Tag: IT

  • Microsoft Calls it Quits on Intel Itanium Support

    Jeffrey Burt

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    Days after Intel and Advanced Micro Devices launched new high-end x86 chips that drive the architecture higher up the server chain, Microsoft officials announced they are ending support for Intel’s Itanium chip in their server software. In an April 2 post on the Windows Server blog, Dan Reger, a Microsoft senior technical product manager, said… Read more

  • Employers Tread Lightly on New IT Jobs, Hiring

    Jessica Davis

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    Employers are treading lightly when it comes to adding new IT jobs, a trend that will likely mean more volatility—with job numbers rising and falling—in the months ahead. That’s according to David Foote, CEO and chief research officer at IT labor market analyst firm Foote Partners. Foote made the assessment based on the numbers released… Read more

  • Disappearing Desktop

    Disappearing Desktop

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Disappearing Desktop Prankster replaces the mark’s desktop image with a screencap of said desktop, while removing all desktop icons. After repeatedly clicking on the screencap icons to no avail, the mark is convinced his computer is hosed. Mouse Mayhem Prankster surreptitiously plugs a wireless mouse receiver into the back of the mark’s machine. The mark… Read more

  • IT Security Woes Can Mean Opportunity for Resellers

    Ericka Chickowski

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    A new survey of enterprise IT managers released today showed that as large organizations struggle with insufficient IT security staffs, cyber-security threats increasing in complexity and frequency, higher costs incurred by data breaches and a greater amount of work thrown up by security regulations, channel partners with distinct security services practices should be able to… Read more

  • IT Certification Values on the Rebound

    IT Certification Values on the Rebound

    Ericka Chickowski

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    IT Certification Values on the Rebound What’s your IT Certification Worth?Foote Partners ITSCPI examines the individual pay premiums given to the recipients of more than 200 different IT certifications, as compared to an average base salary determined by Foote analysts. Data shows that only one of eight categories of certifications saw any gains in 2009.… Read more

  • IT Distributors Hit Road to Recovery

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Technology distributors, often seen as a barometer of IT spending, should meet or surpass Wall Street projections when they report quarterly results, fueling hopes of a broader recovery in the sector. Ingram Micro, Avnet Inc, Arrow Electronics — which distribute products of technology bellwethers IBM, Apple and Hewlett-Packard — are seen returning to… Read more