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'Lame IT pros should be struck off' - Microsoft
News He added: "If we chuck someone out and revoke their CITP it makes little difference to their getting a job, because employers mostly go for people whose certification is job specific, say, in Oracle databases. [24 May 2007]
Next-gen wi-fi kit to get early stamp of approval
News The delay between certification and the final standard could mean that access points and client devices cease to interoperate in two years' time when the standard is complete.n promises up to five times the throughput and twice the range of the... [17 May 2007]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News The airline had been due to launch the in-flight mobile service last month but has been forced to delay it until the summer due to regulatory certification for the on-board equipment taking longer than expected. [18 Apr 2007]
Local government tech contract bonanza
News The system will also enable staff to book leave and training courses, check HR policy on benefits such as maternity leave and complete self-certification for sick-leave. This week has seen a blizzard of contract signing across local government... [29 Mar 2007]
Call for Dell to sell Linux PCs
News Certification should mean Suse would function smoothly on all Dell PCs. Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion. [26 Feb 2007]
IE 7 gives secure sites the green light
News VeriSign has about 300 customers, including online retailer Overstock.com, that have signed up for the green bar certification process, said Spiros Theodossiou, a senior product manager at VeriSign. The padlock icon used today was designed to show... [05 Feb 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News Microsoft, meanwhile, has standardised the OOXML document formats at Ecma International and is in the process of seeking certification with the ISO, or the International Organization for Standardization. [02 Feb 2007]
Open source alliance forged over Linux standards
News But the standardisation effort is moving ahead - most recently with work being done in Russia to build certification testing software - and customers will begin requiring LSB compatibility "fairly soon", Zemlin said. [22 Jan 2007]
CIO Jury: Graduates lack basic skills
News I look for experience prior to education and even certification as it is the only true indicator that someone can do the job. Graduates entering the workplace lack basic skills such as writing and arithmetic, and leave university with poor business... [04 Jan 2007]
Treo delay to knock Palm's profits
News Handheld maker Palm said a delay in US certification of its latest Treo will cause current quarter sales and profits to fall short of estimates. However, our [current quarter's] revenue will be constrained by a delay in certification of a key product. [28 Nov 2006]
Sun to offer Java under Linux-friendly licence
News In addition, Java creator Sun will continue to offer a commercial licence, a "dual-licence" structure that gives other software vendors legal indemnification and official standards certification. After years of requests and debates, Sun... [13 Nov 2006]
Cisco shopping for mobile software start-up?
News It has all the agreements in place with device makers and has gone through the certification process. Cisco Systems is set to announce plans to spend $31m on a small start-up called Orative, a move meant to help Cisco extend its Unified... [26 Oct 2006]
BP pioneers 'DIY IT' scheme for employees
News Access to the scheme is tightly controlled and those employees taking part must demonstrate a certain level of IT proficiency through a computer driving licence-style certification, as well as signing a diligent use agreement. [11 Oct 2006]
Ballmer gives software some SaaS
News He cited Microsoft's XBox game console as an example of the sort of ecosystem Zune might follow, where third-parties can create add-on products but where Microsoft will do a great deal of monitoring and certification. [11 Oct 2006]
Infosys targets UK graduates in recruitment drive
News The graduates will spend six months in India doing full-time classroom training, from which they will earn a certification and gain hands-on experience working on projects before they are then put to work with clients in their local market. [04 Oct 2006]
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