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IT's role in the clean-energy debate
News However, Parker says the creation of viable alternative energy sources as well as a thorough cleansing of the existing energy system will require a lot of IT, especially skills in software and embedded electronics.
[November 10, 2004, 10:43]
BT woos female telecoms engineers
News The job is full of challenges — working in field service fully utilises your people and problem-solving skills and this is why I find it so rewarding. The work is obviously technical, but full training is provided in your first weeks on the job.
[June 27, 2006, 12:10]
Demand for IT staff is highest since 2001
News During 2007, hot skills that were increasingly listed as requirements in permanent-job adverts included expertise in the programming language C#, SQL Server and Tibco products. The REC predicts systems administrators and technical sales support...
[January 9, 2008, 7:41]
Councillors told: Sharpen up IT skills
News Socitm highlights several benefits for councillors improving their IT skills, including the ability to better manage their time, keep in touch with local issues and engage with local people. Greenwood said improved technical knowledge would lead to...
[March 12, 2007, 9:28]
Interviewing with a contracting agency: Do's and Don'ts
News Your IPC skills You are David or Debbie, the Dashing Developer, and I am Wade the Technical Recruiter. So you've done your homework and settled on a couple of agencies to help you find contract work. You've made your initial contact, and your...
[May 24, 2002, 15:32]
The Big Blue boom: Betting on services
News Since then, IBM has gained business consulting skills with the acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers' consulting business and entered the growing market for managing clients' less technical tasks, such as equipment purchases and customer service.
[June 15, 2004, 12:30]
Linux skills in short supply
News The full results of silicon.com's fifth annual skills survey are out. In a survey of skills types in short supply, Linux is the only one to have seen any growth over the past year. And now on to the specific skills needed in your organisation.
[March 28, 2003, 10:45]
Open source gets training boost
News The Diploma in open source IT applications seeks to develop skills in OpenOffice, mySQL and PHP, among others. And a high-level technical course aimed at IT professionals has been launched by the University of London's Birkbeck College.
[October 30, 2006, 17:34]
Government aims to pull women into tech jobs
News One of campaign stars, senior lighting technician Clare O'Donoghue, stressed the importance of computer skills. Taking science and maths at school gave me the confidence to deal with the technical side.
[November 19, 1998, 12:41]
There's a new set of IT priorities on the block
Leader Although finding ways to save money was a theme that ran through many of the debates, it was clear that the discussion has now moved on from basic damage control and budget management to more creative and interesting ways of maximising the...
[September 29, 2004, 13:40]
Skills assessment tools to help identify and fill gaps
News TechRepublic columnist Mike Sisco believes that many IT managers miss the boat when it comes to employee development because they don't know the skills possessed by their employees and have no plan to fill in skills gaps.
[May 2, 2002, 16:48]
IT pros 'must build their business knowledge'
News The survey, conducted by Management Today, found twenty-two percent of non-IT managers said that IT managers should concentrate on building business skills and 20 percent said that IT managers should give more priority to improving communications...
[November 23, 2006, 11:15]
Download this all-in-one Cisco certification guide
News This valuable resource details the skills that are needed for each certification, exam preparation options, and basic information about the required exams. We offer in-depth technical articles written for IT professionals by IT professionals.
[February 26, 2003, 9:33]
Microsoft: Best of breed doesn't work
News Taking a sideswipe at his adversary, Hutson added, "I'm sure IBM has excellent consulting skills to do that. Building infrastructures based on best of breed concepts does not work, according to Microsoft's group manager in Europe for .Net technical...
[March 4, 2002, 16:34]
RentACoder: eBay for contractors?
News To receive work through RentACoder, you must complete a short registration process, during which you'll have a chance to create an online CV of sorts, detailing your skills and experience. As of this writing, there are 482 open jobs on RentACoder...
[October 8, 2002, 10:09]
Vulnerability auctions compromising security
News Motivated by financial gain, hackers are honing their skills and becoming more ambitious, targeting the growing numbers of Internet users and stealing personal details and financial information, as well as compromising intellectual property," said...
[July 19, 2006, 16:35]
Tech workforce shrinks due to offshoring
News But rather than fight this trend the analysts urge companies to focus on business-centric IT skills which will be critical to the success of both the IT sector and the wider UK economy. He said there is "no point" trying to fight the decline in...
[September 5, 2006, 9:40]
Happy birthday, Stack Overflow!
Blog You need that obsession with focus to turn those skills into true magic - something that Steve Jobs understands even better than how to wear a black poloneck. Stack Overflow has the inestimable advantage that the people running it are their own...
[August 2, 2009, 18:25]
Security officers must change or die
News Companies who have not already implemented formalised risk-management organisations should establish an information security officer position and hire someone with good communications skills and understanding of the companies business, according...
[September 19, 2005, 16:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog But while most families with sons can rely on the youth to pick up the skills necessary to program the VCR and delouse the PC, the evidence strongly suggests that the Royal Sony will be flashing 12:00 for some time to come.
[April 15, 2005, 19:30]
