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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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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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blogs.ft.com - 1/21/2009

Microsoft’s money backs an IBM adversary - again

— blogs.ft.com — Whenever a significant legal challenge is filed against IBM, it seems you don’t have to scratch the... surface much to find Microsoft lurking somewhere in the background. Take the complaint that has just been filed with the European Commission ... (more) Microsoft’s money backs an IBM adversary - again

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