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IBM Employees Say Layoffs Underway
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily — ... on Wednesday apparently began a round of layoffs. As the Wall Street Journal notes, while the company is not talking about the job cuts, ...

The secret layoffs at IBM
BloggingStocks — ... According to The Wall Street Journal, "International Business Machines Corp. employees have informed Alliance-at-IBM, an affiliate of the Communication Workers of America, that workers at a number of locations have been told their jobs are being eliminated." ...

Microsoft job cuts are another sign of the times
BloggingStocks — ... Research projected that spending by businesses on technology would rise 1.6% in the U.S. That's down from a projection of more than 6% made in August. Many tech companies are struggling. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) recently announced plans to lay 6,000 people off because demand for personal computers has dropped. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), which yesterday reported better-than-expected results, also reportedly continues to trim staff. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) also is reportedly starting to ...

IBM Employees Say The Company Is Secretly Firing 10,000 to 16,000
Silicon Alley Insider — IBM Employees Say The Company Is Secretly Firing 10,000 to 16,000 Fox Interactive Media Layoffs Continue Viacom content comes to Sling.com A new, working ad model: Create a TV about an ad agency, write sponsors into the show's plot as clients New seminconductor ink means we're closing to bendable computer screens Photo: Sir Mervs ...

The secret layoffs at IBM
BloggingStocks — ... According to The Wall Street Journal, "International Business Machines Corp. employees have informed Alliance-at-IBM, an affiliate of the Communication Workers of America, that workers at a number of locations have been told their jobs are being eliminated." ...

First Bytes: Layoffs, Losses, and YouTube
Tech Observer — ... Employees say IBM is quietly laying off thousands of workers; in its earning announcement Tuesday, the company said it had planned to restructure. [WSJ] ...

Around the Web 01.22.09: Sony posts big loss, IBM plans job cuts, Nokia forecasts grim sales
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- The global recession catches up with Sony. Bloomberg -- IBM may be cutting jobs. Wall Street Journal -- Nokia is having a bad day too. Barrons -- Yahoo's revolving executive door. BoomTown -- Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0. Sydney Morning Herald -- YouTube may let content partners sell their own ads. TechCrunch -- T-Mobile uses YouTube to get down and ...

IBM Employees Sound Off on Job Cuts
eWeek - RSS Feeds — IBM employees report significant job cuts in IBM Software Group and IBM sales and distribution arms, despite the company’s recent strong fourth quarter earnings. Layoffs appear to be in areas such as software development, marketing and other roles. While it appears that mum's the word for IBM management, IBM rank and file employees are talking loud and saying something about recent layoffs at Big Blue. Word of layoffs comes with a bit of irony, as IBM just announced strong quarterly results on Jan. 20 ...