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January 29, 2010
CA Names its Chairman as CEO
CA has named Chairman William McCracken as its new CEO to replace John Swainson who retired, reports ZDNet . McCracken , 67, now holds both posts. The company also announced results in it... More >
January 28, 2010
Oracle: 'We're Hiring'
In the marathon webcast Wednesday on Oracle's merger of Sun Microsystems, Oracle executives wore buttons saying "We're hiring," reports InformationWeek . The company said it would hire 2,00... More >
January 27, 2010
Security Outsourcing a Big Trend for 2010?
Forrester Research in a new report suggests that security outsourcing could be a trend in 2010 . The report says companies much do their homework when selecting a security provider and defin... More >
January 25, 2010
New Thinking: Outsourcing or the Cloud?
Echoing comments from blogger Mike Vizard's post , this InfoWorld story says the recession has forced companies to think again about outsourcing. It quotes Tom Lang, a TPI Inc. partner and managin... More >
Ericsson to Cut 1,500 More Jobs
Ericsson plans to lay off another 1,500 people after its profit took a dive of 82 percent in the fourth quarter, reports The New York Times . The company cut its head count by 5,000 last year. &nbs... More >
January 22, 2010
With Salaries Flat, Does Exodus Follow?
According to job site Dice.com, tech salaries are basically flat , fueling dissatisfaction among IT pros, reports Reuters . IT Business Edge's Ann All wrote about similar findings from The ... More >
January 21, 2010
Closely Tie Business Needs to Outsourcing Contract
In an IDG piece on 10 crippling mistakes IT departments make with outsourcing , most can be traced to the idea that you get what you pay for -- or you get what's in the contract. Based on r... More >
Intel Doles Out Bigger Bonuses
Intel, giddy with its fourth-quarter results , has given employees their biggest bonuses since the dot-com era , reports The San Jose Mercury News . The company recently reported profit of ... More >
India Protest Disrupts Nokia Production
A protest by about 1,200 employees has disrupted production at Nokia's manufacturing plant at Chennai, India, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to Economic Times , it began w... More >
January 20, 2010
One-Third of IT Shops to Add Staff, CareerBuilder Says
According to CareerBuilder’s annual hiring forecast , nearly one-third (32 percent) of IT employers plan to increase the number of full-time, permanent employees in 2010. The company says the... More >
January 19, 2010
IBM Mum on Iowa Hiring
IBM takes heat in an article on the Dubuque (Iowa) Telegraph Herald's Web site that says Big Blue promised to create 1,300 jobs at its global service center there in return for $52 million in tax b... More >
January 14, 2010
Chip Maker to Hire More than 3,000
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker, said it's looking for a few thousand good engineers as it ramps up production and develops new technologies, reports... More >
January 13, 2010
A Peek at Other Tech Pros' Salaries
We're all nosy about h ow much other people make -- especially comparing it with our own salaries. A piece on Silicon Alley Insider makes it easy, pulling salary data from site Glassdoor t... More >
Compensation Fell for HP's Hurd Last Year
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's compensation package was valued at $24.2 million, according to the way The Associated Press figures it. But his total compensation was down 29 percent from the year b... More >
Skype Picks Ex-Sony Ericsson Boss as Chairman
Former Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications President Miles Flint has been named the new chairman of Skype as it goes its own way from eBay , reports Bloomberg . Flint lead Sony Ericsson Mo... More >
January 12, 2010
AOL to Lay Off at Least 1,000
AOL plans to lay off at least 1,000 employees and close many European offices after it didn't get enough people to leave voluntarily, reports All Things Digital . CEO Tim Armstrong was askin... More >
January 11, 2010
Twitter to Job Candidates: Show Us the Money
Twitter is hiring. And if you can figure out how to help the money-losing microblogging service make money, you should be a shoo-in. Reuters reports Twitter has 26 jobs posted on its Web site... More >
January 8, 2010
Fujitsu Workers in UK Go on Strike
Fujitsu workers in the UK are in the midst of a three-day strike to protest job cuts, a pay freeze and changes to the pension, reports BBC News . The strike, taking place Thursday, Friday a... More >
January 5, 2010
Opera Shuffles its Executive Deck
Jon von Tetzchner has stepped down as CEO of Opera . The co-founder of the Norwegian company will stay on in a strategic role with the company, according to V3.co.uk . Opera Chief Commercial Office... More >
