Dell Faces Allegations of Gender Biasness; What's Your Stand?November 6th, 2008 Gender Equality, Women Righteousness - they all sound good when read. But how many times do we see it being implemented? Dell has to stand up against a class action law-suit filed by four female executives for discriminating against women in pay, job placement, promotions and layoffs.
Where women walk the red carpet to bankingJanuary 7th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Enjoy a steaming cuppa at an in-house café. Tap away at an internet kiosk.
Men and women expresses divergent social behavior and usage of Facebook: StudyJune 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - The popularity of a Facebook application mostly depends on whether you are male or female, and if it meets the criteria of being "cool", says a latest study. The research was conducted by Professor Rebekah Russell-Bennett and Dr.
Only 10pct of Twitter users do all the tweetingJune 6th, 2009 LONDON - A meagre 10 percent of total Twitter users post 90 per cent of all tweets on the micro-blogging website, reveals a Harvard Business School report. And it is the prolific Twitter users, like Ashton Kutcher and his wife Demi Moore, who account for the majority of tweets.
Dell says fiscal 2nd quarter sales to top previous quarter, year-over-year PC demand stableJuly 13th, 2009 Dell: PC demand stable compared with '08 quarterROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc. expects its fiscal second-quarter revenue to be slightly higher than the first quarter, when sales plunged 23 percent to $12.3 billion.
Dell shows off smart phone 'prototype' at China Mobile event in BeijingAugust 17th, 2009 Dell developing smart phone for China MobileROUND ROCK, Texas — PC maker Dell Inc. is working on a smart phone for China Mobile Ltd., China's biggest cell phone carrier.
Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plan, lay off 905 as computer maker streamlines operationsOctober 7th, 2009 Dell to close Winston-Salem, NC plant, lay off 905ROUND ROCK, Texas — Dell Inc. says it will close a desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by the end of January.
Summary Box: Dell profit sinks 23 percent in slumping PC marketAugust 27th, 2009 Summary Box: Dell profit down 23 pctFINICKY BUYERS: Dell Inc.'s second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as demand for computers remains soft. Sales fell 22 percent.
Brit office workers to be allowed 10-minute 'Facebook break'!September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Bosses in Britian have decided to impose a new rule in the workplace which will allow employees a 'Facebook break' of 10 minutes a day. The decision has been taken after a research suggested that Britain's economy is suffering thanks to workers surfing social networking sites, reports The Telegraph.iles Ridgeway, a leading consultant at Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS) says Facebook is a "curse."
"They feel some staff are failing to do the job they're paid for because they're spending too much time on such websites," he said.
New Orleans judge found Dell Inc. in contempt in the city's crime camera lawsuitJune 25th, 2009 Judge finds Dell Inc. in contempt
NEW ORLEANS — A state court judge has found Dell Inc.
British police hunt for 'Facebook killer'February 9th, 2009 LONDON - British police Tuesday warned women against communicating with a Facebook user suspected to be a killer. Police said women should not meet up with Facebook user George Appleton after the badly burnt corpse of 36-year-old Clare Wood was discovered last week in the bedroom of her home in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Dell to buy Perot Systems for about $3.6B in cash, taking another step beyond the PC marketSeptember 21st, 2009 Dell agrees to buy Perot Systems for about $3.6BNEW YORK — Dell Inc. says it has agreed to buy the information technology services company Perot Systems Corp.
Young India vents anger over Mangalore incident on internetJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Young Indians angry about the attack on women in a pub in Karnataka's Mangalore town are giving vent to their ire on the internet with critical comments on blogs and furious responses to the video of the incident on YouTube. 'On a day when India celebrated its 60th Republic Day, the news (of the Mangalore pub incident) that made the headlines was shocking, awful and shameful to hear as an Indian,' said a comment on a blog.
Dell to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 bnSeptember 21st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Computer maker Dell is to buy technology services company Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in a bid to gain a foothold in the lucrative sector of information technology consulting, the company announced Monday. The bid price of $30 a share represented a 68-percent premium on the share price of the company founded in 1988 by former independent presidential candidate Ross Perot.
Dell profit sinks 23 percent in slumping PC market but edges past Wall Street estimatesAugust 27th, 2009 Dell profit down 23 pct but just beats estimateSAN FRANCISCO — Dell Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 23 percent as the personal-computer industry's slump dragged on this summer.