IBM cuts 600 jobs in chip unit
Amid continued sluggishness in its chipmaking business, IBM has cut more than 600 jobs, with most of the losses affecting at a plant in Vermont.
About 500 of the jobs...
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SGI cuts 600 more jobs
Silicon Graphics cut 600 jobs Wednesday, which combined with 400 cuts in May means about one in four employees of the high-end computing specialist has been laid off this...
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EDS may ax more jobs
Electronic Data Systems is hinting that it may trim its work force more deeply than it announced in June.
The computer services company said in June that it would cut...
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Gateway to cut 850 more jobs
Gateway will cut at least 1,300 jobs as it tries to streamline its manufacturing, delivery and service operations, an effort first announced last week.
On Tuesday, ...
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Gateway to cut jobs, outsource more PCs
Gateway will cut at least 450 more jobs and outsource more of its PC manufacturing to third parties as it tries to streamline its distribution system and return to profit...
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IBM cuts some software jobs
IBM's software group has eliminated a small number of jobs in the United States.
The group laid off about 380 employees this week as part of what it says is a regu...
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Toshiba cuts jobs in U.S. PC unit
Toshiba America is restructuring its troubled personal computer unit, laying off about 200 workers on Wednesday, according to a source within the company.
The layoffs...
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IBM meets earnings target, talks of new jobs
IBM on Wednesday met analysts' average earnings estimate for the third quarter and said it saw the need for about 10,000 new jobs next year.
Big Blue reported earnings...
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Sony to ax 20,000 jobs globally
Sony will cut up to 20,000 jobs worldwide as part of a companywide reform policy.
The job reduction will occur partially through the retirement of older staff and by...
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Monster tries to scare up more job seekers
Online career site Monster is launching a Web-based networking section where members can communicate with other job seekers.
The networking service, announced Monday, i...
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Who wins when jobs move offshore?
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Tech panel sees IT jobs returning to U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO--The loss of U.S. jobs due to a shift of information technology work overseas maybe be painful for American workers now, but the discomfort is temporary, ac...
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Sony makes job cuts official
Sony made its 20,000 job cuts official on Tuesday.
The cuts, which affect 13 percent of its workers worldwide, are part of a major three-year restructuring strategy.
T...
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Jockeying for jobs
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A half-million tech jobs lost in 2002, study says
New research indicates that some 540,000 high-tech jobs were lost in the United States during 2002. However, the American Electronics Association reported that the unempl...
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Indiana nixes offshore deal to protect jobs
Citing the need to protect local businesses, the state of Indiana terminated a software contract it had awarded to an Indian company--a move indicative of growing opposit...
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EarthLink to outsource call center jobs
Internet service provider EarthLink is laying off most of its call center employees and outsourcing the work to domestic and overseas companies, in an effort to cut costs...
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U.K. bank to ship up to 5,000 jobs overseas
British bank Barclays will move at least 500--and possibly up to 5,000--call center jobs out of the United Kingdom. Most will be outsourced to India, with South Africa al...
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Commentary: The incredibly expanding security job
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IBM fund retrains to fight U.S. job drain
LAS VEGAS--IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano on Monday announced a $25 million fund dedicated to training Big Blue's employees and business partners, part of the company's efforts...
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Behind Steve Jobs' plans for Pixar
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Gateway to cut more jobs
Gateway expects to reduce its employee roster by about another 1,000 this year, but the action is not related to its acquisition of eMachines, it says.
Rod Sherwoo...
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Labor group tallies up exported U.S. jobs
A technology labor group on Thursday launched a Web-based tool designed to track the number of jobs U.S. companies send overseas. Since April 1, 2001, U.S. companies have...
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Nokia cuts 50 jobs, focuses abroad
Cell phone giant Nokia on Thursday confirmed that it has laid off 50 engineers in Texas in an effort to "centralize" its research and development department in the United...
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Apple's Jobs nixes iPod partnerships
CUPERTINO, Calif.--Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs publicly dismissed on Thursday an overture from RealNetworks to open up the iPod, saying such a move does not make busine...
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SCO cuts jobs to reach product profit
The SCO Group laid off a "small" number of employees late last week as part of an effort to make its Unix products group profitable, the company said Tuesday.
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Monster snaps up German job site
Monster Worldwide, parent company of Monster.com, announced plans to acquire a German job site in a deal valued at roughly $105 million.
The New York-based company...
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SAP to add 500 software jobs in India
Software maker SAP plans to hire 500 programmers in India this year, expanding its development staff in that country to 1,500 people.
SAP spokesman Bill Wohl conf...
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Apple details more job cuts
A restructuring at Apple Computer that began last quarter will result in additional job cuts this year, the Mac maker said in a regulatory filing Thursday.
Apple said ...
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Microsoft to cut jobs in Ohio
Microsoft on Thursday notified 177 employees in its Findlay, Ohio, offices that it's closing the facility and eliminating some of their positions, a company executive has...
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