11 88 88 axes directory enquiries staff
One of the new 118 directory enquiries companies has laid off 250 temporary staff, just two weeks after launching.
Conduit, which runs the 11 88 88 service, has axed t...
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PeopleSoft confirms job cuts and roadmap
PeopleSoft has confirmed its intention to lay off up to 1,000 workers while keeping the JD Edwards product line intact.
PeopleSoft executives, speaking to securities a...
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IBM utility software on its way
IBM will release software at the end of September to let customers start sampling some of the promised benefits of the utility computing vision.
Big Blue has begun sh...
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Office staff work for free
Office-based staff are spending the equivalent of 30 days a year working for free because of problems with technology.
Inefficient technology is to blame for office w...
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Novell cuts jobs after poor results
As part of its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, Novell announced that it has cut 10 per cent of its work force in an effort to turn a profit in the fourth quart...
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Bank of Ireland faces "total war" with staff over $600m HP deal
The Bank of Ireland faces being "totally closed down" by strikes if staff reject an agreement negotiated between the unions and the bank over a $600m IT outsourcing deal ...
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EDS launches desktop service
Adding to the momentum of so-called utility computing, Electronic Data will announce on Wednesday a flexibly priced service for managing desktop computers.
With the n...
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HP misses the profit mark, announces more redundancies
Hewlett-Packard fell below expectations for earnings and revenue in its third calendar quarter, a victim of stiff competition in the PC market and its own mistakes.
T...
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MPs to investigate health of UK tech industry
Broadband availability and offshore outsourcing to places such as India are to come under scrutiny from MPs as part of a wide-ranging examination into the health of the U...
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Yahoo! hands down under auctions to eBay
Yahoo! will close its Australian online auction business, Sold.com.au, later this month in a move that will leave the market open to just the one dominant player - eBay.
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