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Photos: New BlackBerry Bold-ly goes for European design
Photo He said the company plans to raise headcount there from around 200 people currently to about 500 over time. "A little less bold" is how RIM's co-CEO has described the latest incarnation of its Bold smartphone (pictured... [21 Oct 2009]
What Makes a Great Workforce Planner?: Findings From a Global Study of Practitioners
White Paper Many organizations are discovering that a 12-18 month headcount plan is insufficient for solving the talent changes they are experiencing or anticipating in the future. Every organization is heading towards a future... [12 Sep 2009]
Mobile Telephone Networks Automates Distribution Warehouse to Cope With Higher Volumes
White Paper The challenge was to reduce headcount required to handle increased warehouse throughput, thereby controlling the cost of distributing cell phone handsets and maintaining maximum average revenue per unit. [28 Aug 2009]
Looking for a safe IT job? SMEs could be the answer
News Some 29 per cent of SMEs in the US and Europe said they will decrease their headcount this year, while 61 per cent of larger enterprises are planning to do so - with 31 per cent of big businesses preparing to cut more... [19 Aug 2009]
Solutions for HR Bottlenecks in Staffing the IT Department
White Paper Companies that study their staffing requirements methodically, focus on efficiency, and make smart use of partners can keep IT headcount low and business performance high. IT staffing is a delicate balancing act. [31 Jul 2009]
Land Manager Consolidates Financial Software to Simplify Reporting, Reduce Headcount
White Paper Auditing takes one-third less time, accounting headcount has been trimmed by 20 percent, and Rickert has ten extra hours a week to do more - and relax on Maui time. Fred Rickert wondered why he lived on Maui when he... [25 Jul 2009]
The Perfect Storm: How the Current Recession Is Threatening Your Network and What You Can Do to Protect Your Organization
White Paper Budget cuts, reduced headcount, and a lack of resources are pushing the capability of IT departments to their limits, weakening many organizations' security posture. The presenter of this webcast shows hot to improve... [01 Jul 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment Now, 15 of the 17 contracts have been brought back in-house, cutting headcount costs by £20m and desktop and support costs by 61 per cent, according to Pavitt. From TfL to HMRC, CIO Phil Pavitt talks to silicon.com about... [26 Jun 2009]
3Com Helps PT Tirta Mahakam Win IP Telephony Project Award, Cut Telephony Costs in Half and Increase Its Network Security
White Paper In early 2006, the company realized that to support business expansion and the related increase in headcount, adequately serve its customers, and protect itself against network-borne security threats, it needed to... [12 Jun 2009]
CIOs' IT budgets even smaller than planned
News CIOs reported that renegotiating vendor contracts and headcount reductions were the primary focus areas for accommodating budget reductions," Gartner group VP Mark McDonald said in a statement. Almost half of chief... [08 Jun 2009]
Joe Harley
CIO Profile The CIO has also centralised the IT function, reducing headcount and leading a charge for increased professionalism by recruiting staff from the private sector. Joe Harley, IT director general and CIO at the Department... [03 Jun 2009]
Financial Enterprise Revamps Call Centers for Operational Efficiency
White Paper As call volume continued to increase, agent headcount, processes, and systems were not keeping pace. The financial services enterprise is a top ten issuer of MasterCard and Visa credit cards in the United States. [30 May 2009]
'IT is the central nervous system of the company'
Comment So we reduced headcount by a substantial amount, we reduced capital spending, we launched a long-term datacentre efficiency programme, we launched a re-engineering of our ERP which we're quite a way through. [26 May 2009]
'Green shoots of recovery? What green shoots?'
News Adebayo added that any businesses apparently seeing green shoots are likely to be those which have slashed overheads by reducing headcount and cutting "investment in human capital". The [businesses] that will come good... [20 May 2009]
Telegraph CIO ready for an all-cloud back office
News According to Cheesbrough, the implementation of new technology is also significantly faster using the cloud model, while it can enable access to greater IT capability without increasing headcount. The Telegraph Media... [08 Apr 2009]
