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Thursday, June 07, 2007

InfoWorld Daily: Why we're producing fewer technologists

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Thursday, June 7, 2007

* Why we're producing fewer technologists
* InfoWorld Daily Podcast
* Open source sets terms, Microsoft follows

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WHY WE'RE PRODUCING FEWER TECHNOLOGISTS

Best of the blogs: Well, one reason is that "employers offer work that
drains but never re-fills you," Nick Corcodilos argues in It rolls
downhill. Indeed, too much focus on cost containment and schedule
pressure, leaves no time for workers to deliver process improvements and
innovation, he writes. "So when you read that glowing job ad about how
'Your career will take off at our company!', pause to consider the
processes the company uses at work." Columnist's corner: Playing around
with Microsoft's RoundTable, Oliver Rist finds that the tabletop device
-- and its audio-visual capabilities -- needs a little beta... ...

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INFOWORLD DAILY PODCAST

Sun's CEO spills a secret about Apple's Leopard OS, the schoolteacher who
faced jail time after spyware exposed her students to pornography gets a
reprieve, India's largest outsourcer plans to hire 5,000 staff in
Mexico, and more LISTEN!... ...

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OPEN SOURCE SETS TERMS, MICROSOFT FOLLOWS

Best of the blogs: It could not have been said the same way five years
ago, but Microsoft must now live by open source's rules, or suffer, Matt
Asay paraphrases MySQL CEO Marten Mickos. "Imagine a world where
Microsoft is an island of proprietary software, surrounded by the real
world of web sites, business applications, etc. that all run open source
software," Asay writes in this Open Sources post. "Five years ago, it
was open source that was accused of being religious. Now it's
Microsoft." Special report: Day three, here, of our 2007 InfoWorld CTO
25 awards. This morning's batch... ...

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