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Using Partnerships to Tackle the IT Skills Gap

Todd Thibodeaux | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Internet Technology, It, Job Skills, Comptia, It Skills, Job Training, Skills for America's Future, Technology, Jobs Tech Skills, It Industry, Technology News
Todd Thibodeaux

The dynamic, fast-changing nature of technology and a lack of training resources are the biggest factors contributing to the skills gap in IT. With workers in key industries like energy and advanced manufacturing approaching retirement age, the issue is starting to reach critical mass.

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Obama's I.T. War Against Suppression

Michael Brenner | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Social Media, It, Ineragency Atrocities Prevention Board, Human Rights, Foreign Affairs, Politics News
Michael Brenner

Barack Obama announced a new war on atrocity and genocide at the Holocaust Museum in Washington this week. There, he declared a renewed American dedic...

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A Girl in a Tech World

Maura Kelly | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Girls in Tech Day, Girls in Techology, Technology Gender Gap, International Telecommunication Union, It, United Nations, Joanne O?Riordan, Women in Technology, Rte, Information and Communications Technologies, Technology News
Maura Kelly

Today, girls are excelling at sciences, but when it comes to career choice, they're opting for fields like medicine and bio-tech, rather than computing and technology.

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Give Your Office IT People A Break, They Probably Need It

BusinessNewsDaily | David Mielach | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: GFI Software, Stress, Stressful Jobs, Video, It, High Blood Pressure, Computers, Opinion Matters, Jobs, Information Technology, Technology, Business News

By: David Mielach, BusinessNewsDaily Staff Writer Many people believe they have a stressful job, but a new survey shows that information technolo...

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Study Says Most IT Departments Aren't Keeping Up With New Tech

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: It Skills, It Skills Gap, It, It Department, Technology News

In the tech world, it's no secret that turnover is quick: Devices that were new just a year ago can become old news faster than you can say "Apple." A...

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Foxconn Hacked! (Could It Be You?)

Christopher Burgess | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Education, Cybercriminals, It, Technology News, Foxconn, Vulnerabilities, Security, Update, Hackers, Protesters, Technology News
Christopher Burgess

The headlines read, "Foxconn Hacked," but could it have just as easily had your name instead? Keep you, your company, and your customers safe by staying secure and closing those windows.

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The World Technology Awards

Bill_Robinson | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Biotech, World Technology Network, Nanotechnology, United Nations, It, Ray Kurzweil, Green Energy, Wtn, Technology News
Bill_Robinson

I go to a lot of tech conferences and trade shows. It's a necessary evil for me. I don't enjoy it much, in fact they give me a screeching headache ...

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No IT Staff? Use The Apple Genius Bar

Karen Leland | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Macintosh, Apple, Consultant, Technology, Genius Bar, Small Business, Small Business Computer, It Staff, It, Mac Genius Bar, Small Business News
Karen Leland

Most small businesses I know can't afford to have a full-time computer person on hand, so they often utilize outside resources for their technology needs. For Mac users, the Genius Bar, available on site at stores around the world, often serves the function of troubleshooter for any computer-related snafus.

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What's the Challenge for IT Architects?

Gary Barnett | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Architecture, Ibm-Cloud, It, Ibm, Smarter Ideas, Cmo Study, Video, Technology News
Gary Barnett

As a creator of an item we can become focused on fulfilling our own vision rather than remembering that we are really architects of someone else's dreams and needs.

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Who Run the World? (Chix!)

Kate Otto | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Tech Innovation, Kenya, It, Kenya Education, Ihub, Akirachix, Impact News
Kate Otto

While many students around the world are still enjoying their summer vacations, one very talented group of young women in Kenya is just getting ready to graduate.

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5 Reasons to "Go Cloud"

Steve Hamby | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: It, Map Reduce, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Icloud, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Hadoop, Technology News
Steve Hamby

From Google-derived Map Reduce and Apache Hadoop to Facebook's Cassandra, new Cloud-based technologies are driving analytics that were considered impossible 5-10 years ago.

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Astoria Characters: The Meetup Master

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: CBGB's, Astoria, James A. Desoucey Jr., Studio 10, Salvador Dali, Queensborough Community College, Seamstress, Mike Bloomberg, Pit Bull, Columbus Circle, New York Daily News, LL Cool J, Punk Rock Band, Peter Max, Max's Kansas City, It, Nypd, Pointer, Astoria Characters, Schaefer Beer, Romania, New Jersey, Merchant Seaman, Catholic Youth Organization, St. Francis of Assisi School, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

James A. DeSoucey Jr. is a squat muscle-bound square with laughing baby blues. He looks as though he coulda been a boxer. Or a prizefighter. Or at least a contender.

