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Pink Slips at Big Blue?

John Paczkowski in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:45 pm PT

IBM: The "I" Stands for "India" [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

When IBM CEO Sam Palmisano advised the Obama transition team that the $30 billion in information-technology stimulus handouts Big Blue is angling for could create more than 900,000 new jobs, he didn’t say they’d be created in India. Yet, apparently that’s the case. IBM is reportedly planning to sack “a large number” of employees in its Global Business Services division, shifting their duties overseas to workers in India.

IBM: The “I” Stands for “India” [UPDATED]

John Paczkowski in News on March 25, 2009 at 12:40 pm PT

When IBM CEO Sam Palmisano advised the Obama transition team that the $30 billion in information-technology stimulus handouts Big Blue is angling for could create more than 900,000 new jobs, he didn’t say they’d be created in India. Yet, apparently that’s the case. IBM is reportedly planning to sack “a large number” of employees in its Global Business Services division, shifting their duties overseas to workers in India.

Apple R&D: The "R" Stands for Rumor

John Paczkowski in News on October 13, 2008 at 11:17 am PT

The media will gather tomorrow at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters for an invitation-only event–presumably about updates to its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. And, as with every Apple product launch, tomorrow’s has been preceded by feverish speculation about what form, exactly, those updates will take. Among the rumors currently making the rounds …

Apple R&D: The “R” Stands for Rumor