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White Paper The biggest issue will be convincing people that MDA isn't just about saving time and cost - which for many people would mean layoffs. The business benefits of MDA are obvious. The challenge is in getting one's organization to support the transition. [09 May 2008]
Microsoft earmarks $1.5bn for Yahoo! staff
News s workforce stands at approximately 13,200, following layoffs of roughly 1,000 employees in early February. Microsoft plans to set aside $1.5bn for employee retention at Yahoo! should it succeed in its unsolicited buyout bid for the internet search... [30 Apr 2008]
Privileged User Monitoring and Audit (PUMA)
White Paper Striking the right balance between operational necessity, potential user misuse and fraud, and the costs associated with regulatory guidelines like SOX and OMB Circular A-123, can be the difference between a profitable quarter and staff layoffs. [11 Mar 2008]
1,000 Yahoo! job cuts
News The layoffs bring the headcount down to approximately 13,200 employees. Yahoo! has let go more than 1,000 employees. One source inside the company said the number was 1,100, which is slightly higher than expected. [13 Feb 2008]
Indian outsourcing leads to law firm layoffs
News London-based law firm CMS Cameron McKenna is to make almost half of its IT staff redundant as part of plans to outsource more work to India. After embarking on a review of its IT operations at the end of last year, the law firm has now signed a... [11 Jul 2007]
IBM sheds more than 1,500 outsourcing jobs
News Marking a second round of layoffs this month, IBM has announced it will cut 1,566 jobs from its global workforce, primarily in its US strategic outsourcing services business. Big Blue, which employs 355,000 workers worldwide, said it expects to cut... [31 May 2007]
Yahoo! shakes up its execs
News The spokeswoman said no layoffs were being announced at this time. Yahoo! s chief operating officer and the head of its entertainment group are leaving as part of a major reorganisation, the company has announced. [06 Dec 2006]
HP sees profits surge
News The company took a massive charge in last year's fourth quarter to pay for the layoffs of more than 15,000 employees. HP's fourth-quarter financial results have capped off a year of dramatic improvements in profitability, led by solid quarters from... [17 Nov 2006]
4 Questions That Will Help Decrease the Impact of Brain Drain
White Paper Whether through layoffs, attrition, or retirement, they all must deal with the fact that even their most knowledgeable employees will someday leave. Staffing and human resources issues aside, one of the greatest challenges for companies facing... [05 Nov 2006]
Decreasing the Impact of Brain Drain
White Paper Whether through layoffs, attrition, or retirement, they all must deal with the fact that even their most knowledgeable employees will someday leave. Staffing and human resources issues aside, one of the greatest challenges for companies facing... [05 Nov 2006]
Intel hit with energy-efficiency patent suit
News The chipmaker then went through several rounds of layoffs and changed its CEO three times before refashioning itself into an intellectual property company last year. Transmeta, the chip designer that once tried to take on Intel in the laptop market... [12 Oct 2006]
Intel confirms 10,500 job cuts by mid-2007
News As first reported by silicon.com sister site CNET News.com, the layoffs primarily hit the marketing and IT departments. That number includes several layoffs and divestitures already announced by the company, including the pending departure of 1,000... [06 Sep 2006]
CDMA scrap kills 500 Nokia jobs
News The layoffs are scheduled to take place in several waves between the end of 2006 and the middle of next year. Nokia is cutting around 500 jobs at its San Diego campus - half the workforce at that location - following its decision to cut back its... [10 Aug 2006]
Sun culls hundreds more staff
News Sun's last quarter was unprofitable in part because of charges associated with the layoffs but the company reported revenue of $3.8bn, more than the $3.6bn Wall Street analysts expected. Sun Microsystems notified hundreds of employees yesterday... [04 Aug 2006]
Intel revamps its upper echelons
News The management changes are one result, along with 1,000 manager layoffs and the sale of a communications chip unit to Marvell Technology Group. After two difficult financial quarters, Intel on Wednesday dramatically revamped its upper management... [20 Jul 2006]
