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layoffs cnn put current corporate scrutiny forced fess ibm would acknowledge latest layoffs reporters called asked wouldnt give specifics yeesh jen muehlbauer ibm cut 5 staff period double expected number httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb102928240866779183500html paid subscription required ibm cut 15000 employees ap httptinyurlcom10kz ibm confirms 15600 job cuts reuters httpwwwmsnbccomnews793777asp ibm cutting 15000 jobs httpnewscomcom21001001949677html ibm job cuts exceed 15600 httpmoneycnncom20020813technologyibmindexhtm ibm puts job cuts 15600 fewer 50 state httpseattlepinwsourcecombusiness82508_ibm14shtml advertisement youve heard identity management know opportunities business models emerge result download free executive summary esther dysons coverage identity management release 10 learn expanding market services applications httprelease1edventurecomexecutivesummarycfmmcodeunspun synergy betrayal vivendi synergy always fuzzy concept vivendi universals top man slammed lid french company announced today ready peddle 98 billion assets rustle cash first block synergyless us book publisher houghton mifflin unclear whether new chairman jeanrene fourtou genuine turnaround muscle whether vivendis board simply following winds postmerger fashion owe 187 billion get real practical real fast guardian reported vivendis share price sank 5 tuesday investors got willies companys impending announcement financial health company positive news report making money revenue first half 13 higher analysts estimates 77 boost details scant breadth fourtous restructuring efforts information expected next board meeting september 25 according reporters houghton mifflin acquired year ago 17 billion vague explanation included curious george character properties named sale far guardian speculated vivendi also sell us video games business possibly stake french mobile phone company sfr debatable sale cash generates according newspaper meanwhile fourtous predecessor jeanmarie messier continues advocate empirebuilding new york post said sources say messier hopes former employer feel generous enough let continue reside 17 million manhattan abode bloomberg reported earlier week unrepentant messier penning memoir vacations mediterranean working title betrayed deborah asbrand vivendi sell publisher houghton mifflin reuters httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa159542002aug14html vivendi investors expect worst httpwwwguardiancoukbusinessstory0360477419000html vivendi sell 98 billion assets including houghton httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb10293129711916171500html paid subscription required ousted messier aims score 17m vivendi pad httpwwwnypostcombusiness54701htm exchief vivendi plans tellall book bloomberg httpwwwnytimescom20020812businessmedia12vivehtml stories top aol manager left company httpwwwnytimescom20020814technology14aolhtml fed holds steady interest rates httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa146362002aug13html amtrak halts highspeed service finding cracks 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horoscope capricorn career changes may way months surreptitious layoff notices company admit cutting 15600 jobs said ap thats 5 workforce lot pundits expected ibm spokesperson told wall street journal higher number due rebalancing employees expected taking voluntary layoffs sorry still back rebalancing ibm rightsize last quarter ibms news still trickling wednesday morning details available 1400 workers got cut ibms microelectronics unit rest services consulting ought make ibms new employees pricewaterhousecoopers feel warm fuzzy inside look news updates cities see cuts austin raleigh ok none good two years tech slump still tired seeing people get sacked really bad ibm revealed new accounting regulations nah big blue always known stealth layoffs cnn put current corporate scrutiny forced fess ibm would acknowledge latest layoffs reporters called asked wouldnt give specifics yeesh jen muehlbauer ibm cut 5 staff period double expected number httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb102928240866779183500html paid subscription required ibm cut 15000 employees ap httptinyurlcom10kz ibm confirms 15600 job cuts reuters httpwwwmsnbccomnews793777asp ibm cutting 15000 jobs httpnewscomcom21001001949677html ibm job cuts exceed 15600 httpmoneycnncom20020813technologyibmindexhtm ibm puts job cuts 15600 fewer 50 state httpseattlepinwsourcecombusiness82508_ibm14shtml sponsor youve heard identity management know opportunities business models emerge result download free executive summary esther dysons coverage identity management release 10 learn expanding market services applications synergy betrayal vivendi synergy always fuzzy concept vivendi universals top man slammed lid french company announced today ready peddle 98 billion assets rustle cash first block synergyless us book publisher houghton mifflin unclear whether new chairman jeanrene fourtou genuine turnaround muscle whether vivendis board simply following winds postmerger fashion owe 187 billion get real practical real fast guardian reported vivendis share price sank 5 tuesday investors got willies companys impending announcement financial health company positive news report making money revenue first half 13 higher analysts estimates 77 boost details scant breadth fourtous restructuring efforts information expected next board meeting september 25 according reporters houghton mifflin acquired year ago 17 billion vague explanation included curious george character properties named sale far guardian speculated vivendi also sell us video games business possibly stake french mobile phone company sfr debatable sale cash generates according newspaper meanwhile fourtous predecessor jeanmarie messier continues advocate empirebuilding new york post said sources say messier hopes former employer feel generous enough let continue reside 17 million manhattan abode bloomberg reported earlier week unrepentant messier penning memoir vacations mediterranean working title betrayed deborah asbrand vivendi sell publisher houghton mifflin reuters httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa159542002aug14html vivendi investors expect worst httpwwwguardiancoukbusinessstory0360477419000html vivendi sell 98 billion assets including houghton httponlinewsjcomarticle0sb10293129711916171500html paid subscription required ousted messier aims score 17m vivendi pad httpwwwnypostcombusiness54701htm exchief vivendi plans tellall book bloomberg httpwwwnytimescom20020812businessmedia12vivehtml stories top aol manager left company httpwwwnytimescom20020814technology14aolhtml fed holds steady interest rates httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwpdynarticlesa146362002aug13html amtrak halts highspeed service finding cracks httpwwwsunspotnetbaltetrain14aug14story aol lets resigning exec keep stock options httpwwwusatodaycommoneyindustriestechnology20020813aolpittman_xhtm lucent licensing deal winstar focus probe ap httpwwwbayareacommldmercurynewsbusiness3861117htm study says net could benefit music firms httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafimusic14aug14story eisner crimping style httpwwwlatimescombusinesslafidisney14aug14story severance claims enron former execs anger exworkers httpwwwchroncomcscdastoryhtsbusiness1533657 princeton removes dean yale web site flap ap httpwwwsiliconvalleycommldsiliconvalley3857890htm frisbee golf creator dies may land someones roof sf chronicle httpseattlepinwsourcecomnational82560_frisbee14shtml kinsleys slate get wiped httpwwwojrorgojrkramer1029281360php hollywood russian bicker bass httpwwwcnncom2002showbiznews0813bassspacehollywoodap sponsor want reach nets savviest audience advertise media unspun contact erik vanderkolk details erikvanderkolkyahoocom today staff written deborah asbrand dasbrandworldstdcom keith dawson dawsonworldstdcom jen muehlbauer jenenglishmajorcom lori patel loripatelhotmailcom copyedited jim duffy jimduffy86yahoocom marketing cowpoke productions cowpokeproductionscom advertising erik vanderkolk erikvanderkolkyahoocom editor 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