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IT jobs and recruitment
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March 09, 2011
09
Mar'11
Avis CIO hands in the keys after three years at the wheel
Adam Gerrard is to leave the post of chief information officer of Avis after three and a half years
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March 09, 2011
09
Mar'11
Apple and Google top most admired list
IT companies are considered some of the most admired companies in the world with Apple and Google leading the pack.
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March 09, 2011
09
Mar'11
Industry calls on employers to say what security skills are needed
The National Skills Academy for IT is calling on employers to address the cyber security skills gap by sharing views on the most useful courses and qualifications.
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March 03, 2011
03
Mar'11
Government increases pay rates for offshore workers in the UK
The government has increased the salaries oversees workers must be paid if they are to come to the UK.
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February 24, 2011
24
Feb'11
IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand
Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT...
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February 22, 2011
22
Feb'11
The CIO guide to being headhunted
Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity.
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February 17, 2011
17
Feb'11
Government makes changes to immigration scheme
The government has announced the details of changes it will make to the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) scheme, which has been criticised for being open to...
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February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Overhaul A-levels and improve teaching to boost science and tech student uptake, says Royal Society
An overhaul of A-levels and better teaching are needed to boost the numbers of young people progressing to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in higher education, according to an influential new study.
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February 16, 2011
16
Feb'11
Atos Origin boosts profit despite fall in sales
IT services company Atos Origin has announced full-year profits of €337m (£283m), a 6.7% year-on-year increase. However, overall sales fell by 3.5%...
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January 31, 2011
31
Jan'11
Public sector outsourcing grows in the UK as commercial deals fall again
Public sector contracts accounted for 77% of the total outsourcing spending in the UK in 2010, according to the latest report from consultancy TPI.
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January 25, 2011
25
Jan'11
Gartner outlines six money-making CIO profiles
A new generation of CIOs with skills to make the business money will replace traditional CIOs by the middle of the decade, says Gartner vice-president and researcher Ken McGee.
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January 21, 2011
21
Jan'11
Tight budgets will hit IT departments in 2011
Budget constraints will be the biggest challenge for IT managers in 2011 as UK companies are forced to cut costs
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January 21, 2011
21
Jan'11
Gartner: CIOs fail on staff career development
CIOs are getting better at reinvesting savings into new projects, but investment in skills and career development is still poor.
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January 17, 2011
17
Jan'11
Aurora Fashions CIO John Bovill quits following IT outsourcing deal
Aurora Fashions chief information officer (CIO) John Bovill has announced his decision to leave the women's fashion firm days after Aurora Fashions announced its move to outsource all its IT.
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January 13, 2011
13
Jan'11
‘Pupils need better IT teaching, not more technology,’ say industry experts
Industry bodies have hit out against an outdated IT curriculum and unenthusiastic teaching staff
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January 13, 2011
13
Jan'11
FDM seek 1000 graduates for training scheme
IT services provider FDM is recruiting 1000 graduates for its training scheme in 2011.
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January 05, 2011
05
Jan'11
BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry
David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year.
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January 04, 2011
04
Jan'11
2010 review: Top 10 IT skills and careers stories
In Computer Weekly's review of the best of the IT year in 2010, here we look back on the top 10 IT skills stories of the year.
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January 04, 2011
04
Jan'11
BCS’ CEO David Clarke awarded an MBE
David Clarke, CEO of BCS, the chartered institute for IT, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for services to the industry.
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December 20, 2010
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Dec'10
FireControl project could be axed before Christmas
The government's controversial FireControl project could be flagged for review today. The Fire Brigade's Union (FBU) said it was expecting an announcement from fire minister Bob Neil later today, in which it hopes the project designed to reduce the ...
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May 10, 2009
10
May'09
Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tell their story
Rebecca Thomson reports on claims that the Post Office has failed to recognise a potential IT problem.
