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Slump in demand for IT workers

IT recruiter warns that business is suffering from the slowdown in the tech sector, signalling a tougher market for IT jobseekers Read more

15 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Security business avoids tech slump

...While PC makers and dot-coms have been hit hard by the tech slump, most network and computer security companies continue to stand their ground... Read more

23 August, 2001 by Robert Lemos

Tech slump has knock-on effect in property market

Firms are either abandoning buildings or struggling to balance high rates with crucial business deals Read more

4 July, 2001 by Troy Wolverton

Cisco closes war chest to sit out tech slump

Cisco Systems has put an informal block on further acquisitions in reaction to its own tumbling share price and the US economic downturn. Read more

29 March, 2001 by Sonya Rabbitte

MBAs scout for scarce tech jobs

Some people believe the tech slump has weeded out those who were never really interested in technology... Read more

9 January, 2003 by Lisa M Bowman

Startup shutdowns force NewMedia Spark into the red

...had to write off 11 of its dot-com investments as the tech slump bites Read more

14 June, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Real chief backs EC decision on Microsoft

'The Commission did the right thing', says Rob Glaser Read more

7 April, 2004 by Tony Hallett

AMD's chip sales sink further

...would fall short of expectations. ARM had long been insulated from the tech slump because it sells its designs to chip makers, rather than to... Read more

3 October, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

eWare CEO: the intergalactic CRM project is over

...and Medical. eWare have so far survived the worst ravages of the tech slump. Macdonald says his company is "having a pretty good time" and... Read more

12 July, 2002 by Eugene Lacey

E-commerce minister chases digital dragon

...government grants. Significant numbers of these firms have since responded to the tech slump by shutting their British plants -- hitting Scotland's Silicon Glen particularly... Read more

9 July, 2002 by Graeme Wearden

ARM shares fall on royalty fears

...to switch to an ARM base during this year. As the high-tech slump has progressed, ARM's manufacturer partners have continued to invest in... Read more

15 April, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Government aid brings tech jobs to Yorkshire

...technology workers across the UK are fearing for their futures as the tech slump continues. According to the Department of Trade and Industry, Government assistance... Read more

5 September, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

IDF: Intel sees recovery ahead

...compulsory consultation process with workforce representatives. There are fears that if the tech slump doesn't end soon, other factories could be in trouble. If... Read more

28 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

UK bankers see no sign of tech recovery

...despite avoiding dot-coms it has been badly hit by the general tech slump. In a statement, chairman Ari Zaphiriou-Zarifi said, "Market conditions continue... Read more

21 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

UK hardware distributor hit by downturn

...how much uncertainty there is in the market as to when the tech slump will end. Figures released last week by research group Gartner revealed... Read more

15 August, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

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yeah! all we want free software

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