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Homeland Security's vague cyber plan

November 7, 2005 Even though the term appears 148 times in a new report, it's not clear what the Bush administration is planning. TAGS: sector, homeland security, government

U.K. survey: IT managers blamed for staff malaise

December 13, 2007 Reactive, bureaucratic, and authoritarian management harms employee morale and health, according to research by management-services firm. TAGS: information technology manager, morale, staff, spokeswoman, sector, management, organization, culture, information technology, survey, productivity, goal, workplace, U.K., health

Happy birthday, Brain.A

January 19, 2006 Twenty years ago this month the first PC virus was discovered. It's extinct now, but its kin continues to pester computer users. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., sector, virus, antivirus, McAfee Inc., floppy disk, PC, e-mail

Forrester: IT budgets to jump 7 percent in '05

December 20, 2004 Of business leaders surveyed, 54 percent have a positive outlook for the performance of their companies next year. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., IT-spending, regulatory compliance, content management, sector, insurance, survey

Five outsourcing trends to watch

July 6, 2007 Experts are tracking consolidation, globalization, and emergence of small-scale services, virtual worlds and even "green sourcing." TAGS: outsourcing, offshoring, globalization, Infosys Technologies Ltd., virtual worlds, India, outsource, CIO, Second Life, sector, trend, China, merger, small business, P2P, information technology

U.S. economy adds tech jobs

May 6, 2005 Computer manufacturing, telecommunications and tech services positions increased in April, according to U.S. Labor Department. TAGS: payroll, hiring, consulting, sector, manufacturing, economy, U.S., telecommunications, worker, client

U.K.-funded initiative to push open source

April 7, 2005 Project will promote use of open-source tools within the public sector by creating a code repository, among other efforts. TAGS: council, open source, initiative, sector, consortium, SourceForge, open-source software, project, U.K., Microsoft Office

InterActiveCorp buys Ask Jeeves for $1.85 billion

March 21, 2005 Barry Diller's Net company expands its horizons at a time of frantic activity in the search sector. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., buyout, Expedia Inc., Ask.com, acquisition, sector, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., MSN, CEO, blog, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

British women in tech jobs: I quit

September 5, 2007 Survey reveals that despite faster promotions, women are leaving U.K. tech jobs in greater numbers, and gender pay gap has widened. TAGS: women, men, gender, promotion, sector, information technology, U.K.

Europe's planned satellite system needs more cash

May 18, 2007 European Commission says $3.24 billion in public funds will be needed to make the network operational by 2012. TAGS: private sector, commission, satellite, sector, satellite radio, Europe, project, radio

Homeland Security chief wants to collaborate

October 11, 2005 Protecting critical assets requires cooperation with the private sector, he says. Companies seem to agree. TAGS: council, private sector, sector, Cisco Systems Inc., homeland security, chairman, Washington, leader

Why women leave IT in the U.K.

September 9, 2005 Macho culture and long hours drive women out of IT culture in the U.K., according to recent research. TAGS: women, information technology, culture, sector, U.K.

Opening up to open source

April 7, 2005 British effort aims to bring open source to the public sector. Also, copyright reformer Lawrence Lessig has his eye on Flash. TAGS: open source, Wind River Systems Inc., OpenSolaris, Newsmaker, sector, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp.

InterActiveCorp grabs onto Hotwire

September 22, 2003 The company formerly known as USA Interactive expands its online travel empire with the $685 million acquisition of Hotwire, a site that offers discounted hotel rates and airfares. TAGS: Hotwire, IAC/InterActive Corp., ComScore, SARS, sector, acquisition, CEO

CRM sector not done with mergers yet, says Gartner

June 20, 2006 Frustration from company boards, founders over slow growth will fuel further consolidation, researcher predicts. TAGS: CRM, Gartner Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., consolidation, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, market leader, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, software-as-a-service, sector, founder, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. unprepared for Net meltdown, blue chips warn

June 23, 2006 Group of powerful companies in various sectors calls on federal government to beef up readiness efforts. TAGS: cyberattack, sector, government, U.S., IBM Corp., response

SAP intensifies midmarket partner push

May 17, 2005 Enterprise software maker unveils new channel program, through which it will admittedly try to steal partners away from closest rivals. TAGS: SAP AG, small and medium business, online collaboration, business application, Oracle Corp., enterprise software, sector, software company, rival, Microsoft Corp.

Red light for green-tech start-ups?

January 29, 2008 A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment. TAGS: CMGI @Ventures, natural gas, IPO, venture capital, sector, investor, start-up, facility

Making the case for telework

October 3, 2007 Most companies still resist the idea but Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says technology advances make this a no-brainer. TAGS: telecommuting, CDW Corp., private sector, employer, sector, supervisor, worker

Reformers must alter one-size-fits-all patents

July 18, 2007 Tech politics watcher Brian Kahin says the patent system should suit different needs, granting one sort of patent for software, for instance, and another for drugs. TAGS: patent, innovation, sector
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