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INDUSTRY NEWS
AT&T CEO Says Hard to
Find Skilled U.S.
Workers
The
head of the top U.S.
phone company AT&T said
on Wednesday it was
having trouble finding
enough skilled workers
to fill all the 5,000
customer service jobs it
promised to return to
the United States from
India. MORE
EPA Moves to Help Put
Data Centers on an
Energy Diet
As
energy use — and costs —
spiral, IT execs turn to
the feds and vendors for
aid. MORE
India to Become 2nd
Biggest Telecom Market
India may overtake the
U.S. as the world's
second-largest
mobile-phone market
after China next month.
MORE
Regional Growth
Boosts Data Center
Industry
This
week’s news has
demonstrated one way the
current data center
demand is fundamentally
different from the
dot-com era boom and
bust. MORE
Billion-Dollar IT
Failure at Census Bureau
The
US Census Bureau faces
cost overruns up to $2
billion on an IT
initiative replacing
paper-based data
collection methods with
specialized handheld
devices for the upcoming
2010 census. MORE
Study Finds Data
Center Automation to
Become Increasingly
Significant over Next
Two Years
While data center
automation already plays
a significant role in IT
organizations’ efforts
to link services with
business priorities and
objectives, the role of
automation will become
increasingly more
significant over the
next one to two years.
MORE
SIDE TRAQS
Who Trumps Bin Laden
as a Cyberthreat?
Look in the Mirror
It
turns out al-Qaida’s
leader and his cohorts
aren’t the biggest
threat to our
cybersecurity. You are.
MORE
Dubai’s Prince Buys
$2.7 Million Camel
Dubai’s crown prince
paid $2.7 million for a
camel during a desert
festival celebrating
Bedouin traditions in
the emirate of Abu
Dhabi. MORE
Valley Workers Go
“Topless” at Meetings
Frustrated by workers so
plugged in that they
tuned out in the middle
of business meetings, a
growing number of
companies are going
“Topless,” as in no
laptops allowed.
MORE
Economist: Copyright
Is Dead
No
wonder they call
economics the dismal
science. At the Internet
Video Policy Symposium
in Washington yesterday
(co-sponsored by Content
Agenda), a chorus line
of academic economists
postulated that content
owners face a far more
difficult challenge than
they know in monetizing
their content on the
Internet, and that the
odds that we can build
our way out of the
current debate over how
to manage scarce online
capacity are virtually
nil. MORE
Red-Light Camera
Monkey Business
May Be A National Trend
Red-light cameras are
often billed as a great
way to improve traffic
safety and prevent
speeding. A few cities
across America, however,
have been caught
short-timing their own
yellow lights below
legal levels in what may
be an attempt to boost
ticket revenues by
giving drivers less time
to come to a stop. So
how many anecdotes do
you need to pronounce
something a trend? It's
hard to say, especially
when the anecdotes in
question support the
abolishment of something
as universally hated as
the red light camera.
MORE
The World’s Top
Ranked Tech Countries
Want
to work for a business
that not only uses the
most advanced
technology, but is part
of a culture that
promotes the adoption of
new technologies? Move
to Denmark. MORE
EVENTS CALENDAR
APRIL
Interop
is the leading global
technology event,
bringing together IT
professionals and
business leaders to see
all of the latest
technologies in action.
April 27–May
2, 2008 | Las Vegas, NV
MORE
MAY
ISPCON Spring
2008 is where
the service provider
industry goes to GET
REAL about the future of
their business.
May 13–15,
2008 | Chicago, IL
MORE
The Cable Show
is the largest
convention and
exhibition for cable and
telecommunications in
the United States.
May 18–20,
2008 | New Orleans, LA
MORE
JUNE
Computerworld
Mobile and Wireless
World is where,
IT executives join
thought leaders, key
solution providers, and
their peers for a
visionary overview of
mobile and wireless
promise.
June 9–10,
2008 | Miami, FL
MORE
NXTcomm 08
Join the new global
communications
marketplace at NXTcomm
2008 and be ahead of the
trend. The buyers you
wish to see will be
there to discover
up-to-the minute
technologies, business
solutions and
revenue-generating
services.
June 16–19,
2008 | Las Vegas, NV
MORE
JULY
HostingCon 2008
Find the products and
services, information,
and connections you need
to grow your hosted
services business at
HostingCon 2008.
July 28–30,
2008 | Chicago, IL
MORE
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