Downsizing
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A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Insight newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, downsizing, Mom, Hulu, Web sites, Web 2.0, TV, Music, Napster Inc.
APAC CIOs score 'poor' in managing assets
News Region's IT chiefs rate themselves well in executing IT and governance but give low marks on competence in technology and asset management, new survey reveals.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Innovation, SOA, India, International Data Corp., Singapore, Cloud Computing, CIO
Expats not necessarily first to go in recession
News When companies in Asia initiate retrenchment exercises, they consider salaries and skills first and not whether an employee is a foreign worker, say HR experts.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Layoffs, Trends, Asia, Thailand, Singapore, e-mail, Human Resources, recession, job
Wary companies not cutting on IT security budgets
News Surveys show that enterprises are increasing their security budgets in 2009 despite cuts in overall IT budgets, with tech chiefs expecting security issues to grow this year as a result of the economic uncertainty.
Tags: Security, Business security, Director Of Information Technology, IT Budget, IT Security, Insider Threat, Survey, Ecotec, Rodger, Counterpoint
Employers still grapple over IT pay, skills
News While employers now hold bargaining power, increase in skills pool and lower salaries relate more to tech workers with generic skills, say HR execs.
Tags: Trends, Compensation, Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Candidate, Employer, Salary, Worker, e-mail, Human Resources
StarHub: No layoffs after merger
News Singapore's No. 2 telecommunications service provider does not forsee any workforce reduction upon completing its merger with cable TV operator Singapore Cable Vision.
BT considering downsizing interest in Maxis
News As part of its restructuring exercise to streamline its business in Japan and Western Europe, BT is seeking to divest its business in other regions including its stake in Maxis Communications (Maxis).
Agere to lay off 24% of staff in second round
News Optical component maker Agere Systems will get rid of 24 percent of its workers in the second round of firings.
Lycos Asia not spared job cuts
News Lycos Asia is embarking on a drastic cost-cutting exercise, which will see 60 percent of its staff getting the chop.
Jobless IT workers need upgrade: M'sian minister
News Malaysian IT graduates are finding it tough to get jobs because of poor skills and weak English, according to a minister.
Xbox, Ericsson untouched by Flextronics downsizing
News Locally-based Flextronics International Ltd has maintained that the downsizing of its Singapore plant will not affect customers such as Microsoft Corp and Ericsson AB.
Xbox, Ericsson untouched by Flextronics downsizing
News Locally-based Flextronics International Ltd has maintained that the downsizing of its Singapore plant will not affect customers such as Microsoft Corp and Ericsson AB.
Xbox, Ericsson untouched by Flextronics downsizing
News Locally-based Flextronics International Ltd has maintained that the downsizing of its Singapore plant will not affect customers such as Microsoft Corp and Ericsson AB.
Sharing info and defusing rumors helps keep staff motivated during layoffs
Insight Layoffs, or even rumors of layoffs, can damage morale and productivity levels. Moreover, they can decay the trust between you and your team.
Netvigator awaits D-Day on July 6th
News Come July 6th, lifestyle portal Netvigator Malaysia could announce a shutdown, a downsizing of operations or even a complete shift to a new business model.
