Posts Tagged ‘Dell’

“‘Dell Inc. announced today that it will close its plant in Forsyth County by the end of January, cutting 905 full-time jobs, including 600 by mid-November,’ The Winston-Salem Journal reports.

‘The decision comes just two days after the $110 million plant turned four years old,’ The Winston-Salem Journal reports. ‘The plant is considered as the largest and highest profile incentive project in Triad history, with Dell eligible for up to $315 million in local and state incentives.’”

(Source: MacDailyNews)

“Computer multi-national Dell has announced that it is cutting 1,900 jobs at its plant in Limerick over the next 12 months,” RTÉ News reports. “The company says it expects the reduction to be complete by January next year with workers beginning to leave the plant in April.” (MacDailyNews)

During the conference call reporting on second quarter financial results, Dell’s new CFO Brian Gladden said several times that the company has “more work to be done,” to improve profitability and decrease costs. He wasn’t kidding. Over the last year Dell has cut headcount by more than 8,000, and now The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is planning to radically alter its production line by selling off its factories to contract manufacturers. (CNET)

Deeper cuts ahead

Dell plans to cut deeper into its workforce than the already announced layoffs of 8,800 people, according to news reports.

The company is hosting a briefing with financial analysts at its Round Rock, Texas, headquarters on Thursday at which CEO Michael Dell discussed its layoff plans. (CNET)

Maybe they should do an advertising push for their Ubuntu line…

Dell (DELL) said Monday it plans to save as much as $3 billion over the next three years as it cuts costs and lays off more workers.

The world’s No. 2 computer maker said it will close its desktop manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas.

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is also reaffirming its plan — announced last year — to cut at least 8,800 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce. In the last nine months of fiscal 2008, the company cut 3,200 jobs.  (USA Today)