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Offshoring: India still No. 1: Offshoring: India still No. 1And yet thier quality has not improvedWe tried a few software suites coming from Indian firms, not only did they not run with no execute turned on. They totally failed evaluations by metasploit.I know not everyone has as stringent security requirements as the DOD, but they...; Tags: Outsourcing, offshoring, No. 1; Discussion threads 2008-06-29
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...; Tags: Workplace, Career, Diversity, U.K., IT Industry, LGBT, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-06-23
diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industry: diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industryRE: diversITy: the lack of women in the IT industrythe lack of women in IT is less about the attitude of women than the attitude of men. perfect sat scores, check. 15 years experience, check. IQ in the 160s,...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Testosterone, women, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-06-21
Windows Server 2008, Multi-Core Servers, and the Future of Enterprise Computing: The IT industry is on the cusp of a new data center paradigm, driven by the impending release of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and empowered by the availability of 64-bit, multi-core servers. Together, these technology advances offer the foundations of a truly dynamic data center, able to deliver unparalleled business...; Tags: Enterprise Computing, Data Center, Microsoft Windows Server, Multi-core, Intel Corp., IT Industry, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-07-01
Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security: Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop securityYupe, that's right...Another commentator with a point on top of his head and no solution.Thank you, Captain Obviousn/tAgain WiFi is Killing One Laptop Per Child ProgramI was appalled to discover that the OLPC project was dependent on WiFi. Here you have a Linux...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, federal government, security, desktop, SE Linux, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Wi-Fi, IT industry, Classmate; Discussion threads 2007-05-21

The Toxic Terabyte: How data-dumping threatens business efficiency: As companies, government departments, and other organizations accumulate information at an accelerating rate, they face growing costs and inefficiencies that threaten their ability to function. The answer lies not just in new ways of applying IT technology and services, but also in changes in individual and organizational behavior. ...; Tags: Information Lifecycle Management, IBM Corp., IT Industry, Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Software, Quality, Business Operations; White papers 2006-07-01
Better Answers, Faster: Using Technology to Derive Intelligence From Data: The IT industry has come far over the last 40 years: from the days of mainframe applications limited to a few technical users, to more distributed Web and desktop applications for a large number of non-technical users. In addition to an expanding user base, the time it takes to process...; Tags: Desktop, SAS Institute, IT Industry, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2006-04-01
New Trojans plunder bank accounts: New Trojans plunder bank accountssafe banking and surfingThere are tools available that can make it fairly easy to greatly enhance your safety online. I won't go into great detail about safe computing practices - but here's one recently released tool.http://www.vmware.com/products/The free VMware player combined with the free Browser Appliance...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Hacking, Spyware, Tools & Techniques, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, IT industry, hacker, software, trojan horse, computer, bank, PC, e-mail; Discussion threads 2006-02-17
Quanta to build the $100 dollar laptop: Quanta to build the $100 dollar laptopThere is already enough FREEsoftware available to do what 99.9% of the world wants to do on a PC. This hideous development of nothing new software and the practice of convincing people they need to upgrade every three years is nothing but a...; Tags: INTERNET, Notebooks, IT industry, laptop computer, Quanta; Discussion threads 2005-12-13
Podcasting and blogging take IT industry analysts to a new level of service: Some kind words from Wind River's CMO John Bruggeman highlight a growing trend around IT industry analysts reaching new audiences and better serving their traditional audiences through RSS-enabled blogging and podcasting. As I've said before, real-time analysis via free syndication is gaining quite a bit of attention. ...; Tags: Macehiter Ward-Dutton, IT Industry; Blog posts 2005-12-13
Sun draws lines in the sand: Sun has set tomorrow as the date to draw a proverbial line in the sand on behalf of the entire IT industry. That's the latest proclaimation from Sun President and COO Jonathan Schwartz, who says in his blog that it is time for the industry to take responsibility for not...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc.; Blog posts 2005-05-03
Hitachi ditching notebooks: Hitachi ditching notebooksThis is the future of IT. It speaks loudly ...regarding how far out of touch the IT industry has become from its customers. A full blown PC on everyone's desk is dangerous and way more costly than what the business world should be paying. ...; Tags: dumb terminal, IT industry, PC, Hitachi Ltd., notebook; Discussion threads 2005-01-04
Securing Network-Based Client Computing: User and Machine Security: The IT industry is addressing two complementary aspects of securing client computers on "untrusted" networks: user security and machine security. This white paper explains the concepts of user and machine security and distinguishes between the two. This paper also compares two relevant technologies: smart cards, which address user security (or...; Tags: Security, Network, Computing, IT Industry, Machine Security, Networking; White papers 2004-12-01
Is IT hiring picking up?: Is IT hiring picking up?Not for US citizens & Greencard holders..Remember this article, from two days ago? "Study finds dramatic loss of tech jobs" Oct 18, 2004 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5415574.htmlOne globalist scheme is to cry "shortage", an obvious lie, so they import even more foreign workers into a shrinking market.Next they'll claim...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Now IT, globalist, hiring, foreign worker, tech worker, IT industry, job, information technology, worker; Discussion threads 2004-10-20
200K IT jobs lost since Nov 2001: The IT industry lost 403,300 jobs from the start of the recession in March 2001 to April 2004, with nearly half of those jobs disappearing after the recession's official end, according to a new study by Center for Urban Economic Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The report...; Tags: job, IT Industry; Blog posts 2004-09-14
Intel clouded by back-to-school fears: Intel clouded by back-to-school fearsThe IT industry mistakenly proceeded...as though the PC market would never become saturated. Their attempt at planned obsolescence is quickly failing because new software and hardware offer little in the way of real increases in functionality. 5 to 6 year old PC's with 300MHz...; Tags: 64-bit, Network technology, IT industry, Intel Corp., Windows98; Discussion threads 2004-08-30
IBM's service science: IBM's service sciencePsychohistory"Still, the dynamics of human behavior, especially in large groups, can be encapsulated to a certain degree."Didn't Isaac Asimov predict this in his "Foundation" books? Psychohistory, I believe he called it. His idea was that given a large enough scale his was billions or more, the course of...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Quality, IT industry, IBM Corp., software, service science; Discussion threads 2004-04-29
IT industry watches Iowa: IT industry watches IowaViews on MS even more important..I am watching the race as well, looking for clues that any of these candidates truly understands the importance of Microsoft technologies in today's modern age. Some quotes I found to be quite disturbing from some of the candidates, especially around reversing...; Tags: Outsourcing, Diebold Inc., ITAA, American Worker, tech industry, IT industry; Discussion threads 2004-01-19
IT industry's best bet is with Uncle Sam: IT industry's best bet is with Uncle Samgood news: more money to India!boy..this article is a breath of fresh air.Don't forget Chinayou can't forget China, Nixon didn't.Thank God!Thank god I got smart and changed my college major AWAY from anything having to do with computers.At least my job will...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, college major, Thank God, Uncle Sam, IT industry; Discussion threads 2004-01-08
Government: IT industry on the mend: Government: IT industry on the mendtime to start now"The U.S. information technology sector is bouncing back--but without the jobs"-how about reigning m$ so that the industry could start innovating again. why even bother supporting inferior technology when there is better and less expensive solutions available today (*nix). eventually m$ will...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Microsoft Corp., IT industry, MS Certification, job; Discussion threads 2003-12-17