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To chargeback or not, the dilemma of IT


August 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT projects, Latest News & Views, cash flow

In a recent column on SearchCIO.com, contributor and CIO Niel Nickolaisen pondered whether IT chargebacks are worth the trouble. His conclusion:

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Exec pay for tech industry soars


August 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Ever wonder what it takes to rake in the big bucks in the tech industry? The answer can be found in the executive suites of the big technology firms, where leaders are taking home millions — whether they do a good job or not.

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Price of IT pros could be taking off


August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

IT budgets may have been flat in recent years, but the cost of staff could soon rise. Retaining top workers will likely get tough in the coming months, says a new report.

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Cost goes up for H-1B and L-1 visas


August 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, outsourcing

Organizations that hire foreign IT workers who need H-1B visas and firms that outsource to other countries could soon have to pay more for these workers.

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Tech glitch that costs companies 1% of revenue


August 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

Workers hear the announcement “The network’s down” with varying degrees of dread. It can mean an extended break, but it can also mean work piles up while the system stays down.

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IT’s new cash cow: Cloud computing


August 4, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cloud computing

As the economic recovery sputters along, IT budgets remain tight and more small and mid-size businesses have looked to the cloud as a cost-cutting tool.

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Apple profits soar despite, well, everything


July 21, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Apple, Budgets and spending, Gadgets, Hardware, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Software, cash flow, cell phone, iPhone, operating systems, smartphones

The financial juggernaut that is Apple continues unabated by minor blips like the iPhone 4 antennae and fears that the iPad’s phenomenal popularity might eat away at Mac sales.

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Hey friend, pay me!


July 13, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Facebook, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, User behavior, Web 2.0, Web sites, social networking

Debt collectors have a new, insidious weapon in their search for folks who skip paying their bills: Facebook. The social network site has become a new way to track down deadbeats.

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Online ad revenue to top $100 billion by 2015


June 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web 2.0, Web sites, e-commerce

Forget the recession. At least where digital advertising is concerned, there doesn’t seem to be one.

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Do online daters get what they pay for?


June 29, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, cybercrime, e-commerce

The next business that could come under regulators’ scrutiny: online dating. These sites attract plenty of folks just looking for love, but a few real creeps have started migrating there as well.

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