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News The world's largest hard drive maker Seagate is planning to bring out an enterprise solid state drive (SSD) to market for the first time by mid-2009 - but it has no plans to get into the mobile flash memory business,... [05 Nov 2008]
Apple chasing budget buyers with MacBook newbies
News And a mini DisplayPort makes an appearance, but it kicks the mini FireWire port to the curb in the process. The 17-inch model gives you the choice of a glossy or matte finish on the display; the new 15-inch MacBook... [15 Oct 2008]
Techies kept awake at night
News IT pros are getting one and a half hours less shuteye than recommended, putting IT just behind high-stress professions, including lawyers and call centre workers. IT... [01 Jul 2008]
Flexible working still a stigma, say techies
News Yet the ability to work from home is very important for IT pros. Working from home - or when out and about with the help of a featherweight laptop - may seem to capture the spirit of the age but... [25 Jun 2008]
Techies: 'We're worth more than last year'
News Meanwhile, the poorest IT pros are those in the north of England where the average is £34,130. Tech recruitment company Computer People's IT Salary Review 2008 also found more than a... [02 May 2008]
Warning over migrant tech skills shortage
News The UK's high tech sector will need tens of thousands extra skilled migrant workers in the next five years, but attracting skilled IT pros from abroad to plug those gaps may become more difficult. This... [25 Mar 2008]
Security skills top IT chiefs' wish-lists
News Three-quarters of IT managers rate security as the most important skill for IT pros to have, according to a survey of more than 3,500 bosses by tech industry body CompTIA. 'Safety first'... [13 Mar 2008]
Are remote workers hitting you where it hurts?
News The survey polled 2,000 IT pros in various industries in Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. Almost two-thirds (62 per cent) of IT decision... [11 Mar 2008]
London streets paved with gold for IT workers?
News Wages for London IT pros are rising faster than their peers in the rest of the South East region. The average permanent IT salary in the South East is £33,513, according to... [17 Jan 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News MPs have called for the reckless loss of computer data and personal information to be made a crime but IT industry leaders and legal experts have urged the government to avoid knee-jerk legislation. Any move to... [03 Jan 2008]
North-South pay gap narrows
News Salaries for IT pros in the North grew 4.8 per cent last year, compared to 3.7 per cent for Londoners. Butterfield said IT pros in London are "highly dependent on the... [02 Jan 2008]
Stories of the month - October 2007
News This month Vista, The IT Crowd, wi-fi and naked PCs all proved a hit with silicon.com readers. Photos: Are you part of The IT Crowd? We also found out how techies can inspire television comedy, with an... [31 Oct 2007]
Tech pros up in arms over tax change
News It will have a devastating effect on technological entrepreneurship in the UK. If that's an issue, he could make some distinction between a person who starts a company and the person who invests in it. [15 Oct 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Offshoring still a hot potato
News More than two-fifths of software/web developers responding to the silicon.com Skills Survey agree or strongly agree offshoring is a threat to them, while two-fifths of IT pros feel the same way.... [21 Aug 2007]
UK top for techie training - almost
News More than one in four (26 per cent) of IT pros in the UK had received training in the preceding month, against a European average of 15 per cent, research from e-skills UK and the European Commission's... [14 Aug 2007]
