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Video: How hard will the recession 2008 hit IT

Date: Nov 14, 2008

In this video we discuss the 2008 recession and how much it will impact the UK's IT industry.

Richard Hannah, Managing Director of EquaTerra’s EU and Asia Pacific IT Practice, answers questions on how the recession is impacting IT in companies that operate in the real economy? How big will job losses be in the IT sector during this recession? Are there any new trends in IT emerging for the first quarter of 2009? Will there be more outsourcing because of the recession? How well-placed is the UK's IT industry to weather this recession compared with other regions and companies.

EquaTerra is an IT and business process consultant.

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