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RSS job unit in newsBill Gates sings at CES for one last time
News Noting that this is the first time since he was 17 that he doesn't have a full-time job at Microsoft, he asked: "What do you do on your last day? Entertainment and Devices unit head, Robbie Bach, joined Gates on stage to talk Xbox and Zune, among... [07 Jan 2008]
British Airways sets up tech innovation unit
News It's a five-year job and T5 is right on track.here we go behind the scenes at Terminal 5. British Airways (BA) has set up a special innovation unit to explore ways the airline can use web 2.0, shareware and open source technologies. [30 Nov 2007]
More jobs to go at Alcatel-Lucent
News Its latest financial statement appeared to suggest that the 4,000 job cuts are likely to happen in the company's support and carrier business divisions, although a spokesperson for the company refused to provide any breakdown of the cuts according... [01 Nov 2007]
Semel quits as Yahoo! CEO
News chief executive Terry Semel stepped down on Monday and handed the reins of the struggling search company to co-founder Jerry Yang after six years on the job. The Technology group, which has been searching for a unit head since the departure of... [19 Jun 2007]
Mid-sized companies lack IT plans
News There's often a disconnect between using IT to get the job done as opposed to using it for advantage. In Europe, 51 per cent of those surveyed said they aren't at risk of losing their job if they fail to deliver a project on time, compared to 33... [07 Jun 2007]
Pru to slash 520 IT jobs?
News Prudential is also in the process of rolling out a global workforce flow application, developed as service-oriented architecture, which could lead to job cuts. PruTech, the business unit of Prudential that delivers its IT services, may axe up to... [20 Mar 2007]
Unbundled lines set to number 1.5 million
News We consider that our job in the OTA [Office of the Telecoms Adjudicator], as far as LLU is concerned, is now complete," he said. Steve Robertson, the chief executive of Openreach - the business unit established within BT to manage the LLU process... [05 Feb 2007]
How to succeed in China, India and beyond
News Successful companies avoid applicants with a history of 'job hopping' and provide training, rewards and benefits for their workers. The key here is to give the business unit enough autonomy that it can react to local trends and opportunities while... [25 Jan 2007]
IT grads top jobless league table
News The average first job salary for any graduate going into the IT profession is now £20,886, which is above the average graduate salary of £17,690 but still some way behind those entering clinical medicine, who can expect to earn £31,054 in their... [03 Jan 2007]
Top ID cards job goes to Accenture's NHS IT man
News Hall joins other ex-Accenture execs to join the civil service ranks, including former UK government CIO Ian Watmore who now heads up the Prime Minister's delivery unit. The Home Office has appointed an Accenture managing partner to head up the... [25 Sep 2006]
Intel confirms 10,500 job cuts by mid-2007
News That number includes several layoffs and divestitures already announced by the company, including the pending departure of 1,000 managers, and the sale of its communications unit to Marvell. Intel announced plans on Tuesday to lay off thousands of... [06 Sep 2006]
Microsoft cuts 200-plus sales jobs
News The software maker has never had large-scale, across-the-board layoffs, though it has made selective job cuts in various business units in the past. In addition to the job losses, Microsoft is creating 66 new positions, largely ones with more... [30 Jun 2006]
Barclays to axe 1,200 back-office jobs
News Most of the job losses will come from the migration of the Woolwich's IT systems onto Barclay's upgraded operating platform, which is due to be completed by the end of next year. Barclays said trade union Amicus has been consulted on the plans to... [29 Jun 2006]
HSBC customers hit by Bangalore breach
News Fears of the security of offshore business process outsourcing (BPO) operations will be heightened by reports in India claiming the HSBC employee also used false records to obtain the job at the bank. [27 Jun 2006]
CMA amendment "pure idiocy", says peer
News The Home Office is in enough trouble already, so the thought of them enacting a law to stop the police doing their job is extraordinary. He said: "Bodies like the Serious and Organised Crime Unit need to do forensic hacking as part of their... [26 May 2006]
