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Hong Kong hiring expectations 7-year low
News Only 20 percent of technology firms in the territory plan to grow headcount this quarter, down from 34 percent in last quarter, Hudson survey shows.
Tags: Compensation, Trends, Human resources, Recruiting, Business, Quarter, Asia, Headcount, Hong Kong, human resource agency
Fewer IT jobs in Asia this quarter
News At least one-fifth of region's IT and telecoms firms--and as high as 43 percent in Hong Kong--are set to reduce their hiring activities, finds new Hudson survey.
Tags: Recruiting, Trends, Asia, Headcount, Hong Kong, Singapore, auto company, Japan, job, China
Asia sees jump in hiring expectations
News Companies in most sectors optimistic about new hires, as HR priorities--especially in IT and telecoms--focus on developing and retaining talent, finds new report.
Tags: Recruiting, Employee communications, IT training, Survey, Information Technology, job, IT&T, Asia, Telecommunications, Hong Kong
S'pore SMBs see disaster recovery plans as luxury
News Local small and midsize firms diligent in data backup but still need to do more to safeguard business and customer data, survey finds.
Tags: Disaster recovery, Security, Business, Disaster Recovery, Survey, H1N1 flu, Disaster Recovery Planning, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Indonesia
Qantas plans slimmer, friendlier IT dept
News Qantas CTO David Hall's vision for a more streamlined IT department, may save the the airline US$83 million over the next financial year.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IT outsourcing, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, Supplier, Australia, Qantas Airways Ltd., CEO, Fujitsu Ltd., financial
Banyan Tree invests $1M in talent management
News Singapore hotels and resorts operator employs SAP in bid to better nurture and manage talent pool of over 10,000 staff, according to company executives.
Tags: Business development/management, Personnel management, Recruiting, Banyan Systems, Database, SAP AG, Talent Management, Human Resources Inc., Training, Bangkok
Oracle's second quarter to be a mixed bag
News Analysts expect the company, which reports its Q2 results this week, to announce a mixed bag including healthy maintenance subscriptions, potential earnings miss and some belt tightening on deck.
Tags: Financial statements, Analyst reports, ORCL, Sales, Reback, Brendan Barnicle, business intelligence, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., Oracle Corp., license revenue
India's Essar plans more Philippine investment
News Having completed acquisition of Philippine BPO company, PeopleSupport, Essar plans further investment in the country, including telecom and power markets.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Investments, Acquisitions, India, Investment, Telecommunications, Philippines, Real Estate, Nasdaq-listed PeopleSupport, Business Process
Fujitsu buys Aust SAP consultancy firm
News Fujitsu has made its second Australian acquisition in two months, buying Australian SAP consultancy, Supply Chain Consulting.
Tags: Acquisitions, SAP AG, IT Services, Philippines, Consulting, Qantas Airways Ltd., Telstra Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., supply chain, desktop
More contract IT jobs expected in S'pore
News To overcome headcount restrictions, many roles traditionally offered as permanent jobs will be converted into contract positions this year, new survey finds.
Tags: Human resources, Career, Outsourcing, Survey, Singapore, business analysis, Human Resources, recession, job, network
'Green shoots of recovery in the UK? What green shoots?'
News CIOs from a range of sectors and industries believe that reports of green shoots of a U.K. economic recovery poking through are premature.
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Director Of Information Technology, IT Manager, consumer confidence, CIO, Silicon.com, U.K., core competency, Recovery, industry
NEC Asia eyes bigger slice of services pie
News The company's expansion plans include growing headcount, as well as services revenue in Singapore from 10 percent to over 50 percent, says chief exec.
Tags: Services, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, NEC Corp., India, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Hardware, CEO, Fujitsu Ltd.
Thinking small takes outsourcing to US$42B heights
News Businesses look to be turning towards smaller outsourcing contracts.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT outsourcing, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., Outsourcing, EMEA, IT Budget, Gartner Inc., IT services company, VP, outsource
Seagate lays off 1,100 employees
News Hard-drive maker lays off 1,100 employees, or 2.5 percent of its global workforce in an effort to save US$120 million annually.
Tags: Layoffs, Western Digital Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, layoff, organizational structure, product development, cost reduction, Pittsburgh, Layoffs, termination
Asia still on lookout for best IT talent
News While the job market has turned in favor of employers, companies in Asia still find it tough to identify and attract the right IT talent, say recruiters.
Tags: Career, Human resources, Asia, India, Recruiting, Singapore, Yeo, e-mail, job, hiring
