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  Corporate IT spending gets boost as hiring increases

  The good news is right there on the balance sheets of some of the nation's largest and most influential IT companies: Their income and revenue are higher and growing again, and the effects are starting to be very noticeable across the U.S. tech industry.

  By Todd R. Weiss | 15 June, 2011 08:26

  Tags: business, business issues, economy, IT hiring, IT spending, Management Topics, Maven Wave Partners

• HP revenue drops in tough climate

  Computer industry bellwether Hewlett-Packard reported a three per cent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession.

  By Robert McMillan | 20 May, 2009 07:05

  Tags: economy, HP, mark hurd

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  Cisco's Chambers sees hope after recession

  The current recession is almost the opposite of the 2001 downturn for Cisco Systems because of permanent cost-cutting and the company's move into new technologies and markets, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said Monday.

  By Stephen Lawson | 19 May, 2009 04:12

  Tags: Cisco, economy, recession

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  Paper: Consumer data helps fuel Internet economy

  Online targeted advertising and the collection of consumer data are the fuel of Internet commerce, not the major privacy problems described by some advocates and U.S. lawmakers, according to a new paper.

  By Grant Gross | 19 May, 2009 04:31

  Tags: economy, online advertising

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  In tight times, IT managers more likely to postpone than cancel a project

  IT managers have canceled outright fewer client computing projects during the recession than expected, preferring instead to postpone or scale them back, according to a Gartner Inc. survey of 475 IT administrators at large companies in nine countries.

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 May, 2009 02:30

  Tags: economy, Gartner, project management, research, smartphones

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  CIOs fear mass IT exodus following economic recovery

  IT professionals asked to do more work for less pay and fewer benefits might be able to forgive their employers' financial choices, but industry watchers say high-tech workers won't soon forget being treated poorly during the most recent economic recession and will look to find other employment opportunities as soon as the recovery gets under way.

  By Denise Dubie | 19 November, 2009 08:32

  Tags: careers, CIOs, economy, global financial crisis, IT jobs market, recovery

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  IT skills that shine in uncertain times

  The current economic climate could cause IT professionals to worry about finding and keeping jobs, but research released Thursday shows that despite the financial turmoil, workers with specific high-tech talents will continue to be in demand.

  By Denise Dubie | 24 October, 2008 09:24

  Tags: economy, financial crisis, it skills

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