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Bach and Allard Out at Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division [Internal Memo]

in News on May 25, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Microsoft is reorganizing its Entertainment and Devices Division and when it’s finished, the two people who have largely defined the business unit for the past few years will be gone. EDD Group President Robbie Bach and J Allard, its senior VP of Design and Development, are leaving those positions and Microsoft as well. After the jump, the full text of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s memo announcing the moves.

Oracle Layoffs: Hundreds, Not Thousands

in News on January 12, 2009 at 11:31 am PT

Oracle has apparently ushered in the new year with a bit of a bloodletting. Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Tim Klasell says the company recently sacked some employees in sales and marketing. The Times of India reports that 40 workers were just let go at the company’s Bangalore offices. And quite a few more may be joining them soon–but not the rumored 8,000.