Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Top CIOs take home seven-figure pay packages

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Top CIOs take home seven-figure pay packages
CIOs and senior IT leaders have ascended the ranks of corporate America, and in some cases, they rate among the most highly paid executives at the largest U.S. companies. IT leaders at Fortune 500 companies including Aetna, Gap, FedEx, Home Depot and Walgreens took home multimillion-dollar pay packages in 2011. Read More


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Six-figure IT salaries not just for CIOs, SVPs
Information architects, data security analysts, and user experience designers often see salaries top $100,000, according to Robert Half Technology. Read More

Don't tread on me…or Google, either
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What IT needs to know about the Microsoft-Yammer deal
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Groups plan super Wi-Fi network in rural college towns
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RIM's rumored breakup is a 'silly fantasy'
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Start-up Allgress delivers heat maps that display cold risk management facts
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Top CIOs take home seven-figure pay packages
Fortune 500 CIOs and IT SVPs netted multimillion dollar compensation packages in 2011.

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