http://www.computerweekly.comen-gbFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:10 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/239413/aol-to-cut-third-of-workforce-before-christmas.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/239413/aol-to-cut-third-of-workforce-before-christmas.htm AOL is to cut a third of its workforce before Christmas as it seeks to reduce annual costs by $300m. The move forms part of a restructuring...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:10 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/235829/email-encryption-the-easy-way.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/235829/email-encryption-the-easy-way.htmData Loss is in the news; Keep your emails private. Emails regularly contain valuable business information, intellectual property, pricing information and customer details. Encryption can help ensure this data remains private. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/239394/careers-clinic-marketing-your-personal-product.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/20/239394/careers-clinic-marketing-your-personal-product.htm Lights Camera Action! Yes, here comes yet another movie star, Brad and Angelina, Madonna, Tom Cruise, Nichole Kidman. Each and every one an attractively...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:49 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239385/nearly-300000-global-it-jobs-lost-in-2009.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239385/nearly-300000-global-it-jobs-lost-in-2009.htm Nearly 300,000 global back-office IT jobs...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:20 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239376/hp-staff-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239376/hp-staff-vote-in-favour-of-strike-action.htmHP staff have voted in favour of striking after a dispute with the company over pay and benefits.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239362/union-calls-on-governments-to-save-ericsson-plant.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/239362/union-calls-on-governments-to-save-ericsson-plant.htm Union Unite has called on the governments of the UK and Sweden to save an Ericsson research and development centre in Coventry. Closing...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:23:07 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238535/white-paper-project-management-professionals-average-salaries-and-successful-recruitment.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/238535/white-paper-project-management-professionals-average-salaries-and-successful-recruitment.htmThe REC, in conjunction with KPMG, published a report in September 2008 focusing on general recruitment. The trend is clear. Permanent recruitment is at it’s slowest for over 7 years and placements by recruiters is falling at the sharpest rate since November 2001. Temporary recruitment does not look any better. Recruitment agency billings declined at the highest rate since 1998 and overall salary growth is at it’s weakest for over 5 years.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:16:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/235423/the-total-cost-of-email-putting-a-price-tag-on-your-email-environment.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/19/235423/the-total-cost-of-email-putting-a-price-tag-on-your-email-environment.htmYour IT budget is probably going to be reviewed over the next year; now is the time to look at where you can make savings without making compromises. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/18/239239/banks-have-too-many-staff-in-branches-says-report.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/18/239239/banks-have-too-many-staff-in-branches-says-report.htm Many banks have too many staff in their branch operations and could save up to £50m a year through automation...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:09:51 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/18/239194/t-mobile-staff-sold-customer-data.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/18/239194/t-mobile-staff-sold-customer-data.htmThe personal data of thousands of mobile phone users has been sold by staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone firms.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239216/knowledge-transfer-strategies-to-beat-skills-shortages.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239216/knowledge-transfer-strategies-to-beat-skills-shortages.htm In the West, process engineering companies have typically benefited from the ability to access experienced talent in the form of operators, control/process...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239211/hp-workers-at-dwp-vote-on-strike-action.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239211/hp-workers-at-dwp-vote-on-strike-action.htm More than 1,000 Hewlett-Packard workers are voting on whether to go on strike in a dispute over job losses and pay. Most of the staff voting...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:14:38 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239103/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-hit-by-cancer.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239103/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-hit-by-cancer.htmPaul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975, has been diagnosed with cancer, according to US reports. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:36:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239101/it-staff-are-uks-biggest-couch-potatoes-says-report.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/17/239101/it-staff-are-uks-biggest-couch-potatoes-says-report.htmIT workers exercise the least of all professionals in the UK and they have the unhealthiest diets, according to a study of more than 1,700 professionalsTue, 17 Nov 2009 09:22:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/12/238752/it-graduates-face-fewer-job-opportunities.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/12/238752/it-graduates-face-fewer-job-opportunities.htm Prospects for IT graduates...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:30:22 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/12/238665/businesses-aim-to-protect-innovation-by-retaining-skills.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/12/238665/businesses-aim-to-protect-innovation-by-retaining-skills.htm Businesses reliant on innovation to remain competitive are focusing on skills...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/11/238576/adobe-to-slash-hundreds-of-jobs.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/11/238576/adobe-to-slash-hundreds-of-jobs.htm Adobe has announced plans to cut 680 jobs - 9% of its workforce - to cut costs, despite signs of an upturn for technology companies. The software...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:19:06 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238567/ericsson-to-close-coventry-rd-centre-with-loss-of-700-jobs.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238567/ericsson-to-close-coventry-rd-centre-with-loss-of-700-jobs.htmEricsson is planning to close its research and development site in Coventry with the loss of 700 jobs, according to union Unite. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238563/lloyds-tsb-it-jobs-go-as-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-continues.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238563/lloyds-tsb-it-jobs-go-as-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-continues.htmLloyds TSB is cutting more IT jobs as it reduces the number of staff in its operations division.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMThttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238551/mp-gidley-calls-for-government-to-blacklist-ibm.htmhttp://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/11/10/238551/mp-gidley-calls-for-government-to-blacklist-ibm.htmA Liberal MP has called for the government to blacklist IBM because of its plans to cut the terms of worker pensions.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:25:00 GMT