Industry News
CompTIA and MSP Partners Join Forces to Extend Managed Services Leadership (10-30-2009)
CompTIA and MSP Partners announced that they will join forces, bringing together two leaders in education, events and research for the burgeoning global market for managed IT services.
Napatech Sets New Standards for Time Synchronization (10-16-2009)
Napatech released new time synchronization features that will allow extremely accurate packet time stamping. This is important for measuring quality of service factors, such as latency, in packet networks.
CompTIA Adds New Member Resources With Industry Mentors Program (10-16-2009)
Expert advice in business-critical areas such as customer service, finance, human resources, marketing and sales is now available free of charge to members of CompTIA.
Top In-Demand Skill Sets and Hottest Industries Outlined in ConsultNet Technical Staffing Report (10-16-2009)
ConsultNet announced its latest technical staffing report that outlines the most in-demand skill sets and top industries nationally and in Southern California, Colorado, the greater Dallas area, Texas and Utah.
Employers Crack Down on Tweeting at Work (10-12-2009)
Workers who want to share the latest news with Facebook friends and Twitter followers will need to wait until after-hours or risk violating company policy, a new survey suggests.
Take a Holistic Approach to IT Service Management and Avoid Some of the Pain (09-30-2009)
Many organizations want to improve on the cost, quality and agility of their IT service provisions by implementing Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices, but this frequently seems like a daunting prospect.
Novell Delivers the Economic Promise of Single Sign-On With SecureLogin 7 (09-30-2009)
Novell announced the availability of Novell SecureLogin 7, the latest release of its enterprise single sign-on (SSO) solution.
IU to Lead Nationwide Research Network to Expand Supercomputer Capabilities (09-30-2009)
A group of information technology researchers at Indiana University has been chosen by the National Science Foundation to lead a project to develop new software to link together the supercomputers of tomorrow.
Comodo Donates SSL Certificates, PCI Scanning Services to TechSoup.org for Use by Nonprofits (09-30-2009)
Nonprofit organizations with poor security could be inviting hackers to steal confidential member and donor information, eroding the public trust that staff and volunteers have worked hard to earn.
CompTIA Educational Foundation Partners With Public Computer Centers for IT Training and Career Development (09-30-2009)
The CompTIA Educational Foundation is looking to expand its partnerships with other public computer centers to help individuals in need launch information technology careers.
40 Percent of Employers Plan to Rehire Some Workers They Laid Off, Survey Finds (09-30-2009)
As the economy slowly improves, 40 percent of employers are planning to rehire some former workers they laid off as either full-time employees or as consultants and freelancers to add needed skills, according to a survey.
Job Loss Slows In North American IT Sector (09-28-2009)
Although U.S. employment numbers for June 2009 showed fewer bright spots for IT professionals compared to the month prior, 1,800 fewer jobs were lost in the bellwether IT job segments in further signs of IT labor resilience.
New Use for SSL Certificates: Authenticating Web Applications (09-18-2009)
Comodo, a leading provider of trust online, announced an alliance with SafeMashups Inc., an application authentication pioneer.
HKG Partners LLC Launches ITCareerPro.org (09-17-2009)
HKG Partners LLC announced the launch of ITCareerPro.org.
CIOs Report on Fourth-Quarter Hiring Expectations (09-11-2009)
Technology executives expect to take a conservative approach to hiring in the final months of the year, according to the fourth-quarter Robert Half Technology "IT Hiring Index and Skills Report."
