All Staffing and Training News - July 2007

Half of schools run computer clubs for girls

Nearly half of all UK secondary schools are now involved in an employer-backed initiative to get more girls involved in IT

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Hands-on approach to IT is needed, say GCSE pupils

Children considering IT as a career want more interaction with businesses and say hands-on experience would get more young people into the profession.

Olympics raises demand for IT contractors

The number of IT contractors working in the engineering sector has almost doubled in 12 months because of demand generated by the 2012 Olympics, according to contractor Giant Group PLC.

Municipal Wi-Fi spending to grow 48% a year, says analyst

Municipal Wi-Fi expenditure in the US and UK will grow 48% a year, from £450m in 2007 to £3.2bn in 2012, said analyst Datamonitor.

Report gives construction sector SEO marketing advice

Search engine optimisation (SEO) consultancy ClickThrough Marketing has released a research report for marketers in the construction industry.

Fujitsu to ship continuous-use 200Gbyte hard drives

Fujitsu will start shipping 200Gbyte 2.5-inch hard-disc drives next month.

EMC refocuses storage on file migration

Users say the benefits of file virtualisation haven't gone much further than migrating files, prompting EMC to scale back its Rainfinity offering.

E-skills launches new IT guide for small businesses

E-skills has launched a business IT guide to help small businesses make the most of IT.

Co-operative cuts 1,000 jobs but plans IT spending

Co-operative Financial Services (CSF) is making 1,000 people redundant this year as it faces new internet-based competition and invests £250m in the business, including considerable spending on technology.
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