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• IBM Retirement Plan Promises Jobs Through '13

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 May, 2012 23:47

  IBM is offering employees who are nearing retirement, and who might be worried about layoffs, a one-time opportunity to participate in a program that would guarantee their employment through Dec. 31, 2013.

• For the NFL, Big Is Better -- Except in IT

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 May, 2012 20:11

  The National Football League may have big stadiums, big players and big games, but when it comes to computer systems, the league's vice president of IT, Nancy Galietti, doesn't use the word big.

• Career advice: Careers in the cloud

  By Allan Hackney | 08 May, 2012 01:45

  Allan Hackney of John Hancock Financial Services Ask a Premier 100 IT Leader Allan Hackney Title: Senior vice president and CIOCompany: John Hancock Financial Services

• How to land a cybersecurity job

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 04 May, 2012 00:33

  Cybersecurity jobs are plentiful, from government, financial services and utilities to manufacturing and retail. But what skills do IT professionals need to qualify for these high-paying jobs?

• Fla. university writing new computer science plan, cites 'overwhelming' backlash

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 28 April, 2012 05:53

  University of Florida computer science students remain fearful about their department's future, despite the school's decision this week to "set aside" an earlier plan to reorganize the department and cut its budget.

• Lofgren says 'toxic environment' stalls visa reform

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 27 April, 2012 07:20

  WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) isn't giving up on a bill to give green cards to college graduates with advanced degrees in technical fields, but she has been unable to find any Republican backing for it.

• Florida university plan to 'decimate' computer science draws protest

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 24 April, 2012 20:21

  The University of Florida in Gainesville is on the verge of dismantling its computer science department through budget cuts and restructuring, a move that has shocked students in the program.

• IDC: big data skills crisis needs vendor action

  By Derek du Preez | 21 April, 2012 17:19

  Enterprise IT departments are struggling to take advantage of the benefits big data can bring due to a lack of skills in the marketplace, according to IDC research VP Susan Feldman.

• MIT and others launch a tech education revolution

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 19 April, 2012 20:00

  MIT's free online course, 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics, is a hit. The course, which began in March and ends on June 8, prompted 120,000 registrations.

• Yahoo! dumps products in turnaround plan

  By AAP | 19 April, 2012 09:03

  Yahoo! is dumping products along with workers in a quest to return the faded internet star to glory.

• Telstra has plans for NBN-affected staff

  By AAP | 16 April, 2012 22:40

  Telstra Corporation is set to outline by the end of April a massive restructure of its workforce as it switches from the ageing copper network to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• Employees rate satisfaction, security and stress

  By Computerworld Staff | 09 April, 2012 20:04

  Some 60% of the IT workers surveyed reported being asked to take on new tasks and boost their productivity, and slightly more than half (51%) said that they feel underpaid based on their role and responsibility. Still, the vast majority (81%) are satisfied or very satisfied that they chose a career in IT. (Base: 4,337 IT professionals)

• The big career shift: Big Data

  By Divina Paredes | 06 April, 2012 00:39

  It is a 'great time' to be a data scientist, says Dr Rami Mukhtar, senior researcher, National ICT Australia (NICTA).

• IT contractors help companies meet changing work needs

  By Fred O'Connor | 07 April, 2012 00:49

  Whether companies require specific tech talent for a project or need extra help meeting a business uptick brought by the recovering economy, corporate IT departments depend on the contract workforce.

• Cisco, EMC, VMware unite behind big data, cloud training initiative

  By Ann Bednarz | 04 April, 2012 02:43

  As the IT silos come down, tech pros need to beef up their skills to stay relevant and maximize the business benefits of cloud computing, virtualization, unified networking and big data, according to Cisco and EMC, which have teamed to offer training targeted at tech's hottest data center disciplines.