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OLPC halves staff, cuts salaries

Economy hits the cheap laptop charity, leading to job cuts.

By Nicole Kobie, 8 Jan 2009 at 10:48

Strategy/News

VMware freezes hiring, offers gloomy outlook

Paul Maritz’s first quarter as chief executive of the virtualisation firm ends on a dour note, despite relatively strong results.

By Nicole Kobie, 22 Oct 2008 at 14:54

Strategy/News

Intel's profits plunge 90 per cent

The chipmaker takes a battering in its fourth quarter, as the worsening global economy and investment losses start to add pressure to its bottom line.

By Miya Knights, 16 Jan 2009 at 14:29

Server/News

Google cuts jobs and consolidates engineering

Some 100 recruiter jobs are to be axed and Google engineers may need to move to new offices to keep their jobs.

By Nicole Kobie, 15 Jan 2009 at 11:56

Strategy/News

Dell and Lenovo cut jobs as IBM rumours fly

The economy continues to weigh on the tech sector as Dell and Lenovo slash jobs and an IBM union website suggests more losses.

By Nicole Kobie, 8 Jan 2009 at 14:13

Strategy/News

Survey: Hard times encourage remote working

New research has found a link between the recession and an increase in the distribution of the workforce, according to IT decision makers.<br>

By Miya Knights, 12 Dec 2008 at 10:29

Strategy/News

Dell

Dell CTO quits

Kevin Kettler, the chief technology officer at the PC maker and a 13-year veteran of the company, steps down at the end of the year.

By Anupreeta Das, Reuters, 13 Nov 2008 at 08:45

Strategy/News

Microsoft’s results better than expected

The software giant posts positive revenue and profit, and claims a strong position despite the economy.

By Nicole Kobie, 24 Oct 2008 at 11:34

Desktop Software/News

Yahoo cuts jobs after poor results

This quarter's results reveal a plunge in profit and more job cuts at the web portal firm.

By Nicole Kobie, 22 Oct 2008 at 16:21

Networking/News

iPhone and Mac sales boost Apple results

Apple has sold 6.9 million iPhone 3Gs in its first quarter, while Mac shipments jumped 21 per cent.

By Nicole Kobie, 22 Oct 2008 at 11:31

Mobile/News

Banking woes hit London IT jobs

But IT job creation climbs in other regions across the country, according to newly-released stats.

By Nicole Kobie, 21 Oct 2008 at 14:58

Strategy/News

Dell targets emerging markets with store PCs

Dell hopes that the move into selling store PCs will ensure it makes its mark in the emerging markets.

By Reuters, 24 Sep 2008 at 09:49

Strategy/News

IT spending growing despite economy

Global IT spending is still growing, especially in emerging markets, a report has shown.

By Nicole Kobie, 11 Sep 2008 at 11:39

Strategy/News

growth

One in five homes broadband-connected by 2010

The economic gloom isn’t holding back the speed at which households around the world are connecting up via broadband, according to Gartner.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 28 Sep 2009 at 16:28

Networking/News

Cisco’s Chambers not leaving ‘any time soon’

Despite falling sales and tough economic times, Cisco’s head honcho will still be in charge for a while yet.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 19 May 2009 at 16:24

Networking/News

Nokia to cut 615 jobs

The leading mobile phone maker is not immune to the economic downturn, as it reorganises to cut costs.

By Nicole Kobie, 4 Nov 2008 at 10:45

Strategy/News

Ireland

Ireland in tech trouble too?

If Ireland raises its corporation tax, it could cause serious damage to the country's technology industry, claims American Chamber of Commerce...

By Tom Brewster, 22 Nov 2010 at 17:37

Public Sector/News

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Forrester remains positive despite Euro fears

IT spending in central and western Europe is feeling the effect of the debt crisis and a weaker euro, but Forrester research still believes the...

By Martin James, 26 Jul 2010 at 15:20

Public Sector/News

Toshiba buys Fujitsu HDD business

Fujitsu will take a loss on the sale of parts of its storage division, while Toshiba looks to grow its market share to 20 per cent through the...

By Miya Knights, 18 Feb 2009 at 11:31

Storage/News

Cisco profit falls, as orders drop off

The networking giant reported falling second quarter figures for its 2009 financial year, just meeting lowered market expectations, but forecast...

By Miya Knights, 5 Feb 2009 at 10:17

Networking/News

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