Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Outsourced and fired, IT workers fight back

Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits | Motorola workers likely thrilled by Google's buy

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Outsourced and fired, IT workers fight back
On the day they were fired early last year, about 40 IT employees at Molina Healthcare Inc. had been gathered in a conference room for what they were told would be a planning meeting. At the same time, laptop computers were being collected from the assembled workers' desks. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2011

Key Industry Analysts Coming to IT Roadmap Dallas
IT Roadmap is coming to Dallas on September 13th, and with it comes your opportunity to hear from five top industry analysts. Hear what they have to say about where the industry is, and where it is going. Analysts from IDC and Nemertes Research will be moderating our morning technology tracks. Click to continue

WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

Ponemon: Security of Cloud Computing Providers
This report offers the cloud providers beliefs on the state of cloud security. In addition, it compares the findings from both reports, determining similarities and discrepancies between cloud computing users and providers. Learn More

Early OpenFlow user details 'exciting' benefits
OpenFlow promises to make networking more programmable, and one early user is reaping the initial benefits. Read More

Motorola workers likely thrilled by Google's buy
A survey of employees at Google and Motorola finds higher level of job satisfaction at Google. Page gets high marks, Motorola's Jha much lower. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Dell

Mobility KnowledgeVault
The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now

First AT&T LTE devices to drop next week
Although we don't know yet just when AT&T will fire up its LTE network, we now know that AT&T will start selling LTE gear next week. Read More

9 tech superstars as comic book characters
Ever wonder what superpowers Steve Jobs or Bill Gates would have in a comic book? Check out our slideshow of what-if tech superheroes (and supervillains). Read More


WEBCAST: BMC

Simplify, Improve, and Save with Dynamic Workload Management
Join us in our conversation with John McKenny, BMC vice president of Worldwide Marketing for Mainframe Service Management (MSM), as we uncover the advantages of dynamic workload management. Learn More!

The Cure for Network Downtime is Not Just Technology
You just came back from CiscoLive and went to some classes (maybe even some of mine) and now you want to run home and start figuring out the alphabet soup of choices and decisions that is High Availability (HA) and Fast Convergence (FC) - NSR, NSF, GR, BFD, SSO... (the acronyms go on and on). Read More

Can Cisco Still Compete In the Public Sector and Other Cash-Strapped Industries?
Cisco's financial announcement last week was welcome news for financial markets in a state of turmoil. Cisco shares climbed 16% on Thursday when the company reported positive results and provided indications that its cost-cutting measures are starting to deliver results. Read More

Software pirate gets two years in prison for selling counterfeit Microsoft, Adobe, Intuit and Symantec software
The US Department of Justice this week said a woman was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $441,035 in restitution for selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit software. Read More

Your rude co-worker may hurt you outside the workplace too
The stress created by rude co-workers can be so intense that, at the end of the day, it is taken home by the worker and can damage the well-being of the worker's family. That was the main conclusion of a Baylor University study of 190 workers and their partners that looked at how a co-worker's rudeness can impact relationships beyond the workplace. Read More



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Tips and tricks for protecting Android devices
Android doesn't rival BlackBerry when it comes to security and enterprise support. But Android devices can still be reasonably secure. Here are some tips to help you protect your investment, privacy, and data.

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