H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment
ZDNet Government — October 9th, 2008 H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment Posted by Richard Koman @ October 9, 2008 @ 10:52 AM Categories: Homeland security Tags: Visa , Loophole , Worker , Fraud , H-1B , Human Resources , Labor Relations , Richard Koman Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That’s the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part ...

The candidates on tech
ZDNet Government — October 13th, 2008 The candidates on tech Posted by Richard Koman @ October 13, 2008 @ 10:39 AM Categories: Elections Tags: Industry , Broadband , John McCain , Net Neutrality , Spectrum , Obama , H-1B , Telecommunications , Human Resources , Labor Relations Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues – broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum – although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and ...

No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffs
Between the Lines — October 20th, 2008 No surprise. Yahoo expected to announce layoffs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:30 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo Tags: Layoff , Yahoo! Inc. , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Word leaked out over the weekend that Yahoo is planning layoffs when it reports quarterly earnings on Tuesday afternoon. The exact number of jobs affected is unknown, thought sources told the San Jose Mercury ...

DHS takes over flight lists from airports
ZDNet Government — October 23rd, 2008 DHS takes over flight lists from airports Posted by Richard Koman @ October 23, 2008 @ 6:36 AM Categories: Homeland security Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Richard Koman , Productivity , Government , Security Another black eye for the privatization of public tasks: The Department of Homeland Security is taking over from the airlines the job of checking airline passenger names against watch ...

Comcast rolls out Ultra service, keeps cut-off ceiling
ZDNet Government — October 23rd, 2008 Comcast rolls out Ultra service, keeps cut-off ceiling Posted by Richard Koman @ October 23, 2008 @ 9:30 AM Categories: Comcast Tags: Comcast Corp. , Speed , Mbps , Performance Management , Cable , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Telecommunications , Personal Technology , Richard Koman So, yesterday, in the lapse of about an hour, I got 1) an email from Comcast flak Charlie Douglas on the rollout of the cable giant’s Extreme and Ultra Internet service to Boston and ...

After the layoffs: Increased workloads stress out those left behind
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 After the layoffs: Increased workloads stress out those left behind Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:13 pm Categories: General , IT Management Tags: Layoff , Workload , Survey , Job Cut , Recruitment & Selection , Marketing Research , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Marketing , Sam Diaz Job cuts are never easy - and finding your name on the layoff list can be traumatic, especially this time of year. There’s no disputing that. But what about the folks ...

Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:39 pm Categories: General , Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Prankster , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Healthcare , Benefits , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Sam Diaz The prankster who posted an amateur citizen’s report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack earlier this month has been identified as a teenager who possibly did not post the ...

SEC examining teen’s motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumor
The Apple Core — October 23rd, 2008 SEC examining teen’s motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumor Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:43 pm Categories: Rumor , Finance , AAPL Tags: Job , SEC , Apple Inc. , Bloomberg L.P. , Attack , Recruitment & Selection , Investment , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Finance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is examining an 18-year-old’s motives after they posted a fake report on CNN’s iReport.com on 3 October 2008 that Apple ...

AMD Announces $150 Radeon HD 4830
Hardware 2.0 — October 24th, 2008 AMD Announces $150 Radeon HD 4830 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:39 am Categories: Gaming , Graphics , Hardware , AMD/ATI Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Radeon , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Card , HD 4830 This week AMD announced the $150 Radeon HD 4830 - get high-end performance on a budget. The HD 4830 is a single-slot card (unlike the 4850 or 4870) runs at 575 MHz, and has a memory clock of ...

Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow?
Hardware 2.0 — October 27th, 2008 Is Ubuntu getting bloated and slow? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 1:24 pm Categories: Linux Tags: Ubuntu , Linux , Performance Management , Open Source , UNIX , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Is bloat causing Ubuntu to become slower with each passing version? One study onto the performance of the open source Linux distro seems to suggest that it does. Phoronix ran a suite of benchmarks on Ubuntu ...

Google is oddly silent about Grand Central
Between the Lines — October 28th, 2008 Google is oddly silent about Grand Central Posted by Sam Diaz @ 7:00 am Categories: General , Google Tags: Google Inc. , Telecommuting , Telecom & Utilities , E-mail , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Online Communications , Sam Diaz Google is being very quiet about Grand Central , the virtual phone service it acquired in July 2007 but hasn’t really done anything with since. In my opinion, Grand Central is already a good service. There are a few ...

Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should ‘just work better’
Between the Lines — October 30th, 2008 Apple rewrote MobileMe; Should ‘just work better’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:26 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Apple , Cloud computing Tags: Performance , Update , Apple Inc. , MobileMe , AppleInsider , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Apple updated a knowledge base article and noted that it basically rewrote MobileMe’s underpinnings in a late September update. The ...

Estonian registrar gets a reprieve
ZDNet Government — October 30th, 2008 Estonian registrar gets a reprieve Posted by Richard Koman @ October 30, 2008 @ 9:08 AM Categories: ICANN Tags: Registrar , ICANN , Litigation , Workforce Management , Business Operations , Human Resources , Richard Koman , Domain Name , Domain Names , Sales Channel Just the traits you want in your domain name registrar. Vladimir Tsastsin, president of EstDomains, an Estonian registrar, was convicted of credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery. So ICANN ...

Friday talking point: A question of hacking ethics
Hardware 2.0 — ... , Human Resources The other day a reader got in touch with me wanting advice on a question of ethics. I have the individual’s permission to post the following so that you can share any thoughts or comments that you might have on the issue. Note : I’ve made a few changes to the text to protect identities. About six months ago a friend of mine was killed in a car accident while away at college. Then about a month ago, completely out of the blue, her parents got in touch with me asking if it would be possible for me to get access to her laptop computer (I guess they both know I’m ...

Election-day technology watches the polls
ZDNet Government — ... , Human Resources I’m in Reno, Nevada, preparing to do some poll watching for the Obama campaign. We went to a training last night where they explained what seems like a convoluted reporting system, but organizers promise it actually works well. Poll watchers basically hang around and wait for the county workers to post lists of who’s voted at regular intervals. Then they call in the voter numbers to an Obama system that records voter numbers and transmits revised information to canvassers, who hit the streets, reminding – and probably irritating – supporters who haven’t voted ...

Dell plots more cost cuts
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2008 Dell plots more cost cuts Posted by Larry Dignan @ 12:27 pm Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Dell Tags: Dell Computer Corp. , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Larry Dignan Dell is planning on additional cost cutting measures including forced time off. According to the Austin American-Statesman , CEO Michael Dell sent a memo outlining more cost cuts. The paper reports: Dell said the company will ...

Who’s working at Apple?
The Apple Core — November 5th, 2008 Who’s working at Apple? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 9:39 am Categories: AAPL Tags: Apple Inc. , Corporate Governance , Recruitment & Selection , Business Operations , Corporate Law , Human Resources , Workforce Management , David Morgenstern , Job , Apple Macintosh Who’s working at Apple?v The number of employees at Apple rose about 50 percent during the past year, according to the company’s 10K report. And a look at Cupertino’s job postings boards ...

Tony Fadell to get $300k consultant salary
The Apple Core — November 5th, 2008 Tony Fadell to get $300k consultant salary Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 12:56 pm Categories: AAPL Tags: Apple Inc. , Salary , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady Tony Fadell to get $300k consultant salary My colleague David Morgenstern today noted that the number of employees at Apple rose about 50 percent during the past year, according to the company’s 10K report setteB.IT ( English translation ) also points out some other items of interest from the ...

Who will be the nation’s CTO?
ZDNet Government — November 6th, 2008 Who will be the nation’s CTO? Posted by Richard Koman @ November 6, 2008 @ 10:04 AM Categories: Energy , Obama Tags: Job , Chief Technology Officer , Government , Recruitment & Selection , Web 2.0 , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Internet , Richard Koman [image] John Doerr (left) and John Heilemann at Web 2.0 At the Web 2.0 conference, Kleiner-Perkins VC John Doerr recommended Sun cofounder Bill Joy or tech gadfly Danny Hillis for the position of ...

WhiteHouse.gov will never be the same
ZDNet Government — November 7th, 2008 WhiteHouse.gov will never be the same Posted by Richard Koman @ November 7, 2008 @ 12:47 PM Categories: Web , Obama Tags: Richard Koman , Connected Corp. , Workforce Management , Channel Management , Human Resources , Marketing , Web , President , YouTube Inc. , Corporate Communications [image] The Obama family and friends on Election Night, from Flickr As I noted in ‘The Connected President’ , this will be the most Web-centric administration ever. ...

10 candidates who could become Obama’s CTO
Between the Lines — November 10th, 2008 10 candidates who could become Obama’s CTO Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:08 am Categories: Government , Innovation Tags: Candidate , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Jason Hiner , Chief Technology Officer , Padmasree Warrior Warrior , Vint Cerf Cerf , Leadership , Internet During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama used technology to organize, communicate, and raise funds in innovative ways that gave him an advantage ...

Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job
ZDNet Government — November 10th, 2008 Papermaster temporarily blocked from Apple job Posted by Richard Koman @ November 10, 2008 @ 3:14 AM Categories: Courts , Apple Tags: Job , Apple Inc. , IBM Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Management , Richard Koman , Trade Secret From a legal standpoint, the case of Mark Papermaster, who Apple recently hired away from IBM as VP of device hardware engineering, is pretty fascinating. On Friday a ...

Nortel’s rerun: Another purge, another restructuring
Between the Lines — November 10th, 2008 Nortel’s rerun: Another purge, another restructuring Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:52 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Cisco , Telecommunications Tags: Nortel Networks Corp. , Real Estate , Recruitment & Selection , Workforce Management , Payroll Solutions , Business Operations , Human Resources , Larry Dignan Nortel on Monday purged its executive ranks–Chief Marketing Officer Lauren Flaherty, Chief Technology Officer John Roese, ...

Schmidt says no to CTO job
ZDNet Government — November 10th, 2008 Schmidt says no to CTO job Posted by Richard Koman @ November 10, 2008 @ 3:17 PM Categories: Energy , Obama Tags: Job , Google Inc. , Eric Schmidt , CTO , Schmidt , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Richard Koman schmidt3.jpg Photo by WorldWidePhotography Fresh from his stint on Barack Obama’s economic transition team, Google CEO Eric Schmidt made an appearance on Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money” , where he put to ...

