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Dell: IT industry slow to action over recycling
News Ahead of impending EU legislation that will force manufacturers and customers alike to take more responsibility for IT waste -- the industry has begun to wake up to the whole recycling issue. Do you think the IT industry has been a bit short...
[September 28, 2004, 11:30]
Ballmer: IT industry has great future
Talkback Yes, the IT industry has a great future, but without Microsoft. That one company has done more to hold back development and growth than any other single factor.
[June 7, 2005, 18:43]
IT industry 'still failing' to retain women
News The UK has a problem retaining women in IT, according to Patricia Hewitt, secretary of state for trade and industry and minister for women. This is bad news for women who are finding themselves in a declining proportion in a modern industry," said...
[January 22, 2003, 17:25]
IT industry's 'macho culture' drives women away
News Long hours and a macho culture are driving women out of the IT profession, according to research from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and IT trade body Intellect. The Women in IT industry research was commissioned on the back of figures...
[September 12, 2005, 9:15]
IT industry urged to help hit carbon targets
News And the IT industry will need to start helping businesses meet their carbon targets, according to panellists at a green computing forum. Whitehead added: "The IT industry will need to change from power hungry to green hungry in a short period of time.
[October 15, 2007, 9:35]
IT industry: Unwilling to recruit women?
News In a survey of 100 female IT professionals by IT training company The Training Camp, 67 percent said it's more difficult to even get into the industry as a woman than to gain subsequent promotions once they have secured a tech job.
[June 14, 2007, 8:56]
IT industry as environmentally evil as airlines
Blog The airline industry is the worst culprit when it comes to carbon emissions right? Wrong, according to a survey by analyst Gartner, the IT industry is just as bad - responsible for two percent of global emissions.
[April 26, 2007, 15:59]
IT industry split over data-breach penalties
News The IT industry is divided over whether new laws are needed to make the reckless loss of personal information by public and private sector organisations a criminal offence. But the report is splitting opinion among senior figures in the IT industry...
[January 7, 2008, 8:10]
'IT industry is ageist' says Intel chairman
News Intel's chairman has criticised the IT industry for being ageist when it comes to recruitment and urged older IT professionals to combat this bias by retraining. Speaking at roundtable event in conjunction with Age Concern, Intel's 66-year-old...
[March 9, 2006, 16:35]
Ballmer: IT industry has great future
News I guarantee that the impact of the IT industry will be (greater) in the next 10 years than over the last 10. There has never been a more interesting time to be in the information technology industry than right now," Ballmer said, in an attempt to...
[June 7, 2005, 10:35]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
News Nick Coleman, the interim chief executive of the Institute, who is also IBM's head of security, told ZDNet UK that the goal of the institute is to "professionalise the industry" and ensure IT security officers reach a certain standard.
[January 16, 2006, 9:15]
Industry experts offer tips for IT job hunters
News So what tips do industry experts have for job hunters this January? If a job seeker finds his or her industry has been hit hard, then reinventing your career by focusing on one's skills and passion is an important step to find a new career path.
[January 14, 2009, 11:14]
IT industry: Data retention mess needs fixing
News Most government regulation of the storage of sensitive customer information is "based on ignorance", and is largely irrelevant at best and harmful at worst, according IT industry association Eurim. Virgo added that IT departments are under an...
[October 20, 2006, 12:50]
IT industry's 'macho culture' drives women away
Talkback To shine in this industry takes a real investment in personal time, especially at the lower levels where excelling at your job means living, eating and breathing the code you're developing or the technology you're supporting.
[September 12, 2005, 12:59]
'IT industry is ageist' says Intel chairman
Talkback The UK IT industry has deeply entrenched ageism which is self-defeating. I took an early retirement deal in 2000 after 30 years in a UK University IT position. In spite of having a considerable skillset, it took me some months to find another job.
[September 23, 2006, 8:16]
CeBIT 2006: IT industry turns to Europe
News The IT industry will gather in the German city of Hanover this week to launch the very latest products, unveil corporate strategies and debate the future of technology at the giant CeBIT trade show. The area devoted to the mobile industry has...
[March 6, 2006, 12:40]
IT industry's 'macho culture' drives women away
Talkback I have struggled in a male dominated industry, GCSE Computer Studies classes at the level I was were all male. I went for an interview last Wednesday as an IT Support Team Leader. I have 6 years experience in a similar role and have over 10 years...
[September 12, 2005, 17:46]
Recovery polarises IT industry
News The computer industry appears to be splitting into a market of haves and have-nots amid signs of recovery, with the strongest companies poised to reap the earliest rewards at the expense of weaker rivals.
[July 14, 2003, 11:38]
ID theft: The next IT industry boom?
News The theft of digital identities will become an industry. It has to do with credit card fraud now, but as e-business grows and spreads it will grow with it. It depends on how digital certificate technology is implemented," he said.
[June 13, 2002, 8:52]
So the IT industry is blameless?
Talkback Surely it is a self-sustaining problem - the IT industry is male dominated, which puts of women from applying, which means the industry continues to be male dominated. Roberto - you seem to be saying that the reason that that there aren't enough...
[September 27, 2007, 17:28]