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Retailers Plan To Use Extra Cash On New Technology: Survey

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Suppliers, Retailers, It, Consumer Confidence, Budget, Great Recession, Balance Sheets, Economic Recovery, Technology, Consumer Spending, Executives, KPMG LLP, Business News

CHICAGO - Retailers have cash on their balance sheets and nearly half of 100 top retail executives said they are planning to spend it on technolog...

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Cloud Illusions and Confusion: The Fog of Wasteful Government IT Spending

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Government Waste, Information Technology, Information Systems, It, Technology News
Linda E. Brooks Rix

If the federal government is to benefit from the shift to cloud computing in business application software, it is essential that its IT leadership be fully committed to the effort -- its vision as well as its execution.

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A Survey Of Evil Children In Literature

flavorwire.com | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Evil Children in Literature, It, Doris Lessing, Stephen King, Mildred Pierce, Lord of the Flies, The Fifth Child, The Omen, The Turn of the Screw, Evil Children in Books, Books News

We all know adults can be evil, but in the modern era we are still under the impression that children are born good. Which is why it scares the bejesu...

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What Technology Brings to the Developing World

Ben Cole | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Third World Countries, Google, Developing World, Post College Life, Microfinance, TED Conference, It, Africa, TED Conference 2011, Technology News
Ben Cole

I would argue that the greatest benefit of technology to this part of the world is not just its ability to solve problems. Rather, technology brings something more, something transcendent: Technology brings empowerment.

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The Talent Development Race

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Career, Talent Development, Transformation, It, Training, Social Trends, Race, Networking, Business Landscape, Technology News
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

Technological, economic and social trends are transforming the business landscape all around us. Gartner predicts that by 2015, 40 percent or more of ...

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GM Saves Energy With Smart IT

Andrew Winston | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: General Electric, Energy Efficiency, Ge, Gm, General Motors, Electric Cars, It, Manufacturing, Ibm, Smarter Planet, Green News
Andrew Winston

Opportunities for improving energy efficiency -- and saving real money -- are everywhere. The proverbial low-hanging fruit are actually, in the words of energy guru Amory Lovins, fruit on the ground.

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Stanford's Hottest Startups Weigh Value Propositions

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: It, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Education, Customers, Teaching, Entrepreneurship Education, Business Model, Marketing, Incubator, Business News, Customer Development, Stanford University, Student Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Small Business, Business News
Steve Blank

Week three of the class and our teams in our Stanford Lean LaunchPad class were hard at work using Customer Development to get out of the classroom and test the first key hypotheses of their business model: The Value Proposition.

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Inside Stanford's Hottest Student Startups

Steve Blank | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Education, Small Business, Groupon, Incubator, It, Customer Development, Marketing, Stanford University, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Education, Business Model, Customers, Student Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News
Steve Blank

The most interesting part of the class would happen outside the classroom when the teams spent 50-80 hours testing their business model hypotheses by talking to customers and partners and (in the case of web-based businesses) building their product.

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Let's Get Rid of Internet Banking

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Platform, Sales, Marketing, Revenue, Internet Banking, Metrics, It, Identity, Banking, Pfm, Facebook, Login, Technology News
Brett King

The way we have digital banking and web presence structured today is actually wrong. The problem is, this basic structure is not the optimal configuration for customers, nor for the bank.

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What We Expect: How IT Must Enable Us To Work Smarter, Faster, Better

Andy Lark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dell Streak, Tablet Computer, Dell, Bring Your Own Device, It, Technology News
Andy Lark

The smart IT teams are getting back to delivering the services that allow information to flow. To do this, they're challenging the status quo.

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New Snapshot of Gov 2.0's Evolution

Steve Ressler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Social Media, Gov 2.0, Government 2.0, Open Government, It, Information Technology, Hp, Technology News
Steve Ressler

Many of the early adopters in the movement might argue that small steps toward greater transparency and engagement are significant achievements.

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Much Ado About BlackBerry?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Miami, Australia, Dubai, Bbc, Alma Kadragic, Terrorism, Gulf Arab States, University of Wollongong, Abu Dhabi, American, U.S., Lebanon, Denver, Orlando, Las Vegas, New York, Agence France-Presse (AFP), Research in Motion (RIM), Nada Abdelsamad, Arab, Asharq Al-Awsat, It, Tv, Pc, Iphone, Blackberry, Committee to Protect Journalists, Associated Press (AP), United Arab Emirates (UAE), Alfa, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

While countless Blackberry users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are distraught about an expected October ban on applications supporting emails, messaging and Internet browsing, others in the Arab region are already considering Plan B.

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The Sorry State of Our Ship of State

Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Computer Glitch, Airline Industry, Volcano, Flash Crash, It, Technology News
Frank A. Weil

Every time we wake up and look around, we find another example of how our society has become completely dependent on complex technologies for the fundamentals of daily living.

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