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Intel entlässt 12.000 Mitarbeiter, was 11% aller Mitarbeiter sind. Das verkündete die Firma gestern am späten Abend. Dass die Firma im 1. Quartal mehr verdient und die Erwartungen übertroffen hat, tritt dabei in den Hintergrund. Intel will sich wie man selbst schreibt vom PC-Geschäft lösen und mehr auf Cloud-Dienste setzen. Damit geht Intel einen ähnlichen Schritt wie andere Anbieter auch, da der weltweite Absatz von klassischen PCs (alleine im letzten Quartal -10%) immer weiter schrumpft.

Intel baut damit in „noch“ guten Zeiten vor für eine absehbare Entwicklung. Denn auf den ersten Blick läuft noch alles total super. In der Sparte „Client Computing“ legte der Umsatz um 1,7% auf 7,55 Milliarden Dollar zu. Das lag aber nur an höheren Verkaufspreisen pro Chip. Der Mengenabsatz ging um 15% zurück.

Die Entlassungen sollen alle noch dieses Jahr umgesetzt werden. Man will bis Ende diesen Jahres schon 750 Millionen Dollar einsparen, bis Mitte 2017 sogar bis zu 1,4 Milliarden Dollar. Für die entlassenen Mitarbeiter heißt es dann wohl wie genau? Strukturwandel, sucht euch neue Jobs in neuen Industrien!? Oder darf man spöttisch sagen „12.000 neue Trump-Wähler“, wenn der ihnen sagt „eure Jobs werden jetzt alle nach Asien verlagert“… die Aktie notierte gestern Abend nachbörslich mit einem kleinen Minus von 2%.

So klingt das offiziell von Intel:
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Intel Corporation today announced a restructuring initiative to accelerate its evolution from a PC company to one that powers the cloud and billions of smart, connected computing devices. Intel will intensify its focus in high-growth areas where it is positioned for long-term leadership, customer value and growth, while making the company more efficient and profitable.

The data center and Internet of Things (IoT) businesses are Intel’s primary growth engines, with memory and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) accelerating these opportunities – fueling a virtuous cycle of growth for the company. These growth businesses delivered $2.2 billion in revenue growth last year, and made up 40 percent of revenue and the majority of operating profit, which largely offset the decline in the PC market segment.

The restructuring initiative was outlined in an e-mail from Intel CEO Brian Krzanich to Intel employees.

“Our results over the last year demonstrate a strategy that is working and a solid foundation for growth,” said Krzanich. “The opportunity now is to accelerate this momentum and build on our strengths.

“These actions drive long-term change to further establish Intel as the leader for the smart, connected world,” he added. “I am confident that we’ll emerge as a more productive company with broader reach and sharper execution.”

While making the company more efficient, Intel plans to increase investments in the products and technologies that that will fuel revenue growth, and drive more profitable mobile and PC businesses. Through this comprehensive initiative, the company plans to increase investments in its data center, IoT, memory and connectivity businesses, as well as growing client segments such as 2-in-1s, gaming and home gateways.

These changes will result in the reduction of up to 12,000 positions globally — approximately 11 percent of employees — by mid-2017 through site consolidations worldwide, a combination of voluntary and involuntary departures, and a re-evaluation of programs. The majority of these actions will be communicated to affected employees over the next 60 days with some actions spanning in to 2017.

Intel expects the program to deliver $750 million in savings this year and annual run rate savings of $1.4 billion by mid-2017. The company will record a one-time charge of approximately $1.2 billion in the second quarter.