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A Quarter Of Brits Fear The Sack Due To Lack Of Digital Skills

And 45% of professionals do not know where to go to further IT knowledge, according to a Code.org UK study

A quarter of IBM hardware division will be cut as company begins restructuring

Some IBM workers are facing a very bleak weekend as Big Blue starts handing out pink slips

Cisco confirms it will once again trim its workforce, despite reporting solid financial results

Sony has added to the gloom on the jobs front after closing a factory and axing 2,000 of its workforce

HP executives are bracing themselves for a huge Q3 loss due to a $8 billion writedown of the EDS acquisition

Research in Motion is to cut 5,000 jobs and is delaying the launch of BlackBerry 10 smartphones after posting dire financials

BlackBerry maker RIM has denied a report it is considering splitting its hardware and services businesses

British jobs among HP UK staff at risk as Dr Mike Lynch, chief executive of HP's Autonomy unit hands in his cards

Despite posting decent financials, HP has confirmed that it will axe 27,000 jobs in the face of weak demand

HP is planning a huge workforce downsizing programme, with as many as 30,000 positions thought to be at risk

Dell has confirmed that it is preparing to trim its UK workforce, although it remains tight-lipped over numbers

An IBM union is calling for protests and picketing at IBM locations in response to the latest round of job cuts

There was little change in the search engine market share for Google and Microsoft in February, according to comScore

Technology jobs are less unlikely to be at risk in the year ahead, despite hiring concerns for 2012

A disgruntled US IT administrator deleted multiple virtual hosts at Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi

Nokia cuts staff in Finland and a leaked memo from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz confirms layoffs began this week

Ask.com is to axe 130 staff and close two offices, as the competition with Google over search and indexing takes its toll

HP has been criticised by Unions over its decision to lay off UK workers despite the company continuing to grow sales and profits

RealNetworks is to axe about 5 percent of its workforce, including management, to streamline its operations

IBM workers are bracing themselves for a fresh round of job losses, despite Big Blue posting a rise in sales and profits