Deborah Rothberg

Sometimes, from the view of the help desk, the end of civilization seems near. Very near, indeed. This is one explanation for interactions such as the following: “My computer is running real slow. The process System Idle Process takes like 90-100 percent of the CPU! And I cant shut it off! Ive tried everything!” “Hi, […]

Long seen as a method to maximize employment opportunities and salaries in the post-dot-com-bust era, a study released today finds that pay for certified IT skills falls short of the pay for non-certified skills. The Q1 2006 Hot Technical Skills and Certifications Pay Index, released April 25 by Foote Partners, a New Canaan, Conn., IT […]

Hourly wages for highly skilled technology professionals notably increased in the first quarter of 2006, following record levels in the last quarter of 2005, according to the latest Yoh Index of Technology Wages released this morning. Wages increased more than 4.6 percent in Q1 2006, after increasing 3.1 percent overall in the fourth quarter of […]

Cubicle-dwellers across the country rejoiced April 24 as an administrative law judge determined that an Education Department worker in New York City had been unfairly penalized after being axed for browsing news and travel Web sites on company time. “It should be observed that the Internet has become the modern equivalent of a telephone or […]

Michelle was hanging out by the hot tub. Claire was digging the big wet mammals. And oh, those penetration specialists. What do they do for fun? “Capture the flag,” they say, turning eWEEK editorial ears pink. Yes, were talking about the rapture of geeks, learning things, on cruises. In a radical redefinition of the term […]

U.S. high-tech employment increased 1 percent in 2005, bringing the nationwide total to 5.6 million, with the greatest gains in the electronic manufacturing, software, and engineering and tech services segments, according to the Cyberstates 2006 report released April 18 by the American Electronics Association, a nationwide trade association representing the technology industry. High-tech employment boasted […]

Ninety-seven percent of fast-growth technology CEOs are planning to increase their headcount within the next 12 months, yet are finding it increasingly harder to locate the right people to hire, found a survey released April 19 by business advisory firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. While 66 percent of respondents said that high-quality employees were the greatest […]

IT consulting is growing worldwide, says IT consulting and advisory group IDC. According to an IDC study released April 17, IT consulting spending is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 5.2 percent worldwide between 2006 and 2010, with the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions surpassing the Americas in spending by […]

Tech job postings have risen 26.3 percent in the last year, according to a monthly report released by Dice.com, a technology jobs and skills board. The survey also found that while demand for all technology positions continues to grow, demand for contract positions outpace that for permanent positions, 30.3 to 22.9 percent. Technology professionals in […]

A study released April 12 ranked software engineers as having the best jobs in the United States, citing their use in “virtually every part of the economy.” With an average pay of $80,500 and strong potential for creativity, 46 percent annual growth rate, and 44,800 annual job openings, the position received extra marks for the […]