The Linux community fought back, saying the test was skewed because Microsoft commissioned it - and the real problem was with Apache, not Linux, which was also used in the study. So IT managers who are as yet undecided should hold back on making a...
Nearly 90 per cent of government managers worldwide say they outsource activities that are "important or absolutely critical" in supporting services for citizens, according to new study released on Thursday by consulting firm Accenture.
But a survey commissioned by BEA, Captiva, Documentum, Fujitsu Consulting and Sun Microsystems and carried out by IDL Strategic Services reveals that major process change, cost and confusion about the Act are all barriers to compliance for public...
According to research from Forrester Consulting, 44 per cent of large corporations in the US now pay someone to monitor and snoop on what's in the company's outgoing mail, with 48 per cent actually regularly auditing email content.
Another consulting house, Exoftware, provides mentoring for companies who want to change the methodology of their software development processes with 'agile' techniques such as dynamic systems development methodology (DSDM) and extreme programming...
Pay for a wide range of IT skills has dropped in 2004 but pockets of growth still remain, and hiring by IT services firms has driven up demand and wages for IT consulting talent, according to a comprehensive skills survey across the US and Europe.