Yahoo tests new front door interface
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 Yahoo tests new front door interface Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:55 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Yahoo is testing out its latest front page interface that will allow applications to run separately, accelerate performance and allow code to be portable. The effort built on the Yahoo User Interface 3.0 (YUI 3.0) is interesting. The front page is built to be open to developers and users ...

Tech workforce pinched by economy, feeling like 2003
Between the Lines — November 14th, 2008 Tech workforce pinched by economy, feeling like 2003 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:56 pm Categories: General , Economy Tags: Job , Technology Sector , Industry , Job Cut , Workforce , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz That economic doom-and-gloom has finally hit the tech sector and it looks like job cuts in the electronics, telecom and computer industries could be flirting with numbers they haven’t seen in years. job ...

Tech czar job: CTO or CIO?
ZDNet Government — November 17th, 2008 Tech czar job: CTO or CIO? Posted by Richard Koman @ November 17, 2008 @ 9:01 AM Categories: Obama Tags: Job , CIO , CTO , Information Technology , Government , Recruitment & Selection , Vertical Industries , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Enterprise Software Is the national “chief technology officer” job promised by Obama going to be more of CTO or CIO job? The consensus seems to be leading towards the latter. The Washington Post quotes ...

Expensive repairs for Large Hadron Collider
ZDNet Government — November 17th, 2008 Expensive repairs for Large Hadron Collider Posted by Richard Koman @ November 17, 2008 @ 1:02 PM Categories: International , Science Tags: CERN , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Richard Koman [image] So this Large Hadron Collider thing is a pretty sensitive piece of equipment. An electrical failure shut the great atom smasher down in September after only a few days on the job. It was supposed to be brought back online this month, but now, the BBC ...

SAP Trimming Head Count, “Can’t Rule Out” Layoffs
Between the Lines — November 18th, 2008 SAP Trimming Head Count, “Can’t Rule Out” Layoffs Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 10:10 am Categories: General , SAP , Business Intelligence , ERP , Economy Tags: Layoff , SAP AG , Mergers & Acquisitions , Workforce Management , Corporate Law , Investment , Finance , Human Resources , Business Operations , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Since the world’s economic crisis began in September, SAP AG has adopted a “ we do not hire, ...

Corporate holiday parties: Is there reason to celebrate?
Between the Lines — November 21st, 2008 Corporate holiday parties: Is there reason to celebrate? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:06 am Categories: General Tags: Holiday Party , Recruitment & Selection , Sales Strategy , XML , Food & Beverage , Financial Accounting , Investment , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sales In the midst of job cuts, slower sales and declining stock prices, it’s hard for the corporate world to put on a smile and celebrate with a holiday party this season. ...

Would you ‘Kumo’ it?
All about Microsoft — November 23rd, 2008 Would you ‘Kumo’ it? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 4:54 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Code names , Search , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Live Search , Microsoft Corp. , LiveSide.Net Folk , Mergers & Acquisitions , Workforce Management , Corporate Law , Search , Investment , Finance , Human Resources A few months back, I noted Microsoft had been exploring some new possibilities for rebranding its search engine — among them, Kumo. ...

NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost
Hardware 2.0 — November 25th, 2008 NVIDIA GeForce Release 180 drivers give GPU a performance boost Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:22 am Categories: Gaming , Graphics , NVIDIA Tags: Performance , Nvidia GeForce , NVidia Corp. , Graphics , GPU , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Today I downloaded and installed NVIDIA’s latest GeForce Release 180 drivers (180.48) for my GTX 260 and GTX 280 systems and I’m seeing a dramatic and noticeable ...

Is your employer doing enough to prevent you from being the next Julie Amero?
Hardware 2.0 — December 2nd, 2008 Is your employer doing enough to prevent you from being the next Julie Amero? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:20 pm Categories: Thoughts , Security Tags: Software , Security , Workplace , Information Technology , Julie Amero , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Management If you work with computers (especially around children, but I don’t think that not working around children makes you immune to what ...

AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending
Between the Lines — December 4th, 2008 AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:13 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Wired & Wireless , Telecommunications , AT&T Tags: Job , AT Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Telephony , Wi-Fi , Telecommunications , Broadband Internet , Wireless , Human Resources , Workforce Management AT&T said Thursday that it will cut about 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of ...

Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo
The Apple Core — December 4th, 2008 Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:27 am Categories: Macworld Expo , Adobe , Finance , Layoffs , Economy Tags: Adobe Systems Inc. , Macworld , Workforce Management , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Finance , Jason D. O'Grady Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Adobe Systems, Inc. announced yesterday in a statement that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, ...

Say hello to the $99 iPhone
The Apple Core — December 4th, 2008 Say hello to the $99 iPhone Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:12 am Categories: Rumor , Retail , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , Workforce Management , Training And Certification , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Boy Genius Report first reported in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Walmart and notes that employees are already receiving activation training on the iPhone. Today, BGR claims that Apple may re-launch the discontinued ...

Opera 10.0 alpha 1 is impressive, but does it stand a chance against Firefox?
Hardware 2.0 — December 4th, 2008 Opera 10.0 alpha 1 is impressive, but does it stand a chance against Firefox? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:10 pm Categories: Thoughts , On the test bench Tags: Opera Software , Mozilla Firefox , Performance , Web Browsers , Performance Management , Internet , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes I’ve just spent a few hours taking Opera 10.0 alpha 1 for a spin around the Interwebs, and I have to say that for an alpha build, it feels nice ...

Next up for layoffs: Real
Between the Lines — December 4th, 2008 Next up for layoffs: Real Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:37 pm Categories: General , Real Networks Tags: Layoff , Severance Package , RealNetworks Inc. , Health Care , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Vertical Industries , Human Resources , Enterprise Software , Software Real Networks said today that it informed 130 employees, or 7.5 percent of its worldwide workforce, that their positions would be eliminated at the end of year.  In a post ...

Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines
Between the Lines — December 5th, 2008 Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:17 am Categories: General , IT Management , Economy Tags: Job , Information Technology , Industry , Consulting , Unemployment , Recruitment & Selection , Outsourcing , Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management The U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, but computer system designers and technology consultants are holding their own. According to ...

After the wake-up call: time to focus on our young talent
Between the Lines — December 6th, 2008 After the wake-up call: time to focus on our young talent Posted by Phil Fersht @ 6:22 am Categories: General , Outsourcing , Education , Offshore outsourcing , Innovation , Credit crisis , Economy Tags: Expectation , Talent , Recession , Professional Development , Workforce Management , Career , Human Resources , Phil Fersht Wake-up-call As painful as this current economic climate is, we really need to start looking ahead to the ...

Obama: “It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption”
Between the Lines — December 6th, 2008 Obama: “It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption” Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:50 pm Categories: General , Government , Broadband , Economy Tags: U.S. , Job , Broadband , Broadband Internet , Network Technology , Telecommunications , Recruitment & Selection , Networking , Human Resources , Workforce Management The 21st Century Tech President said Saturday morning that the U.S. will ...

Survey: Google takes prize as IT dream job (with Microsoft, Cisco close behind)
Between the Lines — ... , Human Resources A third of you view a stint at Google as the Holy Grail, you’re more likely to gripe about your job to your friend rather than your boss and half of you wouldn’t recommend your current employer as a great place to work. Those are some of the findings from a survey conducted by CBS Interactive’s Business Network (ZDNet, TechRepublic and BNET). We interviewed 2,091 technology and business professionals to get a read on job satisfaction. Here are a few highlights of the survey ( ...

The Green Enterprise: Autodesk
Between the Lines — December 9th, 2008 The Green Enterprise: Autodesk Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:00 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Green Tech , Innovation Tags: Autodesk Inc. , Productivity , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Autodesk tools aim to help designers conceptualize projects on a computer before starting the costly (and energy-intense) production process. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes a tour of Autodesk’s new design gallery in San Francisco, ...

Could Snow Leopard leave Windows 7 eating it’s dust?
Hardware 2.0 — December 9th, 2008 Could Snow Leopard leave Windows 7 eating it’s dust? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 12:46 pm Categories: Apple , Microsoft , Graphics , Hardware Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , NVidia Corp. , Apple Inc. , Microsoft Windows , GPU , OpenCL , Benefits , Human Resources , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Today has been an interesting day for those interested in GPGPU (General Purpose computing on the GPU), and Apple’s support for this technology could mean that the next ...

Yahoo’s leaky layoffs: Blow by blow
Between the Lines — December 10th, 2008 Yahoo’s leaky layoffs: Blow by blow Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:17 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Layoff , Yahoo! Inc. , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Larry Dignan As most of the free world knows Yahoo layoffs begin today and they will happen live due to the number of employees involved, Twitter and tips that are filtering through numerous blogs. On the one hand Yahoo’s layoffs are newsworthy, but is the company’s restructuring all that different than any other ...

Intel: We’re on track for 32 nanometer manufacturing
Between the Lines — December 10th, 2008 Intel: We’re on track for 32 nanometer manufacturing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:34 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , AMD , Intel Tags: Transistor , Intel Corp. , Chip , Semiconductors , Manufacturing , Performance Management , Hardware , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Intel said Wednesday that it has completed the development phase of its next manufacturing process that will shrink chip circuits to 32 ...

Microsoft hires digital-identity/open-source maven Dick Hardt
All about Microsoft — December 10th, 2008 Microsoft hires digital-identity/open-source maven Dick Hardt Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:40 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Security , Open source Tags: Hiring , Programming Language , Microsoft Corp. , Identity Management , Hardt , Recruitment & Selection , Authentication/Encryption , Programming Languages , Open Source , Human Resources Microsoft’s hiring slowdown hasn’t translated to a complete hiring freeze. Among the newest ...

Yang: Layoffs ‘very hard,’ ‘very necessary’
Between the Lines — December 10th, 2008 Yang: Layoffs ‘very hard,’ ‘very necessary’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 12:47 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Search , Yahoo Tags: Jerry Yang , Layoff , Yahoo! Inc. , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Larry Dignan Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang on Wednesday confirmed the company’s layoffs in the U.S. were underway and said the restructuring was “ very hard, but they are also very necessary .” Yahoo’s job cuts, reportedly 1,500 or so, are essentially being ...

