Gateway cuts jobs and closes shops
Gateway began laying off 17 per cent of its 11,200-person staff and closing 76 of its retail stores on Monday.
The cuts are part of a previously announced plan to ret...
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Who were the database gods of 2002?
Oracle is clinging to the top spot in the multibillion-dollar database software market, despite mounting pressure from IBM and Microsoft, according to preliminary 2002 ma...
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BT outsourcing move brings strike threats
Telecoms giant BT has given the go-ahead to its plans to outsource directory enquiries to India.
Two new call centres are to open in Bangalore and New Delhi, employing...
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Apple users to get their own digital music service
Apple Computer is preparing an online music-buying service for Macintosh and iPod users and is close to winning many of the licences it needs from major record labels, so...
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Monster.com warns users about ID theft attempts
In an attempt to curb identity theft on its service, online career listing site Monster.com has begun warning its users of fake job postings bent on stealing personal inf...
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Another billion dollar IBM contract - just ask AXA
IBM on has signed a six-year, $1bn outsourcing deal with AXA Group.
As part of the deal, IBM's Global Services Division will help the Paris-based company consolidate i...
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CIOs - ready for storage, worried about jobs
Two-thirds of European IT directors regularly lay awake at night worrying about security and downtime. Half realise they are going to have to change their IT strategy ove...
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How to get an £80,000 NEC supercomputer for free
NEC on Monday began a trial in which it will give away supercomputers to researchers in the UK. The only catch is that aspiring supercomputer owners have to submit a rese...
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AMD cuts another 350 jobs
Advanced Micro Devices cut about 350 jobs this week as part of a previously announced plan to lower costs.
The chipmaker has now reduced its work force by about 1,550...
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Strike fears over BT outsourcing plan
BT may be hit by industrial action over a plan to shift directory inquiries jobs to India.
The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said that 700 workers may be affecte...
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