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WASHINGTON — The IT industry shed employees last year at a much faster pace than they are now hiring them, but at least the industry is hiring. The employment hole that the tech industry created during the recession is deep. Beginning in January, 2009, tech companies shed 215,000 jobs, says TechAmerica Foundation, an industry group. [...]

Planning a purchase from a major IT vendor? In this still-tough economy, negotiating pros recommend being aggressive and creative, as well as analyzing your requirements first so that you don’t buy more than you need and know where you can compromise. Here are the top tips from consultants who help customers negotiate pricing, terms, and [...]

When it comes to cloud-based email, there are four major vendors vying for your IT dollars: Microsoft, Google, IBM, and http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/ “>Cisco Systems. Each has its pros and cons, but no matter which vendor you choose the price of email will be roughly the same: $5 per user per month. Google singlehandedly “repriced the business [...]

A new Forrester Research report finds that while a number of open source BI (business intelligence) offerings are providing many of the capabilities enterprises require, certain shortcomings remain. Open source BI carries the same general benefits as other open source software segments, from lower initial costs to more flexible support and integration options compared to [...]

Every new IBM mainframe says something about the times we live in, and today’s latest mainframe release is no different. The zEnterprise system, as it is now called, has become a cross-platform management system, a sovereign of other systems. IBM has given its new mainframe, announced today, the ability to manage Power and x86 IBM [...]

EMC’s announcement this week of plans to purchase data warehousing vendor Greenplum represents a harbinger of things to come for that market, as well as related areas like BI (business intelligence) and data integration, according to some analysts. “I see the data warehousing space consolidating this year and next year,” said Forrester Research analyst James [...]

Apple’s iPad may soon put a stake in the heart of netbooks, research analysts said this week. The momentum is rapidly shifting from netbooks to tablets, said experts at Forrester Research and DisplaySearch in notes issued today and last Tuesday, respectively. And Apple’s iPad is leading the charge. [ Get the best iPhone and iPad [...]

Web video without ads? No one would mind that. However, iPad users viewing the popular New York Times site are finding out that not having to sit through ads has a price: fewer videos to watch. Here’s why: Apple won’t allow Flash based videos to run on an iPad. The Times and thousands of other [...]

Web video without ads? No one would mind that. However, iPad users viewing the popular New York Times site are finding out that not having to sit through ads has a price: fewer videos to watch. Here’s why: Apple won’t allow Flash based videos to run on an iPad. The Times and thousands of other [...]

Oracle’s ULAs (unlimited license agreements) can make great sense for companies that want to use a lot of the vendor’s software, but a number of potential pitfalls can get buried in the fine print, according to a new report from Forrester Research. The topic of ULAs is especially timely, as Oracle is in its fourth [...]