NPR announces layoffs, cutbacks; First large reduction in 25 years.
Between the Lines — December 10th, 2008 NPR announces layoffs, cutbacks; First large reduction in 25 years. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:36 pm Categories: General , Economy Tags: Layoff , NPR , Post , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Sam Diaz National Public Radio said today that it is being forced to do something it hasn’t had to do in 25 years: hand out layoff notices. According to a Washington Post report , NPR will let go 64 of its 889 employees, or 7 percent of its workforce, to close a $23 million shortfall. It will also ...

Apple fallout continues: Paris expo cancelled
Between the Lines — December 17th, 2008 Apple fallout continues: Paris expo cancelled Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:28 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Paris , Apple Inc. , Apple Expo Paris 2009 , Workforce Management , Leadership , Human Resources , Management , Sam Diaz Apple Expo Paris 2009 has been cancelled , according to Macworld.com. The news comes one day after Apple announced that 2009 would be its last year at Macworld San Francisco and that Steve Jobs would not take the stage to deliver the keynote. ...

Shill Filler: How Apple killed Macworld Expo
The Apple Core — December 18th, 2008 Shill Filler: How Apple killed Macworld Expo Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:32 am Categories: Macworld Expo , Steve Jobs Tags: Apple Inc. , Macworld Expo , Recruitment & Selection , Desktops , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady We spent almost an hour on last night’s taping of the PowerPage Podcast ( Episode 99 ) talking about Apple’s unceremonial abandonment of Macworld Expo. Everyone agreed that the timing was ...

Apple’s Jobs being treated for ‘hormone imbalance’; Will remain at helm
Between the Lines — January 5th, 2009 Apple’s Jobs being treated for ‘hormone imbalance’; Will remain at helm Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:49 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Job , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Corporate Governance , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Business Operations Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday in an open letter that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance that is causing his weight loss. In his letter, Jobs clarified his health ...

Jobs releases statement about his health
The Apple Core — January 5th, 2009 Jobs releases statement about his health Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:46 am Categories: Macworld Expo , Steve Jobs Tags: Job , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady Apple released the following statement from CEO Steve Jobs to address the persistent rumors that his health is failing due to his visible weight loss over the last year. Dear Apple Community, ...

It takes a lot to dismantle an Empire
All about Microsoft — January 5th, 2009 It takes a lot to dismantle an Empire Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 2:18 pm Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Mary Jo Foley Despite lots of wishful thinking by Microsoft haters, Microsoft won’t be destroyed in a day. When I read analysts, customers, bloggers, partners and others prematurely dancing on Microsoft’s grave because of a loss of a half percent of market share here or a customer loss there, I want to remind them that there is a long legacy  — and lots of ...

Forget the MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama’s CTO? No.
Between the Lines — ... the MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama’s CTO? No. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 3:03 pm Categories: General , Government , Apple , Google , Broadband , Innovation , Net neutrality , E-commerce , Economy Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Eric Schmidt , CTO , Macworld , Obama , Internet , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources So Mike Contaxis at MacSoda had the “real reason” why Steve Jobs was ...

White House email II: Gewirtz responds
ZDNet Government — January 7th, 2009 White House email II: Gewirtz responds Posted by Richard Koman @ January 7, 2009 @ 2:57 PM Categories: Obama Tags: White House , David , E-mail , Productivity , Workforce Management , Online Communications , Human Resources , Richard Koman [image] David Gewirtz of Zatz Publishing responded to my earlier post on his call to treat White House computers like a crime scene, asking for some corrections, which I gladly made. I won’t post the debate over those issues, but he also brought ...

More layoffs: Seagate cuts 6 percent; Oracle cuts hundreds, not thousands
Between the Lines — January 14th, 2009 More layoffs: Seagate cuts 6 percent; Oracle cuts hundreds, not thousands Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:09 pm Categories: General , Oracle , Economy , Seagate , Layoffs Tags: Layoff , Oracle Corp. , Seagate Technology LLC , Workforce Management , Sales Strategy , Recruitment & Selection , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Sales , Sam Diaz It’s only been a couple of days since Seagate Technology replaced its CEO and now, as ...

Breaking: Steve Jobs stepping down; stock halted
The Apple Core — January 14th, 2009 Breaking: Steve Jobs stepping down; stock halted Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 1:51 pm Categories: Steve Jobs Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Workforce Management , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources , Enterprise Software , Software , Jason D. O'Grady steve-jobs-hand-on-chin.jpg This was just posted on Silicon Valley Insider : Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs will take a medical week (sic?) of absence until the end of June.  Apple COO Tim Cook ...

Steve Jobs takes “medical leave of absence”
Hardware 2.0 — ... , Human Resources Steve Jobs takes a “medical leave of absence” from his position as CEO of Apple until June. Here’s a copy of the letter he sent to Apple employees: Team, I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought. In order to take myself out of the ...

Will govt throw bucks at health IT without understanding the goals?
ZDNet Government — ... , Human Resources When he testifies to Congress tomorrow about the Obama Administration’s proposed health-records digitization plan, Microsoft’s Peter Neupert plans to emphasize focusing on “outcomes” not spending – even though Microsoft stands to realize a big chunk of the $50 billion being considered. Neupert, former CEO of drugstore.com, ...

Google lays off recruiters
Between the Lines — January 14th, 2009 Google lays off recruiters Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:42 pm Categories: General , Web Technology , Google , Search , Economy Tags: Google Inc. , Recruiting , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan Google confirmed that it has been cutting contractors and now it’s paring back its army of recruiters. In a blog post , Google said it “is still hiring at a reduced rate.” The company’s first step was to wind down ...

Off-topic: Jobs takes six-month health break
ZDNet Government — January 15th, 2009 Off-topic: Jobs takes six-month health break Posted by Richard Koman @ January 15, 2009 @ 6:02 AM Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Richard Koman [image] Can’t help taking note that Steve Jobs announced he is taking a six-month leave as his health problems are “more complex” than originally thought. This just a week after he said his problems were ...

Do dismal fourth-quarter PC sales mean Microsoft layoffs more likely?
All about Microsoft — January 15th, 2009 Do dismal fourth-quarter PC sales mean Microsoft layoffs more likely? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:41 am Categories: Windows client , Corporate strategy , Apple , Channel , System builders , OEMs , Resellers Tags: Layoff , PC , Microsoft Corp. , Workforce Management , Sales Strategy , Human Resources , Sales , Mary Jo Foley The Wall Street Journal is reporting that holiday PC sales were dismal and Microsoft is “exploring” ...

Lyons: CNBC “played and punked” by Apple spin machine
The Apple Core — January 15th, 2009 Lyons: CNBC “played and punked” by Apple spin machine Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:11 am Categories: Opinion , Steve Jobs Tags: CNBC , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady This interview of Newsweek’s Dan Lyons on CNBC is definitely worth a watch. In in Lyon’s claims that CNBC’s Silicon Valley Bureau Chief Jim Goldman was “played and punked” by the Apple spin machine on the ...

AMD announces layoffs, salary cuts
Between the Lines — ... , Human Resources Silicon Valley chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices will eliminate 1,100 jobs - roughly 9 percent of its workforce - in the first quarter, ...

Jobs considering liver transplant. Wants to be left alone
Between the Lines — January 16th, 2009 Jobs considering liver transplant. Wants to be left alone Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:02 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Steve Jobs is reportedly considering a liver transplant, a medical procedure that could increases of survival after complications from his treatment for pancreatic cancer have surfaced, according to Bloomberg . After ...

Brighter news: Sully is Facebook’s latest hero.
Between the Lines — January 16th, 2009 Brighter news: Sully is Facebook’s latest hero. Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:43 pm Categories: General , Facebook Tags: Facebook , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Just when things seem their worst - layoffs, foreclosures, bankruptcies - along comes a hero for people to rally around. Where better to do that than Facebook. Capt. C.B. Sullenberger - or just “Sully” - is America’s latest hero, the pilot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 who safely put down an Airbus A320 into the icy waters of the Hudson ...

HP’s Hurd brings in $42.5 million; 4 other top execs top $20 million
Between the Lines — January 21st, 2009 HP’s Hurd brings in $42.5 million; 4 other top execs top $20 million Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:14 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Compensation , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Mark Hurd , Benefits , Human Resources , Larry Dignan HP CEO Mark Hurd’s total compensation for 2009 totaled $42.5 million. According to an HP’s proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Hurd had $1.45 million in salary, a bonus of $5.34 million and various stock awards ...

Another Microsoft Corporate VP leaves the nest
All about Microsoft — January 21st, 2009 Another Microsoft Corporate VP leaves the nest Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:40 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Workforce Management , Vertical Industries , Government , Benefits , Healthcare , Marketing Research , Human Resources , Enterprise Software , Software I missed this: Gerri Elliott, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of its Worldwide Public Sector business, is out. Elliott, according to her bio on Microsoft’s Web site, which was updated ...

Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft
Between the Lines — January 21st, 2009 Wall Street waits for layoffs at Microsoft Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:37 pm Categories: General , Microsoft , Earnings , Economy Tags: Layoff , Analyst , Microsoft Corp. , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Microsoft will likely miss its own earnings target and announce thousands of job cuts this week, according to a Reuters report . The company is scheduled to announce its quarterly results tomorrow. Microsoft is ...

Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs
All about Microsoft — January 22nd, 2009 Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:13 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Job , Microsoft Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Mary Jo Foley The official word is out: Microsoft is going to cut 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months, 1,400 of them today, January 22. From the company’s Q2 earnings release:“ Microsoft will eliminate up to 5,000 jobs in R&D, marketing, sales, finance, legal, HR, and IT over the next 18 months, ...

Ballmer’s memo to employees: ‘Most challenging economic climate we have ever faced’
All about Microsoft — January 22nd, 2009 Ballmer’s memo to employees: ‘Most challenging economic climate we have ever faced’ Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:50 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Job , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Data Centers , Investment , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Storage , Hardware Here’s the memo that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent to all Microsoft employees on January 22, explaining Microsoft’s planned layoffs and ...

