The budget for information technology this year for most companies would essentially be flat across the globe compared to last year when it declined by 8.1 percent. However, a marginal increase in global average of 1.3 percent compared to 2009 was seen according to a research done by Gartner-EXP Worldwide Survey of global Chief Information [...]
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Keeping Up With the IT Training
It is probably clear by now that one of the challenges in the Information Technology industry is the mismatch between the skills and the industry needs. In one of the instances perhaps, you hired a senior JAVA programmer whom you expect to have a senior skills too. But upon evaluation, you just realize that a [...]
China Hacking Raises Business Concerns
Recently, Google has decided to come out swinging over what it says was a highly sophisticated concern – Chinese hacking into its computer systems. This incident has led many to be concerned about China’s business environment as far less hospitable than any place in the world. Since it made a surprise announcement, technology companies such [...]
Outsourcing 101
Outsourcing has long been a trend in business. Even before it started to take its momentum, business started outsourcing. For instance, if a business needed manpower and would not want a direct-hire, they could always look for a manpower agency. While a business who could not afford to hire a costly Certified Public Accountant could [...]
Why Microsoft Dropped Office Accounting
It was a truly disappointing day for a certain guy named Brian who runs his own employee-benefits firm. When Microsoft announced not so long ago about discontinuing its Microsoft Office Accounting Software, he is now stucked. When it was introduced on 2006, Office Accounting was Microsoft’s challenge to Sage Software’s Peachtree and Intuits QuickBooks, who [...]
Motorola Diversifies in Touch-screen Software Business
It might all indicate that the telecommunications product and service industry is truly a tough nut to crack, which was practically the reason why Motorola Inc., invested in Sensitive Object, a six year old company that makes software converting surfaces into touch screens. Although Motorola did not say how much they were investing in the [...]
Preventing Identity Theft
After buying a cellular phone worth $100 dollars through a debit card, a receipt shows that some $2,000 dollars was missing from the buyer’s checking account. This scenario is very common most especially to college students. They are the most common victim of fraud because they spent more time online than other people. Some of [...]
Does your Social Class Determine your Online Social Network?
A recent Nielsen study shows social networking determines your social class in the society. Think about Facebook and LinkedIn, these are two social networks where most members are wealthier people or have higher status in the society; while college students mostly use MySpace and Friendster. Moreover, the study reveals that Facebook and LinkedIn users earn [...]