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Management Magnified: Strategies for Revenue Growth in an Economic Downturn
White Paper Mergers and acquisitions - another avenue to growth - also fell, as funds dried up and companies became reluctant to borrow. At first glance, the global economic crisis, which began in the US financial sector, does not... [16 Sep 2009]
Google CEO: 'We're not immune to economic gloom'
News Schmidt also said that Google "was pretty inactive right now" on the mergers and acquisitions front, blaming unfavourable prices. Four types of tech in demand during a downturn Google CEO Eric Schmidt... [04 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Outsourcing through the credit crunch
Comment The IT challenge of rapid mergers and acquisitions As the economy heads into recession, it's time to delve into the legal implications of the downturn on outsourcing contracts. Lawyer Kit Burden offers a... [26 Nov 2008]
Is the credit crunch affecting IT?
News Big name mergers on the cards include Lloyds TSB and HBOS, and Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. However there have also been suggestions certain areas of tech could actually do well in a downturn -... [03 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News He identified four technologies and service areas likely to experience increased demand in the current climate: sustainable IT; outsourcing services, managed and hosted services; information management tools; and services that support... [28 Oct 2008]
Revealed: Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch
News According to analyst house Forrester, as organisations look at reducing costs through mergers and acquisitions, skills around data, applications and process integration will be increasingly in demand. [29 Sep 2008]
Tech acquisitions hit all-time high
News Technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Europe have reached their highest ever level of activity, with the value of deals topping $220bn in the first half of 2006. He said: "There are no signs of an immediate... [21 Jul 2006]
European tech M&A partying like it's 2000
News This is the highest level of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity since early 2000, the height of the dot-com boom, the research shows. Rowell said this is a sign the IT market is in true recovery from the... [22 Jul 2005]
Butler on: Enterprise portals - still de rigueur
Comment Mergers and acquisitions by organisations have increased the heterogeneous nature of data centres. Yet despite the economic downturn, interest in enterprise portals has not waned. Another thing that has... [24 Mar 2004]
Gartner on 2003 - the bad news
Comment They can expect to see key suppliers disappear this year, through mergers or bankruptcy. According to VP and research director John Mahoney: "No one is going to cheerlead their way out of this... [16 Dec 2002]
The Ovum View: The rumble in the wireless applications jungle
Comment By 2004, the only independent wireless middleware players left in the market will be those who have managed to build enough market share, through both organic growth and mergers and acquisitions, to withstand heavy... [15 Jan 2002]
Merger most foul: Europe shies away from deal making
News This, however is a risky strategy and that's why so many proposed mergers and acquisitions fail to go through. JP Morgan said that the economic downturn had forced companies to renegotiate in the hope of... [17 Oct 2001]
IT recruitment sector folds in on itself
Comment With tens of thousands of IT jobs lost over the past few months, recruitment specialists are gearing up for a wave of mergers and acquisitions. It's hardly surprising bad news, considering the litany of job cuts, dot-com... [25 Sep 2001]
IT recruitment firms go on the jumble sale trestle tables
News IT recruitment trade association ATSCo is forecasting a rush of mergers and acquisitions among IT recruitment companies as the economic downturn takes its toll on the sector. The... [25 Sep 2001]
Model Management: dot-coms rise from the ashes
Comment Mergers and acquisitions in the internet sector have also been on the rise this year. Priceline profits from wider downturn http://www.silicon.com/a46208 Something rather strange is happening in the... [21 Aug 2001]