RIM’s co-CEOs face record fines in options backdating matter
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 RIM’s co-CEOs face record fines in options backdating matter Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:20 pm Categories: General , Government , Research In Motion , RIM Tags: Stock Option , Research In Motion Ltd. , Backdating , Stock Options , Investment , Benefits , Financial Accounting , Human Resources , Stock Options & Grants , Finance Regulators in Canada may hit RIM’s top two executives with a record penalty as high as C$100 million ...

Google beats for Q4; announces employee stock option exchange
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 Google beats for Q4; announces employee stock option exchange Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:12 pm Categories: General , Google , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Google Inc. , Employee Stock Option , Stock Options & Grants , Stock Options , Operational Accounting , Benefits , Human Resources , Finance , Sam Diaz Search giant Google today reported fourth quarter income of $$5.10 per share on revenue of $5.7 billion, beating Wall Street’s estimates of $4.96 ...

$3b approved for rural broadband
ZDNet Government — January 23rd, 2009 $3b approved for rural broadband Posted by Richard Koman @ January 23, 2009 @ 8:39 AM Categories: Congress , Telecom Tags: Job , Broadband , Recruitment & Selection , Broadband Internet , Network Technology , Telecommunications , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Networking , Richard Koman At least $3 billion is almost certainly headed for broadband build-out for rural and hard-to-serve areas. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to ...

Oh, CRAP. We’re Now Named TARP. Maybe It’s Time To Change. Again.
Between the Lines — ... , Human Resources This company’s mission is to help its clients “profit from interaction” with customers. You’re probably never heard of it. But at about the time the Macintosh was born, it was cited by Business Week for teaching companies how to use toll-free 800 numbers to handle customer complaints. Two years after the Mac was introduced, this company set up Apple’s first 800 number. The company’s name? ...

Tech stimulus: $20b for health care records
ZDNet Government — January 26th, 2009 Tech stimulus: $20b for health care records Posted by Richard Koman @ January 26, 2009 @ 7:32 PM Categories: Budget , Healthcare , White House Tags: Health Care , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Richard Koman That $825 billion stimulus package contains a mere $37 billion for tech in three main areas: $20 billion to computerize medical records, $11 billion to create smarter electrical grids and $6 billion to ...

What goes around comes around
Between the Lines — January 27th, 2009 What goes around comes around Posted by Phil Fersht @ 8:53 am Categories: Credit crisis , Economy Tags: Humility , Friend , Professional Development , Recruitment & Selection , Career , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Phil Fersht Dubbya This credit-crisis-fueled recession is testing us far more deeply than merely everyone shaving a few costs while we ride this sucker out. And while it hurts, a little pain should bring about some positives that go far deeper ...

AOL to layoff 700, consolidate groups
Between the Lines — January 28th, 2009 AOL to layoff 700, consolidate groups Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:36 pm Categories: AOL , Economy , General , Layoffs Tags: Layoff , America Online Inc. , Workforce , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Sam Diaz AOL told its employees today that it will lay off 10 percent of its workforce - roughly 700 people - to help the company work through the recession. The reductions should be complete by ...

Newspapers in peril: NYT ad revs tank, looking to sell Red Sox; Media News forces furloughs
Between the Lines — January 28th, 2009 Newspapers in peril: NYT ad revs tank, looking to sell Red Sox; Media News forces furloughs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:16 pm Categories: Economy , General Tags: Revenue , Layoff , Advertisement , Workforce Management , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Finance , Sam Diaz If you though the newspaper industry was in bad shape in 2008, it doesn’t look like the battered print industry will do any better in 2009. This morning, the New York Times Co. said that total revenues were ...

Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for ‘09
Between the Lines — January 29th, 2009 Report: Tech layoffs skyrocket in 2008; not looking much better for ‘09 Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:45 pm Categories: General Tags: Silicon Valley , Job , Layoff , Industry , Unemployment , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources , Management When the economy started to crumble for the housing, automotive and banking industries last year, there’s was some optimism that Silicon Valley and the tech industry might be able to ...

NEC to cut groupwide workforce by 20,000
ZDNet News - News Page One — ... RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular home / ZDNet News & Blogs / Technology News NEC to cut groupwide workforce by 20,000 Tags: Line Of Business , LCD , NEC Corp. , Workforce , Recruitment & Selection , Workforce Management , Monitors & Displays , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Hardware TalkBack Share Digg Yahoo! Buzz ...

WSJ downgraded; Are layoffs next?
Between the Lines — January 30th, 2009 WSJ downgraded; Are layoffs next? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:50 am Categories: General Tags: Layoff , Wall Street Journal , Rupert Murdoch , News Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Blogging , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Internet , Sam Diaz Is it wrong to keep believing in newspapers? Apparently Wall Street thinks so. And this time, the target is planted straight on the back of News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal. Peter Kafka ...

Mint.com offers close-to-home peek at economy’s impact
Between the Lines — ... , Human Resources There are some forms of number-crunching I hate - which reminds me that it’s time to start gathering up receipts for my tax accountant. And then there are “fun” types of number-crunching. Take, for example, the ...

Panasonic to slash 15,000 jobs, forecasts first loss in 6 years
Between the Lines — February 4th, 2009 Panasonic to slash 15,000 jobs, forecasts first loss in 6 years Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:47 am Categories: General Tags: Job , Panasonic , Loss , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz Panasonic, facing its first loss in six years amid slowing demand for consumer electronics such as TVs, said today that it will slash 15,000 jobs, according to a Bloomberg report . For the year ending March 31, the company forecast a net loss of 380 billion ...

Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That’s Not A Layoff.
Between the Lines — February 4th, 2009 Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That’s Not A Layoff. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 3:02 pm Categories: Cisco , Earnings , Economy , General , Telecommunications Tags: Job , Layoff , Downsizing , Cisco Systems Inc. , Workforce Management , Networking , Human Resources , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld [image] Cisco CEO John Chambers, in pursuing another billion dollars of expense reduction, just said on the networking gear company’s earnings call that the ...

Visual Voicemail missing in some international markets
The Apple Core — February 4th, 2009 Visual Voicemail missing in some international markets Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:18 pm Categories: AT&T , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Cellular Phones , Workforce Management , Telephony , Telecommunications , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Human Resources , Networking , Jason D. O'Grady [image] Interesting article on Telecom TV which discusses the conspicuous absence of Visual Voicemail on international iPhones.…the feature sits on every ...

Forget 2006, let’s go back to ‘96
Between the Lines — February 7th, 2009 Forget 2006, let’s go back to ‘96 Posted by Phil Fersht @ 9:37 am Categories: Credit crisis , Economy Tags: Salary , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Personal Finance , Food & Beverage , Human Resources , Manufacturing , Phil Fersht Like many of you, I have been waking up in the middle of the night wondering what’s going on with the global economies and how the world will look in a few months when we adjust to the new economic reality.  I started thinking about about ...

Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 1 deathmatch
The Apple Core — February 10th, 2009 Kindle 2 vs. Kindle 1 deathmatch Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:01 am Categories: Amazon , Kindle , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Battery , Engineering , Policies And Procedures , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady Fortune’s Philip Elmer-DeWitt compares the specs of Amazon’s Kindle 2 to the Kindle 1 noting that it’s 25% thinner, 20% faster, stores up to 1,500 books, and has 25% better battery life, among other improvements. He also ...

Windows 7 build 7022 leaked
Hardware 2.0 — February 11th, 2009 Windows 7 build 7022 leaked Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 7:55 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Microsoft Windows , Performance Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes A new build of Windows 7 has been leaked, a build that promises better stability and increased performance. The latest build 7022 which is timestamped 090115-1850 (which is in the format YYMMDD-HHMM) is the first 2009 build of ...

EU to extend copyright to 95 years
ZDNet Government — February 12th, 2009 EU to extend copyright to 95 years Posted by Richard Koman @ February 12, 2009 @ 10:35 PM Categories: Copyright Tags: Artist , Benefits , Personal Finance , Payroll Solutions , Human Resources , Richard Koman The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has voted to extend copyright for music recording from 50 to 95 years, Billboard reports . The Times newspaper reports that one of the leading proponents of the move was Sir Cliff Richard, Britain’s answer to Barry Manilow. Sir Cliff ...

SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating
Between the Lines — February 17th, 2009 SEC charges RIM, 4 senior execs with stock option backdating Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 1:29 pm Categories: RIM Tags: Stock Option , Research In Motion Ltd. , Stock , SEC , Backdating , Stock Options , Investment , Human Resources , Benefits , Stock Options & Grants [image] The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged BlackBerry maker Research in Motion , Ltd., and four of its senior executives for stock option backdating. The SEC’s complaint ...

Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay case
ZDNet Government — February 17th, 2009 Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay case Posted by Richard Koman @ February 17, 2009 @ 9:20 PM Categories: Copyright , International Tags: Prosecutor , Benefits , Peer To Peer (P2P) , Human Resources , Internet , Richard Koman [image] Huge win for the Pirate Bay in the Swedish prosecution of the BitTorrent search engine: The prosecutor has dropped one of the major charges against the four men who run the Bay, IT World reports. Prosecutors dropped a charge for aiding in the copying of ...

Software engineer, systems analyst ‘least stressful’ jobs in America
Between the Lines — February 18th, 2009 Software engineer, systems analyst ‘least stressful’ jobs in America Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:56 am Categories: General Tags: Software , Job , Actuary , Analyst , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Andrew Nusca [image] If you’re a software engineer or computer systems analyst, relax — you have one of the least stressful jobs in America. But you were already relaxed, weren’t you? Job search portal CareerCast today announced ...

Top 10 rejected iPhone apps
The Apple Core — February 22nd, 2009 Top 10 rejected iPhone apps Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:21 pm Categories: App Store , iPhone , iPod touch Tags: Apple iPhone , Podcasts , RSS , Workforce Management , Internet , Human Resources , Jason D. O'Grady [image] 10 rejected iPhone apps as assembled by PC World . You’ve probably heard of many of them, but there were a few surprises on the list. Obama Trampoline - Placed politicians on a trampoline. MyShoe - Used the iPhone’s accelerometer for footwear flinging. ...

