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Employers still grapple over IT pay, skills
News While employers now hold bargaining power, increase in skills pool and lower salaries relate more to tech workers with generic skills, say HR execs.
Tags: Trends, Compensation, Recruiting, HR policies and procedures, Candidate, Employer, Salary, Worker, e-mail, Human Resources
Wrong questions can cost candidates job
News When invited to ask questions at job interviews, tech candidates must think carefully about the right questions to pose and when to ask them, experts advise.
Tags: Interviews, Recruiting, Communication skills, Personal development, Candidate, IT Manager, Question, Dividend, e-mail, Human Resources
Dell to buy IT services company Perot Systems
News Dell says US$3.9 billion deal will expand company's IT services offerings and widen pool of potential customers for its computers.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Desktops, Business Strategies & Functions, Asia, IT Services, IT services company, Africa, Dell Computer Corp., Desktops, Notebooks and tablets
Extending the job hunt to Web world
Blogs Over the past month, I've been scouring resumes of job applicants and have yet to come across one that points me to a so...
Opera 10 nears final stages
News Norwegian company is nearing completion of the next version of its browser. It boasts better performance but doesn't feature a new JavaScript engine yet.
Tags: Web browsers, Web Browser, Google Chrome, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, performance, Apple Safari, Opera Software, desktop, Web
Mozilla: Firefox 3.6 won't be late
News The first beta of Firefox 3.6 may have crossed the finish line weeks late, but Mozilla says the final version should still be done this year.
Tags: Web browsers, Open Source, Wiki, Web Browser, motivation, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, proprietary software
New Firefox 3.6 beta aims to cut crashes
News Third beta imposes new restriction on how third-party software can interact with it. And feature called Resource Package could speed up Firefox 3.7.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, release candidate, Mozilla Firefox, performance
File Server Capacity Tool helps scale file server sizing
Techguide Rick Vanover reminds Windows administrators that Microsoft's new File Server Capacity Tool isn't a storage silver bullet.
Tags: Storage software, Microsoft Windows, File servers, Server platforms, File Server, Microsoft Corp., Common Internet File System, Server platforms, Storage software, File servers
eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official
News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.
FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade
News Readers still have lots of questions on just which version of the software they need to buy in order to upgrade their PC. Here are some answers.
Tags: Windows 7, Software licensing, Microsoft Windows 7, Computer, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Software licensing, Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., 32-bit
Linux buoys up Novell earnings
News Novell's third-quarter financial results show its Linux business up, while its enterprise applications are sinking.
Tags: Business applications, Linux, Open source, Novell Inc., compliance, Earnings, Linux system, access management, data center, Intel x86
MySpace ad exec Jeff Berman is out
News Along with Berman's departure, media strategy firm Media Link has been brought on board to help fix the News Corp.-owned social network's ad offerings.
Tags: Web 2.0, MySpace, Video, News Corp., Facebook, CEO, exec, blog, Web 2.0
Near-final Thunderbird 3 due next week
News Coming in the next version of Mozilla's e-mail software: easier setup, better search, a tabbed interface, and if all goes to plan, a richer world of add-ons.
Tags: Web browsers, E-mail servers, Google Inc., E-mail servers, software, Web Browser, Web browsers, Messaging, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
Report: Acting US cyberspace chief resigns
News Melissa Hathaway, who was considered a leading candidate to fill the post permanently, says she's resigning for personal reasons.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, Bush Administration, e-mail, White House, Homeland Security, Wall Street Journal, strategy, spokesman
Windows 7 XP Mode enters RC
News XP Mode, the Windows 7 add-on that will allow users with the proper hardware to run virtual version of Windows XP within Windows 7, has entered Release Candidate status.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, USB, Microsoft Windows 7, antivirus, release candidate, Microsoft Windows XP, productivity application, Microsoft Windows
