Tech Companies Try Cutting Costs - Without Layoffs
News Were limiting overtime pay in manufacturing because demand has dropped," Aylesworth said during a speech at the Banc of America Securities' Technology Conference in San Francisco. Chip-equipment maker, Applied Materials has asked its North...
[February 9, 2001, 10:31]
HP Suspends Pay Raises During Slump
News After already delaying raises for its employees, Hewlett-Packard has decided to suspend pay increases until business recovers from the ongoing slump in technology spending. An HP representative confirmed the company sent out a memo last week...
[November 8, 2001, 10:58]
'Intel Inside' Shackles PC Makers - Part 1
News Instead, it deposits the money into an Intel-managed market development fund, or MDF, which the vendors must use to pay for print, Web, broadcast or radio advertising of their Intel-based systems. Another licensee used the funding to pay for half...
[April 6, 1999, 9:02]
'Summer Of Discontent' Ahead For O2
News The union claims the package would freeze the basic pay of half the O2 workforce for up to seven years while tying the other half to unattainable performance targets. UK mobile operator O2 is facing the threat of strike action after workers voted...
[August 2, 2005, 14:05]
PDA Prizefight: Palm OS 5 V Windows Mobile 2003
Talkback hmm i'm stuck, i have had my IPAQ 1940 for nearly 3 years.i finally dropped it once too many, now its decision time, either get the Palm TX which seems to have everyhting i want it to do but, uses an OS i'm not familiar with, or go with what i...
[August 23, 2006, 19:21]
MOD: Military Spending To Favour Tech
News The reality is that in order to pay for new capabilities the MOD will have to defer or cancel elements of major equipment or programmes or freeze recruiting. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has rejected opposition claims that its planned investment...
[December 11, 2003, 16:45]
Legal Napster Opens For Business
News But other listeners immediately criticised the free-music lover, asking why anyone would pay to pirate. One CNET News.com reader told of installing the software on a PC running Windows 2000 and subsequently seeing his computer freeze up.
[October 30, 2003, 8:00]
Mobile Phone Vulnerable To DoS Attack
News If an attacker has been successful in crafting the malicious vCard and sending it to the handset, the phone may behave strangely, freeze or stop accepting vCards. The wider the deployment of any given software, the proportionally larger attention...
[February 26, 2003, 13:23]
PayPal To Pay Out On Problem Accounts
Talkback I experienced the same "freeze" and shabby treatment from PayPal here in the United States. Talkback: Thanks for bringing this situation and story to light. And I never got an apology, refund or restitution from then.
[December 8, 2004, 3:16]
