http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/507/all xx http://www.itworld.com/security/84655/database-security-on-a-cloud-computing The use of the cloud computing environment to cater to the demands of users in the internet has made database security a critical issue. http://www.itworld.com/security/84655/database-security-on-a-cloud-computing#comments Security Research cloud computing Database Security Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:52:21 -0500 taicleveland12 84655 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/open-source/77997/open-source-emerging-markets-a-few-points-statistical-comparison Developers in countries like China, India, and Brazil are much younger than are programmers in other parts of the world. And they're more likely to use open source. http://www.itworld.com/open-source/77997/open-source-emerging-markets-a-few-points-statistical-comparison#comments Development Open Source Research brazil China foss India open source research Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:19:49 -0400 Esther Schindler 77997 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/76358/cios-report-4th-quarter-hiring-expectations Survey Finds East Coast and Business Services Firms Most Optimistic About Adding Staff http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/76358/cios-report-4th-quarter-hiring-expectations#comments Career IT management/strategy Research hiring job outlook Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:48:45 -0400 roberthalf 76358 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/76242/new-survey-finds-majority-smbs-plan-purchase-new-hardware-and-software-within-n 68 Percent to Buy New Laptops, Desktops and Servers; 51 Percent Plan New Software Purchases; and 33 Percent to Invest in IT Services http://www.itworld.com/small-business/76242/new-survey-finds-majority-smbs-plan-purchase-new-hardware-and-software-within-n#comments Small business Research IT spending SMB Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:40:31 -0400 karentils 76242 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/74764/job-fairs-newspaper-help-wanted-ads-rank-least-effective Hiring authorities have spoken and they agree; networking is the most valuable tool in the job seeker’s arsenal. The least effective process for finding a job: attending job fairs. http://www.itworld.com/career/74764/job-fairs-newspaper-help-wanted-ads-rank-least-effective#comments Career Tech & society Research IT jobs Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:51:53 -0400 gracie 74764 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/open-source/74594/quest-open-source-load-and-stress-testing-tools This may be a category in which the proprietary tools win out over open source. Unless you tell me otherwise... http://www.itworld.com/open-source/74594/quest-open-source-load-and-stress-testing-tools#comments Development Open Source Research foss load testing open source software development stress testing Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:28:22 -0400 Esther Schindler 74594 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/science/74327/texting-makes-kids-rash-and-error-prone-maybe-also-thinner "We suspect that using mobile phones a lot, particularly tools like predictive texts for SMS, is training them to be fast but inaccurate," says Professor Michael Abramson, an epidemiologist at Monash University in Australia who studied the performance of prolific texters, aged 11 to 14, on IQ-type tests. http://www.itworld.com/science/74327/texting-makes-kids-rash-and-error-prone-maybe-also-thinner#comments Offbeat Science Research texting Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:42:05 -0400 abennett 74327 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/72558/small-business-wi-fi-one-size-fits-all-wont-play-global-market The number of small-medium businesses in the world is expected to reach 330 million in 2014. Outside North America these smaller enterprises (98% of which employ fewer than 100 people) account for more than 90% of all businesses. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/72558/small-business-wi-fi-one-size-fits-all-wont-play-global-market#comments Small business Research wi-fi Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:04:36 -0400 logan 72558 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/69989/study-business-risk-fraud-amid-economic-crisis http://www.itworld.com/security/69989/study-business-risk-fraud-amid-economic-crisis#comments Business Security Research fraud Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:01:17 -0400 ITworld staff 69989 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/career/68631/companies-slash-salaries-instead-staff A new Challenger, Gray and Christmas, Inc. survey reveals that cost-containment remains the primary objective for many companies. Overall, 86 percent of respondents surveyed in May said that their companies have been forced to initiate cost-cutting measures. http://www.itworld.com/career/68631/companies-slash-salaries-instead-staff#comments Career Research economy salary Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:07 -0400 katbell 68631 at http://www.itworld.com