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Struggling Sun faces difficult choices about future 20/11/2008 08:34:00
Vendor may have to shed business units to surviveBad times just keep getting worse at Sun Microsystems, and the vendor may face hard choices about which parts of its business to keep and which to shed. - +
Citigroup's 52,000 layoffs will impact IT 19/11/2008 07:59:00
Expect Citigroup to reach head count reductions by selling off and outsourcing IT operations where it can, one analyst saidGiven Citigroup's stated plans, a massive headcount reduction announced is sure to include a fair share of IT jobs. - +
Yahoo searches for new CEO as Yang steps down 18/11/2008 12:35:00
Yahoo has begun a search for a new CEO, the company announced Monday.Yahoo is on the search for a new CEO after the company announced today Jerry Yang is stepping down as head of the company. - +
Sun reorganizes, cuts up to 18 percent of workforce 17/11/2008 08:10:00
Sun is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700 million to $800 million a year.Sun is laying off 15 percent to 18 percent of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700 million to $800 million a year, and its top software executive is leaving the company, Sun said Friday. - +
Aussie Sun staff face uncertainty amid job cuts 17/11/2008 11:15:00
Sun's 650 local staff face an uncertain future following the company's decision to cut its global workforce by up to 18%.Some 650 local Sun employees have been left hanging while the company decides who will face the axe in its plan to cull 6000 jobs globally. - +
With Sun's job cuts, tech sector layoffs in '08 hit 140,000 17/11/2008 08:50:00
The bulk of job losses at tech firms have occurred since JulyThe economic downturn that has resulted in tens of thousands of layoffs in the housing and financial services sectors is now bearing down on the tech industry. The job cuts announced by Sun Microsystems on Friday are only the latest in the growing toll. - +
HP confirms 7.5% cut in local jobs 13/11/2008 09:18:00
HP Australia's employees will not be spared from the company's global restructuring.Hewlett-Packard has confirmed its Australian operations will not be spared from a global decision to slash its workforce. - +
IT recruitment largely unaffected by economic climate 13/11/2008 13:40:00
Latest report says downturn yet to hit recruitment but combined with the continuing talent shortage, recruiters may need to rethink their attraction strategiesIT&T employers say they are not being affected by the current economic climate, but expectations have dipped and the focus has shifted to the passive job market. - +
Survey: Ethics, morals top workplace-skills wish lists 11/11/2008 08:10:00
IT group says ethical principles beat business acumen, communication skills for new hiresIT leaders are still hungry to recruit .Net programmers, desktop support technicians and voice over IP project leaders, according to an online survey conducted in June by the Society for Information Management. But when asked by SIM to cite the top workplace skills that they are seeking among both entry-level and midlevel IT workers, the 231 respondents overwhelmingly cited ethics and morals as the traits they most desire. - +
Would you recommend an IT career for your kids? 10/11/2008 09:43:00
Is a career in IT worth pursuing? And if so, would you encourage your kids to pick it up?Is a career in IT worth pursuing? Do you love it so much that as an active participant in the area, you’d recommend your kids follow suit? Or will you be drawing them away with whatever it takes? - +
Nortel could slash workforce by 10% this week 10/11/2008 09:18:00
New reductions come on top of the 2,100 jobs the company said it was cutting in February.Nortel is expected to announce significant job cuts when it reports third quarter results on Monday. That would be on top of the 2,100 jobs that the company said in February it was cutting.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
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This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
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