Tech layoffs

Company Date How many Further reading

CBS Interactive 12/11/2008 Undisclosed All Things D: CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo

Yahoo 12/10/2008 1,520 Yahoo pink slips issued, recruiters circling above

Electronic Arts 12/09/2008 Unknown EA lowers 2009 outlook

Sony 12/09/2008 16,000 total Sony to lay off 8,000 full-timers, 8,000 others

Netflix 12/08/2008 50 people Neflix cuts 50 tech jobs; streaming issues linger

BMC Software 12/05/2008 350; 6% AP: BMC Software to cut 350 jobs, 6% of workforce

RealNetworks 12/04/2008 130; 7% Sources: Layoffs hit RealNetworks

Viacom 12/04/2008 850; 7% Viacom lays off 7 percent of workforce

AT&T 12/04/2008 12,000; 4% AT&T lays off 12,000

Adobe 12/03/2008 600 Adobe warns of shortfall, job cuts

Carlyle Group 12/03/2008 about 100, 10% Bloomberg: Carlyle Cuts 10% of Workers, Including U.S. LBO Jobs

Sage North America 12/03/2008 150 Sage North America Reports 2008 Results

Gawker Media 12/02/2008 "a few" Gawker Media's rolling layoffs continue

Intrinsyc 12/01/2008 95; 30% 680 News: Intrinsyc cuts global workforce 30 percent

Fring 11/27/2008 10/20% Fring cuts staff by 20 percent
Technorati 11/25/2008 6/12% Technorati trims workforce, cuts pay
TiVo 11/25/2008 7 percent TiVo profits from EchoStar litigation
Palm 11/21/2008 up to 10% of 1,050 Palm orders layoffs as Apple and RIM take toll
Buzznet 11/21/2008 10/11% Valleyway: Music community Buzznet lays off 10
Lam Research 11/20/2008 600/15% Reuters: Chipmaker Lam Research cuts 600 jobs
Akamai 11/20/2008 7% Akamai to cut 7 percent of workforce
Lawson Software 11/19/2008 200/5% AP: Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts
Pillar Data Systems 11/18/2008 150/30% SJ Mercury News: Pillar Data Systems lays off 30% of staff
KLA-Tencor 11/18/2008 900/15% SF Business Times: KLA-Tencor to cut 15% of people
Sun Microsystems 11/14/2008 6,000/15-18% Sun restructures, lays off up to 6,000
Rearden Commerce 11/14/2008 10% Valleywag: Rearden Commerce cuts 50 people
Applied Materials 11/12/2008 1,800/12% Applied Materials cutting 12 percent of workforce
National Semi 11/12/2008 330 Reuters: Nat Semi cuts revenue view, plans job cuts
Wired.com 11/11/2008 3 of 28 Wired.com trims editorial staff by 10 percent
Current Media 11/11/2008 20% Layoffs hit Al Gore's Current Media
Six Apart 11/11/2008 8% Six Apart: Changes at Six Apart
Tucows 11/11/2008 15% Restructuring at Tucows
Circuit City 11/10/2008 20% Circuit City files for bankruptcy
BitTorrent 11/10/2008 50% After a tough year, BitTorrent replaces CEO again
Insight 11/10/2008 240, 4% East Valley Tribune: Insight Enterprises lays off 240
Honeywell 11/07/2008 700 Phoenix Business Journal: Honeywell moving 700 jobs out of Phoenix
Zappos 11/06/2008 8% Letter to Zappos employees
Veoh 11/05/2008 20, 20% Veoh lays off 20 percent of workforce
LinkedIn 11/05/2008 36, 10% LinkedIn slashes 10 percent of its workforce
Cadence 11/05/2008 625, 12% Cadence Design cuts 625 jobs
Anadigics 11/05/2008 100,15% Anadigics cuts 15 percent of workforce
AMD 11/05/2008 500, 3% AMD slashes 500 more jobs
Nokia 11/04/2008 600 Hundreds of Nokia jobs under threat
THQ 11/03/2008 4-5 studios Kotaku: THQ Shuttering Four to Five Studios?
Tektronix 11/03/2008 150 Tektronix announces fresh layoffs
Spot Runner 11/03/2008 115, <30%>