Anne Chen

CIOs are planning to increase IT hiring by 10 percent next quarter, a decrease of one percentage point from the current quarter, according to a recent survey by RHI Consulting, a division of Robert Half International Inc. in Menlo Park, Calif. The national poll–which included responses from more than 1,400 CIOs–found that, while 14 percent […]

Wheres the gratitude? After complaining for the last 10 years about Microsoft Corp.s Visual Studio application development tool set, programmers this week will finally get what they asked for: Visual Studio .Net, a redesigned development environment that makes it easier for programmers to create Web services. What is Microsofts reward for its trouble? Tentative enthusiasm. […]

Job seekers, take note: Prepare for an interview as you would a first date. First off, arrive on time. In a survey released this week by HRnext.com, 39 percent of human resource professionals said arriving late for a job interview is the most common mistake made by job seekers. HRnext.com, in Old Saybrook, Conn., surveyed […]

In Las Vegas, where the gambling odds seem to favor the house, few people have hit the jackpot as often as Stephen Wynn, the former chairman of Mirage Resorts Inc. For example, Wynn sold the Mirage in May 2000 to MGM Grand Inc. for $6.4 billion. However, when Wynns new company, Wynn Resorts, began designing […]

Increasingly concerned about the viability of its Web hosting outsourcing provider, global electronic giant Royal Philips Electronics NV has decided to pull hosting responsibilities for 350 of its Web sites in-house. Philips, one of the worlds largest electronics companies in the world, was hosting its primary e-commerce data center at an Exodus Communications Inc. facility […]

Five months after Sept. 11, most companies remain unprepared for terrorist attacks or natural disasters and would be unable to quickly implement basic business continuity measures, according to a survey released this week by consultancy Gartner Inc. and the Society for Information Management. Executives polled by Gartner found that only 13 percent of companies are […]

Most football fans think of the Super Bowl as the end of the professional football season. While it may be the official finale, theres still an unofficial ritual that takes place throughout the National Football League after the final whistle blows: the firing of coaches by teams that didnt achieve enough regular- or post-season glory. […]

Despite the global slowdown in corporate IT spending, recently released reports show two segments of the economy—financial service companies and the federal government—will boost technology investments next year and beyond. U.S. banks, for example, are expected to increase their technology spending this year to $34 billion, up more than 4 percent from 2001 levels, according […]

Question: what do you get when you mix antiquated legacy systems, state bureaucracy and caseworkers from branches of a states health and human services agencies? Answer: wasted time, wasted effort and wasted money. That was the case in the commonwealth of Massachusetts up to a year ago, when it was common for up to 15 […]

As far as Patrick McBride is concerned, the sellers market in security skills is far from over. While his colleagues snatch employees from a rich talent pool, McBride, executive vice president of security consultancy Meta Security Group, in Atlanta, still cant find enough qualified security managers. “In the actual employment market itself … it just […]

When Steve Broudy began introducing Windows 2000 Professional into his companys desktop computing environment last year, he knew the enhancements in the new operating system, such as better security and stability, would make an accelerated migration from Windows NT worthwhile. Today, two months after Microsoft Corp.s launch of Windows XP, however, the upgrade strategy for […]

Credit card company VisaUSA launched a new payment service this week that will provide consumers with additional security as they shop online. The service, Verified by Visa, allows participating merchants to prompt cardholders for a password during the online checkout process. Consumers register for Verified by Visa either through their bankcard issuers or on Visas […]