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High-tech layoffs climb in first quarter

Technology / Business

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

During the first three months of 2009 the high-tech sector in the U.S. suffered its deepest layoffs in seven years, according to a firm that tracks the jobs market.


Report: Worst may be over for US tech market

Technology / Business

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forrester Research said in a report Tuesday.


German high-tech sector holds up: trade group

Technology / Hi Tech

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Germany's high-tech industry expects to buck the economic crisis this year with sales stagnating but not sinking, its chief lobby group said on Monday on the eve of the giant CeBIT trade fair.


'Green' job sector off to good start

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR -- where the "green" jobs are found -- is very much in its infancy, but off to a "strong start," according to a first-of-its-kind report released Wednesday.


Colorado's Tech Industry Loses Some Luster

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Once considered among the most promising tech hubs, Colorado has taken a big employment hit in recent years, finds a new report.


Tech Industry Boasts Biggest Job Growth Since Bust

Technology / Business

created Apr 25, 2007 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Though still down 12 percent of its work force since 2000, the high-tech industry has made great strides in the past two years, finds a recent report.


Tech offers relative job security, statistics show

Technology / Business

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite layoffs at tech stalwarts like Google, IBM, Microsoft and Electronic Arts, the impact of the recession on the tech industry is likely to be far less severe than on other areas of the economy, recent labor statistics ...


Report finds turnaround in tech industry

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created Apr 19, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report found that 61,000 net jobs were added to the hi-tech industry for a total of 5.6 million tech jobs in 2005, indicating a turnaround in the industry, according to a trade association.


Florida Might Be Tech's Next Big Hub

Technology / Business

created Apr 27, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Silicon Valley is still thriving despite its high cost of living, but a recent AEA report ranks Florida as the fourth-largest and second-fastest-growing "Cyberstate."


Tech Sector Healthiest in over 5 Years

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created Mar 25, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new report finds that with strong performances by vendors, demand for technology products and a positive employment market, the health of the U.S. technology industry is at its highest level in five-and-a-half years.


Tech-sector job cuts up 20 percent

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created Oct 18, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite increased revenues and profits for the high-tech industry, the technology sector has been cutting jobs at a faster clip than last year while creating few new jobs to replace eliminated positions.


Apple to launch '06 products

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created Jan 09, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tech analysts and electronics retailers will be watching San Francisco this week to see if Apple can top the iPod.


Tech industry braces for more antitrust scrutiny

Technology / Business

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up oversight by the Obama administration's Justice Department.


China SME tech purchases surging

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created Oct 03, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A report by a government-run technology consultancy says IT spending by small and medium enterprises in China will top $28 billion dollars in five years.


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Justice probing tech company recruiting

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created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The US Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether the recruiting practices of some of the largest US technology companies violated antitrust laws, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.