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April 15, 2009
15
Apr'09
UBS to cut thousands of jobs
Swiss bank UBS will cut about 10,000 jobs to save up to £2.3bn by the end of next year with more highly skilled IT workers to flood onto a finance sector...
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December 08, 2008
08
Dec'08
Tens of thousands of IT jobs at risk in global finance sector
The investment banking industry will see thousands of job cuts as mergers are completed and companies prepare for a slowdown in business.
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November 28, 2008
28
Nov'08
Three Peaks Challenge 2009
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November 16, 2007
16
Nov'07
Redundancy tracker
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October 14, 2007
14
Oct'07
VMware takes on data migration
VMware supports migrating data between disc arrays with Storage VMotion, changing the equation between server and storage virtualisation devices.
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August 28, 2007
28
Aug'07
Unified communications slow to change U.S. work culture
Unified communications implementation is still high, but many enterprises have yet to allow users all its advantages.
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August 06, 2007
06
Aug'07
NetApp revenues fall $61M short of forecast
NetApp announces that its revenues are down 15% from last quarter, blaming a continued decline in data storage spending.
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July 09, 2007
09
Jul'07
Unified messaging system updates company's voicemail
Installing a new unified messaging system helped one company in its daily struggles with an outdated voicemail system.
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March 26, 2007
26
Mar'07
What are some of the hidden costs of managing unstructured data?
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January 10, 2007
10
Jan'07
Colonial Williamsburg virtualizes with Acopia
The living history museum is designed to show customers the 18th century, but behind the scenes, the business is implementing tiered storage using 21st-century file virtualization.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 6
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 3
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 7
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 4
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 5
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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November 07, 2006
07
Nov'06
Big pay for storage jobs, page 2
Find out what other storage professionals are being paid in this year's salary survey.
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October 25, 2006
25
Oct'06
EMC shuffles channel deck
EMC announced on its earnings call earlier this month that it would be cutting management jobs as part of a round of 1,250 layoffs, and it looks like at least a couple of those positions have already gone from the channel group.
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October 03, 2006
03
Oct'06
Alliance and Leicester to overhaul core systems
Alliance & Leicester has announced plans replace many of its core banking systems with Accenture’s Alnova Financial Solutions banking platform under a three-year IT-led business transformation programme.
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September 05, 2006
05
Sep'06
VoIP outsourcing: Save money and gain flexibility
VoIP outsourcing is the way to go for organisations looking to deploy voice services quickly and flexibly without a major investment in skills and upkeep.
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August 30, 2006
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Aug'06
VoIP outsourcing: Save money while gaining flexibility
VoIP outsourcing is the way to go for firms looking to deploy voice services quickly and flexibly without a major investment in skills and upkeep.
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July 10, 2006
10
Jul'06
Skills fears as number of IT students plummets
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March 28, 2006
28
Mar'06
Outsourced way to hire contract staff
IT services company FDM has launched a "straight through" recruitment service to help IT departments in the finance sector recruit contract staff.
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November 14, 2005
14
Nov'05
Demand for development skills soars as firms seek business edge
Computer Weekly salary survey shows IT departments eager to secure skills for the future.
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August 23, 2005
23
Aug'05
HP sales boost as restructuring costs
HP reported a 10% increase in sales for the third quarter, and said it would spend $900m (£530m) on redundancy costs in the final quarter.
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July 27, 2005
27
Jul'05
Combining technology and social engineering: Hacking behind bars
In this excerpt from Chapter 11 of "The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security," authors Kevin Mitnick and William L. Simon begin a story that shows how social engineering can be used with technology.
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July 25, 2005
25
Jul'05
HP attempts to reassures anxious customers on impact of job losses
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March 24, 2005
24
Mar'05
Atos wins DWP deal extension
The Department for Work and Pensions has renewed a contract with IT services company Atos Origin to deliver medical advice and...
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October 08, 2004
08
Oct'04
First integrated children's system goes live
The first web-based system to help councils meet new legal requirements for information sharing among teachers, social workers...