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Fujitsu Services announces 1,200 jobs to go in the UK

Oracle Partner — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:49 +0200

Fujitsu Services announces 1,200 jobs to go in the UK

Fujitsu Services, the IT unit of electronics giant Fujitsu, has today announced its intention to cut up to 1,200 jobs because of "lower than anticipated revenues."

Fujitsu said in a statement, that "Action is necessary to ensure that the company remains competitive in the current difficult global economic climate" and that "it was in a solid position for future growth when the economy starts to recover."

Oracle Market News - In the last 7 days

News — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:00:26 +0200

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Sonata unveils enablement services on the Oracle Platform for SaaS Computer Business Review 7-Aug-09

Oracle Sustainability Research - Sustainability Remains a UK Priority

UKOCN — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:00:14 +0200

Oracle Sustainability Research: Remains a UK Priority, Delivering Business Benefits But Still Dominated By 'Quick Wins' Mindset

Poor data quality hampers comprehensive reporting and company-wide policies, but the future is real-time decisions and empowered employees

Oracle Corporation UK Ltd is this month launching "Sustainable Performance Management," research commissioned from the future trends consultancy, The Future Laboratory.

Oracle Market News - July 2009

UKOCN — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:05:06 +0200

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Salesforce CEO downplays chatter of sale to Oracle

News — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:00:43 +0200

Salesforce CEO downplays chatter of sale to Oracle

Salesforce.com Inc (CRM.N) Chief Executive Marc Benioff downplayed persistent speculation that bigger rival Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) may buy his Web-based software company.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison was an early investor and one-time board member in San Francisco-based Salesforce but Benioff told Reuters on Monday: "If he wanted to buy it, he would have."

SAP loses ground to Oracle

News — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:00:25 +0200

SAP loses ground to Oracle

Australian IT

SAP, whose new software sales plunged 33 per cent last quarter, is struggling to wrest orders from Oracle as more customers such as Jeff Kuckenbaker opt for the US company's software and services to run businesses.

Mr Kuckenbaker, who manages technology at Star Trac, a California fitness equipment company with four million clients in 75 countries, picked Oracle over SAP last month to tie its diverse computers into a seamless network.

James Gosling: Sun Is Better Off At Oracle Than At IBM

News — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:00:10 +0200

James Gosling: Sun Is Better Off At Oracle Than At IBM

22-06-2009

By Peter Judge

The future for Java is an unknown, says its creator James Gosling. But at least Sun Microsystems is owned by a software company - albeit one with a "colourful" reputation

Java creator James Gosling discusses his own future, and that of Java, after the merger between Oracle and Sun Microsystems finally completes. This was his only major interview at what might be the last Sun-led JavaOne event.

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Gartner: Managing IT Risks During Cost-Cutting Periods

Group Admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:00:31 +0100

Managing IT Risks During Cost-Cutting Periods

Mark Nicolett, Paul E. Proctor, French Caldwell

To provide visibility into increased risks that can result from crisis-driven budget cuts, risk assessment should be a prerequisite to proactive IT cost cutting. The world financial crisis of 2008 will drive proactive cost cutting in very short time frames, but cost-cutting risk is better controlled when staff and projects are aligned with service delivery, new capabilities and line-of-business budgets.

Trade Shows in Free Fall - Gartner cancels 'flagship' tech conferences

Group Admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:00:19 +0100

Trade Shows in Free Fall - Gartner cancels 'flagship' tech conferences

Research firm cuts Spring Symposium/ITxpo in Las Vegas and Barcelona

January 13, 2009 (Computerworld)

In another bad sign of health for the IT industry, Gartner Inc. is canceling two of its biggest technology conferences because of the recession.

The research and consulting firm is canceling its spring Symposium/ITxpo in Las Vegas and Barcelona.

Gartner: IT spending slowing to just 6% growth

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:40 +0200

IT growth will still outstrip rest of economy says analyst.

By Brad Reed, ComputerWorld.com

Extract:

Global spending growth will slow down to 6% in 2009, according to analyst firm Gartner though the firm says this will represent fairly robust growth in a generally poor economic environment.

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