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Yahoo!'s Yang steps down as CEO
News When the board asked me to become CEO and lead the transformation of the company, I did so because it was important to re-envision the business for a different era to drive more effective growth. In a... [18 Nov 2008]
Ultra Mobile Broadband goes the way of the dodo
News The company has capped its headcount growth in an effort to cut expenses and has done some "slight layoffs, small and focused things" but no large scale job losses are expected. Mobile... [17 Nov 2008]
Shared services spend to reach £4bn by 2012
News The area within shared services projects which is likely to experience the fastest growth is outsourcing, which Ovum expects to grow at a compound annual rate of 24 per cent, albeit from a relatively low base. [17 Nov 2008]
Smartphones prepare to conquer the web
News The increase in awareness of the web on mobile devices - due to the iPhone and new RIM models - has helped contribute to this growth, as has the continued move towards flat-rate data plans by many mobile... [14 Nov 2008]
World IT spending still to grow next year
News Emerging markets like Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America will still experience "healthy" growth, according to the new forecast. The firm says it... [14 Nov 2008]
Interpol hits web drug sellers in nine countries
News Products seized including drugs claiming to treat conditions such as diabetes, impotency, obesity, hair loss and male breast growth as a side effect from bodybuilding steroid abuse. The operation,... [13 Nov 2008]
BT to axe 10,000 staff
News The profit warning spooked BT investors, sending its shares crashing to an all-time low, and also raised fears that the group would have to cut its full-year dividend due to the weakness in its "growth... [13 Nov 2008]
Net bombarded by heaviest ever attacks this year
News Chief security officer for Arbor Networks Danny McPherson said the growth in attack size continues to "significantly outpace" the corresponding increase in underlying transmission speed and... [12 Nov 2008]
Britain's £28m Xmas shopping lunchtime
News The researchers forecast £1.2m will be spent on apparel in the period, a growth of 25 per cent on last year, while alcohol sales will reach £233m during Q4 2008 and £24m will be bought in the first week... [12 Nov 2008]
'Downturn? What downturn?' say SMEs
News It seems one driver could be predicted growth among small businesses, with 40 per cent of SMEs planning to open up to five new locations and 54 per cent saying they expect to see revenue... [11 Nov 2008]
Apple storms past RIM in smartphone race
News Analyst firm Canalys released market share stats on Thursday showing strong growth for the smartphone market even as the worldwide economic situation takes a turn for the worse. But shipments declined slightly,... [07 Nov 2008]
Seagate: We won't do flash, it doesn't pay
News Solid state drives have been gaining ground in the laptop market, with analyst IDC recently predicting the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 85 per cent from 2008 to 2010. I can get into that market... [05 Nov 2008]
Time off for Dell workers… unpaid
News The company recently reported a 17 per cent dip in earnings after a year of showing signs of good growth. Dell employees received a memo from founder and CEO Michael Dell recently asking them to take... [05 Nov 2008]
Orange notches up three million mobile data addicts
News The operator attributes "sustained" usage growth to sales of USB dongles to contract customers, with an increased number of 3G mobile broadband customers also helping to boost data traffic. By the end of 2009, Orange... [04 Nov 2008]
BT Global Services head resigns
News BT said in a statement: "We expect revenue growth in this division will remain strong, up 15 per cent year on year, but EBITDA [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation] of around... [03 Nov 2008]
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