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January 2009

January 30, 2009

Looking for the Hottest Skills? Try Security

It could just be what they say about statistics but our Ann All recently noted that IT pay increased in 2008 , according to tech job site Dice.com.   But now a study by Foote Partners found a... More >

European Workers Protest Job Cuts in HP Buyout of EDS

The layoffs associated with Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of EDS aren't going down so well in Europe.   Workers have been protesting the job cuts outside company facilities in the UK, Austri... More >

Judge Strikes Down Challenge to California Furloughs

In effect, a California union fought the law and the law won, at least so far.   Sacramento Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette on Thursday rejected the Service Employees International Union's... More >

January 28, 2009

Intel Shareholders to Vote on Executive Pay

Intel announced Wednesday it will give shareholders "say on pay" for company executives, reports CNET News . Shareholders will vote at the company's annual meeting May on whether to approve executiv... More >

IBM, Apple Reach Deal on Non-Compete Agreement

IBM and Apple have settled their litigation over Apple's hiring of Mark Papermaster to head its iPod and iPhone engineering teams, reports internetnews.com .   Papermaster, IBM's vice preside... More >

January 27, 2009

Unemployment up Nationwide

Unemployment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in December, the first time that’s happened since U.S. Labor Department began keeping records in 1976, according to CNNMoney.com... More >

Caterpillar, State Farm Ditch Satyam

Caterpillar, which announced massive layoffs Monday, is looking to terminate its contract with Satyam, reports domain-b.com .The dominoes could just begin to be falling as U.S. companies ditch the I... More >

January 26, 2009

Senator Presses Microsoft About H-1B Visa-Holders Amid Layoffs

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, long a critic of H-1B visas, has fired off a letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer asking abo ut the situation in light of its plan to eliminate 5,000 jobs, reports eWEEK... More >

Silicon Valley Job Reductions Expected to Speed Up

California's unemployment rate, officials report, reached 9.3 percent in December, a 14-year high and well above the national average.   And expections are that staff reductions among tech compa... More >

January 20, 2009

Retirement to Leave SAP with One CEO?

Germany's Heise Online reports that SAP Co-CEO Henning Kagermann is moving up his retirement to the end of January.   The company isn't commenting on the report, but the German-language site... More >

January 15, 2009

4,000 Jobs Axed at Motorola

Motorola announced Thursday it plans to cut 4,000 jobs , roughly 3,000 from its handset division and 1,000 from the rest of the company, reports Bloomberg .   That's in addition to the 3,000 j... More >

January 14, 2009

Massive Job Cuts Expected at Motorola

Although not confirmed, Motorola is expected to layoff up to 50 percent of its mobile division as early as this week, reports PhoneNews.com . In addition, the handset company, which has been steadil... More >

Seagate Announces Layoffs, Pay Cuts

As expected, Seagate has announced layoffs, but they're not as deep as previously reported .   The disk drive maker said it will cut 6 percent of its work force -- that's 2,950 positions glob... More >

Bartz Named to Head Yahoo

Yahoo's new CEO Carol Bartz in a 20-minute call with reporters and analysts Tuesday came across as a straight-talker who has firmly seized the reins, reports CNET News .   Bartz was named to ... More >

January 13, 2009

Tech Companies Join Educators on Next-Gen Skills

Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco are teaming up with education officials in an attempt to define the necessary skills for the 21st century work force, reports Ina Fried at CNET News .   Barry McGa... More >

January 12, 2009

Old Is New Again as Seagate Makes CEO Change

Seagate Technology Chairman Stephen Luczo is now serving as its president and CEO. Luczo, who served as the CEO of Seagate from 1998 to 2004, is replacing Bill Watkins, reports CNET News .   Wa... More >

January 9, 2009

Smaller Job Cuts Reported Friday

After the breathtaking numbers of tech job cuts reported Thursday , we all could use a break.   The latest grim unemployment figures came out and MSNBC has a cool interactive and informative ... More >

January 8, 2009

Plenty of Job Pain to Go Around

The carnage continues on the job front, with at least five tech companies slashing positions.   Dell, Ireland's second-largest corporate employer, has announced it plans to move its European ma... More >

January 6, 2009

Microsoft Promotes Muglia to President of Server Division

Bob Muglia, an executive Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer demoted seven years ago, has been named president of the company's server and tools business , signaling an attempt to focus more attention on on... More >

Logitech Ditches 2009 Outlook, to Cut Jobs

Just a month after toasting the shipment of its billionth mouse , Logitech International has abandoned its 2009 profit targets and announced it will eliminate 15 percent of its non-manufacturing j... More >