IT Management


Salary Survey: IT Workers Continue To Flourish

IT workers continue to ride a strong wave of increasing experience to a third straight year of high earnings, according to <i>Redmond</i> magazine's 12th annual Salary Survey.

Round and Round the Passwords Go

Lieberman Software's Roulette is an elegant and effective password-management tool.

Redmond's 12th Annual IT Salary Survey: Break out the Bubbly

Did your IT earnings get kicked up a notch this year? Redmond magazine's 2007 IT Salary Survey reveals that salaries, raises and bonuses went up for the third year in a row.

Feeling Assured About Software Assurance?

Analysts say customers are dumping it, Microsoft says they're signing up in droves. Is the truth somewhere in the middle?

Training at Your Fingertips

Put a face to your training technology and save resources.

Old and In the Way

Tired of wading through old folders in your file servers? Check out this script.

Companies Clamping Down on Messaging

Whenever a doctor, nurse or administrator in Georgia's DeKalb Medical Center sends an e-mail, the message detours through a special box in the three-hospital system's computing cluster. The box analyzes the e-mail, scanning for sensitive information like patient names, prescription histories and Social Security numbers.

Continuous Team Builds

Microsoft is taking on Continuous Integration -- should you?

Microsoft's iPhone?

With Windows Home Server, Microsoft finally appears to be following Apple's marketing lead -- and it just might work.

Sun Microsystems To Reduce Work Force

Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to cut an unspecified number of jobs as part of a new restructuring plan, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Policy Management Tweak Misses Cut in 2nd SQL Server 2008 CTP

Anticipated improvements to the way polices are set up and managed in one or more instances did not make it into the second CTP of SQL Server 2008.

Sun Shares Jump on 4Q Profit

Shares of Sun Microsystems Inc. jumped more than 4 percent Tuesday, a day after the server and software maker posted its third profitable quarter in a row and showed it has made substantial progress from its long-lasting, brutal downturn.

Dell Starts Production in India

Dell Inc. said it delivered its first "Made in India" computer, with hopes that production here will lift domestic sales in a market that is growing 30 percent a year.

Government Awards $50 Billion Technology Contract

Twenty-nine companies -- including Electronic Data Systems Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and AT&T Inc. -- on Tuesday were awarded a federal computer systems contract potentially worth up to $50 billion over 10 years.

Integration Answers: Part One

Which version of Linux is best for you? Should you really try integrating with Windows NT 4? You asked, and Emmett answers.

Survey Says...

Scott reveals the results of our recent reader licensing survey and answers several reader questions.

Apple 3Q Profit Surges More Than 73 Pct.

Apple Inc.'s fiscal third-quarter profit soared more than 73 percent, fueled by demand for its Macintosh computers and the strength of its iPod media players.

Microsoft Releases 'SOA in the Real World' E-Book

For a while now, Microsoft has published guidance materials to help companies develop service-oriented architectures. The company recently made a substantial addition to those stores with a 196-page e-book entitled "SOA in the Real World."

Google's Profit Falls Short, Shares Drop

Google Inc.'s second-quarter profit climbed 28 percent, but it wasn't enough to fulfill Wall Street's high expectations for the Internet's search leader.

Dell To Buy Managed Services Provider

Dell, which has been expanding its distribution channels and offerings over the last several years, broadened its reach even further with the announcement that it's buying SilverBack Technologies.

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