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IBM Layoff Count: At Least 2,800 In Sales And Software (IBM)
alleyinsider.com - 1/27/2009
IBM Layoff Count: At Least 2,800 In Sales And Software (IBM)
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All last week, IBM (IBM) refused to comment on reports of job cuts all over the Internet, and when SAI contacted the company about layoff reports IBM spokespeople told this reporter they wouldn't comment on "speculation." Then over the weekend someone at IBM Canada confirmed the obvious: Yes, ...

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online.wsj.com - 1/22/2009
IBM Employees Report Job Cuts
— online.wsj.com — International Business Machines Corp. employees have informed Alliance@IBM, an affiliate of the Communication Workers of America, that workers at a number of locations have been told their jobs are being eliminated. Lee Conrad, national coordinator ... (more) IBM Employees Report Job Cuts

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IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India -
informationweek.com - 2/3/2009
IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India -
— informationweek.com — The climate is warm, there's no shortage of exotic food, and the cost of living is rock bottom. That's IBM's pitch to the laid-off American workers it's offering to place in India. The catch: Wages in the country are pennies-on-the-dollar compared to ... (more) IBM Offers To Move Laid Off Workers To India -

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online.wsj.com - 1/27/2009
IBM Slashes 2,800 Jobs in Sales, Software Units
— online.wsj.com — International Business Machines Corp. sent layoff notices to more than 2,800 people in its sales and software groups in the U.S. last week, indicating that domestic job cuts at the technology giant may be more significant than it has signaled. The ... (more) IBM Slashes 2,800 Jobs in Sales, Software Units

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Last Bytes: Yahoo, IBM, Bebo, Apple
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