As the credit crunch began to bite in 2008 IT directors prepared themselves by swotting up on those tech sectors that would be hardest hit and those that would thrive, as well as tips on how to land a new job.

10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT
From falling revenues for hardware and software vendors to an outsourcing boom, a host of experts and analysts explored how the downturn would reshape the tech landscape.

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Dell executives Mike Cannon and Mark Jarvis are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO of the No. 2 PC maker. Dell, once the top maker of desktops and notebooks, has slashed jobs and struggled to regain market share lost to Hewlett-Packard, and its stock dropped more than 60 percent in 2008. The revamp calls for all sales to businesses to be managed centrally.
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BOSTON (Reuters) Two top Dell Inc executives recruited to help turn around
the No. 2 PC maker are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in
the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO.
The company, once the top PC maker, has slashed jobs and struggled to regain
market …

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As 2009 unfolds, its clear that enterprises with a forward-thinking approach and a solid grasp of technology trends will have a distinct competitive advantage. So what can we expect next year? According to Baseline Magazine editors, the top IT trends for 2009 include more virtualization, growing use of cloud computing, more collaboration via Web conferencing and social networking tools, and continued focus on energy efficiency.
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Microsoft Zune owners are up in arms over an apparent worldwide, simultaneous glitch that leaves the media player frozen.
– Call it Microsofts Z2K bug; reports are flooding across the Internet that Microsofts Zune media player is inexplicably failing, en masse. The Web site Zune Forums is loaded with comments regarding the 30GB Zune freezing, running the gamut from annoyed users to those who seem about ready to burn Micr…

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Apple and Hewlett Packard are two of a handful of companies that posted online sales gains this holiday e-shopping season.
– A report this week from comScore shows sales from Web sites decline three percent overall this holiday shopping season, although some Web stores, like Apples and Amazons, posted gains. Despite large discounts from retailers hoping to salvage year-end sales in the face of a crumbling economy, online …

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