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  • IT Staffing - Preserving IT Talent

    Preserving IT Talent

    With an eye on economic recovery, businesses today depend on information technology to drive new opportunities more than ever before. Oftentimes, IT organizations are expected to create, execute, and deliver projects in three months rather than three quarters. It’s no wonder that employee retention continues to dominate the vital issues list across IT disciplines. IT organizations do not have the time that it typically takes to backfill crucial positions, nor can they afford to bear the cost of recruiting and training replacements.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Manager Attitudes Toward Change (May 2002)

    Manager Attitudes Toward Change (May 2002)

    A recent national survey of over 5,000 mid-to-upper level managers found that most managers are very open to workplace change. This is good news for executives who begin reorganizations with the widely held belief that people tend to resist workplace change.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Women Execs Still See Inequity in Pay

    Women Execs Still See Inequity in Pay

    According to a survey of senior-level women in the financial services industry, female executives feel that the glass ceiling still exists. While noting improvements in corporate human resources policies to encourage diversity, the respondents still see inequality in both compensation and promotional opportunities.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Managing the Virtual Workforce, Ten Years Later (May 2002)

    Managing the Virtual Workforce, Ten Years Later (May 2002)

    Ten years ago, organizations looked at telecommuting as a way to reduce cost, increase job satisfaction, and improve quality of life for employees. Today, telecommuting is part of the fabric that enables workers to collaborate across time, geography, and organizational structure. Further, since September 11, 2001, a virtual workforce is seen as a key enabler for continuous operations.  

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - The Future Need for Computer-Trained Workers

    The Future Need for Computer-Trained Workers

    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), business services—including personnel supply services and computer and data processing services, among other industries—will add 5.1 million jobs between 2000 and 2010. The personnel supply services industry, consisting of employment agencies and temporary staffing services, is projected to be the largest source of numerical employment growth in the economy, adding 1.9 million new jobs during the same time period.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Web-Based Recruiting Increases (June 2002)

    Web-Based Recruiting Increases (June 2002)

    Based on a five-year trend, Global 500 companies consider the corporate website a vital component for an organization's overall recruiting effort according to a 2002 study conducted by iLogos Research.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - Workers Move Across Industries (June 2002)

    Workers Move Across Industries (June 2002)

    A February 2002 survey of 600 workers by TrueCareers found that 65% of respondents have either changed industries or are looking to do so because of perceived job shortages in their current or previous industry.

    September, 2002

  • IT Spending Benchmarks - Migration Patterns of Doctorate Recipients

    Migration Patterns of Doctorate Recipients

    The migration patterns of the computer science doctorate may provide insight for IT recruiters.

    September, 2002

  • IT Staffing - After the Gold Rush: A Look at IT Recruitment, 2002 (March 2002)

    After the Gold Rush: A Look at IT Recruitment, 2002 (March 2002)

    It is an understatement to say that the market for IT professionals is different today than it was a year ago. The two greatest catalysts for change were the implosion of the technology sector's financial bubble in February/March of 2001 and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Investment Software Vendors Settle FTC Charges

    Investment Software Vendors Settle FTC Charges

    In January 2001, an investment trading software company that used theoretical past earnings charts to sell a high-priced software program agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its claims were deceptive, in violation of federal law. The proposed settlement requires substantiation for any future earnings claims; bars misrepresentations that simulated earnings data represent actual trading results; and requires prominent disclosure of the high-risk nature of stock trading.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Legal Protection for Copyrighted Material Online (Feb 2001)

    Legal Protection for Copyrighted Material Online (Feb 2001)

    The Digital Millennium Copyright Act provides some new approaches to protect copyrighted material on the Internet. In particular, for sites which employ products or services to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works (such as video, audio, text files, or computer software) or which use a digital rights management system to identify and control access to copyrighted works, these laws allow for lawsuits (and in some cases file criminal charges) against those who are violating these sections.

    September, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Video on Demand Hits the Internet (Mar 2001)

    Video on Demand Hits the Internet (Mar 2001)

    Full length movies are destined for Internet distribution, whether by streaming, by download, Napster-style file sharing, or some combination of means. Internet companies and movie studios alike are now making this a reality.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Legal Guide: Use of Trademarks Within Metatags (Apr 2001)

    Legal Guide: Use of Trademarks Within Metatags (Apr 2001)

    Metatags are HTML code contained in a website but not visible to Web users. Search engines use "descriptive" and "keyword" metatags to identify sites that correspond to terms entered in the search fields. Many companies list their trademarks, such as the company name or names of its products or services, in their website's metatags. This is especially useful if Web users are likely to know a company's trademarked product, such as Post-Its, but may not know the company's name or domain name.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Internet "Pagejacker" Settles FTC Charges (Apr 2001)

    Internet “Pagejacker” Settles FTC Charges (Apr 2001)

    Australian defendant, Gregory Lasrado, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that a scheme that hijacked unwitting Internet surfers violated the FTC Act. Lasrado participated in a scam that copied existing websites and inserted coded instructions in the copycat sites which automatically redirected consumers to adult sites operated by the defendants. Then the scammers disabled the browser's "back" and "exit" commands so that Internet surfers trying to escape the pornographic images faced screen after screen of similar material and advertisements for other adult sites.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - SEC Settles Securities Fraud Action Against Tokyo Joe (Apr 2001)

    SEC Settles Securities Fraud Action Against Tokyo Joe (Apr 2001)

    In March 2001, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled the enforcement action it brought in 2000 against Yun Soo Oh Park, the Internet stock picker known as "Tokyo Joe," and the company Park controls, Tokyo Joe's Societe Anonyme Corp.

    September, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - SEC Charges 23 Companies and Individuals in Broad Spectrum of Internet Securities Fraud (Apr 2001)

    SEC Charges 23 Companies and Individuals in Broad Spectrum of Internet Securities Fraud (Apr 2001)

    In March 2000, in its fifth nationwide Internet fraud sweep, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced 11 enforcement actions against 23 companies and individuals that used the Internet to defraud investors.

    September, 2002