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Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarterBuckle down and work harderLook maybe the ax is coming maybe it isn't but if you bust your hump and it misses you because you did, awesome, if you get laid off anyway well then everyone will know you worked hard to the end and...

Tags: Workforce management, Tech layoff, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for

Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for Will Partition Hard Drive for Food!I'm on the fence as to where my IT career will go. I currently technical writer but I know I need to keep those technical skills current because I'll eventually need to look...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, job, Tech layoff, information technology, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-01-30

Tech layoff parade continues: TI cuts 12 percent of workforce

Tech layoff parade continues: TI cuts 12 percent of workforcethat's the price we pay for November 4th, 2008Now people are seeing the light with what the new Obama administration brought them: unemployment and ruin.You can't blame on anybody else now, it's liberals' fault since they control all the federal power.A...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Tech layoff, Texas Instruments Inc., layoff, workforce

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

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One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?

One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different?Who's Bill Gates?Their motto should be Microsoft:Bill who? No one even cares about Bill Gates any more.Steve will die in office as CEO because Bing will never take over Google.In 10 years people will say Microsoft the company Steve built. Bill Gates...

Tags: Operating systems, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

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

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter

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.  The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from the 66,312 job cuts announced in the fourth...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Technology Sector, Job Cut, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to Indiais this 'change we can believe in'?We thought Bush was ignorant about the job market, but Obama is downright anti American and in bed with the big and greedy corporations.RE: WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to IndiaWow. Linux...

Tags: Workforce management, Recruitment & Selection, Good Business, IBM Corp., layoff, IBM layoff, job

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

News to know: Wolfram Alpha; iPhone developers; Windows 7; Cyberwar

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. Larry Dignan: Wolfram Alpha: 'A new paradigm for using computers and the web' Nova Spivak: Wolfram Alpha is Coming â€" and It Could be as...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

How will the recession affect Silicon Valley?

I recently spoke with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman about Silicon Valley and its future. Mr Coleman worked at VisiCorp on the first spreadsheet, he headed development of Sun's Solaris, he co-founded BEA Systems which sold to Oracle for $3.5bn, and he now runs Cassatt, a cloud computing tech startup....

Tags: Silicon Valley, Green Technology, Recession, Cloud Computing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-26

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

Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for '09

When the economy started to crumble for the housing, automotive and banking industries last year, there's was some optimism that Silicon Valley and the tech industry might be able to withstand the storm. Clearly, that was a short-lived dream. A report released today by...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Job, Layoff, Unemployment, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-29

News to know: AOL layoffs, SAP layoffs, Cox Cable, DTV bill, Dell

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: AOL to layoff 700, consolidate groups Andrew Nusca: AOL lays off 700 due to ad meltdown...

Tags: Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., America Online Inc., Cox Cable, SAP AG, Digital Television, Sam Diaz, Workforce Management, Human Resources

Blog posts 2009-01-29

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

IT jobs outlook for 2009: The good and the bad

A depressing string of layoff announcements across the corporate world has gotten 2009 off to an inauspicious start. So what do the trends mean for IT employment in 2009? Here’s a sober look at both the good signs and the bad. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- ...

Tags: Job, Layoff, Information Technology, Salary, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-01-27

News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing

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 Christopher Dawson: Convertible Classmate, take 2 Jason Perlow: Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey! ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Phone, Texas Instruments Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, E-mail, Wiki, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Tech layoff parade continues: TI cuts 12 percent of workforce

Texas Instruments is cutting 12 percent of its workforce because the company is "not counting on a near-term economic rebound for improvement." TI delivered the latest round of cutbacks--joining companies like Microsoft, Intel and Sprint--as it reported better than expected fourth quarter results. TI said there will...

Tags: Layoff, Texas Instruments Inc., Workforce, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-26

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

Layoffs at large software firms - Fact or Fiction?

Did SAP & Oracle cut loose staff? There have been a number of web sites reporting planned or executed layoffs at various software firms. Some of the rumored layoffs are supposed to occur at venerable firms like SAP, Oracle, Infor and others. Seeking Alpha...

Tags: Software, Layoff, Oracle Corp., Cut, Workforce Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Human Resources, Investment, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-01-13