July 14, 2009, 1:19]
HP to buy Compaq for $25bn
News Layoffs were expected, Kumar added. But analysts speculated that layoffs were inevitable. Hewlett-Packard will acquire Compaq Computer in a stock swap worth about $25bn (£17.5bn), the companies announced late on Monday.
[September 4, 2001, 6:34]
Data Loss During Downsizing: When Employees Exit, so Does Data
White Papers In these tough economic times, many companies are going through layoffs or downsizing. The presenter of this webcast addresses "Data Loss During Downsizing," the results of a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
[April 25, 2009, 1:23]
Privileged User Monitoring and Audit (PUMA)
White Papers Striking the right balance between operational necessity, potential user misuse and fraud, and the costs associated with regulatory guidelines like SOX and OMB Circular A-123, can be the difference between a profitable quarter and staff layoffs.
[March 12, 2008, 0:01]
Google paring back contractor workforce
News The contractor-cut story made the rounds on Monday after publication of a Silicon Valley WebGuild article bearing the headline: 'Google layoffs — 10,000 workers affected'. Layoffs are spreading across the world, including at direct Google...
[November 25, 2008, 10:43]
Chips are down for Intel
News Layoffs are not being imposed at this time, Intel spokesman Robert Manetta said in regards to the memo, but the company hopes to cut back on overall headcount through attrition and strong limits on hiring.
[February 21, 2001, 7:40]
Palmisano sheds light on IBM's path
News To right the situation, some financial analysts believe IBM could shed between 8,000 to 20,000 people in 2002, coming from a combination of natural attrition, layoffs and spinoffs, such as a recently announced plan to spin off of its hard drive...
[May 17, 2002, 7:32]
HP strives to be premier tech provider
News The savings, to a large degree, will come from layoffs: Roughly $1bn of the annual savings will result from eliminating redundant administrative, sales and marketing positions, according to a slide shown by Wayman.
[May 8, 2002, 9:16]
Sun sends 200 staff packing
News Sun, which has gone through several layoffs in a struggle to return to profitability, confirmed on Friday a new round that affects its Sparc server group. Seven percent of the Scalable Systems Group's employees were notified this week that they'll...
[April 10, 2006, 16:30]
Intel's changing times
Leader A company is more than a balance sheet, and layoffs mean more than just increased efficiency. With Intel on course for shedding some 10 percent of its staff over the next couple of years, the impact on the company's culture and self-image will be...
[September 6, 2006, 13:50]
IBM announces further job cuts
News Marking a second round of layoffs this month, IBM announced on Wednesday that it will cut 1,566 jobs from its global workforce, primarily in its US strategic outsourcing services business. IBM, which employs 355,000 workers worldwide, said it...
[May 31, 2007, 8:48]
News Burst: Amazon to lay off two percent of workers
News The layoffs represent around 2 percent of the company's work force. Amazon.com will lay off 150 workers as part of an internal reorganisation, Dow Jones reported. The company said the changes were not related to Christmas and New Year sales or...
[January 28, 2000, 15:06]
IBM cutting 15,000 jobs
News Layoffs began earlier this year as a way to cut costs, but the company until now had not specified the extent of the job cuts. But excluding a charge of 81 cents per share for costs associated with the company's exit of the hard-drive business...
[August 14, 2002, 9:45]
Laid-off techies swiping goods on way out
News Between the layoffs and the asset auction, they stole $35,000 worth of laptops, handheld computers, monitors and laser printers. Employees had a different plan. That left some executives, venture capitalists and other uninsured creditors in a...
[September 25, 2001, 13:20]
AltaVista job cuts won't hit UK
News The layoffs will mark the second round of staff cuts for the company in five months, indicating the difficulties hundreds of Web portals are having to contend with in a saturated market. Struggling Web portal AltaVista will announce lay offs Friday...
[September 15, 2000, 12:36]
Boosting morale pays off for everyone
News Low morale among technology staff is likely epidemic today, thanks to years of layoffs, extended work schedules, declining profits, cancelled projects, and reduced perks due to tightened budgets. While a poor attitude can be evident--a lack of...
[February 4, 2002, 11:38]
Calling IT pros: The jobs are out there
News Despite the flagging economy and reports of mass layoffs in the high-tech sector, there are still thousands of unfilled IT positions as European tech innovation continues to be held back by a widening skills gap.
[August 21, 2002, 10:03]
