Marconi plans layoffs of 3,000 in global staff

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Marconi PLC is planning to layoff 3,000 workers around the world. The move is a response to the struggling telecommunications equipment demand worldwide.

Labor force information, Planning, Human resource management, Layoffs

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U.K.'s Oxford (Oxford GlycoSciences PLC), Marconi form joint venture

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Marconi PLC has formed a joint venture with Oxford GlycoSciences PLC. The joint venture company, Confirmant Ltd., will manage information technology for the biotech firms, make databases mapping proteins in the human body available to pharmaceutical companies, and eventually provide online diagnostic services.

Joint ventures, Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Pharmaceutical industry, Drugs, Telecommunications equipment, Oxford GlycoSciences PLC, Confirmant Ltd.

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Marconi's chairman and CEO resign; firm predicts loss

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Marconi PLC said that Lord George Simpson, its chief executive, and Roger Hurn, its chairman, both resigned from their posts. The company also forecasted lower profits for the 2001 first-half.

Sales, profits & dividends, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Forecasts and trends, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Hurn, Roger, Simpson, George

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