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Negotiators step in to software deals

Companies aiming to save money on software deals are increasingly beginning to bring in third-party negotiators Read more

22 August, 2002 by Larry Dignan

News Schmooze: Tech economy suffers as Bill Gates heads for fantasyland

Tech companies groaned, Bill Gates prophesied and SirCam exposed the world's darkest secrets Read more

27 July, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Most IT contractors 'distort' job applications

...contractors contain omissions or lies, significantly more than the average, as the tech economy continues in the doldrums Read more

24 April, 2003 by Andrew Swinton

Tablet gives hope to gloomy PC market

With no sign of a recovery in the tech economy, tablet PC's are providing a welcome source of good news... Read more

17 March, 2003 by Ed Frauenheim

Silicon Valley: mixed signals for the future

...went down by 1 percent. Is it a sign that the high-tech economy is in trouble? A: The job levels have fallen really substantially... Read more

11 February, 2005 by Ed Frauenheim
Investment in tech could help UK reinvent itself

Investment in tech could help UK reinvent itself

...Mandelson made all the right noises about 'removing barriers' in the hi-tech economy and securing 'more high-value jobs', the LSE has fleshed out... Read more

29 April, 2009 by Leader
Building Microsoft code inside the tornado

Building Microsoft code inside the tornado

...even migrating back to the subcontinent to fill positions in the new tech economy. However, India's wider strength in IT services is still there... Read more

22 May, 2008 by Adrian Bridgwater

Looking after oil

...patronage and clan ties to an energetic, self-sufficient member of the tech economy. The effort is being watched closely throughout the Arab world and... Read more

23 January, 2006 by Michael Kanellos

On challenging China with a tariff

Is a trade barrier needed between China and the US? Read more

15 June, 2005 by Ed Frauenheim

IBM's shake-up must be a wake-up call

...Isle of Man is desperate to get a slice of the high-tech economy, but you won't find them building factories; rather, it is... Read more

6 May, 2005 by Leader

Why are women in IT an endangered species?

...That's seen as vital for reasons including fuelling the world's tech economy and preventing male bias in the way future technology is developed... Read more

7 February, 2005 by Alorie Gilbert and Ed Frauenheim

Appeals court reaffirms Microsoft settlement

...that our antitrust laws are not effective in protecting consumers. Our high-tech economy will not reach its full potential unless regulators and the courts... Read more

1 July, 2004 by Ina Fried

Comdex 2004 cancelled

...Comdex's fortunes have sagged in the past few years as the tech economy faltered and security jitters kept some companies from travelling. At the... Read more

24 June, 2004 by David Becker

My 2004 wishlist for Microsoft

...suggestions, I'm actually beginning to feel optimistic about 2004. The bad tech economy seems to be improving, though remains fragile. My optimism is tempered... Read more

19 December, 2003 by David Coursey

Intelligence for growth

...called for layoffs. That perseverance seems to have paid off. With the tech economy gradually gaining steam, Intel beat expectations and turned a healthy profit... Read more

23 October, 2003 by Mike Ricciuti

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