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Get smart about skills today for tomorrow’s jobs

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Our future will require today’s high school and college students to develop a unique skill-set never seen before. We must develop 21st century skills to prepare for tomorrow, says IBM’s Kevin Faughnan. Commentary - Over the next five years, the United States is…
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40 percent of IT jobs will be in open source, study

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

By 2020, the cloud will have taken over, and open source will rule in the cloud - with the result that 40 percent of IT jobs will be related to open source, according to a report. By 2020, the cloud will have taken over, and open source will rule…
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Job alert: SAP, COBOL, PowerBuilder??

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

As enterprise Web 2.0 makes its way into organizations, there is a misconception held among a pocket in the industry that the new technologies will replace the old says Nexaweb’s Jeremy Chone. Commentary–Was anybody else not surprised by the recent Foote Partners finding that the…
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Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch?

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The economic downturn will see an increase in demand for tech professionals specializing in IT architecture as businesses consolidate their operations. The economic downturn will see an increase in demand for tech professionals specializing in IT architecture as businesses consolidate their operations. According to analyst…
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Apple CEO Jobs’ life not in danger: report

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, according to The New York Times. LOS ANGELES–Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent…
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Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Graduates from India’s tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the…
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Apple senior executives get bonuses, Jobs still at $1

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

COO and CFO make same salary but get bonuses equal to their pay, according to SEC filing. CEO holds about 5.5 million shares. Several senior executives at Apple took home 2007 cash bonuses that doubled their salaries, but Chief Executive Steve Jobs maintained his annual pay of $1…
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Sprint to cut 4,000 jobs

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Aiming to trim labor costs, Sprint also will close 8 percent of its company-owned stores, reduce outsourced services. Sprint Nextel, the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, said on Friday it will cut about 4,000 jobs and close about 8 percent of its stores, predicting further pressure on…
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