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RSS gap in newsQualcomm Brews up an SDK for mobile OS
News It is intended to bridge the gap between web and mobile developers by providing a common set of Adobe developer tools, according to Steve Sprigg, senior vice president of engineering for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. [18 Nov 2008]
Adobe plans a bridge to the clouds
News Flash and AIR are key to bridging the cloud-PC gap. Adobe Systems wants to have it both ways. Microsoft's power with programmers is tethered to desktops and laptops, the vast majority of which run Windows. [17 Nov 2008]
Women in IT 'a fifth worse off than men'
News Meanwhile the gender pay gap in IT remains worse than the national average. Female techies face a pay gap of more than a fifth (around 21 per cent), according to Intellect, compared to a national average... [30 Oct 2008]
CIOs back call for common skills scheme
News The aim of the government is to plug the numbers gap between the 140k vacancies and the 12k IT graduates per annum. The latest call for such a scheme has been put out by e-skills UK, the government licensed skills... [13 Oct 2008]
Migration rules to fuel IT offshoring?
News Proposed changes to the UK's immigration system could lead to more IT jobs being offshored, industry experts have warned. Despite a well-documented domestic IT skills shortage - and projections of increasing demand for techies and... [11 Sep 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News The generation gap in web access persists too - adults aged over 65 are still the least likely to use the web, with 70 per cent stating they have never done so. However, there's evidence the gap is... [27 Aug 2008]
Offshoring sends techies' wages up
News Mid-tier IT staff are seeing their wages take an upward tangent, thanks to a skills shortage spawned by offshoring and a lack of students opting for IT courses. According to employment information company Incomes Data Services (IDS),... [26 Aug 2008]
Nokia retains smart phone crown
News Nokia keeps its market lead by some margin but other vendors in the top five posted much higher than average year-on-year growth, with second-placed BlackBerry-maker RIM closing the market share gap by several points,... [19 Aug 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News The report also reveals a generation gap, with over-65s very keen on landline phones - with take-up of 99 per cent in the first quarter of 2008, some 10 per cent higher than the UK average. Brits are more comms obsessed... [14 Aug 2008]
Skills gap plugged by latest IT degree?
News A foundation degree course will launch at colleges in England this autumn aimed at boosting sought-after tech skills and addressing the nation's IT skills gap. Mike Bicknell, business development manager for HP's... [06 Aug 2008]
Local authorities lack transformation skills
News However 60 per cent of councils said spending on management skills training in terms of change management and process management was a high priority in the next 12 months, indicating a gap in that vital skill set. [30 Jul 2008]
Windows 7 on track, says Microsoft
News Most of Veghte's talk, as expected, was on Windows Vista and how Microsoft sees a large perception gap. Microsoft Windows unit head Bill Veghte said on Thursday that Windows 7 development remains on track. [25 Jul 2008]
First students graduate from IT 'business' degree
News Andrew Turnbull, programme leader for the course at the university, said ITMB graduates are able to fill a crucial gap in the market. The first students to take a university degree in Information Technology Management... [24 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News Microsoft is helping youngsters in the Black Country learn about the joys of IT - and also plugging a skills gap for helpdesk support technicians in the region. The software giant has launched an apprenticeship scheme... [23 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News David Harrington, the CMA's director of regulatory affairs, said: "The gap between government rhetoric and formulation of policy appears to be as wide as ever. The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next... [07 Jul 2008]
