Bull SA has confirmed that it will reveal a plan for further job cuts by November 15. Meanwhile, the UK operation Bull HN Information Systems Ltd has announced that it is to cut 350 jobs, mainly from finance and administration, bringing the numbers of the UK workforce down to 2,220. It has also reorganised itself into four business units: Commercial, Government, Public Authorities and Open Systems. Industry gossip also suggests that 800 jobs are to go in Boston, Massachusetts, and that Bull is proposing a reorganisation in return for further finance from the French state – Bull declined to comment.
