Recruting for a More Diverse IT Staff: Seven Tips
IT departments are notorious for their lack of diversity and the problem is only getting worse. Here are seven practical steps that CIOs and other IT leaders can take to attract and retain more women and underrepresented minorities to IT staffs.
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Wipro, other Indian outsourcers expand in the U.S.
Wipro, India’s third largest outsourcer, is expanding its development center in Atlanta from 350 to 1,000 staff, reflecting a growing trend for Indian outsourcers to expand and hire locally in the U.S. market.
White House sends out ‘world is flat’ message with India visit
The California wine served at a U.S. State Dept. lunch today for India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, was called Conundrum, a word that sums up the difficulty trying to decipher President Barack Obama’s approach to offshore outsourcing and H-1B visas.
Opinion: Winning the battle against rogue suppliers
IT suppliers that do an end run around the IT department are making your life more difficult. Here’s what you can do about it.
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IT News Podcast: US senators ask EC to speed Oracle-Sun review
In today’s podcast: US senators ask EC to speed Oracle-Sun review; Microsoft’s CFO steps down; and California man pleads guilty to selling counterfeit chips to US Navy.
Man pleads guilty to selling fake chips to US Navy
A 32-year-old California man has pleaded guilty to charges that he sold thousands of counterfeit chips to the U.S. Navy.
Obama backs U.S. return to math, science, tech
President Barack Obama said today that more has to be done to encourage students to take up in math, science and technology disciplines, while indirectly warning of the global competition for highly skilled jobs.
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Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2009
The market for products to improve the delivery of application software over networks remains dynamic and innovative. Vendors focused on solving enterprises’ most-pressing application problems have become the top players.
Update: HP reports solid Q4 on services growth
Hewlett-Packard reported an 18% jump in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the strength of its services business.
HP sees PC sales jump in China
China was a bright spot for Hewlett-Packard during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, with overall sales in the country up 20 percent over the previous year. But the company’s Personal Systems Group, which sells PCs, performed even better.
Milan prosecutors seek prison sentences for Google execs
Milan prosecutors Wednesday sought prison sentences ranging from six months to one year for four Google executives accused of violating Italy’s privacy laws over the posting of a video showing the bullying of a handicapped teenage boy.
Lenovo buys back phone unit with eye on mobile Web products
Lenovo will buy back the mobile phone unit that it spun off last year, reversing a move it originally made to focus on its core business in PCs, the company said late Friday.
Microsoft CFO to leave at end of year
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell plans to leave the company at the end of the year after managing the software giant’s finances for nearly five years, Microsoft said Tuesday.
Apple moves to kill second Psystar lawsuit
Apple has asked a Florida federal judge to kill a lawsuit filed in August by Psystar, saying that the case is a retread of the one in California that already has the Mac clone maker on the ropes.
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Twitter’s dirty laundry
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