http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:55:48 GMT 2009-11-23T01:55:48Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508254/AOL_Looks_to_Slash_Staff_By_a_Third?source=rss_layoffs AOL, which will be spun off from parent company Time Warner next month, wants to cut its staff by about a third, and is giving employees a chance to volunteer to join the ranks of the unemployed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508254/AOL_Looks_to_Slash_Staff_By_a_Third?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508024/IT_Takes_Biggest_Job_Cut_Hit_in_the_Back_Office?source=rss_layoffs Two million IT positions are expected to have been eliminated from 2000 to 2014, according to Hackett Group, which forecasts an 'extended jobless recovery.' Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Galen Gruman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508024/IT_Takes_Biggest_Job_Cut_Hit_in_the_Back_Office?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507724/AMD_and_Intel_Patch_Things_Up_HP_Buys_3Com?source=rss_layoffs We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending a long-running legal dispute. By midnight tonight, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are supposed to file a revised book-search settlement proposal, which could add to our top stories list for the week. For now, though, what follows are our top IT headlines of the moment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507724/AMD_and_Intel_Patch_Things_Up_HP_Buys_3Com?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507119/Sprint_to_Lay_Off_More_Than_2_000?source=rss_layoffs Sprint Nextel expects to lay off as many as 2,500 people by year&#8217;s end, on the heels of reporting that it lost 545,000 customers in its third quarter. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507119/Sprint_to_Lay_Off_More_Than_2_000?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506864/Blue_Coat_Slashes_Staff_Buys_S7_Services_Company?source=rss_layoffs Security-appliance vendor Blue Coat Systems is laying off of close to 20 percent of its staff and restructuring its business in a drive to increase profitability. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506864/Blue_Coat_Slashes_Staff_Buys_S7_Services_Company?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506705/Microsoft_Lays_Off_800_People?source=rss_layoffs Microsoft is laying off another 800 people, adding to the 5,000 the company has already let go this year. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506705/Microsoft_Lays_Off_800_People?source=rss_layoffs 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506045/Flight_Risk_High_Tech_Talent_Set_to_Take_Off_Post_Economic_Recovery?source=rss_layoffs High-tech workers who endured salary reductions and added workloads will be looking for new jobs as an economic recovery gets underway, according to new research from Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506045/Flight_Risk_High_Tech_Talent_Set_to_Take_Off_Post_Economic_Recovery?source=rss_layoffs 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505837/Extreme_Networks_Replaces_CEO_Lays_Off_70?source=rss_layoffs Ethernet switch vendor Extreme Networks is replacing its CEO and laying off 70 employees in an effort to quickly improve the company's bottom line and set it up to run profitably with lower revenues. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Tim Greene <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505837/Extreme_Networks_Replaces_CEO_Lays_Off_70?source=rss_layoffs 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505591/IT_Pay_Cuts_Are_You_Next_?source=rss_layoffs As more companies enforce across-the-board pay cuts and unpaid furloughs, a rising tide of IT professionals is seeing its annual compensation decline and must decide whether to switch employers as a result. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Carolyn Duffy Marsan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505591/IT_Pay_Cuts_Are_You_Next_?source=rss_layoffs 2009-10-21T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/505274/Hiring_Budgets_Begin_to_Thaw?source=rss_layoffs Research from Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows employers are planning to replenish their workforce as the economic recovery gets underway. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/505274/Hiring_Budgets_Begin_to_Thaw?source=rss_layoffs 2009-10-18T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/504963/Technorati_Japan_to_End_Service_This_Month?source=rss_layoffs Technorati Japan, a localized service of the blog search and ranking service, will close down on Oct. 23, it said Wednesday. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Martyn Williams <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/504963/Technorati_Japan_to_End_Service_This_Month?source=rss_layoffs 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/503129/Tech_Industry_Loses_115_000_Jobs?source=rss_layoffs The U.S. high-tech industry shed some 115,000 jobs between January and June 2009, marking a 2% net job loss as the country's economy overall experienced more than 5% job loss Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/503129/Tech_Industry_Loses_115_000_Jobs?source=rss_layoffs 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/502887/Oracle_to_Ramp_Up_Cost_Cutting_According_to_SEC_Filing?source=rss_layoffs Oracle is planning to escalate cost-cutting activities during the remainder of its fiscal year 2010, which began in June, according to a filing the company made Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/502887/Oracle_to_Ramp_Up_Cost_Cutting_According_to_SEC_Filing?source=rss_layoffs 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/502511/The_New_Word_for_Tech_s_Ex_Employees_is_Alum_?source=rss_layoffs Thanks to the economic downturn, former employees of high-tech companies are staying in touch by joining alumni groups to find jobs, business opportunities and to socialize. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/502511/The_New_Word_for_Tech_s_Ex_Employees_is_Alum_?source=rss_layoffs 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/501519/How_to_Make_Yourself_Layoff_Proof?source=rss_layoffs IT pros and career experts share 10 tips that could help tech workers avoid being laid off, even as the economy begins its gradual recovery. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/501519/How_to_Make_Yourself_Layoff_Proof?source=rss_layoffs 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z