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Recession fears hit IT budgets
Comment The credit crunch, uncertainty in the world's financial markets and fears of a recession all add up to even more pressure on already squeezed tech budgets as organisations tighten their belts. Other CIOs cited "maintaining IT budgets in a recession... [04 Apr 2008]
Recession-proof your IT, CIOs warned
News Businesses need to take action to cut tech costs before a recession takes hold in the US and other major economies. IT bosses are being urged by analyst Gartner to take pre-emptive cost-cutting measures well before any actual recession begins to bite. [26 Feb 2008]
How dodgy kit helped bust the recession
Comment One swallow does not make a fat lunch, and one survey doesn't mean the recession is over. But, according to the CEBR, that's why this private IT-only recession is so short. But it could be we're finally through the worst. [18 Mar 2002]
Don't lay off the accountants when the recession ends
Comment So the FSA needs to keep its vigilance at maximum, not just while the recession makes accountant-hunting a popular sport but when the market picks up again. When the WorldCom financial scandal brought American capitalism to its knees, respectable... [01 Aug 2002]
Benhamou claims IT industry will brush-off recession
News Speaking via video link at the NetEvents Symposium in Sardinia, Eric Benhamou, CEO and president of 3Com, claimed the IT industry has nothing to fear from the global recession. I do not believe the global recession will affect the IT industry... [09 Oct 1998]
Surviving the recession: a Quocirca series (part 2)
Comment Previous Surviving the Recession columns: It's a recession - save or spend? These outcomes can then be graphically represented by using arrows to denote expected market trends for ourselves and our main competitor, as in figure 2. [02 Jan 2001]
Technology offers Asia a lifeline out of recession
News The United Nations (UN) will meet in Bangkok today to debate how technology can help pull Asian countries out of economic recession. Three IT experts based in the region will tell the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific... [27 Apr 1999]
Surviving the Recession: a Quocirca series
Comment The previous five parts of this series have concentrated on the identification of high-impact areas where projects are proposed to help your organisation survive the recession and emerge at the other end as a serious competitor. [17 Jan 2002]
Can dot-com recession therapy jump the pond?
Comment At Recession Camp - which follows the tradition of US summer camps - unemployed dot-commers and techies gather together to talk about life, unemployment and chill out with outdoor pursuits. 'Know thyself' said the Oracle of Delphi. [09 Aug 2001]
Surviving the Recession: a Quocirca Series in 12 parts
Comment This Surviving the Recession series has proved popular, so much so that here we provide you with links to all the instalments in this 12-part guide. It's a recession - save or spend? Over the past three months analysts at Quocirca have been... [07 Mar 2002]
Vodafone says world recession won't stop 3G
News Chris Gent, CEO of Vodafone, has said world recession will not stand in the way of the company launching 3G services in the second quarter of next year. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Gent said he was undeterred by fears of falling demand for... [21 Sep 2001]
The recession and IT departments: a threat or an opportunity?
Comment Could it be that even in a recession, the long-term winners will be the ones who are prepared to devote resources to IT? But in a recession, when businesses (even the confident ones) don't know for sure what's around the corner, it can look like a... [14 Oct 2002]
Recession fears squeeze tech budgets
News Tech budgets are starting to feel the squeeze on the back of the credit crunch crisis and fears of a recession. A-Zs… ¦ Security from A-Z… ¦ Biometrics from A-Z… ¦ Broadband from A-Z… ¦ Wireless from A-Z… ¦ Green IT from... [24 Jan 2008]
IT systems given priority despite recession
News The move supports the theory that IT investment remains a priority in the face of recession. A small manufacturing company, Freshbake Foods announced today it plans to spend £0.5m on a systems upgrade. [12 Aug 1998]
Warning signs: Do IT results spell UK recession?
News Software and computer services companies issued a fifth of all of the profit warnings made during the last quarter, increasing fears the UK tech industry is heading into recession. The figures, from professional services giant Ernst & Young... [30 Jul 2001]
