August 27, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
With shrinking budgets and head counts, many firms look to solve their budget woes by outsourcing some IT operations to third parties. But outsourcing can be a disaster when not managed properly.
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Tags: background checks, budgerts, disaster, IT, outsourcing, support
August 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Are stagnant pay and heavy workloads really the big reasons IT staff are poised to bolt as soon as the economy rebounds? Seems there’s more to it than that.
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Tags: change, Communication, IT, jobs, morale, staff, turnover
August 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Expect more Gmail users to start shedding their land lines soon as “Google Voice” starts to spread among users of the popular e-mail service. Google recently announced the debut of Google Voice, which turns Gmail into a phone.
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Tags: gmail, Google, Google Voice, phone calls
August 25, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: BMC software, CEO, compensation, executive, Hewlett-Packard, IT, Oracle, pay
August 24, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
There seems to be an epidemic of hacking iTunes accounts, especially for the site’s customers who pay for their purchases using PayPal.
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Tags: banking, credit cards, cybercrime, hacked, iTunes, linked, PayPal, scam
August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Fans of Cameron Diaz may want to rethink any plans they have for online banking or investment activity. That’s because a web search for the popular movie star is very likely to infect a PC with nasty malware and viruses that can be used to steal passwords and access IDs for sites where money is exchanged.
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Tags: Cameron Diaz, downloads, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, malware, McAfee, theft, Trojan, virus
August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: CDW, Dice, employment, hiring, IT, retention, survey
August 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Wondering which Cloud service provider to consider for a move to the emerging technology? It depends on whether you want public or private Cloud computing.
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Tags: cloud computing, Evans Data, leader, study
August 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Not all the jobs news is bad. There are some good developments for techies looking for a job in the financial sector, and the financial reform bill gets the credit.
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Tags: Dice.com, Dodd-Frank Act, employment, financial reform bill, jobs, technology
August 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
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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Tags: H1B, hike, L-1, outsourcing, price, senate, visa