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Define resources with Microsoft Project
Insight Defining project resources is the most important part of a project plan. It's tricky, but Microsoft Project can help.
IBM Asia spared from job cuts
News Employees at IBM's two microelectonics plants in Singapore and Japan were unaffected by the company's recent headcount reduction.
Tech companies try cutting costs--sans layoffs
News Hiring in the tech industry is getting chilly these days and, in some cases, downright frozen.
Recession making techies do more unpaid overtime
News One in three techies is put in the equivalent of 34 days of unpaid overtime last year, two days more than in 2007.
Tags: Workplace, Human resources, Overtime, IT Professional, U.K. company, TUC, Worker, recession, job, secretary
10 best practices for successful project management
Techguide The right mix of planning, monitoring and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. Here are some guidelines to help.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Exchange, CFO, Project, Risk, project manager, CIO, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server
Tech coalition launches sweatshop probe
News Human-rights group's report on a keyboard supplier in China is leading to an audit of the factory by a watchdog coalition of tech giants.
Tags: Audits, Components, Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Supplier, Lenovo Group Ltd., Worker
iPhone, Mac sales continue to propel Apple forward
News Apple has another record quarter thanks to cheaper MacBooks and high demand for new iPhone 3GS. Traditional iPod sales begin to taper off.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Smart phones, Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Quarter, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Macintosh, Sales, Earnings
Five million people to work New Year's Eve
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Millions punching the Y2K clock Friday
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Apple confirms long hours at China iPod plant
News Company responds to reports that iPod supplier let employees work longer than Apple code of conduct allows.
Tags: Music devices, Media players, Human resources, Employee policy/training
How to prioritise the helpdesk
Insight You can't satisfy all users at the same time. The key to creating effective support service is to prioritise your helpdesk. Here're some tips.
BA completes six-year SAP rollout
News The airline has completed a six-year SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) rollout to computerize its aircraft maintenance system.
Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
M'sian firms clearing backlog of exports to US
News Electronics firms in Penang are now working overtime to clear backlog of orders destined for the US which got delayed due to the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington last week.
WAP your way to a job
News Two of Malaysia's leading online recruiting services are leaving no stones unturned to make sure their services get maximum coverage in Malaysia via the latest wizardry - the Internet-enabled mobile phones.
Beyond risk elimination
Insight If you think that eliminating risks is the only risk management strategy, think again. Project management veteran Tom Mochal provides other options for responding to risks.