Apple meets with shareholders, locks out everyone else
Between the Lines — February 25th, 2009 No Twitter blasts from Apple shareholder's meeting? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:24 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Shareholder , Apple iPhone , Job , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Recruitment & Selection , Financial Accounting , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Finance As I type this, Apple is hosting its annual shareholder’s meeting, where one of the topics of discussion is likely focused on the health of CEO Stave Jobs and a succession plan ...

Nortel to cut 3,200 more employees
Between the Lines — February 25th, 2009 Nortel to cut 3,200 more employees Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 12:31 pm Categories: Nortel Tags: Compensation , Nortel Networks Corp. , Benefits , Performance Management , Investment , Financial Services , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Finance , Andrew Nusca [image] Nortel today announced that it intends to reduce its workforce by an additional 3,200 positions worldwide over the next several months, almost doubling the total number of laid off employees ...

Survey: There will be IT jobs this quarter, just not too many
Between the Lines — March 4th, 2009 Survey: There will be IT jobs this quarter, just not too many Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:54 pm Categories: General Tags: Hiring , Job , Staffing , Information Technology , Survey , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Management IT departments across the country likely won’t do much hiring this quarter, but also won’t be making any significant cuts to their staffing levels, according to a survey conducted by Robert ...

Sheriff: Craigslist is "single largest source of prostitution"
Between the Lines — March 5th, 2009 Sheriff: Craigslist is "single largest source of prostitution" Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:51 am Categories: Craigslist , General Tags: Craigslist , Sheriff , Chicago , Gender And Diversity , Monitors & Displays , Human Resources , Hardware , Components , Sam Diaz The Cook County Sheriff in Illinois (that’s Chicago, folks) will stand in front of a podium in just a few minutes to announce a lawsuit against online classified site Craigslist, calling it “the single ...

To Serve And Protect The City's Finest, From ID Theft
Between the Lines — March 5th, 2009 To Serve And Protect The City's Finest, From ID Theft Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 10:46 am Categories: Business Intelligence , Legal , Privacy , Security , Storage Tags: Pension Fund , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Identity Theft , Human Resources , Security , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld [image] In any locale, a municipality’s police force is charged with protecting its populace from crime. That’s what makes it saddest when it can’t protect its own — police ...

Is Craigslist 'Pimp 2.0'?
ZDNet Government — March 6th, 2009 Is Craigslist 'Pimp 2.0'? Posted by Richard Koman @ March 6, 2009 @ 1:56 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Craigslist , Gender And Diversity , Recruitment & Selection , Sales Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sales , Richard Koman The Web was supposed to be the “disintermediator” - the destroyer of unnecessary middlemen. Craiglist might have been intended to disintermediate newspaper classified advertising (although Craig always denied that) but now ...

Google reprices employee options
Between the Lines — March 9th, 2009 Google reprices employee options Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:38 am Categories: Earnings , Economy , General , Google Tags: Google Inc. , Financial Accounting , Investment , Stock Options , Finance , Human Resources , Benefits , Stock Options & Grants , Larry Dignan Google is allowing employees to swap underwater stock options for new ones price at the $308.57 closing price Friday. The company detailed the move in a regulatory filing with ...

IBM CEO took home nearly $21 million in 2008
Between the Lines — March 10th, 2009 IBM CEO took home nearly $21 million in 2008 Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 8:17 am Categories: General Tags: Samuel J. Palmisano , IBM Corp. , Performance Management , Benefits , Sales Strategy , Personal Finance , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sales , Andrew Nusca [image] IBM’s chairman and chief executive , Sam Palmisano , received a compensation package valued at nearly $21 million in 2008, only slightly higher than the year before, according to calculations ...

HP imposes more salary cuts for EDS employees
Between the Lines — March 13th, 2009 HP imposes more salary cuts for EDS employees Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:09 pm Categories: EDS , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co. , Electronic Data Systems Corp. , Salary , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Personal Finance , Human Resources , Sam Diaz HP said late Friday afternoon that it was temporarily cutting base salaries for EDS employees by an additional 10 percent beyond what was announced last month. On February 18, the company said it was cutting base pay across ...

Oracle picks up Relsys to round out health sciences lineup
Between the Lines — ... , Human Resources Oracle said Monday that it has acquired Relsys International, which provides drug safety and risk management software.  Specifically, Relsys provides software that tracks adverse events, manages risk and analyzes data for pharma, biotech and other health science companies.  For its part, Oracle says the deal will “bring significant domain knowledge and experience” to its health sciences unit. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed ( ...

WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India
Between the Lines — March 25th, 2009 WSJ: More IBM layoffs in U.S.; jobs shifting to India Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:40 am Categories: IBM , Layoffs Tags: Job , Layoff , Wall Street Journal , IBM Corp. , Job Action , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz A big round of layoffs is expected in IBM’s U.S. global business services unit, with some of the jobs heading to India, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal . The number of jobs affected is ...

Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent
Between the Lines — March 25th, 2009 Union: IBM layoffs accelerating as employees vent Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:17 pm Categories: Economy , General , IBM , Offshore outsourcing , Outsourcing Tags: Layoff , IBM Corp. , Workforce Management , Team Management , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Management , Larry Dignan IBM’s employees’ union is delivering blow-by-blow accounts of Big Blue’s layoffs tonight.  The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Wednesday that ...

Amazon launches Hadoop data crunching service
Between the Lines — April 2nd, 2009 Amazon launches Hadoop data crunching service Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: Amazon , Cloud computing , Enterprise 2.0 , General , Web Technology Tags: Apache Hadoop , Amazon.com Inc. , MapReduce Programming Model , Cloud Computing , Recruitment & Selection , Tools & Techniques , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Management , Larry Dignan Amazon on Thursday announced a new cloud computing ...

Q&A: Kronos CEO Aron Ain on ERP, Saas and the joys of being privately held
Between the Lines — April 6th, 2009 Q&A: Kronos CEO Aron Ain on ERP, Saas and the joys of being privately held Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:30 am Categories: ERP , General , IT Management , Software Infrastructure Tags: Kronos Inc. , ERP , Human Capital , Recruitment & Selection , Tools & Techniques , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Management , Emerging Technologies Kronos, a human capital management software company, ...

Microsoft links HealthVault service with Amalga software
All about Microsoft — April 6th, 2009 Microsoft links HealthVault service with Amalga software Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:50 am Categories: Azure , Corporate strategy , Healthcare , Red Dog , Surface , Utility/cloud computing Tags: Health Care , Microsoft Corp. , HealthVault , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Mary Jo Foley Microsoft has integrated its HealthVault service and its Amalga patient-information ...

Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter
Between the Lines — April 6th, 2009 Tech layoffs accelerate in first quarter Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:06 am Categories: Economy , General Tags: Job , Layoff , Technology Sector , Job Cut , Recruitment & Selection , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Larry Dignan Layoffs in the technology sector accelerated in the first quarter to hit 84,217, the highest total since 2002, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement outfit.  The layoff tally in the first quarter was up 27 percent from ...

Yelp to let businesses respond publicly to critics
Between the Lines — April 9th, 2009 Yelp to let businesses respond publicly to critics Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:01 pm Categories: General , Social networking Tags: Critic , Yelp , Business Owner , Benefits , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Businesses will finally be able to respond to the critics who have the power to make or break them on Yelp. The company is getting ready to roll out a feature that will allow business account holders to respond publicly to their critics. Currently, business owners could only respond through private messages. ...

Five ways to lead your team to peak performance [video]
Between the Lines — April 10th, 2009 Five ways to lead your team to peak performance [video] Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:06 am Categories: General , IT Management Tags: Team , Performance , Video , Team Management , Performance Management , Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Jason Hiner If you want to succeed as a leader, you can only do it by setting up your team members to succeed. And if your team consists of knowledge workers and IT managers, you need to develop a special brand of leadership ...

CFOs still glum: Your IT budgets will match
Between the Lines — April 10th, 2009 CFOs still glum: Your IT budgets will match Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:55 am Categories: Economy , General , IT Management Tags: IT Budget , Layoff , Information Technology , CFO , Sales Strategy , Workforce Management , Marketing Research , Sales , Human Resources , Marketing You know that saying that when mom’s not happy no one is happy. In the corporate world the same thing can be said about CFOs. And the beancounters aren’t happy.  A survey released Friday ...

Core i5 details leaked
Hardware 2.0 — ... , Human Resources While there’s no doubt that Intel’s Core i7 CPUs lead the field when it comes to performance, that power comes at a price. Performance enthusiasts on a budget have been patiently waiting for the cheaper Nehalem derivative Core i5 pieces to be officially announced. The Core i5 (codenamed Lynnfield) is basically a Core i7 part with the third memory channel removed and the QuickPath interconnect dumped and replaced by a cheaper Direct Media Interface. These parts aren’t far off now given that we saw plenty of P55 chipset motherboards (which feature the LGA1156 ...

NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap Representative
ZDNet Government — April 20th, 2009 NSA targeted Americans' domestic calls, tried to wiretap Representative Posted by Richard Koman @ April 20, 2009 @ 7:20 AM Categories: NSA Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation , Administration , Workforce Management , Advertising & Promotion , Government , Homeland Security , Telecom & Utilities , Telecommunications , Human Resources , Marketing [image] The National Security Administration significantly and systematically abused its warrantless ...

Twitter's Oprah-tunity: Time to get down to business
Between the Lines — April 20th, 2009 Twitter's Oprah-tunity: Time to get down to business Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:30 am Categories: Business 2.0 , General , Microblogging , Twitter Tags: Twitter , Rafe , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz Now that Oprah has placed her Midas Touch on Twitter and the membership numbers seem to be growing as a result of it, you’d think that Twitter would be able to hammer out a revenue model that would allow the financial floodgates ...

Apple lands in Fortune 100 for first time since Jobs' return
The Apple Core — April 20th, 2009 Apple lands in Fortune 100 for first time since Jobs' return Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 11:06 am Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Apple Inc. , Fortune 500 , Fortune Magazine , Manufacturing , Productivity , Recruitment & Selection , Operational Accounting , Human Resources , Workforce Management FORTUNE 500 COV Apple made its first appearance this week in the top 100 of the Fortune 500 since Steve Jobs’ return. The Fortune 500 is an annual ranking of ...

