Thursday, October 9, 2008

Latest IT news

Ravine Between Business and IT a Slippery Slope

Source: InfoWorld | Priority: Aligning IT & Business Goals | Topic: IT Workforce
Date Published: 9/22/2008 | Date Reviewed: 9/24/2008

TAKEAWAY: Disgruntled IT workers are one of the largest threats to businesses. Given their access to the inner workings of a company's infrastructure, the damage they can produce could be devastating to an organization's operations. Business must look to bridge the gap between "suits and geeks" to create a viable working relationship to minimize grievances and staff issues that can lead to larger problems.
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Tech Industry Holding up Against Economy

TAKEAWAY: Despite the fact that unemployment rates in the United States have hit a five-year high, technology employment is up. Andrew Bartels, a Forrester VP, says that while tech companies are experiencing slow growth, there is no overall decline in business.

Source: SFGate.com | Priority: Maximizing IT Investments | Topic: IT Workforce
Date Published: 9/5/2008 | Date Reviewed: 9/8/2008

> Read "Tech Firms Fare Better Than Most..." at SFGate.com

Promisec Introduces Internal Threat Encyclopedia

TAKEAWAY: Promisec announced the release of an online encyclopedia for internal security threats. The encyclopedia will be available for free and will be continually updated with the latest internal threats. The Internal Threat Encyclopedia is part of the company's resource center.

Source: Promisec | Priority: Fortifying Network Security | Topic: Internal Threat
Date Published: 8/19/2008 | Date Reviewed: 8/20/2008

Cisco Merges SMB Product Development Teams

TAKEAWAY: As part of its integrate Linksys into its channel partner program, Cisco decided to merge its engineering staff dedicated to SMB products. The single entity will develop products and share information for both the Cisco and Linksys brands.

Source: InfoWorld | Priority: Maximizing IT Investments | Topic: IT Workforce
Date Published: 8/12/2008 | Date Reviewed: 8/13/2008

> Read "Cisco Combines SMB Engineering..." at InfoWorld
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