The key for any company’s success is nabbing key personnel from other companies. Normally the immediate goal is to fish for the employees of a rival company and it looks like Shuttle has done just that. Though unconfirmed, rumor has it that Shuttle is planning to invade the netbook market thanks to their newly formed team mostly coming from rival Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS).

Shuttle has been known to deliver small form factor desktops but it looks like they are on the verge of expanding. Shuttle has made various experiments to get into the laptop scene but it looks like they lack the manpower to support the development for such. But now, it looks like all that has changed with the said raid of manpower from ECS. ECS of course denied losing any employees or perhaps they have just lost count.

(Source) Slashgear

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It looks like some Microsoft employees will have to do their work by other means other than the use of iPhones, Blackberries and Palm Pres. Seen as a cost-cutting measure, Microsoft will be cutting off the data service plans of Microsoft employees in what is being claimed as a cost-cutting measure. There are no exceptions and this includes business-related data service plans. So you can imagine how Microsoft employees are feeling right now.

Microsoft had already downsized their manpower some months back but it seems that this is not enough to help the company in its faltering performance. Unfair as it may seem, the only thing that current employees can look at is that they still have a job. Only the perks and tools they need in being productive are being hit and unfortunately, this is their means of communication.

This is likely to strike many Microsoft employees as more than a bit unfair. Many rely on their plans to get vital work done for the company–and, if the company simply must cut data plan subsidies, they should, many would argue, cut them for everyone instead of just those who do not use Microsoft products.

(Source) Neowin

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