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IT workers grow in optimism
News In addition, IT workers' optimism remained higher than that of US workers overall, according to the study. Information technology workers in the United States are lifting their chins. At least that's the conclusion of a recent study by staffing...
[August 16, 2004, 14:25]
UK lags behind in Europe in IT optimism
News This general increase in optimism was also reported in a survey by financial services firm Deloitte and Touche LLP. We are now seeing a renewed sense of optimism and confidence. Over the next 12 months, French and German companies are expecting...
[December 4, 2003, 16:00]
US Report: Microsoft kills interest rate optimism
News The imminent misfortune has overshadowed optimism that the Federal Reserve is unlikely raise rates at their policy meeting today. The Dow Jones industrial average, the Nasdaq and the @Net index all declined yesterday in the face of software giant...
[May 19, 1998, 6:30]
LinuxWorld opens amid optimism
News Professional prognosticators are heady with optimism about the surging use of Linux -- chiefly on the powerful networked computers called servers. Linux advocates will convene at a trade show in New York this week to promote their wares, tout...
[January 20, 2003, 10:49]
IDC finds optimism in 2004's crystal ball
News Tech spending will increase, IBM will indemnify customers in the SCO suit, and information technology services provided to US customers through offshore labour will double in 2004, market analysis firm IDC predicted on Wednesday.
[December 5, 2003, 8:25]
Optimism in chip market
News Chip-making equipment provider Applied Materials said on Tuesday the semiconductor market appears to be picking up, indicating that the chip glut could be over. Mike Splinter, the chief executive of Applied Materials, said during an analysts...
[February 16, 2005, 16:25]
Oracle expresses sales optimism
News Oracle touted its growth in the server applications market on Wednesday and pointed to trends that it believes will further bolster its business. Despite a recent setback in sales in the software sector, Chuck Phillips, co-president, said at Oracle...
[July 15, 2004, 11:40]
PC makers ready XP, but optimism fades
News Computer manufacturers have begun taking orders for consumer PCs featuring Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows XP, and plan to get the first systems in customers' hands by 24 September, about one month before XP's official launch.
[September 19, 2001, 15:28]
Companies express IT-spending optimism
News Company executives are feeling bullish about information technology spending, according to new research from analyst firm IDC -- which disagrees with its own findings. An IDC survey this month of at least 400 business and technology executives in...
[August 25, 2004, 9:30]
Optimism over chip sales
News Strong sales of mobile phones, PCs, digital televisions and digital cameras prompted the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) to revise its annual chip sales forecast upward by 6 percent for 2005, to a record $226bn (£124bn).
[June 10, 2005, 15:15]
Action 2000 optimism criticised
News Millennium bug observers have taken issue with Action 2000 over its assertions Wednesday that all UK essential services will run as normal come the year 2000. As Action 2000 confidently predicted business as usual, critics accused the organisation...
[October 20, 1999, 14:29]
Lack of optimism sends Cisco shares down
News Shares of networking giant Cisco Systems fell on Wednesday after the company delivered a subdued outlook for its future on a quarterly conference call. On Tuesday, Cisco reported record quarterly profits on strong sales, but comments from company...
[August 11, 2004, 13:15]
Fiorina echoes Gates' optimism
News Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina on Monday picked up where Bill Gates left off a night earlier, saying that in spite of current woes, the technology industry still has plenty of forward momentum.
[November 19, 2002, 7:51]
Statistics mask tough job market
News Unemployment is down and optimism is up for some tech professionals, according to federal statistics and a recent independent survey. Still, there are sound reasons for growing optimism among tech professionals, said Kevin Knaul, executive vice...
[August 19, 2004, 16:40]
Intel alone in seeing glass half full
News The PC industry has bottomed out and is poised for a rebound, says Intel 's chief executive Craig Barrett, who expressed his optimism during a business tour through Asia this week. But other high-tech leaders apparently don't share Barrett's optimism.
[August 3, 2001, 9:15]
IT workers' mood hit by economic slowdown
News An economic slowdown has led to a slump in IT industry confidence during the first part of 2005 but fears of a full-scale recession have been dismissed, according to the latest reading of the UK business optimism barometer.
[August 9, 2005, 9:15]
Business skills: The key to tech success in 2005
News The wholesale sector leads all industries in hiring optimism, with 16 percent from this sector planning to staff more IT. Phillips' employer just released the Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report, which shows some hiring...
[May 18, 2005, 13:10]
Intel's Barrett: PC market on the mend
News Barrett's speech was similar in theme to the one he delivered at last year's convention, but showed a slight increase in optimism. Despite the optimism, the industry will have to conquer some obstacles along the way.
[February 26, 2002, 9:01]
Q&A: E-commerce minister on broadband rollout
News So, in all three areas I think there is good ground for optimism, and I think we're really well placed to make a success in all three of those. I actually think there are good reasons for optimism about broadband.
[June 24, 2002, 14:01]
Memory price rises set to continue
News Optimism, though, is a relative commodity when it comes to the memory business. Memory prices right now reflect the sense of optimism. The growing popularity of DDR DRAM is also buoying optimism as manufacturers can charge more for it than standard...
[March 13, 2002, 9:27]