Chopra picked as CTO
ZDNet Government — ... , Human Resources [image] So we now have the first federal CTO — Aneesh P. Chopra, formerly Virginia Technology Secretary. President Obama announced his appointment last week, ...

O'Reilly: Chopra is the Government 2.0 choice for CTO
ZDNet Government — April 21st, 2009 O'Reilly: Chopra is the Government 2.0 choice for CTO Posted by Richard Koman @ April 21, 2009 @ 1:33 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Job , CTO , Health Care , Government , Vertical Industries , Recruitment & Selection , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management Is the pick of Aneesh Chopra as the nation’s CTO a snub for Silicon Valley? After all, Chopra comes from Virginia state government and CIO Vivek Kundra was most ...

Apple cuts 1,600 retail jobs
The Apple Core — April 24th, 2009 Apple cuts 1,600 retail jobs Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:59 am Categories: Apple Retail Store Tags: Job , Apple Inc. , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Jason D. O'Grady Despite blowout second quarter results and excellent survey results Apple recently shed 1,600 jobs in order to adjust to changing consumer shopping behavior in the U.S. Apple cut its retail staff from 15,600 to 14,000 full-time employees at the end of Apple’s first fiscal ...

First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100)
Hardware 2.0 — April 25th, 2009 First Look: Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:02 am Categories: Windows 7 Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 , Performance , Release Candidate , Microsoft Windows , Performance Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Let’s take a look at the newly leaked Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100). Check out the Windows 7 Release Candidate (build 7100) gallery ...

ATI to replace Radeon HD 4830 with HD 4770
Hardware 2.0 — April 27th, 2009 ATI to replace Radeon HD 4830 with HD 4770 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 8:09 am Categories: Components , Gaming , Graphics Tags: Roadmap , ATI Technologies Inc. , Radeon , Performance Management , Video Cards , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Hardware , Components , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The folks over at Expreview.com have uncovered an ATI roadmap that suggests that the performance Radeon HD 4830 part with be replaced with the all-new ...

SuccessFactors lands big deployment, new cloud computing VP
Between the Lines — April 29th, 2009 SuccessFactors lands big deployment, new cloud computing VP Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:00 am Categories: Cloud computing , Enterprise 2.0 , General , SaaS , Web Technology Tags: SuccessFactors Inc. , Human Capital , Retail , Cloud Computing , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Managed Hosting , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Emerging Technologies , Larry Dignan SuccessFactors, which offers on-demand human capital management software, said ...

Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?
Between the Lines — April 29th, 2009 Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:52 am Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Camera Phones , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Recruitment & Selection , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Human Resources For for the better part of this decade, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been battling preservationists and local officials in the small affluent community of Woodside, ...

Pre-Bartz Yahoo: Bonuses and more for execs
Between the Lines — April 30th, 2009 Pre-Bartz Yahoo: Bonuses and more for execs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:34 pm Categories: Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Bonus , Salary , Sue Decker , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Personal Finance , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Turning around a company like Yahoo doesn’t come cheap. And keeping executive talent in place - or not - while other senior executives jump ship can also add up. Even though co-founder, Chief Yahoo and former CEO Jerry Yang collected only a $1 salary in 2008, the company ...

What else did Microsoft do besides deliver the Win 7 RC?
All about Microsoft — May 1st, 2009 What else did Microsoft do besides deliver the Win 7 RC? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 5:58 am Categories: Azure , Corporate strategy , Database , Development tools , Research , SQL Server , Security , Utility/cloud computing , Windows 7 Tags: Performance , Microsoft Corp. , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Mary Jo Foley Every Microsoft watcher worth her/his salt knows the Redmondians released the Windows 7 Release ...

Wave 2 of announced layoffs hit Microsoft
All about Microsoft — May 5th, 2009 Wave 2 of announced layoffs hits Microsoft Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:56 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Job , Layoff , Microsoft Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Pricing , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Marketing , Mary Jo Foley There have been rumors for the past month or so that Microsoft was planning to do more layoffs. On May 5, the rumor became reality, with Microsoft announcing wave two of the already announced job cuts. Microsoft officials ...

Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts
All about Microsoft — May 5th, 2009 Ballmer's layoff mail to the troops fails to rule out more cuts Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:16 am Categories: Corporate strategy Tags: Job , Layoff , Steve Ballmer , Microsoft Corp. , Job Elimination , Recruitment & Selection , E-mail , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Online Communications On May 5, Microsoft began the second round of job cuts it announced it would make back in January . Here’s the full text of the e-mail that CEO Steve Ballmer ...

Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come?
Between the Lines — May 5th, 2009 Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:03 am Categories: Economy , General , Layoffs , Microsoft Tags: Job , Layoff , Mary Jo Foley , Microsoft Corp. , Pink Slip , Recruitment & Selection , Pricing , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Marketing Pink slips are being handed out around Microsoft again today, the second round of a previously-announced intention to trim 5,000 jobs. The ...

Sales, marketing and support bearing the brunt of new Microsoft job cuts?
All about Microsoft — May 5th, 2009 Sales, marketing and support bearing the brunt of new Microsoft job cuts? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 9:21 am Categories: Advertising , Channel , Corporate strategy , Support Tags: Job , Layoff , Marketing , Microsoft Corp. , SMSG , Kevin Turner , Workforce Management , Sales Strategy , Human Resources , Sales Where is Microsoft cutting jobs in Round 2 of its planned 5,000-person layoff ? An alleged internal e-mail indicates that Microsoft’s Sales, ...

Unemployment abounds, but not for IT and management consultants
Between the Lines — May 8th, 2009 Unemployment abounds, but not for IT and management consultants Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:21 am Categories: Economy , General Tags: Job , Consultant , Information Technology , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan It’s the worst of times for employment as the ranks of jobless hit 8.9 percent, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. But it’s the best of times to be an IT or management consultant.  [image] The U.S. ...

White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopes
ZDNet Government — May 10th, 2009 White House probes NASA, as Europeans launch two advanced telescopes Posted by Richard Koman @ May 10, 2009 @ 7:07 AM Categories: NASA Tags: NASA , White House , Europeans , Hubble , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Richard Koman NASA is looking a little long in the tooth compared to the European Space Agency. Monday, NASA will launch a long-awaited repair mission to install improved instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope, originally launched in 1990. [image] Thursday, the Europeans will ...

Steve Jobs headed toward victory in Town Hall fight
Between the Lines — May 13th, 2009 Steve Jobs headed toward victory in Town Hall fight Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:04 pm Categories: Apple , General Tags: Steve Jobs , Council , Town Council , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Steve Jobs appears headed toward victory in a Town Hall fight that’s been going on for about a decade. Yesterday, the town council in Woodside, California - an affluent community in the hills just west of Stanford University - voted 6-1 to move forward with a permit process that would allow Jobs to ...

Counting carbon to find bottom-line benefits [video]
Between the Lines — May 18th, 2009 Counting carbon to find bottom-line benefits [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: General , Green Tech , IT Management Tags: Video , Director , Benefits , Corporate Communications , Human Resources , Marketing , Larry Dignan What could your business do better? At the Enterprise Carbon Accounting Symposium, panelists explain what “The Climate Registry” is, and how business leaders can benefit from carbon accountability. Panelists include: James Sullivan, former director ...

EU's Intel ruling: Are there intangible benefits for AMD?
Between the Lines — May 18th, 2009 EU's Intel ruling: Are there intangible benefits for AMD? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:30 am Categories: AMD , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Intel Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , Intel Corp. , European Union , Corporate Law , Benefits , Security , Business Operations , Human Resources , Larry Dignan AMD has been broadcasting the EU’s $1.45 billion antitrust fine against Intel for nearly a week. AMD is touting the EU ruling almost a week after the ...

Bartz can carry a room; Can she carry Yahoo?
Between the Lines — May 27th, 2009 Bartz can carry a room; Can she carry Yahoo? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:13 am Categories: General , Microsoft , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Gender And Diversity , Personal Finance , Financial Accounting , Human Resources , Finance , Larry Dignan Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz sure can carry a room—especially the crowd at the D7 conference. The formula: Drop an F-bomb, talk Dilbert, mock the silos at Yahoo and tease us about a search deal with Microsoft if there are big dollars involved. Next ...

Yahoo's Jorgensen lands nicely as new Levi Strauss CFO
Between the Lines — June 1st, 2009 Yahoo's Jorgensen lands nicely as new Levi Strauss CFO Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:30 am Categories: General , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , CFO , Levi Strauss , Recruitment & Selection , Personal Finance , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz It appears that Yahoo CFO Blake Jorgensen, a casualty of management restructuring by new CEO Carol Bartz earlier this year, will land pretty nicely on his feet. [image] Jorgensen, who has remained on the job as ...

Android's doing a pretty good job of keeping up with the iPhone
Hardware 2.0 — June 1st, 2009 Android's doing a pretty good job of keeping up with the iPhone Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 4:31 am Categories: Gadgets Tags: Apple iPhone , Job , Android , NetApplication , Cellular Phones , Recruitment & Selection , Channel Management , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Human Resources Web tracking firm NetApplications has published data comparing Android and iPhone browsing usage share from launch date and covering the first six ...

Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one
Between the Lines — June 3rd, 2009 Feds to probe tech hiring practices; Good luck with that one Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:06 am Categories: Apple , General , Google , Government , Microsoft , Yahoo Tags: Talent , Hiring , Google Inc. , Antitrust , U.S. Department Of Justice , Exec , Recruitment & Selection , Corporate Law , Human Resources , Workforce Management The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether tech titans such as Yahoo, Apple and ...

Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps
Between the Lines — June 9th, 2009 Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:30 am Categories: ERP , General , IT Management , Software Infrastructure Tags: Software , Legacy Application , Information Technology , Survey , Enterprise , Forrester Research Inc. , Human Capital , Software As A Service (SaaS) , Human Resources , Workforce Management Large enterprises plan on replacing their old applications this year, holding their software budgets ...

U.S. sheds another 35K IT jobs in May, but market may be stabilizing
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 U.S. sheds another 35K IT jobs in May, but market may be stabilizing Posted by Jason Hiner @ 7:54 am Categories: IT Management , Layoffs Tags: U.S. , Job , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Jason Hiner The IT job market in the U.S. took another hit in May, shedding 34,800 jobs (a 0.9% drop) and posting the sixth straight monthly decline, according to the latest data from TechServe Alliance . Total IT jobs in the U.S. stood at 3,849,100 at May. ...

