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Open source software ready for big business; Stimulus for tech and telecom $3B, but jobs still guesswork

Expect big demand for open source software skills in 2010; Stimulus for tech and telecom $3B, but jobs still guesswork
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Expect big demand for open source software skills in 2010
Open source software appeals to many in IT for its low -- or nonexistent entry price -- and flexibility, and now that appeal is growing on hiring managers, according to IT talent experts, who report that companies will in 2010 seek candidates with high-tech skills related to open source software.

Stimulus for tech and telecom $3B, but jobs still guesswork
The U.S. government has spent about $700 million on IT and telecommunications products and services under its economic stimulus program, part of a total of $3 billion that's in the spending pipeline, according to a private analysis of this data. But how many jobs have been created is not as clear.

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Open source software ready for big business

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