http://www.silicon.com Results for Credit crunch en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817417p,00.htm Yet the "Credit Crunch" actually started in 2007 and the downturn has been evident in many sectors and countries for sometime - indeed the US economy appears to have already gone into recession by December 2007. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39473331,00.htm Many netbooks now sport screens of up to 11 inches, have hard drives comparable to many fuller-figured PCs, keyboards that even the chubbiest of fingers will be able to cope with - and a price point that is most definitely credit-crunch friendly. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:22:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39572682,00.htm If you thought the credit crunch was bad for business, wait until you hit the talent crunch. Talented staff are not as hard to find as you may think, says Jim Mortleman. But you will have to think unconventionally to attract them. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39550666,00.htm The multibillion-pound cost of the credit crunch to the banking sector was bad news the BPO market, with one-third of its value wrapped up in financial services deals. Gartner has six top tips to avoid losing money when outsourcing business... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:06:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39517666,00.htm In the private sector, financial services slowed its spending on new outsourcing contracts in 2008 as the credit crunch bit but it's expected to ramp it back up in 2009. How has outsourcing weathered the credit crunch? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39509133,00.htm Dell CIO Robin Johnson is tasked with steering the company through the credit crunch. Dell's campus in Austin, Texas where CIO Robin Johnson is based (photo credit: Dell) Nick Heath talks to Johnson about budgets, datacentres and virtualisation editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39490606,00.htm In a poor economy, some budget PC brands are finding its customers are happier than ever, according to this year's instalment of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), an annual study completed by the US University of Michigan each year. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:49:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39473325,00.htm UK companies are stepping up their outsourcing to cut costs during the recession. Last year British businesses spent 12 per cent more on IT outsourcing and six per cent more on business process outsourcing than they did in 2007, according to a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:53:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39452170,00.htm If the credit crunch has killed the credit card O2, reckons it has the answer: the mobile operator has announced a move into financial services with the launch of two pre-payment Visa cards in partnership with NatWest. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39437774,00.htm Lambert called on forces to implement unified systems and IT procurement practices themselves, saying that during the credit crunch realising savings has become more important than ever. Police forces in England and Wales are wasting money by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:20:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39431372,00.htm The simulations will help answer questions such as whether the universe will continue its expansion forever or will collapse into a Big Crunch and how old is the universe, as well as shedding light on the mysterious nature of dark matter and energy. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 18 May 2009 12:43:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39427424,00.htm But Phil Booth, of anti-ID cards pressure group No2ID expressed disbelief that high street businesses would voluntarily sign up to provide a costly new service during the credit crunch. The Post Office, pharmacists and photography shops are in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 06 May 2009 12:01:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39426226,00.htm Haven't they heard there's a credit crunch on? Tooth or dare? You've bought your boss coffee every morning for a month. And sometimes even a muffin, too. You came up with the idea that saved the company a million quid off the IT budget and you had... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 01 May 2009 14:14:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39424645,00.htm Technology skills that are "crunch resistant" include WAP, COM, Active X and Sage, said e-skills. IT professionals should "bed down" in their jobs due to continuing uncertainty in the economy, according to the government-licensed IT skills... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:34:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60566037p,00.htm The tough economic conditions caused by the Credit Crunch have hit many businesses hard. Although there is now evidence that the credit crunch has started to bite IT budgets, IT spending to date and for the remainder of 2008 appears to have bucked... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39409225,00.htm Credit crunch coverage ways the credit crunch will hit IT Credit crunch pushes techie wages to five-year low As politicians quibble about whether a recession is turning into a depression, businesses are more focused on the bottom line. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60515455p,00.htm Just over a year on from the onset of the credit crunch, and the slowdown in the global economy, the threat of inflation and high oil prices continue to cast a long shadow over corporate profitability and the ability of executives to manage their... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itpro/0,39024675,39408676,00.htm As the credit crunch continues to bite, it seems techies are increasingly loathe to move jobs: according to e-skills UK, the number of job seekers fell by 12 per cent in the third quarter of last year. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:39:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://comment.silicon.com/weeklyroundup/0,39024756,39407412,00.htm She said the credit crunch is having a significant impact on attitudes towards cleaning and replacing kit, providing a neat link between the intro and the real meat of the column. One sign (in case you needed any more) that we are wading through... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/cio-agenda-2009/cios-technology-plans-unveiled-39400384.htm But in the midst of the credit crunch it was perhaps a surprise to see CIOs give a low priority to open source, often seen as a means of cutting the cost of software licensing - mentioned by only one in 10 IT chiefs. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:38:01 +0000