Friday, June 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 04/06/2010



Employees get 20 per cent time plus a 50 per cent cut
Fusenet wants to become like the City of Waterloo with a work model that fosters entrepreneurs while keeping them in the business. Experts say the Pet Project Program puts a unique spin on the 80/20 innovation model
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M&A activity drvies U.K. IT jobs growth
Market data specialists and IT professionals business intelligence skills are also seeing a rise in demand for reasons ranging from cost control to business growth
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Keep staff happy with alternatives to pay rises: survey
Want to make sure your skilled workers don't feel the need to look for new opportunities elsewhere? Paying a premium could be the solution, but not the only one
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We can't quit Facebook
OPINION: Apparently, we can't live without the social networking behemoth. So enterprises are going to have to learn to live with it
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Don’t dismiss Excel in your BI strategy
The CEO with Toronto-based business intelligence vendor Panorama Software says it’s not about choosing between Excel and a BI tool because the reality is your users will continue using Excel
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Toronto-based Fusepoint sells for US $124.5M
U.S.-based hosting provider Savvis, which announced its purchase on Tuesday, said the deal was motivated by demand from its large multinational customers looking for services in Canada. Plus, commentary on the deal from IDC Canada
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10 tips for boosting network performance
From switching to a fibre provider to building an inexpensive staging server for testing apps, here are ways to make your network sing. Remember, tweaking and moderate investment can lead to significant network performance gains.
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JavaScript library lets iPad read Flash ads
Flash advertisements are converted in a Web browser to JavaScript and HTML5 so iPad users can enjoy Flash advertisements
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Beware the cloud can be the mother of all lock-ins
A certification program that lets customers move workloads across different clouds, extract data from the cloud, and have the choice of underlying virtualization platform will help avoid lock-in, said Red Hat CEO
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Career turning points: Keep IT all about the users
A chance elective in college brought Jackie Lucas into IT, but a passion for people led her to become a CIO.Now VP and CIO of Baptist Healthcare System, Lucas has always had a business...
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Employees get 20 per cent time plus a 50 per cent cut
Fusenet wants to become like the City of Waterloo with a work model that fosters entrepreneurs while keeping them in the business. Experts say the Pet Project Program puts a unique spin on the 80/20 innovation model
Read More ...

M&A activity drvies U.K. IT jobs growth
Market data specialists and IT professionals business intelligence skills are also seeing a rise in demand for reasons ranging from cost control to business growth
Read More ...

Keep staff happy with alternatives to pay rises: survey
Want to make sure your skilled workers don't feel the need to look for new opportunities elsewhere? Paying a premium could be the solution, but not the only one
Read More ...

We can't quit Facebook
OPINION: Apparently, we can't live without the social networking behemoth. So enterprises are going to have to learn to live with it
Read More ...

Don’t dismiss Excel in your BI strategy
The CEO with Toronto-based business intelligence vendor Panorama Software says it’s not about choosing between Excel and a BI tool because the reality is your users will continue using Excel
Read More ...

Toronto-based Fusepoint sells for US $124.5M
U.S.-based hosting provider Savvis, which announced its purchase on Tuesday, said the deal was motivated by demand from its large multinational customers looking for services in Canada. Plus, commentary on the deal from IDC Canada
Read More ...

10 tips for boosting network performance
From switching to a fibre provider to building an inexpensive staging server for testing apps, here are ways to make your network sing. Remember, tweaking and moderate investment can lead to significant network performance gains.
Read More ...

JavaScript library lets iPad read Flash ads
Flash advertisements are converted in a Web browser to JavaScript and HTML5 so iPad users can enjoy Flash advertisements
Read More ...

Beware the cloud can be the mother of all lock-ins
A certification program that lets customers move workloads across different clouds, extract data from the cloud, and have the choice of underlying virtualization platform will help avoid lock-in, said Red Hat CEO
Read More ...

Career turning points: Keep IT all about the users
A chance elective in college brought Jackie Lucas into IT, but a passion for people led her to become a CIO.Now VP and CIO of Baptist Healthcare System, Lucas has always had a business...
Read More ...

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