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Microsoft cutting 5,000 jobs on weak results
News Software maker announces financial results well below expectations and plans to cut 5,000 jobs over 18 months. Some 1,400 jobs will be cut immediately.
Tags: Handhelds, Layoffs, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Microsoft Corp., Workforce, software company, Sales, layoff, Forecasting
Amazon bucks trend of worst retail season in decades
News Amazon proclaims that the 2008 festive shopping was its “best ever,” even though a report released on Christmas Day called the season one of the worst in decades.
Tags: E-commerce, Forecasting, Sales strategy, Sales/revenue, Electronics, Sales, food sale, 1080p, Forecasting, Intel Atom
Despite net loss, Yahoo beats the Street
News The Internet pioneer reports a net loss, but excluding various charges, it beats out Wall Street expectations. New CEO Carol Bartz steers people toward the bright side.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Recruiting, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Forecasting, net income, CEO
PC sales slump to bite even Microsoft
News The software maker is expected to cut financial outlook, jobs when it reports earnings after the markets close on Thursday.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Microsoft Corp., Sales, layoff, Forecasting, Earnings, Worker, financial, job
Forrester: Tech recovery to start in fourth quarter
News IT spending should pick up again in the fourth quarter in the United States, Forrester Research forecasts, followed by increased spending in 2010 in Europe and Asia.
Tags: Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Market research, Business Strategies & Functions, Forrester Research Inc., Outsourcing, Asia, Google Inc., Europe, Gartner Inc.
Intel warns of US$2B revenue shortfall
News The chip giant has lopped US$2 billion off its fourth-quarter revenue forecast, suggesting that the period will show a 23 percent year-on-year revenue dip.
Tags: Processors, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Intel Corp., PC Company, Chip, Chip Company, Clearwire Corp., Forecasting, News.com
Gartner: 2009 a 'deciding year' for Sony Ericsson
News Sony Ericsson's worsening losses make 2009 a make-or-break year for the company, say analysts.
Tags: Handhelds, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Sales, Forecasting, Consumer Electronics Show, handset
Nokia's net profit drops by 69 percent
News Poor sales in China, the Middle East and Africa prompt analysts to call on Nokia to introduce more 'iconic' high-end smartphones.
Tags: Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Forecasting, Handhelds, Mobile, Smart Phone, Sales, Forecasting, phone, net profit
RIM tempers earnings forecast
News The announcement seems to confirm suspicions that the BlackBerry maker is adding subscribers at the expense of profit margins.
Tags: Smart phones, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, iSuppli Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Bold, Wireless, Stock
Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL searches rise while Google's falls
News Google's share of the search market dipped in January, as Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL grabbed a tad more share.
Tags: Search, Earning reports/forecasts, Forecasting, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Semiconductor Industry Association, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., Forecasting, ComScore Networks Inc.
LinkedIn traffic grows
News With the economy in a tailspin, the business-networking site has seen a sharp jump in traffic in recent months, TechCrunch reports.
Tags: Layoffs, Forecasting, market research company, layoff, Forecasting, ComScore Networks Inc., TechCrunch, job, LinkedIn, Layoffs
Retail e-commerce falls 3 percent in fourth quarter
News It's the first quarterly decline for online retail sales in at least eight years, according to a report released Thursday by ComScore.
Tags: Layoffs, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, E-business, E-commerce Sale, Video, Sales, Staples Inc., Forecasting, ComScore Networks Inc.
Virtual meetings to ground 2 million airline seats
News Videoconferencing tech, and online worlds such as Second Life, will increase in usage as organizations reconsider whether face-to-face meetings are essential, says Gartner.
Tags: Video, VoIP/IP telephony, Forecasting, Airline, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing, Gartner Inc., Forecasting, Worker
AOL ad revenue continues to slide
News Time Warner's unit saw its fourth-quarter revenue fall 23 percent year over year, with ad revenue dropping 18 percent.
Tags: Forecasting, Earning reports/forecasts, Advertising, America Online Inc., quarterly revenue, Bebo, operating loss, Advertisement, Forecasting, Earnings
IE market share drops, Firefox gains
News Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to lose market share to rival browsers Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome, according to new Web metrics.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Forecasting
