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Gartner predicts IT resources to move off site

A new set of predictions by Gartner reports that by 2012, 20 per cent of businesses will not own any IT assets, neither end user nor data centre.

Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

Pennsylvania's chief information security officer, Robert Maley, has been fired, apparently for talking publicly at the RSA security conference last week about a recent incident involving the Commonwealth's online driving exam scheduling system.

Job prospects boosted by Microsoft, Cisco and CompTIA training

IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high tech workers conducted by Dice Learning.

Launch of National Skills Academy for IT website

Launch of National Skills Academy for IT website

The new National Skills Academy for IT, which aims to address the development of IT professionals in the UK, has launched its website.

Oracle charges more for engineer exams

Oracle made significant increases this week in the cost of technical certification exams for Sun and Oracle technologies.

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IBM to make 400 job cuts says employee group

IBM has issued layoff notices to more than 400 workers, according to the Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, an employee organisation that has been the principal source of layoff information at the company.

Novell president's pay goes down to $5.7m

Novell president and CEO Ron Hovsepian's total compensation fell 17% in 2009, amid declining annual revenue and a wider net loss.

EMC offers new virtualisation security services

EMC is expanding its security consulting services to help enterprises tackle the complexities of securing their data and complying with regulations in virtualised computing environments.

Apple hires former Mozilla security chief

Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.

Web developers get sound advice

Hopeful entrepreneurs and developers attending the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami Beach received a heavy dose of real-world advice from successful peers, including some tips that at first pass seem counterintuitive.

Speed and aesthetics make a good web app

To be successful, a web application must be fast, instantly useful, playful and search-engine friendly with a clean user interface, according to venture capitalist Fred Wilson from Union Square Ventures.

BBC IT contractors vote on strike

BBC IT contractors vote on strike

BBC IT services contractors, employed by Siemens, are balloting on strike action.

Larry Ellison wins Americas Cup sailing trophy

Larry Ellison has already accomplished more in 2010 than most people do in a lifetime. In just a few weeks, the billionaire founder of Oracle finished off a long-awaited acquisition of Sun Microsystems and this past weekend he celebrated again after winning the America's Cup, the oldest trophy in international sports.

Novell and Linux Professional Institute launch dual certification

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has formed a partnership with Novell to standardise entry-level Linux certification programmes on LPIC-1.

IDC predicts boost in world IT market

Worldwide spending on information technologies will continue to feel the effects of the global recession throughout 2010. According to a new forecast from IDC, worldwide IT spending will increase by just 3 percent in 2010 at constant currency.

Write 100 words, win a £3,000 training course

Womenintechnology.co.uk has launched a competition to give away an IT training course worth £2,950.

Microsoft CodePlex open source group appoints exec

The CodePlex Foundation, an organisation funded and created by Microsoft, named its first executive director, industry veteran Paula Hunter.

Sun CEO Schwartz resigns on Twitter

Jonathan Schwartz announced his resignation as CEO of Sun Microsystems in a message sent via Twitter early Thursday.

Facebook Beacon $9.5m settlement angers privacy advocates

Facebook has come out swinging at those opposing a settlement offer it made last year in a privacy lawsuit involving the social networking company's controversial Beacon behavioural tracking service.

City University launches CIO Masters

City University London is calling for applicants for its Masters course aimed at ambitious IT professionals.

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