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Ten worst entry IT jobs

May 27, 2008 — 6:59am ET
It may sound grand to work for Google, Amazon, Facebook, Yahoo or other well-known companies, but there are many first-time jobs in the IT field that are not as glamorous as they sound. Valleywag, a... Read more...

Google to update Android SDK

February 5, 2008 — 7:59am ET
In theory, Google's Android could be the perfect mobile platform for the enterprise. Being based on open-source code as it is, Android would theoretically allow enterprises to build custom apps for... Read more...

Is open-source security good enough?

April 26, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Some believe that because open-source code receives more scrutiny, it's more secure. But it's more complicated than that. While heavily used and actively maintained open-source applications like... Read more...

The danger of open-source

April 17, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Using open-source code to help develop new software sounds like a great idea, but beware. If developers uses a piece of code that has been distributed under the GPL, for example, the entire piece... Read more...

Open source trend makes software affordable

January 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

As more vendors opt to switch to open-source code, the cost of software is dropping, making it more accessible to CIOs of smaller companies with tight budgets. The draw for vendors is wider... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Acquisition cements Microsoft's foray into security services; New threat index for wireless devices; and much more.

May 22, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

> Acquisition cements Microsoft's foray into security services. Article > A new threat index for... Read more...