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Layoffs erode support for the 'HP Way'
News Who is going to say 'no' when layoffs are looming? But a new round of layoffs for the Palo Alto, California-based computer maker could foil the voluntary program, experts say, and taint the seemingly magnanimous work force with a dose of unabashed...
[July 27, 2001, 9:20]
Layoffs continue at business software firms
News Software companies Commerce One and Manugistics each announced on Friday plans to cut staff, the latest round of layoffs in a dismal business software market. The layoffs follow a disappointing quarter, in which the company saw sales fall by 14...
[September 27, 2004, 9:25]
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. IBM's total number of second-quarter layoffs, following a first-quarter sales slowdown, comes to about 5,600, including 1...
[June 5, 2002, 8:47]
Oracle announces thousands of PeopleSoft layoffs
News The number of job cuts is higher than predicted by some analysts, who pegged initial layoffs to fall between 3,000 and 4,000. Oracle is expected to elaborate on the layoffs and the structure of the newly merged company on Tuesday during a press...
[January 17, 2005, 7:55]
Intel confirms marketing and IT layoffs
News As previously reported by ZDNet UK, the layoffs primarily hit the marketing and information technology departments. That number includes several layoffs and divestitures already announced by the company, including the pending departure of 1,000...
[September 6, 2006, 8:40]
Analysts forecast layoffs at Sun
News Speculation about potential layoffs at Sun has swirled in recent days and is hitting a fever pitch ahead of the company's earnings report on Thursday. Additional layoffs would bring it in line with rivals such as EMC, which has had two rounds of...
[October 15, 2002, 15:33]
AMD plans layoffs, outsourcing
News We suspect that the company's plans include.potential substantial layoffs, and.an accelerated outsourcing road map, which allows AMD to outsource a significant portion of its manufacturing to UMC, and (thus) reduce (capital expenditures...
[November 7, 2002, 10:31]
IBM begins layoffs
News The layoffs were announced at an employee meeting, he said. The layoffs were widely expected after the company experienced a steep slowdown in first-quarter sales. The layoffs come as no surprise after IBM chief executive Sam Palmisano told Wall...
[May 24, 2002, 14:29]
Ballmer's email to employees about layoffs
Blog The following is an e-mail Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent to the software maker's workers on Thursday, as the company announced poor earnings and major layoffs. From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:07 AM
[January 23, 2009, 13:52]
AOL to continue layoffs
News The expected layoffs were first reported by The Washington Post. New layoffs would be just the latest restructuring the online company has undergone. Soon after the layoffs, AOL began advertising a job opening for a global program manager to...
[November 3, 2004, 10:33]
IBM clocks up more layoffs
News The layoffs, which include some marketing and administrative personnel, affect about 1 percent of IBM Software Group, whose roster of employees numbers about 38,000. IBM's software group has eliminated a small number of jobs in the United States.
[September 26, 2003, 12:45]
Symantec announces layoffs
News Paden said he did not know how many employees would be laid off, but said the layoffs will be global, will vary across geographies and that no specific business units are being targeted. Symantec will lay off an undetermined number of workers...
[October 31, 2008, 9:36]
Microsoft layoffs force product cutbacks
News In the wake of additional layoffs, Microsoft is scaling back — but not totally eliminating — several products. After cutting 1,400 jobs in January, Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is cutting more than 3,000 more jobs.
[May 7, 2009, 10:04]
Compaq: Sales to fall, more layoffs loom
News The company now plans to eliminate 8,500 jobs this year, about 12 percent of its work force, virtually all through layoffs, a Compaq representative said. The company now plans to use layoffs to cut staff where it had hoped to cut through attrition.
[July 11, 2001, 11:45]
Microsoft announces 800 more layoffs
News Microsoft said on Wednesday that it is notifying approximately 800 workers that their jobs are being eliminated as the software giant completes the layoffs it announced earlier this year. With the latest cuts, Microsoft said it has essentially...
[November 5, 2009, 8:02]
Caldera layoffs include key programmer
News The 51 employees who lost their jobs in the latest round of layoffs at Caldera International include a programmer who helped lead a key part of the company's strategy of making its Linux and Unix operating systems work in the same way.
[September 14, 2001, 17:10]
Sun warns of layoffs, earnings shortfall
News Sun blamed consolidation in the computer industry and, in keeping with a number of other tech companies, the 11 September terrorist attacks for its reduced estimates and layoffs. Sun also said Friday it will take a charge of around $500m in the...
[October 5, 2001, 15:18]
Napster issues first round of layoffs
News Tuesday's layoffs were a sign that ongoing legal fees, development costs and years without appreciable revenues are taking their toll on the company's fragile bottom line. We do not foresee any additional layoffs in the future, and we are committed...
[October 25, 2001, 10:07]
Palm confirms layoffs
News Valleywag reported that the layoffs could involve up to 10 percent of the company's 1,050 employees. A Palm representative confirmed that layoffs were taking place but did not comment on exactly how many people were affected.
[November 24, 2008, 7:59]
Ouch! TurboLinux hit with layoffs
News TurboLinux confirmed the layoffs, first reported by the open-source enthusiast site Slashdot. The main reason we're doing (layoffs) is just market realities," said Johnston in the Slashdot article. You can certainly see in the last month, that that...
[June 1, 2000, 8:46]
