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		<title><![CDATA[Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4437]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When Microsoft announced in January that the company was cutting 5,000 jobs, it wasn't clear how many waves it would take to realize that count. It looks like the cuts aren't done yet, based on an initial report of November 4 layoffs by TechFlash and a follow-up, claiming 800 jobs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:57:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3848]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a round-up of Microsoft labor-related and other news on the eve of the long Labor Day weekend here in the U.S. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:39:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accenture lays off senior execs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=23024]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Accenture said Thursday that it will thin its ranks of senior executives.    The company, which announced the layoffs in a statement, said it will cut its senior executive ranks by 7 percent. Accenture will take a charge of $128 million to cover severance and other layoff costs....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:50:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3491]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the questions that no analyst asked directly during Microsoft's post-FY09 Q4 earnings call this week was one very much on Microsoft employees' minds: Will Microsoft cut more jobs as a way to improve its numbers for the next calendar quarter or two? by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:54:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Security's Critical Role During Layoffs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1177121]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Gateway Recession of 2009 has brought the prospect of slowing sales and profits - and job losses. Although layoffs are never desirable, they are often necessary. Much of the responsibility for keeping company data safe during layoffs falls to security and risk professionals. When enterprises must think the unthinkable,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 tips for doing layoffs the right way]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=987463]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Workforce reductions are often necessary to keep companies solvent during difficult times -- but mishandling the process can make an already bad situation even worse. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if you're gearing up for layoffs.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17514]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.Â  For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage.    Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?    	Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17495]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pink slips are being handed out around Microsoft again today, the second round of a previously-announced intention to trim 5,000 jobs. The question is: will there be more cuts?    In her post on the All About Microsoft blog, Mary Jo Foley notes that Steve Ballmer, in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 09:03:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2675]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's the full text of the e-mail that CEO Steve Ballmer sent to Microsoft employees notifying them of the second wave of job cuts happening at the company, starting May 5. Ballmer's e-mail does not rule out additional layoffs beyond the 5,000 already announced. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 07:16:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2668]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been rumors for the past month or so that Microsoft was planning to do more layoffs. On May 5, the rumor became reality, with Microsoft announcing wave two of the already announced job cuts. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:56:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Would you give up pay or benefits for someone's job?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/weblife/?p=517]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend who works at a major media company told me that his organization recently took pay cuts to avoid a layoff. I thought to myself, "Wow, these guys must really love their jobs and their company."    [poll id="2"]    Here are some answers I...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:03:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CFOs still glum: Your IT budgets will match]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=16133]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[You know that saying that when mom's not happy no one is happy. In the corporate world the same thing can be said about CFOs. And the beancounters aren't happy.Â     A survey released Friday reveals that 77 percent of CFOs think the U.S. economy will remain the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:55:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15818]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Layoffs in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter to hit 84,217, the highest total since 2002, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement outfit.Â     The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from the 66,312 job cuts announced in the fourth...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:06:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=410]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moving deck chairs around the globe    According to today's Wall Street Journal, IBM is going to do some blood-letting. About 5,000 U.S. employees may get the axe. The company has approximately 400,000 employees globally but, more importantly, the firm continues to expand its ranks in non-U.S. markets....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:50:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: IBM layoffs, Google, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Dell]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15271]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.Â  For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage.    Sam Diaz: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India    	Larry Dignan: Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:00:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15267]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM's employees' union is delivering blow-by-blow accounts of Big Blue's layoffs tonight.Â     The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that IBM is looking to cut about 5,000 positions mostly in its global business services unit as it shifts work to India Techmeme.Â     According to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:17:46 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15230]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM's U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.    The number of jobs affected is unknown and IBM didn't comment on the workforce reduction. But...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:40:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 ways to be a good manager during a recession]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14924]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Â       Guest post via TechRepublic'sÂ Polly Schneider Traylor.Â For more posts like this see the 10 Things blog.    Itâ€™s clear that the current recession is not going to be a fleeting phenomenon. Managers need to learn how to lead under extraordinary marketplace pressures and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:33:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell makes layoffs; won't reveal how many]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=14396]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell is laying off workers around the world but won't say how many or where, reports the AP.    The computer maker will confirm only that some of the employees are based at an assembly plant in North Carolina.    Dell opened the North Carolina factory...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:38:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That's Not A Layoff.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12274]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  Cisco CEO John Chambers, in pursuing another billion dollars of expense reduction, just said on the networking gear company's earnings call that the company could reduce its work force by 1,500 to 2,000 people.    But he's not considering a layoff, he said. A companywide layoff,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:02:00 -0800</pubDate>
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