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• Ovum: HP restructure necessary, but where is Whitman leading the company?

  By Nermin Bajric | 25 May, 2012 11:30

  HP’s recent restructuring, which saw it slash 27,000 jobs which presents eight per cent of its workforce, is a necessary move in order for the company to restore both customer and market confidence after a rocky two years, according to Ovum principal analyst, John Madden.

• HP poised to cut up to 30,000 jobs

  By AAP | 18 May, 2012 09:13

  Hewlett-Packard is reportedly poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs to help offset dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets.

• Optus job cuts may affect services: Union

  By AAP | 03 May, 2012 07:37

  Plans to slash 750 jobs at Optus will result in poorer customer service and could lead to jobs being sent offshore, the communications union has warned.

• Optus cuts 2.5 per cent of staff

  By ARN Staff | 27 July, 2011 15:14

  Optus has slashed 180 jobs and 70 roles that had yet be filled have been cancelled.

• Blackberry maker to cut 2000 jobs

  By AAP | 26 July, 2011 07:09

  BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is cutting 2000 jobs as part of a cost savings plan announced last month and is shuffling some senior executives.

• Telstra to slash another 950 jobs

  By Renai LeMay | 28 October, 2010 14:24

  Telstra has flagged plans to cut a further 950 staff as part of the latest stage in a dramatic company-wide simplification strategy being driven by chief executive, David Thodey.

• Ericsson cuts jobs ahead of Christmas, again

  By Renai LeMay | 27 October, 2010 12:46

  Swedish networking giant, Ericsson, has announced plans to lay off 80 permanent staff and 10 contractors by the end of this year.

• UPDATED: Labor senator slams Telstra job cuts

  By AAP | 30 September, 2010 14:32

  Telstra says it has not confirmed how many jobs will be cut under its plan to simplify its business, as unions demand more information from the telco giant.

• Optus cuts Alphawest staff

  By Spandas Lui | 28 September, 2010 16:48

  Optus has confirmed it has cut a number of staff from its subsidiary IT services business, Alphawest.

• HP job cuts point to shifting IT skills

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 02 June, 2010 06:04

  Hewlett-Packard Co. today said it is cutting 9,000 jobs, but also plans to hire 6,000 new workers as part of shift to highly automated data centers that rely less on people with hands-on IT skills and more on those with sales and delivery expertise.

• HP to cut 9,000 jobs, automate enterprise service business

  By Peter Sayer and Chris Kanaracus | 02 June, 2010 01:34

  Hewlett-Packard has announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs as it restructures its enterprise services business and automates the services it offers enterprise customers.

• CA cutting 1000 jobs

  By Chris Kanaracus | 07 April, 2010 05:06

  CA is planning to cut about 1000 jobs, or roughly 7.7 percent of its workforce, according to a document filed Tuesday with the US Securities & Exchange Commission.

• Siemens announces 4,200 job cuts

  By Anh Nguyen, ComputerworldUK | 20 March, 2010 00:33

  Siemens has announced the cull of 4200 jobs worldwide from its IT business.

• Vodafone cuts 375 jobs, including IT

  By Anh Nguyen | 11 March, 2010 01:43

  Vodafone is cutting 375 jobs, primarily in back office functions, starting this month. The news follows several days of speculative reports that layoffs were ahead.

• Obama's jobs push arrives as engineers leave IT

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 27 January, 2010 12:02

  On the eve of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Wednesday, a speech that's expected to focus on the need for jobs, the nation's largest engineering association is warning that the latest jobs data is "discouraging" for engineering.