Report: IT salaries and benefits drop, IT job market over-saturated
Between the Lines — June 29th, 2009 Report: IT salaries and benefits drop, IT job market over-saturated Posted by Jason Hiner @ 9:18 am Categories: IT jobs , Layoffs Tags: Job , Layoff , Information Technology , Benefit , Salary , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Management Both salaries for IT professionals and overall IT job openings are down in the past 18 months, according to new data released by Janco on Monday as part of its 2009 Mid ...

60% of Americans would give up alcohol for their mobile phones
Between the Lines — July 1st, 2009 60% of Americans would give up alcohol for their mobile phones Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:11 am Categories: Communications , Mobile Tags: Phone , Women , Mobile , Smart Phone , Cell Phone , Gender And Diversity , Smart Phones , Cellular Phones , Handhelds , Human Resources [image] In a survey indicative of how users interact with their electronic devices, one in three Americans said they would give up television to keep their mobile phone, and a full 60 percent ...

Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business
Between the Lines — ... technology to a bespoke dress shirt business Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 3:00 am Categories: Business 2.0 , Cloud computing , Communications , E-commerce , General , Innovation , Outsourcing , Retail , Software Infrastructure , Supply chain , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Web Technology , Web , Women , Denmark , Gender And Diversity , AJAX , Human Resources , Internet , Software/Web Development , Web Development ...

Judge's idea to outlaw links won't save newspapers
Between the Lines — July 2nd, 2009 Judge's idea to outlaw links won't save newspapers Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:31 am Categories: Media Tags: Newspaper , Consent , Blogging , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Personal Finance , Internet , Human Resources , Sam Diaz I continue to be blown away by what I read about how newspapers can be saved. The latest comes from U.S. Appeals Court Judge Richard Posner who, in a blog post last week , suggested that one way to save newspapers from their demise would be “to bar linking ...

Enterprise review: Fusion-io ioDrive
Between the Lines — July 6th, 2009 Enterprise review: Fusion-io ioDrive Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:06 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Storage Tags: Performance , Enterprise , CAD , Performance Management , Storage , Storage Management , Software , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Hardware The Fusion-io ioDrive (80GB) is really fast—and really expensive—but if you need a lot of performance it’s worth the money. [image] ZDNet Australia has reviewed the ...

Shopping Together: Into A Closet Versus Real-Time
Between the Lines — July 20th, 2009 Shopping Together, Online: Into A Closet Versus Real-Time Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 2:08 pm Categories: Browser technology , Communications , Digital Media , E-commerce , General , Social networking , Twitter Tags: Friend , Zappos , Gender And Diversity , Retail , Human Resources , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld So, Zappos has begun to test its “ My Zappos ” social shopping service, first alluded to here in June . [image] You can put ...

Silicon Valley's recession rebound: Optimism or Arrogance?
Between the Lines — July 21st, 2009 Silicon Valley's recession rebound: Optimism or Arrogance? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:00 pm Categories: Economy , IT jobs , Innovation , Layoffs Tags: Silicon Valley , Optimism , Wired Inc. , Recession , Arrogance , Unemployment Figure , Recruitment & Selection , Productivity , Smart Phones , Human Resources The latest unemployment figures are in for Santa Clara County, California - aka Silicon Valley - and it doesn’t look good: ...

The Microsoft-Yahoo thaw is underway: Bartz likes Bing
Between the Lines — July 21st, 2009 The Microsoft-Yahoo thaw is underway: Bartz likes Bing Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:51 pm Categories: General , Microsoft , Search , Web Technology , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Search , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan The great thaw between Microsoft and Yahoo is underway and may signal that the two sides are nudging closer together on a search deal after all. On Yahoo’s second quarter ...

Corsair's Dominator GT DDR3 RAM back on sale
Hardware 2.0 — July 22nd, 2009 Corsair's Dominator GT DDR3 RAM back on sale Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:33 am Categories: Components Tags: Performance , RAM , Corsair , Performance Management , Memory , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Semiconductors , Hardware , Components Earlier this month, memory vendor Corsair withdrew Dominator GT DDR3 RAM from the shelves amid concerns of higher than normal failure rates among Elpida “Hyper” integrated circuits. Well, good news for all you ...

Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future?
All about Microsoft — July 24th, 2009 Are there more layoffs in Microsoft's future? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 6:54 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows 7 , Windows client Tags: Layoff , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Workforce Management , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Mary Jo Foley One of the questions that no analyst asked directly during Microsoft’s post-FY09 Q4 earnings call this week was one very much on Microsoft employees’ minds: Will Microsoft cut more jobs as a way ...

Delays, delays on White House cyber positions.
ZDNet Government — July 27th, 2009 Delays, delays on White House cyber positions. Posted by Richard Koman @ July 27, 2009 @ 3:53 PM Categories: White House Tags: Job , White House , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Richard Koman Where is the cybersecurity czar? And the White House intellectual property coordinator? The folks for those important federal tech positions have been chosen but there is no sign of announcements being made, NextGov says. The likely nominees for cyberczar: ...

Apple puts image ahead of safety ... again!
Hardware 2.0 — August 3rd, 2009 Apple puts image ahead of safety ... again! Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 9:31 am Categories: Apple , Legal Tags: Apple Inc. , Litigation , Benefits , Digital Music , Digital Media , Business Operations , Human Resources , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes A couple of weeks ago it emerged that Apple has tried to bury Consumer Product Safety Commission safety reports. Today we see more of the same : Ken ...

Soldiers get priority for Google Voice
ZDNet Government — ... , Human Resources [image] Thinking about joining up but the New GI Bill’s promises of college tuition aren’t enough to sway you? Maybe Google Voice will seal the deal. In a guest post on Google’s Official Blog, ...

Just like that, Microsoft to gain 400+ new employees
All about Microsoft — August 5th, 2009 Just like that, Microsoft to gain 400+ new employees Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:33 am Categories: Advertising , Corporate strategy , Search , Yahoo Tags: Yahoo! Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Benefits , Business Structures , Human Resources , Finance , Mary Jo Foley Yahoo went public on August 4 with more details about terms of its search deal with Microsoft in its Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. There are a couple of particulars I found interesting, ...

Reports: HP cutting more EDS salaries
Between the Lines — August 5th, 2009 Reports: HP cutting more EDS salaries Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:38 pm Categories: Economy , General , Hewlett-Packard Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co. , Electronic Data Systems Corp. , Salary , Worker , Benefits , Payroll Solutions , Personal Finance , Human Resources , Larry Dignan HP is reportedly cutting salaries of EDS workers again. It’s the second round of salary cuts for EDS staffers since HP acquired the services giant. According to the Dallas Morning News ...

AOL, Yahoo find value in original online news; eyeing laid-off journalists
Between the Lines — August 7th, 2009 AOL, Yahoo find value in original online news; eyeing laid-off journalists Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:52 am Categories: General Tags: Journalist , America Online Inc. , Yahoo! Inc. , Document Management , Workforce Management , Enterprise Software , Software , Finance , Managerial Accounting , Human Resources As News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch tries to figure out how to charge for newspaper content and the Associated Press continues to whine about online news ...

Ask the Leadership Coach: Outsourcing from both sides of the divide
Between the Lines — August 13th, 2009 Ask the Leadership Coach: Outsourcing from both sides of the divide Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:10 am Categories: General , IT Management , Offshore outsourcing , Outsourcing Tags: Job , CEO , Managed Hosting , Recruitment & Selection , Outsourcing , Leadership , Human Resources , Workforce Management , It Operations , Business Operations Leadership coach John M. McKee addresses the effects of global outsourcing. He answers emails from a ...

'iTunes of Documents' focuses on forms, legal docs for online marketplace
Between the Lines — August 13th, 2009 'iTunes of Documents' focuses on forms, legal docs for online marketplace Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:45 am Categories: E-commerce , Web Technology Tags: Document , Apple iTunes , DocStoc , Digital Music , Recruitment & Selection , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Consumer Electronics DocStoc, one of the players in the online embedded documents business, upped its game this week with the launch of ...

Five networking tips to advance your career [video]
Between the Lines — August 17th, 2009 Five networking tips to advance your career [video] Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:20 am Categories: General , IT Management , IT jobs Tags: Job , Network , Video , Professional Development , Recruitment & Selection , Corporate Communications , Networking , Career , Human Resources , Workforce Management Once you get to a certain level in your career, most of your new job opportunities come from your personal network of contacts and not your ...

Designers build portfolios, maybe land jobs at 99 Designs
Between the Lines — August 17th, 2009 Designers build portfolios, maybe land jobs at 99 Designs Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:15 am Categories: General , Web 2.0 Tags: Job , Work , Recruitment & Selection , Desktop Publishing , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Software , Sam Diaz At a family event over the weekend, I spent some time chatting with a cousin who just graduated from high school but isn’t sure what he wants to do next. He’s enrolled for some classes at a community college and has bigger ...

IT skills top the in-demand list at online freelance marketplace
Between the Lines — August 18th, 2009 IT skills top the in-demand list at online freelance marketplace Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:45 am Categories: Economy , IT jobs Tags: Google Inc. , Skill , Information Technology , Site , Recruitment & Selection , Desktop Publishing , Strategy , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Software When it comes to the tech job market, we’ll take good news where we can get it - even if it’s a big demand for IT skills in a booming online marketplace for ...

Accenture lays off senior execs
Between the Lines — August 20th, 2009 Accenture lays off senior execs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:50 pm Categories: General , Outsourcing Tags: Layoff , Accenture Ltd. , Senior Executive , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Larry Dignan Accenture said Thursday that it will thin its ranks of senior executives. The company, which announced the layoffs in a statement , said it will cut its senior executive ranks by 7 percent. Accenture will take a charge of $128 million to cover severance and other layoff costs. In another ...

Need a job? Microsoft stores now hiring
Between the Lines — August 21st, 2009 Need a job? Microsoft stores now hiring Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:09 am Categories: Microsoft , Retail Tags: Hiring , Job , Microsoft Corp. , Recruitment & Selection , Web Site Development , Web Technology , Business Structures , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Internet [image] Microsoft plans to open retail stories in cities “around the world,” and it follows that they’ll need warm bodies to work in them. Microsoft ...

