- Govt asks industry for help to stem security breaches
- Peculiar malware trail raises questions about security firm in India
- Attack on Telenor was part of large cyberespionage operation with Indian origins, report says
- Facebook, financial firms targeted by online maurauders
- Pressure mounts for building in security during application development
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EMC lays off more than 1000 as restructuring continues
As part of its ongoing restructuring, EMC today announced its latest round of layoffs, which are expected to include 1004 positions.
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Optus Business restructure integrates Alphawest, NCS
Optus has completed a business restructuring that integrates Optus Business with Alphawest and SingTel subsidiary NCS. The groups, which serve enterprise and government customers, previously operated separately.
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Extreme Networks replaces its CEO again
Charles W. Berger is the beleaguered company's new president and CEO.
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1600 laid off as Ericsson and ST agree to split ST-Ericsson
Chip maker, ST-Ericsson, will be wound down as parents STMicroelectronics and Ericsson have decided to take over some parts of the company, including LTE modems and application processors, and close or sell the rest.
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Google will cut 1200 more jobs at Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility is cutting 1200 staff, in addition to a reduction of 4,000 staff it announced in August, to focus on high-end devices.
Features about layoffs
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How to get fired
A plunging stock market, crumbling budgets, layoffs and restructurings: So much of today's news is bad, so much of it can adversely affect your career, and so much of it is maddeningly beyond your control.
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Cutting the Wrong Employees Can Kill A Business
Retaining strategically important IT staff in a recession can provide an organisation with competitive advantage. Outsourcing selectively now is a good option, but retaining in house project management skills is the key for IT leaders when the economic climate improves.
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Layoff backlash: Five steps to protect your business from angry ex-employees
A senior corporate executive leaves the company, taking with him his framed family photographs, his prized gold pen-and-pencil set -- and the passwords of several hundred employees.
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Crisis for tech workers: Life after layoffs?
Signs everywhere point to the plight of the laid-off tech worker. Tech consultancy BearingPoint files for bankruptcy. Hewlett-Packard's profits plummet. Silicon Valley employment falls for the first time in several years. With daily layoffs and few new jobs available, techies have seen their careers careening off track -- and now they need to reinvent themselves or get off the tech train altogether.
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Most notable IT layoffs of 2008
A look at this year's job cutbacks at Cisco, HP, Dell, Sun and other top technology companies
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