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title: '[Updated] Sadly Jive Software layoffs confirmed'
date: '2008-10-14T11:30:28-07:00'
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# [Updated] Sadly Jive Software layoffs confirmed

*\[UPDATE 4\]* [*Portland Business Journal* “Jive layoffs are ‘market response'”](http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/10/13/daily33.html?f=et75&ana=e_du "Portland Business Journal Jive layoffs")

*\[UPDATE 3\]* [Mike Rogoway of *The Oregonian* talks to Sam Lawrence about the layoffs](http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2008/10/job_cuts_at_jive.html "Job cuts at Jive").

*\[UPDATE 2\]* [Sam Lawrence](http://twitter.com/samlawrence "Sam Lawrence"), Chief Marketing Officer at Jive, via Twitter:

[![Jive cost reduction via Sam Lawrence on Twitter](https://i0.wp.com/siliconflorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/imgjivesamlawrence.jpg?w=925)](http://twitter.com/SamLawrence/statuses/959928731 "Jive cost reduction via Sam Lawrence on Twitter")

*\[UPDATE\]* [Chris Kalani provides insight, confirming that there were layoffs today at Jive](http://chriskalani.com/archive/i-dont-work-at-jive-software-anymore/ "Chris Kalani on Jive's layoffs").

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but in this case, I feel an obligation to report it.

I’ve been hearing rumors about [Jive Software](http://jivesoftware.com "Jive Software") for a few weeks now. Enough so that I’ve asked for comment from Jive on what’s going down.

They haven’t been at liberty to respond. So I haven’t written anything.

Well, I just wanted to let you know that the rumors have escalated **exponentially** today.

Something is going down. And it doesn’t appear to be good. But I can’t confirm that.

I’ll let you know when I hear more. Again, I’m not looking to further the rumors, but there’s too much activity for this to be a coincidence.

If you have any insight, it would be appreciated.

In the meantime, I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for the folks at Jive.