Zynga flattens management structure, three execs will leave
Three top executives of struggling Zynga will move out of the company, as the games developer aims to flatten its management structure.
Three top executives of struggling Zynga will move out of the company, as the games developer aims to flatten its management structure.
As BlackBerry's board of directors formally begin exploring "strategic alternatives," they'll find their options limited, according to two IT sector analysts. All the likely alternatives call for a much diminished company, or
broken up into some software assets and a brand value that's declining every
day.
Nokia finished its buyout of Nokia Siemens Networks on Wednesday and renamed the company Nokia Solutions and Networks, or NSN.
Symantec has commenced with a massive reorganization, saying it will end the internal separation that's traditionally been made in security software development done in the Norton consumer division and its enterprise product lines. But that doesn't mean Symantec's Norton brand is going to disappear, according to Symantec CEO Steve Bennett.
Security software provider Symantec is reworking its sales strategy, reorganizing software lines, slimming middle management and increasing marketing and research efforts.
Getting a read on how well <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/windows.html">Windows</a> Phone has been doing has been tricky in recent months, with each <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110311-windows-phones-252759.html">indication of momentum</a> seemingly offset with one or more <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/gartner-windows-phone-sales-plummet-while-and">negative market share or news reports</a>. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's memo sent within the company Monday and published publicly by Microsoft indicates Windows Phone 7 probably isn't living up to Microsoft's expectations.
Even though it completed the bulk of a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/072011-cisco-job-cuts.html">major restructuring</a> earlier this year, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/">Cisco</a> continues to tweak its internal organizational structure.
Business continues as usual for Hewlett-Packard's PC unit, which will continue to support and sell products as the company explores options to spin off or sell the Personal Systems Group, HP said on Monday.
Cisco Systems will cut about 6,500 jobs as part of an effort to focus its business and reduce operating expenses by about US$1 billion per year, the company announced on Monday.
LAS VEGAS: <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/">Cisco</a> CEO John Chambers briefly addressed the company's current challenges, restructuring and imminent layoffs during his keynote address at this week's Cisco Live customer conference.
Eight Skype executives have departed the company following Microsoft's $8.5 billion buyout in May, a Skype spokeswoman confirmed on Monday.
Cisco Systems' revenue for its fiscal third quarter grew less than 5 percent from a year earlier, while its earnings per share fell 11 percent, the company reported on Wednesday.
Flip shouldn't be Cisco's only fold in the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/041211-cisco-shutter-flip.html?hpg1=bn">challenging consumer market</a>, industry watchers say.
Changes make company's New Zealand presence a branch operation
Not so long ago people often had one job for life. To a younger generation it may seem odd that anyone would want to work for the same company for more than a few years. For generations yet to be born, who knows what the norm will be?