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H-1B hiring bill takes aim at tech firm layoffs

Legislation could affect a broad swath of tech firms that have laid off large numbers of workers but continue hiring guest workers ... more

November 20, 2009
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Tech workers take H-1B case to Supreme Court

Programmers Guild and others seek to challenge Bush-era foreign student visa extensions that they say are a backdoor increase in H-1B limits ... more

November 19, 2009
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Will IT pros walk out the door en masse?

CIOs fear that once the recession ends, all that pent-up frustration will lead to huge losses of desirable workers... more

November 18, 2009
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Feds to go after H-1B visa violations

Immigration department plans 25,000 on-site inspections in 2010 ... more

November 17, 2009
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IT takes biggest job-cut hit in the back office

Two million IT positions are expected to have been eliminated from 2000 to 2014, according to Hackett Group, which forecasts an 'extended jobless recovery'... more

November 17, 2009
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Oracle support portal woes could erode users' trust

There may be lasting damage to customer relationships following a problematic support site migration, observers say... more

November 12, 2009
Mac »

Apple's 12 biggest failures

Mac OS, iTunes, iPod, iPhone -- Apple has a reputation for setting the bar, even when it comes to major screwups, some of which have nearly destroyed the company... more

November 11, 2009
Developer World »

Adobe laying off 680 staffers

The cost-cutting move will be the company's second wave of layoffs in about a year... more

November 10, 2009
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Users call Oracle's new support portal a 'fiasco'

There are widespread reports of major problems in the days following the Nov. 6 launch of My Oracle Support ... more

November 10, 2009
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IBM opens its first business analytics center

The new center in Bangalore will focus on high-end business analytics consultancy for customers worldwide ... more

November 6, 2009
Networking »

Survey: High-tech hardware spending returns, but not IT jobs

Majority of IT executives plan to invest in hardware in next six months, but do not anticipate adding staff, according to survey... more

October 30, 2009
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IT employment may be stabilizing after loss of 250,000 jobs

There are signs of an end to the IT job loss freefall, but two-thirds of IT workers have either seen their salaries go down or remain flat ... more

October 30, 2009
Security Central »

U.S. man to serve prison term for selling counterfeit software on eBay

The case is part of the DOJ's initiative to combat online sales of pirated software and counterfeit goods ... more

October 23, 2009

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