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Banyan Tree invests $1M in talent management
News Singapore hotels and resorts operator employs SAP in bid to better nurture and manage talent pool of over 10,000 staff, according to company executives.
Thursday, October 22 2009 07:00 PM
Tags: Business development/management, Personnel management, Recruiting, Banyan Systems, Database, SAP AG, Talent Management, Human Resources Inc., Training, Bangkok
Wikimedia receives US$500,000 from Hewlett Foundation
News Nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia plans to use grant to improve user-friendliness of Wikimedia's software, among other things.
Monday, August 24 2009 08:58 AM
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Training, nonprofit organization, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, San Francisco, director, Web 2.0, executive director
Funding boost for Malaysia's mobile developers
News Country's mobile app makers can receive funds and related support from new initiative between two government agencies and Nokia.
Wednesday, September 16 2009 06:21 PM
Tags: Applications and tools, Symbian, Training, Asia-Pacific, digital content, Developer, Kuala Lumpur, collaboration, Symbian, Lee Min Keong
A good server naming convention eases IT workload
Techguide Frisky? DC1? Bozo? Pluto? ESX1? These are all server names. Which ones make the most sense? Scott Lowe discusses server naming in this article.
Thursday, September 24 2009 07:46 AM
Tags: Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Convention, Firewall, Printer, Information Technology, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Scott Lowe
Businesses overlooking biggest security risks
News Companies are looking in the wrong places to defend against online attacks, according to security training organization Sans.
Wednesday, September 16 2009 02:46 AM
Tags: PC security, Data security, Spam and phishing, Security, Phishing, Training, Vulnerability, Attack, Web Application, Programming
UK IT suppliers forced to invest in staff training
News U.K. IT suppliers have to commit to lifting their staff's tech skills if they want to win government contracts.
Monday, May 25 2009 09:53 AM
Tags: HR policies and procedures, IT Services, Supplier, Training, Workforce, Whitehall, Government, public sector, U.K., industry
Verdict on Satyam Aust facility not out
News Victorian Premier John Brumby says it is still too early to tell if the US$63 million facility in Geelong will pan out, as Mahindra-Satyam is still considering investment.
Tuesday, August 04 2009 11:27 AM
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business structures, Services, Investment, Training, Outsourcing Company, Spokesperson, Government, Associated Press, career
10 ways IT departments waste money
Techguide IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Wednesday, July 29 2009 09:16 AM
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, Employee, Money, Training, Server, Hardware, job, consultant, Benefit
Software certification, training to hit US$14B
News Despite temporary drop in spending on training in 2009, ongoing need for skilled IT people will fuel sector's long-term growth in Asia-Pacific region, analyst says.
Wednesday, July 22 2009 06:12 PM
Tags: Software, IT training, Budgeting/cost control, Certification, India, Training, IT Professional, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, On-demand
Hire security pros based on reasoning and aptitude
Techguide In-house education--not resume bullet points--is the key to having the best possible employees.
Monday, October 05 2009 07:45 PM
Tags: Security Management, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Cookie, Bullet Point, Security, Human Resources Inc., job, Training, IP
IBM bets on Brazilian innovation
News Big Blue's new initiative to stimulate development of Brazil's nascent tech industry is the latest sign of the country's rising power.
Wednesday, August 19 2009 10:43 AM
Tags: Hardware, Consumer Technology, IBM Corp., India, Training, Innovation, venture capital, entrepreneur, China, private equity
Broader skill sets way to retrain
News Economic downturn demands more from job roles, so companies will do well to train staff for more general IT skills, say corporate HR heads.
Tuesday, March 24 2009 07:58 PM
Tags: Trends, Personal development, Personnel management, HR policies and procedures, Citrix Systems Inc., India, Training, Workforce, Hyderabad, Environment
How to display pictures that appear to be partially hidden
Techguide Sometimes, an in-line text picture doesn't display completely--you can see just the bottom of the image. Find out what you can do to correct the problem.
Thursday, September 24 2009 07:53 AM
Tags: Microsoft Office, Slide, Cell, Training, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Indian outsourcing trainees feel heat of recession
Insight perspective Outsourcers such as Infosys are packing graduates off to training centers, using education to maintain their edge in challenging economic times.
Sunday, July 05 2009 09:56 PM
Tags: Outsourcing, IT training, Personal development, Trends, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Employee, Outsourcing, India, Electronics, Training
Reducing value leakage: back to basics
Blogs Negotiating a good contract, managing volume reductions and managing service reductions are all important steps in terms...
Sunday, December 14 2008 05:49 PM




