Original sentence: April 17, 2007 - Comverse recently began to lay off employees.August 18, 2006 - Comverse Fires Former Execs Over Options Scandal.August 21, 2007 - Comverse is laying off hundreds of workers and selling Verint and Starhome.August 26, 2001 - Comverse to fire 500 employees - 10% of subsidiaries' staff.December 16, 2003 - Comverse Technologies fired 70 employees from its messaging unit.December 7, 2001 - Israeli company Comverse is to announce global layoffs, likely to leave the UK office.July 23, 2002 - Comverse Is Laying Off A Fifth of Its Work Force.June 12, 2007 - Comverse reports it will lay off 6 percent of workforce.March 4, 2009 - Comverse to fire hundreds – many in Israel.May 14, 2001 - Comverse lays off 450 in Israel, 750 worldwide.October 28, 2008 - Comverse Technology is reportedly laying off 150 employees