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- More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits
- Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?
- Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?Define "making money"If a unit in and of itself loses $1 billion a year, but another unit benefits by $$3 billion a year as a result of that unit's existence, do you close it? And how do you make such measures reliably?Example: Internet Explorer.If...
- Tags: Workforce management, He/She/It, Microsoft Corp., layoff, future layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-07-24
- News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’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...
- Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts
- Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cutsWhat a guy!I'm glad I never worked for Ol' Monkey Boy. But I do have friends working for MS in Redmond...hope they come through this OK.I think layoffs are only justified if you're losing money...or in danger of it....
- Tags: Workforce management, Game players, layoff mail, layoff, troop, Apple Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- IBM's earnings better than expected; Revenue light
- IBM's earnings better than expected; Revenue lightDidn't they layoff/offshore a bunch of jobs lately?Would that account for the increased earnings?IBM did wholesale cuts on US jobsGuy I used to work with at IBM got cut, along with every single onshore member of his team. Nobody told his customer, just one...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Team management, IBM Corp., job, better-than-expected, revenue
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Satyam, IBM - Layoffs, Acquisitions, Rumors
- 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....
- Tags: Acquisition, Layoff, Satyam, IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Corporate Governance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhone
- Ballmer praises openness, attacks iPhoneWow... some attack....notntOpen to Ballmer means open to taking your money oropen to taking your ideas oropen to spreading FUD oropen to being too big to fail or justopen to like a trap ready to close at anytime.Tell Ballmer he can talk about open when MS...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer, openness, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPhone, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-02-17
- News to know: Cisco, Windows 7, SAP, Google Latitude
- Sam Diaz: Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned Tom Steiner-Threlkeld: Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That's Not A Layoff. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's worst nightmare: Windows 7 deemed less secure than Vista Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is UAC...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Mary Jo Foley, SAP AG, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned
- updated: Despite the uncertain economic challenges in the future and a quarter that saw weaker sales and profits from a year ago, Cisco Systems remains optimistic about its ride through the downturn and is looking ahead at the recovery by focusing on a realignment and reorganization plan instead of widespread...
- Tags: Revenue, John Chambers, Layoff, Sales, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
- The latest corporate dance: Layoffs by the numbers
- Not Quite a 12-Step Plan But Close I was speaking with a top executive of a major software firm this week regarding morale and the economy. She indicated that her firm’s strategy for layoffs follows a predictable pattern: - Step 1 â€" Do...
- Tags: Layoff, Top Executive, Worker, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
- IT jobs outlook for 2009: The good and the bad
- IT jobs outlook for 2009: The good and the badGood and Bad SimultaneouslyCISCO is on the list of cash rich companies that are laying off ... They're also on the list of companies that are hiring tech. Recycling positions to lower the compensation package? Apple is on...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Strategy, IT jobs outlook, IT job, information technology, layoff, job
- Discussion threads 2009-01-27
- Enterprise meltdown?
- Enterprise meltdown?MeltdownHonestly, I don't think the current situation has anything to do with IBM's dumping off employees. They have been restructuring the last few years and have been cutting people pretty steadily. This is a big wave, but it is well within the amount projected to be bumped off by...
- Tags: Workforce management, meltdown, Jan
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- IBM job cuts underway
- IBM job cuts underwayOne week for every one week?I have to ask, "one week's pay for every one week's service"????I have 25 years with IBM, this nets out to something north of $2M. Where do I sign up for this?? :-)IBM Damage ControlI think that IBM not posting...
- Tags: Business ethics, Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, IBM Corp., IBM job cuts underway, IBM Job Cuts, IBM job, underway
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft
- Wall Street waits for layoffs at MicrosoftI told you so!Nobody believed my predictions when I said that M$ is going down quickly and Linux is eating their lunch!Now the naysayers have been proven wrong!The only tech companies that are hiring and grow are the OSS kind.M$ drones will get in...
- Tags: Linux, Operational accounting, Workforce management, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Windows7, Microsoft Corp., revenue, layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- News to know: Macworld, CES preview, Windows 7
- Macworld Coverage: Photos: Jobs fill-in touts media, MacBook updates Jason D. O'Grady: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009 Sam Diaz: Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint Apple expands DRM-free music selection [video] Apple reveals...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital-rights Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Macworld, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- A New Year and layoff rumors start flying for IBM and Microsoft
- A New Year and layoff rumors start flying for IBM and Microsoftgrab the popcorn and enjoyhow M$ is going down in flames.If it wasn't for Obama to bail M$ out, they will not live to see the next year.RE: A New Year and layoff rumors start flying for IBM and...
- Tags: Workforce management, Obama, layoff rumor, Microsoft Corp., layoff, New Year, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- A New Year and layoff rumors start flying for IBM and Microsoft
- Overheard at the electronic water cooler.... Check out the Alliance@IBM website for some interesting reading. IBM employees smell upcoming layoffs around the third week of January and they’re nervous. There’s a lot of detail (e.g., specific office locations, headcount changes, etc.) in their postings, too much...
- Tags: Rumor, Layoff, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- News to know: Macworld; Windows 7; Snow Leopard; Web 2.0 security; IT strategy
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay...
- Tags: Strategy, Security, Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Twitter, Web 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobs
- Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsIf I were a Sun employee I'd be looking for another job.There seems to be a never ending stream of layoffs at Sun. Very demoralizing.RE: Sun cuts 5,000 to 6,000 jobsi think it's hard to compete for Sun in the new IT market place. The...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Linux, Operational accounting, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Now Let, Careful Murph, Sun Microsystems Inc., job
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
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