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Downturn won't mean "full stop" on tech spend
News Investment in technology will not be severely impacted by the economic downturn as companies will need to use it to help them through the recession, industry watchers predict. While there are similarities between the... [20 Nov 2008]
Downturn prompts biz to offload hardware
News Four types of tech in demand during a downturn Despite the economic downturn, outsourcing experienced growth during 2008 according to figures released this week by sourcing data and advisory firm, TPI. [22 Jan 2009]
How will your deal weather a downturn?
Comment Economic forecasts by consultancy Capital Economics suggest the UK is set for a worse downturn than the US. The consensus is outsourcing will not be affected by the downturn, because more executives will... [10 Apr 2008]
Downturn takes a bite out of PeopleSoft
News Like so many other tech companies, the downturn has sunk its teeth into Peoplesoft. Ahead of financial results due out late next week, enterprise software company PeopleSoft has reiterated its long-term plans for... [10 Oct 2001]
Swedish telco defies the downturn
News The second largest telco in Sweden has beaten the sector downturn with a profit for 2001 after adding new subscribers, it said in a preliminary statement. Profits before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation... [04 Feb 2002]
Downturn means fewer outsourcing workers saying 'I do'
Comment The downturn has certainly diminished the matrimonial prospects of employees in a recession-hit outsourcing industry, and many are calling off searches and delaying wedding celebrations. Economic hard times are causing... [07 Oct 2009]
SAP weathering the downturn with US success
News Despite the downturn in the technology sector, sales during the past quarter in the US rose seven per cent to E2.3bn (£1.41bn) - up from E2.2bn (£1.35bn) for the same period a year ago. German software firm SAP has... [24 Jan 2002]
Oracle's plan for economic downturn? Spend, spend, spend
News Ellison added that Oracle would emerge from the downturn stronger than before, compared with its rivals. Meanwhile, fellow board member Michael Boskin, who also is an economics professor at Stanford, let it be known to... [13 Oct 2008]
Travel dot-com bucks downturn
News US online hotel booking firm Hotels.com has got Martha Lane Fox squarely in its crosshairs as it bucks the worldwide crisis in the travel industry and the dot-com downturn to launching sites in the UK and across Europe. [16 Oct 2003]
ARM defies the downturn
News ARM said it had managed to beat the downturn because it was still signing up new customers, who licence ARM's basic technology around which future chips will be designed. Royalty revenues - the fee ARM gets every time a... [15 Oct 2001]
Dimension Data defies the downturn
News In a move that will please those worried about foreign firms being hit by the US downturn, Dimension Data (Didata) said its future prospects remain sound. It reported profits up 40 per cent on the equivalent period last... [15 May 2001]
Priceline profits from wider downturn
Comment But the company has also done pretty well out of the US economic downturn - something that it can take no credit for. This morning dot-com watchers became all excited about priceline.com's Q2 results. [01 Aug 2001]
How to beat the downturn? Get on your mobile
News The communications sector is an engine for growth to shorten the downturn," he said. Governments should look to the telecoms sector to help them through the recession, European mobile CEOs have urged. [18 Feb 2009]
'We ain't afraid of no downturn' say tech bosses
News Tech industry leaders feel the economic downturn won't have a huge impact on their businesses, despite economists predicting 2009 could be a tough year for the market. Most of those quizzed said they expect the impact of... [11 Dec 2008]
The IT skills that will beat the downturn
News Companies making strategic investments in online technologies could see "enormous benefits during a downturn", Farrell claimed. UK unemployment is rising towards the two million mark but IT pros with the right skills... [21 Jan 2009]
