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600 jobs lost at NEC's Scottish chip plant
News Scotland was a victim of the tech slump once again when NEC announced on Tuesday that it planned to cut 600 jobs from a factory in West Lothian. For all job and work related news, or to search for a job and get information on training, go to ZDNet...
[July 31, 2001, 11:56]
IBM scraps 600 jobs from chip unit
News Amid continued sluggishness in its chipmaking business, IBM has cut more than 600 jobs, with most of the losses affecting a plant in Vermont. About 500 of the jobs being eliminated are at a plant in Vermont.with the rest scattered among the company...
[August 19, 2003, 13:35]
SGI slashes another 600 jobs
News Silicon Graphics cut 600 jobs on Wednesday, which combined with 400 cuts in May means about one in four employees of the high-end computing specialist has been laid off this year in an attempt to reduce expenses.
[August 28, 2003, 10:10]
HP to shed 24,600 jobs
News Technology giant HP said on Monday that it would cut around 24,600 jobs, or 7.5 percent of its total workforce following its $13.9bn (£7.7bn) acquisition of Texan IT services firm EDS. In a statement, the company said the "restructuring programme...
[September 16, 2008, 8:22]
Future of another Motorola factory in doubt
News Union fears that 600 jobs could be in jeopardy after Motorola admits it is seeking a buyer for one of its Scottish semiconductor plants Now Motorola, which is already closing one factory in Scotland with the loss of over 3,000 jobs, has said that...
[May 10, 2001, 11:19]
New York - PC Expo: Xerox printers aim for HP
News Xerox's Workset technology, included with both machines, minimises network traffic by sending jobs over the network once rather than multiple times, officials said. Both printers support a range of paper stocks, offer edge-to-edge and proof...
[June 17, 1998, 9:27]
Adobe warns of weaker sales, job cuts
News Adobe added its name on Wednesday to the list of companies warning of weaker sales and cutting jobs. In a press release, the company said it would slash 600 jobs amid less-than-anticipated demand for its recently launched Creative Suite 4 series of...
[December 4, 2008, 8:38]
IBM clocks up more layoffs
News IBM's software group has eliminated a small number of jobs in the United States. Earlier this year, IBM cut about 600 jobs at IBM Microelectronics in Burlington, Vermont. IBM has shed far fewer employees in 2003 than it did in 2002, during which it...
[September 26, 2003, 12:45]
Apple unveils thinner, cheaper iBooks
News Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled a new version of the iBook laptop that is thinner, lighter and cheaper than its predecessor. Jobs also used the event on Tuesday to announce that a second upgrade to Mac OS X with the ability...
[May 2, 2001, 7:33]
Jobs go at UK chip developer
News It is not yet clear how many jobs will be lost in the UK. On Tuesday NEC cut 600 jobs at a semiconductor factory in Scotland, while Intel warned last month that its income for the last quarter had fallen by 76 percent compared to the year before.
[August 1, 2001, 14:36]
US Report: White House orders crackdown on software piracy
News The signing of the executive order is great news for the American people and signifies the administration's commitment to promoting legal software -- the engine that drives the growth of the software industry" which created some 600,000 new jobs...
[October 2, 1998, 11:32]
IBM plans $2.5bn charge, layoffs
News IBM began eliminating jobs in the third week of May in the server organisation, followed the next week by services layoffs. Employees were given 30 days to find jobs elsewhere inside the technology group or the company.
[June 5, 2002, 8:47]
Massive job cuts expected at Intel
News Intel chief executive Paul Otellini is expected to announce a massive layoff as soon as Tuesday that could eliminate as many as 10,000 jobs. The company reshuffled of top executive ranks in July, giving new jobs to most of those who reported...
[September 1, 2006, 8:45]
AOL Time Warner lays off 2,000 employees
News According to published reports, AOLÂ’s Internet service will lose 725 positions, Warner Brothers Online will lay off 100, Time will cut 400, Warner Music will drop about 600 jobs, and about 100 overlapping AOL and Time Warner corporate positions...
[January 24, 2001, 9:17]
IBM stung twice for consultants
News Amid continued sluggishness in its chipmaking business, IBM has cut more than 600 jobs. About 500 of the jobs being eliminated are at a plant in Vermont, with the rest scattered among the company's other IBM Microelectronics facilities in the...
[August 20, 2003, 11:35]
A Year Ago: Apple unveils iBook...the "iMac to go"
News Apple Computer unveiled its much-anticipated consumer portable Wednesday, an eye-catching, colourful, curved computer that interim CEO Steve Jobs dubbed "an iMac to go. The iBook will sell for $1,599 and be available in September, Jobs said during...
[July 21, 2000, 7:01]
Apple goes on Safari with open-source browser
News Apple chief executive Steve Jobs kicked off his Macworld Expo keynote speech on Tuesday by focusing on the company's software and services strategy, including the release of its own Web browser. Jobs unveiled a new Web browser called Safari that he...
[January 7, 2003, 19:40]
Sharp's MX-series MFPs: a first look review
Reviews The MX series' network printer functionality includes 10/100 Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces, a duplex unit, PCL 6/5c support (with optional PostScript 3 emulation), direct printing from USB memory devices, direct printing of networked or email...
[January 27, 2006, 10:05]
HP plans further job cuts
News Amid a continued economic slowdown, Hewlett-Packard has disclosed plans to cut 16,800 jobs by October of next year, 1,800 more than the company had originally stated. When it reported earnings last month, HP said it had cut 4,740 jobs in the past...
[September 25, 2002, 7:54]
Nuggets: OKI goes iMac with compact printer
News Alright, so looks aren't everything, but come on chaps, if you're trying to cash in on the success of Mr Jobs and his army of consumer designers, the least you can do is produce a babe. Oh look, another iMac wannabee
[October 8, 1999, 10:46]
