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  • IBM job cuts underway

    We're getting numerous instant messages, pings and posts about IBM layoffs going down today. The exact number of layoffs or even if the job cuts are material enough for Big Blue to disclose is unknown.

  • Oracle outlines layoffs

    Oracle outlined its integration plans for Siebel Systems on Thursday, with 2,000 job cuts among the most notable tasks at hand.

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    With the megamerger between Oracle and Siebel Systems closed, Wall Street analysts are forecasting pink slips for Siebel employees.

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    Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy had to be wined and dined at a Silicon Valley McDonald's before he gave up his reluctance to help launch the workstation maker in 1982, according to one of many tales the company cofounders recounted on Wednesday.

  • HP to slash approximately 15,000 jobs

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  • About to be outsourced? Top 5 signs

    A request to compare IT costs to company revenue can indicate your company is considering outsourcing IT. Find out the other four signs so you don't get caught unemployed.

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    The layoff experience is an awkward, and often painful, experience for everyone"including supervisors. Learn how to avoid the situation becoming more difficult, with these management tips.

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    Steven Vaughan-Nichols says the easiest way to combat Outlook worms is by getting rid of the program. But for IT managers whose users are addicted to Outlook, here's how you can sidestep those security holes.

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