Monthly Archives: April 2008
Dell Ireland fires 250 employees
Reorganization is to blame for 250 IT, sales, marketing, finance and support job cuts today in Dell Ireland, apparently. A report on Silicon Republic said the move means that the firm’s Irish headcount will drop to 4,250 within nine months. Dell Ireland said that no manufacturing jobs would go. The firm said it is looking … Continue reading
Worst 10 : Stupid Engineering Mistakes
1. St. Francis Dam, 1928 Self-taught engineer William Mulholland built this LA dam on a defective foundation and ignored the geology of the surrounding canyon. He also dismissed cracks that formed as soon as the reservoir behind it was filled. Five days later, it ruptured, killing 450 people and destroying entire towns (along with Mulholland’s … Continue reading
IBM Initiates Mobile Web Projects
The world is soon entering the era of the mobile Web with mobile phones acting as the ubiquitous window to the World Wide Web, also doubling as e-wallets, education devices, and more. Possibly because of this, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of IBM’s India Research Labs, Big Blue has unveiled a new initiative … Continue reading
