Virgin Media confirms a consultation on proposed job cuts is taking place, but says reorganisation will allow it to focus on expansion
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Foxconn Makes £3.7bn Bid For Sharp – Reports
£3.7bn offer would see iPhone maker gain control of Apple’s current display manufacturer
New BT CIO Howard Watson To Lead EE Integration
New CIO and BT TSO CEO will oversee network development having launched IT systems for BT Sport
European Court Rules Employers Can Monitor Your Private Messages
European Court of Human Rights says reading messages sent at work is permitted for employers
BT Appoints Clive Selley As Openreach CEO
CEO of BT TSO and Group CIO Clive Selley will head up Openreach during Ofcom's market review
BT Openreach CEO Joe Garner To Leave In 2016
Openreach chief to depart after two years in charge of BT network division
Mobile Payments Firm Square Files For Multi-Billion Dollar IPO
Payments company run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey prepares to go public
Worldpay IPO Values Firm At £4.8bn
Worldpay shares will go on sale at £2.40 a pop as payment processing firm more than doubles in value five years after RBS sale
Dell Set To Announce Record £36bn EMC Takeover
The acquisition is intended to help Dell shift toward becoming an all-round provider of enterprise computing services
Nokia Details Post-Alcatel-Lucent Takeover Structure
Nokia execs will dominate new leadership team but Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks will not be sold
CEOs Should Dress Down – I Do
Marcin Kleczynski, CEO, Malwarebytes, discusses the virtues of casually dressed tech founders heading up established tech firms
IBM Officially Launches IoT Unit
The company said it plans to invest £2bn in IoT over the next four years as it appoints Harriet Green as general manager
UPC Ireland Rebrands As Virgin Media
Liberty Global brings its UK and Ireland operations closer with Virgin Media refresh
Acer Founder Stan Shih Is Open To Company Sale
Stan Shih says he believes such a move could re-vitalise ailing Taiwanese manufacturer
GMB: Amazon UK Employees Have To Be ‘Above-Average’ Robots
GMB trade union officer for Amazon backs New York Times Amazon working conditions exposé
HTC To Reduce Workforce By 15 Percent As It Looks Beyond Smartphones
HTC says new structure and reduced workforce will give it best chance of returning to profitability
Hutchison To Tell EU Three-O2 Merger Is Only Way To Compete With BT, Vodafone
Three owner to argue Three and O2 would be ill-equipped to compete with a BT-owned EE and Vodafone if merger doesn't go ahead
Nokia Sells HERE Maps To Audi, BMW, Daimler For £2bn
Nokia firmly focuses on networks and hardware as car makers move to secure connected future
Sky Praises Diversification Strategy Following Broadband, NOW TV Gains
Sky now has 12m UK and Irish customers, with broadband, connected services and streaming all helping to boost revenues to £7.8bn and profits to £1.4bn
Vodafone Europe CEO Philipp Humm Leaves In Management Restructure
Vodafone's UK chief Jeroen Hoencamp is promoted to the company's executive committee in yet another European management shakeup
Box Signs Up Airbnb, LinkedIn, Spotify And Twitter
Box adds digital businesses to its customer base, claiming firms of all sizes need to adapt to the cloud
Toshiba Chief Resigns Over Accounting Scandal
Two more executives have quit as a report reveals profit inflation going back several years
Cloud Growth Weighs Down SAP Profits
SAP reported strong growth in its cloud-based products, but saw lower profits and margins as a result
Satya Nadella Tells Employees He Wants Microsoft To Change The World
‘Mission statement’ memo reveals aim to help everyone “achieve more” and do “magical things”
Sophos IPO Values UK Security Firm At £1bn
Sophos will offer 34.8 percent of the company for 225p a share when it floats on July 1
Oracle Hires Donatelli From HP to Run Hardware Business
David Donatelli, HP, EMC veteran, will join Oracle executive John Fowler in driving the infrastructure unit as it competes with the likes of IBM and HP.
Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop Leaves Microsoft
Stephen Elop leaves Microsoft for a second time as Satya Nadella reorganises company
Cisco CTO Departs As Robbins Shakes Up Management Team
Padmasree Warrior is the latest departure from networking firm
Vodafone And Virgin Media Owner In Talks About ‘Asset Exchange’ But Not Merger
Vodafone and Liberty Global are in negotiations about exchanging assets - including Virgin Media
HP CEO Meg Whitman Confirms It Will Split On 1 November
HP will separate its PC and printing businesses from its enterprise hardware and service units later this year