IT Group Urges Government To Bolster Industry

TechAmerica says the federal government needs to update policy, extend tax credits, and invest in cybersecurity to pull the technology industry out of the recession.

By Elizabeth Montalbano

InformationWeek
April 28, 2010 08:00 AM

The technology industry began to feel the effects of the recession in 2009 and is in need of government policy to get it back on track, according to a report released Wednesday by industry group TechAmerica.While the tech industry was one of the last in the private sector to be negatively impacted by the recession, the industry lost 245,600 jobs last year, according to TechAmerica’s 13th annual Cyberstates report. The pace of job loss slowed over the year, however, and the industry still employs 5.9 million workers.

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Technology Runs the Boston Marathon

The runners took center stage during the Boston Marathon Monday, but behind the scenes of the prestigious road race was an enterprise-class data center capable of accurately tracking more than 26,000 runners and relaying that information to a number of outlets.

To watch a video report click here.

When the runners picked up their numbers a few days before the race, they were also issued a small, white piece of plastic that weighed only a few grams. The tracking chip, made by Mylaps, tied into the runners’ sneakers and used RFID technology to track them.

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Job Tips and Job News – LinkedIn announced this week a new paid account exclusively for job seekers called the Job Seeker Premium Account.

LinkedIn announced this week a new paid account exclusively for job seekers called the Job Seeker Premium Account. The upgrade, LinkedIn says, is intended to help LinkedIn members stand out from the crowd, reach out to hiring dec… CIO Magazine

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As a Dallas IT Recruiter and Dallas Technical Recruiter, I have never a problem getting IT candidates to move to the Dallas area from other states.  We have some of the best weather, no state income tax, more house for the money than many other cities in the US, and just a better economy in general.

The Dallas Business Journal reports that the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are both considered among America’s Top 100 places to live, according to RelocateAmerica.com.
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Analyst Says IBM Numbers To Show Tech-Spend Resurgence

Posted by Bob Evans on Apr 18, 2010 04:06 PM

Cross Posted from Information Week

IT-industry hopes are buzzing that IBM’s quarterly results, coming on Monday, April 19, will validate and accelerate the promise triggered last week by Intel’s blowout numbers. One analyst who’s expecting very big things from IBM believes its numbers will prove that “a resurgence in corporate IT spending” has occurred.

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Now Available: IT Spending will Rise, yet 2010 will be a Year of Reckoning for CIOs

Now Available: IT Spending will Rise, yet 2010 will be a Year of Reckoning for CIOs

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The most recent Technology Trends survey of IT decision makers conducted in the second half of 2009 shows a rise in the proportion of respondents who are planning to increase their IT budget.