Does IT Restrict the Use of IT?

Real or not, the perception that IT organizations restrict the use of the technology they provide is real....

That IT-Business Job Convergence

More and more critical jobs in business require a combination of business and IT know-how....

Paperless-Office Finally Arriving, Well Almost

Technology was supposed to create the paperless office, but as we know, IT only made printing easier and cheaper. Use of paper in offices around the globe more than doubled in the last two decades of the 20th century....

Is the IT Profession Recession Proof?

The last time the national unemployment rate hovered around 6 percent, five years ago, IT joblessness wasn't much different. Indeed, in the first quarter of 2003, IT unemployment at 6.1 percent edged above the 5.9 percent national rate, the only...

College Students Abandon Finance for Computer Major

Several academics see a growing number of students eying computer careers as the financial services industry tanks....

Good News for U.S. IT Pros: India Outsources to India

How IT Boosts Worker Productivity

Retailers are deploying workforce-management IT systems as retailers fight to improve productivity and curtail payroll costs....

Does Social Notworking Hurt Business?

Weakening IT Employment is Nonsense

A recent posting on Slashdot.com cites a government study contending IT jobs are getting harder to come by. Don't believe it....

Big Brother Watches Over the Telecommuter

New technology is giving managers the ability to monitor the activities of employees and independent contractors working from home, a troubling development in a way to manage workers....