Friday, April 12, 2013
iGate will create 500 local jobs in Canada: CEO iGate foresees creating 400 to 500 domestic jobs in Canada as it expands operations, according to CEO Phaneesh Murthy
Thursday, April 11, 2013
RBC boss apologizes over outsourcing snafu RBC CEO, Gord Nixon promises workers affected by IT outsourcing they will be given comparable positions within the bank
Friday, March 08, 2013
Google lays off 1,200 at Motorola Motorola employees were informed via email that skyrocketing operating costs and difficulty competing in certain markets has resulted in losses
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Is it time to quit your job? 10 signs that you need to look for something else
Thursday, October 04, 2012
HP CEO: Wait until 2016 for turnaround HP has to narrow down its product list and needs more stable leadership, says Whitman
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Sony Mobile gives 1,000 workers the axe IT WORLD CANADA CURATED Sony is facing stiff competition in the Android world
Monday, August 13, 2012
Motorola to lay off 4,000 employees around the world IT WORLD CANADA CURATED: While Motorola has brought Google nearly 10 per cent of its annual revenue in the last quarter, it also suffered a $233 million operating loss
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent to chop 5,000 jobs "Deteriorating" economic environment and competition led to a loss that will force the company into layoffs over the coming months. No word on how hard Canada will be hit
Thursday, June 28, 2012
HP to trim 9,000 U.S. jobs to cut costs HP will also cut 8,000 jobs in the European Union as part of a plan to cut 27,000 jobs by fiscal 2014
Thursday, June 28, 2012
IBM freezes salaries of executives, many workers Only employees with high-demand skills will get raises; may be part of aggressive plan to meet goals of 2015 roadmap
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
HP to trim 27,000 jobs as part of restructuring program The cuts will amount to eight per cent of HP's workforce as part of restructuring program that started last year and is to continue through 2014
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Chambers: Cisco's Q1 solid, more work needed "Our challenge is enterprise routing at the low end, where low-end routing is actually folding into many other different ways of accomplishing the same goal," CEO says
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Carol Bartz out as Yahoo CEO The Yahoo CEO has been fired from the top job at the struggling search company. Bartz's tenure as CEO began in January 2009 after co-founder Jerry Yang announced plans to step down
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Economic meltdown hits IT plans The current economic crises in the United States and around the world has a chilling effect on IT budgets and project plans
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Cisco to cut 6,500 jobs in cost-cutting blitz Staff in Canada and the U.S. to be notified in first week of August who will be let go
Friday, July 15, 2011
Extreme slashes 16 per cent of workforce The company has been hobbling along for years, with its revenue share of the US$20 billion Ethernet switch market consistently below two per cent
Thursday, March 10, 2011
AOL lays off 900 staff after buying Huffington Post In the wake of the acquisition, AOL said Thursday that it will lay off 20 per cent of its staff. The offices that will be affected
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
HP layoffs final chapter in EDS integration Hewlett-Packard’s enterprise services push to automate and modernize service delivery is why it’s planning to lay off 9,000 and rehire 6,000 with specialized skills in the next couple of years. The impact of layoffs in Canada will be “fairly modest,” according to an IDC Canada analyst
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
HP to cut 9,000 jobs, automate service business The company will take a US$1B accounting charge to cover the cost of restructuring as it automates the services it offers enterprise customers. No word on the impact on Canadian operations
Friday, January 08, 2010
Corel layoffs won’t be end of bad news It’s likely not the end of restructuring at Canadian software company Corel since going private last November. Does the continued popularity of Microsoft Office and low-cost online options signal an end to WordPerfect? 
Monday, December 21, 2009
YEAR IN REVIEW: January 2009 In January, the biggest stories included the economic hangover continuing with more high-tech layoffs, industry watchers pondering the effect of newly minted U.S. president Barack Obama, Downadup laying in wait and Microsoft offering a Windows 7 beta for download. Read about the year that was
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
How to re-energize your weary workforce In its purest form, 'employee engagement' refers to the eagerness employees have for achieving company goals. Get your staff motivated and ready for the recovery
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Microsoft lays off 800 people The new cuts go beyond the 5,000 people the company said earlier this year that it would let go. The decision affects departments around the world
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Extreme Networks replaces CEO, lays off 70 Mark Canepa has resigned and will be temporarly replaced by Bob Corey.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
5 surefire ways to get fired IT professionals and career experts point out five ways high-tech workers could earn themselves a spot in the unemployment ranks...