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News Schmooze: Tech economy suffers as Bill Gates heads for fantasyland
News In case you were under any illusions that the global economy was going to make a Rocky-like comeback in the second half, bloodied but triumphant, tech companies reminded us this week that, no, in fact, they still aren't making money.
[July 27, 2001, 17:40]
MBAs scout for scarce tech jobs
News For business school student Alex Coisman, the best evidence that the Silicon Valley tech economy is still in the dumps is that recent graduates have been asking him to help them find jobs. But she admits she thought the economy would have turned...
[January 9, 2003, 15:18]
Microsoft on Trial: After tech hearings, now what?
News It was clearly meant to be a watershed event: high-powered technology executives visiting Capitol Hill en masse to remind lawmakers of the industry's impact on the economy and to ask for tech-friendly policies on encryption, Y2K litigation and...
[June 18, 1999, 11:15]
The Day Ahead: High-tech's hard landing
News Commentary: High-tech executives almost sound a bit shell-shocked as they realise the economy's soft landing is a bit of a misnomer. Of course, that pesky election issue hangs over the market, but the Nasdaq's woes are also about slowing earnings...
[November 30, 2000, 12:29]
Intelligence for growth
News While most of the world sees high tech as the leading driver of the economy in the coming years, the United States -- and in particular Intel's home state of California -- treats the industry as a second-class citizen, according to Barrett.
[October 23, 2003, 12:15]
EC eyes tech as key to greener future
News The European Commission is backing the use of technology to cut carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency across Europe's economy. Commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, said the move to a high-growth, low-carbon...
[May 16, 2008, 9:19]
Silicon Valley: mixed signals for the future
News At the high-tech end, the real story that we see is a tale of two economies," says Levy, an economist who directs the Palo Alto, California-based Centre for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
[February 11, 2005, 14:15]
Government to reassess tech strategy
News To succeed in this hi-tech, low-carbon economy of the future, to drive growth and to secure more high-value jobs in the UK, we need to act," said Lord Mandelson. The government announced it will establish an organisation called the Skills Funding...
[April 20, 2009, 15:27]
Analysis: Old economy takes revenge on new economy
News Exercising an even more obvious influence on European tech shares is the US' Nasdaq stock market, which lists many new-economy stocks including software giant Microsoft. This attitude differs sharply from views of the new economy just a few months...
[October 17, 2000, 9:30]
Tech prospects vary across the US
News The tech side of the economy is in much better shape," said Cochrane, referring to stability at Microsoft. When the economy recovers, not all technology hubs around the United States will get equal treatment in terms of jobs, according to a report...
[January 30, 2002, 16:27]
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]
Companies choose not to pick up a penguin
News And because the economy is still weak, many tech observers believe Linux -- and its price tag of "free" -- will attract more businesses looking to cut costs. Despite the economy and need for expense reduction, software that justifies itself through...
[November 7, 2001, 12:45]
Surge in traffic hints at upturn
News Still, it's much too soon to point to a widespread improvement in a regional economy that is heavily dependent on the fortunes of the tech industry, Henton said. While the cause could be any number of things, some tech-industry veterans say it may...
[October 3, 2003, 10:04]
US president taps insider for tech post
News At the summit, Bush asked the 150 high-tech leaders present to support his tax cut and budget proposals by e-mailing their senators, and said the government owed something to the high-tech community for fuelling the economy during its boom.
[March 29, 2001, 9:51]
Government a 'roadblock' to IT success
News Delivering his keynote address to the UK Technology Partnering and Investment Forum, John Higgins, director general of trade body Intellect, highlighted the issue as an illustration of the effects of what he said is a widespread perception in...
[March 2, 2004, 15:15]
Executive exodus expected to continue
News The resignations come after the men endured tough stints at Sun, once at the pinnacle of the tech economy. Management experts and executive recruiters say senior-level turnover, which picked up late last year, is likely to quicken in the next six...
[May 2, 2002, 12:44]
N+I: Executives cautious about spending, says Cisco
News Chambers echoed those sentiments on Wednesday, saying Cisco was watching for indications from the manufacturing industry to better understand where the economy and tech market is going before calling a resurgence in technology spending.
[May 9, 2002, 9:22]
Bush aide: Tech to lag in US revival
News Corporate overinvestment in technology in the late 1990s will mean that even when the US economy does pick up, technology spending is likely to lag, said Carlos Bonilla, special assistant to President George W.
[November 21, 2002, 7:41]
Roundup: When will the tech shares crisis end?
News Analysis: Old economy takes revenge on new economy The latest round of plummeting tech shares was triggered by rising oil prices due to the Middle East crisis, analyst downgrades magnifying the effect of high-tech profit warnings, and mood swings...
[October 17, 2000, 11:02]
Bush to host high-tech pow-wow
News If there's any group that has its finger on the pulse of the economy, it's the high-tech community," White House chief spokesman Ari Fleischer said aboard Air Force One on Monday. According to White House spokesman Jimmy Orr, the president will...
[March 28, 2001, 8:58]
