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SurveyTech Talent Still Craved, But Less So Information technology remains at the forefront of the U.S. economy, accounting for approximately 7% of the nation’s workforce, according to a study by the Arlington, Va.-based Information Technology Association of America. The study found that more than 10.4 million people in the United States are IT workers, and […]

Report My Kingdom for a Raise According to the third annual BridgeGate Report, conducted in February by Market Facts TeleNation, Inc. of Chicago, employee retention is more likely to be influenced by salary increases than by improved benefits, flexible work schedules or stock options. The majority of respondents–slightly more than 50%–indicated that “a raise” would […]

Forecast Voice Recognition: the Great Wireless Hope The number of U.S. wireless Web users will increase from 4.1 million in 2000 to 96 million in 2005, according to New York-based Jupiter Media Metrix, but the market must still contend with the same old hurdles. Among the obstacles facing wireless Web users are bandwidth limitations, multiple […]

www.metagroup.com META Trend: During 2001/02, application development will continue to use core component APIs (e.g., EJB, COM), but focus will shift to externalization, integration, and Web services using XML and emerging interoperability standards (SOAP, UDDI). By 2002/03, application server vendors will deliver integrated e-business platforms incorporating services (e.g., portals, personalization, e-commerce), integrated develop/deploy functionality, and […]

By Ronald L. Mendell for SecurityPortal Often computer security takes us down strange paths; for example, what is the connection between the Navajo language and the future of operating systems? These subjects seem odd bedfellows to be sure; yet, we shall learn that obscurity, contrary to the general maxim, sometimes does create a degree of […]

When we last looked at jobs for Oracle DBAs, in April 2000, we found 1,601 openings, about 10% fewer than are available now, according to dice.com, the online job board for IT professionals. This seems to agree with recent survey results indicating that IT spending is on the rise, despite any warnings of economic slowdown. […]

www.metagroup.com WAP’s Limitations Companies looking to exploit WAP-enabled devices for B2B and B2E must be keenly aware of WAP devices’ significant limitations. These include the following: Very small screen real estate, which means serving up content information in very small chunks Difficult navigation (nothing beyond scroll up and down) Severe data input restrictions (basically, keyboard […]

www.metagroup.com 2000/01 META Trend: Proliferating requirements for remote access (2000/01) and business-to-business extranets (2001-03) will drive dissolution of the network perimeter. Tiered access will be controlled by a policy-oriented identity/rights infrastructure (directory with Web single sign-on now, PKI during 2001-03) and enforced by an increasingly distributed web of security devices (firewalls, VPNs). 2001/02 META Trend: […]

Recently, some announcements have been made of commercial encryption programs for the PalmPilot personal organizer. Some of these were for subroutines that might be used in programs whose primary purpose is not encryption, for purposes such as software registration. Also, Network Associates, the company that owns PGP, has a commercial product, PGPwireless, specifically aimed at […]

Many IT professionals have wondered why so much software, especially software from major vendors, is in such wretched security condition. IT staff members sometimes find their days consumed with applying patches to fix bugs that should never have been allowed to see the light of day. This can be extraordinarily frustrating, especially when one considers […]