"global recession" news, interviews, and features

News about global recession

• Outsourcer Wipro continues to be affected by recession

  The company says the business environment is however improving

• Optimistic outlook from Dell, Intel may signal rebound

  Signs that things may be improving in tech sector

• Channel faces tougher credit terms

  Resellers face clamp on credit conditions

• IDC: Recession driving down storage spending

  Researchers say revenue fell and demand for capacity slowed in the first quarter

• Prep for recession's end now, Gartner tells tech companies

  Research does not intend to predict end of recession

• HP to axe 850 UK jobs

  Twenty two year old plant's operations moved to Czech Republic

Features about global recession

• Economic crisis means hard times, hard decisions for IT

  With the recession putting a big squeeze on IT budgets, cutbacks are the rule. But CIOs are trying to keep key tech projects on track.

• IT innovations help Kiva expand microfinance mission

  Doing much more with much less is business as usual for Kiva, its entrepreneurs and its IT team.

• Recession clouds hopes for cash-hungry startups

  Venture cash scarce, but still available for the most innovative companies, investors say.

• Layoff backlash: Five steps to protect your business from angry ex-employees

  Layoffs can spark destructive behavior. Take these steps to protect your company.

• Could the recession be good for enterprise software?

  Once the recession ends, the IT industry will have changed in multiple ways, industry observers say.

• Five top spending priorities for hard times

  Which areas of IT spending will get funded when money is tight? We roll together projections from Forrester, Gartner, and IDC with answers from real-world ...