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Cost-cutting firms gamble with IT security
News Research released by 3Com on Friday suggests that many UK firms have been gambling with the security of their IT systems through excessive cost-cutting. More encouragingly, over half those interviewed said that they regard IT security as a higher...
[April 8, 2004, 17:40]
HP defends cost-cutting regime
News Much of Fiorina's talk focused on cost-cutting, a major focus of the merger. Given that environment, Fiorina argued that HP's controversial acquisition of Compaq Computer was the right bet, especially considering the cost-conscious environment that...
[October 23, 2002, 8:20]
Cost-cutting still top reason for outsourcing
News Cutting costs remains the primary reason for most organisations going down the outsourcing route, despite unsustainable or unrealistic targets for savings. But companies lured into outsourcing by promises of cost savings are letting themselves in...
[November 22, 2007, 8:42]
Open Base Stations: Cutting the Cost of 3G Networks
White Papers To reduce the cost of 3G base stations, vendors are increasingly turning to third-party component and module suppliers. This webcast considers how this trend reduces design cycles, improves profit margins, and allows system vendors to optimize R&D...
[January 5, 2006, 23:00]
Outsourcing moves beyond cost cutting
News Speakers at the Financial Times Global Outsourcing and Offshoring Conference agreed that companies making a success of outsourcing no longer see low-cost labour as their main motivation. Kevin Campbell, chief executive of outsourcing at Accenture...
[May 13, 2008, 8:12]
Is video conference calling on a iphone really a cost cutting way to meet?
Blog And unless you are in a wifi zone, the cost of talking over a 3G roaming network- wouldn't that be astronomical ? Apple have been mulling a new in-house developed video calling software (ichat for iphones) to add to their functional programmes on...
[February 3, 2009, 13:03]
Vodafone's IT cost-cutting plans on track
News In the interview, Wybrow said: "I, like any other CIO, have to sweat the assets of the business, and that's really important when you're in a maturing market and to keep your cost base as low as it can be, because low cost actually is a...
[November 10, 2006, 9:11]
Kemira GrowHow Improves Data Availability and Protection While Reducing Risk and Cutting Cost
White Papers The company wanted to reduce cost of ensuring data recovery following a disaster and minimize risk of data loss, avoid unavailability of critical data, and limit business disruption following a system outage.
[February 28, 2007, 0:00]
Cost-cutting prompts closer look at Linux
News The chief information officers of some major US companies say more businesses are choosing the Linux operating system as they face pressure to reduce costs. Speaking on a panel at a venture capital conference on Wednesday, the CIO of clothing...
[October 10, 2003, 15:35]
CIOs say open source no good for cost cutting
Blog Yet, of the 12 CIOs in the jury, only two said they had chosen the software as a way of cutting costs during the recession. According to silicon.com's latest CIO jury, businesses have not turned to open source as a means of making their IT budgets...
[October 26, 2009, 10:51]
Hard times ahead for Sun
News Sun Microsystems chief executive Scott McNealy has told employees that the slowing economy will lead to continued cost-cutting and more circumspect hiring, but that the company will weather the current tech-sector storm.
[December 21, 2000, 8:37]
Broadband migration charges chopped
News BT is cutting the cost of moving between its two main wholesale broadband products, following a recommendation from the communications regulator. BT is following the regulator's line by cutting the cost of moving a customer from a BT IPStream-based...
[April 28, 2004, 16:00]
Sun uses reviews to whittle down work force
News Sun Microsystems is implementing a new employee review process that, combined with cost-cutting measures, will likely lead to a reduction in the company's work force. Last December, Sun imposed a stringent cost containment program that included...
[April 11, 2001, 10:02]
Microsoft cutting jobs, but not products
News Although Microsoft is cutting jobs, the software maker apparently isn't axing any major products as part of its cost-cutting moves. The company apparently isn't cutting any entire products as part of the new cost cuts either, though it did say it...
[January 23, 2009, 15:06]
Express newspaper abandons Web sites
News The Daily Express newspaper's Web sites will go into liquidation Tuesday having been shut down as part of cost-cutting measures to combat failing circulation figures. The closure of the Express Web sites, which reportedly cost £7m to £8m a year to...
[January 9, 2001, 9:20]
MOD: Military spending to favour tech
News The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has rejected opposition claims that its planned investment in new technology is actually a "smokescreen" for cost-cutting. In a speech earlier this week, responding to the accusations of cost-cutting, the chief of the...
[December 11, 2003, 16:45]
Dell meets Wall Street's mark
News Dell reported a second-quarter profit of $433m (£300m), or 16 cents per share, excluding a pretax charge of $742m related to layoffs, facilities closures, and other cost-cutting measures. Price-cutting continued to pay off for Dell met second...
[August 17, 2001, 9:02]
Outsourcing still driven by short-term payoff
News The other main outsourcing drivers after cost cutting include achieving speed and flexibility, and gaining access to technical expertise and skills. Financial services and public sector organisations are the most likely to go down the cost-cutting...
[March 16, 2006, 12:15]
Tech companies try cutting costs - without layoffs
News Although a number of companies have announced layoffs, others are taking measures, such as hiring freezes and cost-cutting, to avoid the L-word. One action the company won't take is cutting the prices on its digital signal processors, to spur sales...
[February 9, 2001, 10:31]
Chipmaker wants to revive the free PC
News ZF Linux Devices is attempting to resurrect the free PC movement by cutting costs like never before. The 5-year-old company, which makes a low-cost microprocessor called the MachZ, has developed a blueprint for an inexpensive PC called the Z-Port.
[February 14, 2001, 8:47]