Western Digital debuts 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive
Hardware 2.0 — September 1st, 2009 Western Digital debuts 7,200RPM 2TB hard drive Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:27 pm Categories: Storage Tags: Hard Drive , Performance , Sensor , Western Digital Corp. , Performance Management , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Looking for the perfect fusion of capacity and performance from your hard drive? Look no further than Western Digital’s latest 7,200RPM 2TB Caviar Black drive. [image] This drive consists of four 500GB platters rotating at 7,200RPM. The ...

Google supports bill to ensure orphan works available to competitors
ZDNet Government — September 10th, 2009 Google supports bill to ensure orphan works available to competitors Posted by Richard Koman @ September 10, 2009 @ 7:46 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Google Inc. , Legislation , Google Books Settlement , Litigation , Benefits , Business Operations , Human Resources , Richard Koman Google welcomes legislation that would expand the rights it would obtain under the Google Books Settlement to all players, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers announced at the start of committee ...

Derail the Healthcare gravy-train: introduce competitive multi-sourcing
Between the Lines — September 11th, 2009 Derail the Healthcare gravy-train: introduce competitive multi-sourcing Posted by Phil Fersht @ 9:15 am Categories: General Tags: Sourcing , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources , Phil Fersht , BPO , Outsourcing , ITO Gravy_Train Being a relatively recent immigrant to US society, it’s fascinating to observe the political games corporations and politicians play to reach their desired outcomes.  What I find a little absurd, is how ...

Gaming veteran Shane Kim to leave Microsoft
All about Microsoft — September 14th, 2009 Gaming veteran Shane Kim to leave Microsoft Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 3:00 pm Categories: Corporate strategy , Gaming Tags: Vice President , Microsoft Corp. , Strategic Planning , Strategy , Games , Recruitment & Selection , Management , Personal Technology , Human Resources , Workforce Management Shane Kim — who, last year became the Corporate Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business ...

Bing's Visual Search: ideal for great-with-faces, bad-with-names types
Between the Lines — September 14th, 2009 Bing's Visual Search: ideal for great-with-faces, bad-with-names types Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:41 pm Categories: Google , Microsoft , Search , Yahoo Tags: Microsoft Corp. , Visual Search , Gender And Diversity , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Today, Microsoft got me to think differently about search. Until now, I really hadn’t had much reason to switch to its Bing decision engine, which launched back in May, for my Web searching needs. Google was doing just fine. For a while, I was making an effort ...

When HIPAA and Twitter collide: Can you blab away your privacy rights?
Between the Lines — September 15th, 2009 When HIPAA and Twitter collide: Can you blab away your privacy rights? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 9:40 am Categories: General , Government , Privacy , Twitter , Web 2.0 , Web Technology Tags: Hospital , Twitter Inc. , Krigsman , Hipaa , Regulatory Compliance , Regulations , Healthcare , Government , Human Resources , Policies And Procedures Should patient-doctor privacy policies be a two-way street? That question rattles around my head after ...

Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video]
Between the Lines — September 18th, 2009 Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video] Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:10 am Categories: General , IT Management Tags: CIO , Video , CEO , Corporate Communications , Workforce Management , Marketing , Human Resources , Jason Hiner Today’s CEOs have to be transparent and accountable, while still creating and growing revenue. They also have to build customer loyalty, comply with regulations, please shareholders, and inspire employees amid layoffs and pay reductions. This ...

Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay
All about Microsoft — September 21st, 2009 Microsoft trims MVP benefits, allows shareholders say on executives' pay Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 11:10 am Categories: Azure , Corporate strategy , Management tools , Red Dog , Utility/cloud computing , Windows client Tags: Shareholder , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows , Benefits , Financial Accounting , Operating Systems , Software , Human Resources , Finance , Mary Jo Foley Instead of trying (and failing) to do full blog posts on the ...

What does staid T. Rowe Price see in Twitter?
Between the Lines — September 24th, 2009 What does staid T. Rowe Price see in Twitter? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 10:24 am Categories: General , Twitter Tags: Twitter Inc. , T. Rowe Price Group Inc. , Mutual Funds , Retirement Plans , Investment , IPO , Financial Accounting , Human Resources , Benefits , Finance Twitter is reportedly close to raising $100 million in funding at a valuation approaching $1 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal Twitter may get the new funding from as many as seven ...

Health warnings on iPods? EC is thinking about it
Between the Lines — September 28th, 2009 Health warnings on iPods? EC is thinking about it Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:06 pm Categories: Digital Media , Government Tags: Apple iPod , Health Care , Volume , Music , EC , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Maybe it’s not as crazy as it sounds - health warnings on portable music players such as the iPods so that users can understand that they may doing long-term harm to their hearing. It’s a proposal that the European Commission is ...

IBM's Moffat put on leave after insider trading scandal
Between the Lines — October 19th, 2009 IBM's Moffat put on leave after insider trading scandal Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:24 am Categories: General , IBM Tags: IBM Corp. , Workforce Management , Manufacturing , Human Resources , Larry Dignan IBM has put Bob Moffat, senior vice president of its systems and technology group, on a “temporary leave of absence” following an insider trading sting that named him and other technology executives. Big Blue told employees that Moffat is no longer serving as an officer of IBM. On Friday, Moffat was named in ...

U.S. CTO: Health care needs better billing systems
Between the Lines — October 22nd, 2009 U.S. CTO: Health care needs better billing systems Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:09 am Categories: General , Government Tags: Billing , CTO , Health Care , Billing System , Vertical Industries , Healthcare , Benefits , Human Resources , Larry Dignan At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Franicsco, U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra talks about IT changes that need to be made to the current health care system. He believes one of the biggest areas of waste is the money spent on billing within the system, ...

Talk and drive? More governments ban handheld phone use in vehicles
ZDNet Government — ... , Human Resources You just finished buying a new cell / mobile phone and it’s got everything you need in one neat little gadget. Your email, address book and calendar. It has your presentation, web browser and of course the ability to twitter what you are doing right this second…like getting a ticket for using it while driving down the road. It’s now law. The government of ...

IBM's Moffat terminated as part of insider trading scandal
Between the Lines — November 2nd, 2009 Moffat no longer with IBM as fallout from insider trading scandal continues Posted by Sam Diaz @ 8:49 am Categories: Government , IBM , Legal Tags: Chairman , IBM Corp. , Federal Government , Workforce Management , Product Development , Government , Human Resources , Research & Development , Business Operations , Sam Diaz Robert Moffat, a senior IBM executive who was arrested in an FBI insider trading sting this morning, is no longer ...

Calling all innovators: Google hangs "Help Wanted" sign
Between the Lines — November 3rd, 2009 Calling all innovators: Google hangs "Help Wanted" sign Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:45 am Categories: General Tags: Hiring , Google Inc. , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Sam Diaz Google is hiring again. And in case you hadn’t heard, the company is known for having some pretty sweet perks for its employees. And we’re not just talking free meals and on-site dry cleaners. In a blog post titled “ Investing in Innovation at Google ,” the company goes out of its way ...

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?
All about Microsoft — November 4th, 2009 Are the Microsoft layoffs over now? Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 7:57 am Categories: Corporate strategy , Yahoo Tags: Layoff , Microsoft Corp. , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Mary Jo Foley When Microsoft announced in January that the company was cutting 5,000 jobs , it wasn’t clear how many waves it would take to realize that count. It looks like the cuts aren’t done yet, based on an initial report of November 4 layoffs by TechFlash and a follow-up by PaidContent. (PaidContent is ...

Not tolerating the intolerant
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2009 Not tolerating the intolerant Posted by Jono Bacon @ 6:51 pm Categories: General Tags: Community , Tribes , Gender And Diversity , Leadership , Open Source , Human Resources , Management , Jono Bacon [image] Community meets at the intersection of ideas and ethos. Whether you are involved in open source, free culture, digital rights, social change or green issues, community forms when people with drive and passion for an ethos share their ideas and volunteer to make those ideas a reality. Most ...

U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%
Between the Lines — November 6th, 2009 U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2% Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 11:10 am Categories: Economy , IT jobs Tags: Job , Unemployment Rate , Recruitment & Selection , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Andrew Nusca [image] The unemployment rate in the United States reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday . Americans lost 190,000 jobs in October, according to the department’s ...

Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs
Between the Lines — November 9th, 2009 Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:06 pm Categories: General , Mobile , Sprint , Sprint Nextel Tags: Job , Sprint Communications , Workforce Management , Recruitment & Selection , Call Centers , Customer Relationship Management (CRM) , Human Resources , It Operations , Enterprise Software , Software Sprint Nextel said it will cut 2,000 to 2,500 positions in the fourth quarter in an effort to save $350 million. The ...

Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event
Between the Lines — November 10th, 2009 Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:07 pm Categories: Apple , Macworld Tags: Apple Inc. , Macworld , Corporate Communications , Workforce Management , Marketing , Human Resources , Sam Diaz He’s no Steve Jobs - but filmmaker Kevin Smith, whose works include the Clerks films, will do his part as a featured presenter to attract a crowd to the 2010 Macworld Conference , which is being held in February in San Francisco, the first without any sort ...

Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ...
Hardware 2.0 — November 18th, 2009 Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ... Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:30 pm Categories: Trends Tags: Accident , Laptop Computer , Netbook , Hardware Malfunction , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Policies And Procedures , Notebooks , Hardware , Human Resources , Notebooks & Tablets Interesting research by SquareTrade which looked at the failure rate of 30,000 notebooks and netbooks covered by SquareTrade Laptop ...

LinkedIn's platform debut: Late but important
Between the Lines — November 23rd, 2009 LinkedIn's platform debut: Late but important Posted by Larry Dignan @ 10:58 am Categories: General , Social networking , Web 2.0 Tags: LinkedIn , B2B , Recruitment & Selection , E-business/E-Commerce , Internet , Human Resources , Workforce Management , Larry Dignan LinkedIn has opened its platform so developers can integrate the site into business apps and Web sites. Think Facebook Connect for professionals. A little late? You bet. Important. You bet. In the end, ...