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Bangalore bashing: Recession gets nasty
Comment Some Bangalore techies have turned pragmatic in the face of all the negative attention, and are convinced of Bangalore's strengths. The West becoming hostile towards Indian outsourcing hubs such as Bangalore, says... [28 May 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.05.09
Round-Up And three-quarters of techies feel their chances of climbing the career ladder could be affected by having dodgy choppers, claims the research. The theory being - if the IT department can't provide an application, end... [01 May 2009]
Techies urged to "bed down" in jobs
News IT professionals should "bed down" in their jobs due to continuing uncertainty in the economy, according to the government-licensed IT skills organisation e-skills. While demand for IT professionals has fallen in the past quarter, the... [27 Apr 2009]
Tech workers ignite Indian elections
Comment A new, vocal group of voters - outsourcing workers, many from India's tech hub Bangalore - are shaping the country's upcoming elections, says Saritha Rai. Vandana Prasad, a 29-year-old team leader at the Bangalore-based outsourcing arm... [21 Apr 2009]
When IT security becomes a gothic horror story
Comment The RSA Conference unveiled a programme to offer passes to the San Francisco event for 25 unemployed security pros, showing that the recession is hitting all classes of techies. The RSA Conference in San Francisco, the... [21 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 17.04.09
Round-Up Any tips for other beleaguered techies considering a switch of career to comedy? Q: How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb? A: None, it's a hardware problem. Ahem. Technology and humour are... [17 Apr 2009]
From IT sales to stand-up comedy
Comment Gags about techies - the IT Crowd aside - aren't exactly common. Did you hear the one about the CIO who thought going green was something to do with Scottish football? Or the one about the techie and his unusual second... [14 Apr 2009]
Techies 'more in demand than engineers and accountants'
News The demand for IT staff in the UK has fallen sharply since 2007, according to a report commissioned by KPMG and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation. The Report on Jobs for March uses a points system, in which 50 indicates no... [09 Apr 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.04.09
Round-Up Strangely toasters also got a mention in another spoof, which suggests an emerging segment of toast-loving techies out there, as the BBC's marketing men might put it, with the Symbian Foundation pretending to unveil the... [03 Apr 2009]
Ten ways to make your boss love you
Comment Recession making techies do more unpaid overtime Software, systems techies 'have least stressful jobs going' Techies still hunting new jobs despite recession Worried about job security?... [30 Mar 2009]
Photos: Take a tour of the Olympic Park
Photo Teams of techies and construction crews are working around the clock to transform this muddy construction site into an Olympics venue fit for the 21st century. The Olympic Park in the London borough of Newham will be the... [18 Mar 2009]
Nokia to slash 1,700 jobs
News Recession making techies do more unpaid overtime Techies still hunting new jobs despite recession Software, systems techies 'have least stressful jobs going' Nokia is to lay off... [18 Mar 2009]
Microsoft CRM: Getting the X-factor?
News Recession making techies do more unpaid overtime Techies still hunting new jobs despite recession Software, systems techies 'have least stressful jobs going' Microsoft's Dynamics CRM is... [16 Mar 2009]
IT job seekers going nowhere
News As the credit crunch continues to bite, it seems techies are increasingly loathe to move jobs: according to e-skills UK, the number of job seekers fell by 12 per cent in the third quarter of last year. [16 Mar 2009]
Quarter of techies 'work from home everyday'
News Working from home is more common than you might imagine, with the majority of techies claiming they do it every single week. According to the latest silicon.com poll which asked readers how often they work from home, a... [16 Mar 2009]
