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Top jobs are in IT
Top jobs are in IT
I'd take this announcement with a grain of salt. -Trip
You can stop worrying about the IT employment shortage of years past. The IT industry is now a very secure place to be. Case in point - five of the top ten best jobs are in IT. According to a recent article published by Careerbuilder, software engineer, application engineer, software systems analyst, database administrator and network systems analyst, are among the fastest growing and highest paying job titles in America. With salaries for these positions ranging from $60,000 to $80,000, industry professionals agree that choosing an IT career definitely pays off. In a September 2005 CompTIA Web poll, 42 percent of respondents listed "pay" as a major factor for staying at their job. Compensation was not the only positive aspect to working in IT - 33 percent of individuals said "work environment" and "skills development opportunities" were also key factors.
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Unease over how the net is run
Unease over how the net is run
Internet governance issues usually attract the attention of a relatively small number of net users. However, concerns associated with the current system have begun to grow, writes internet law professor Michael Geist.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the US-based body charged with managing the net's domain name system, just wrapped up a week-long meeting in Wellington, New Zealand on Friday, and it now finds itself the target of criticism from some its closest allies.
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The most prevalent wireless threats
The most prevalent wireless threats
With the prevalence of mobile devices and the increasing use of wireless-aware applications, enterprises need to continually track the threats that they face and take steps to mitigate them. Interesting trends about the nature of wireless threats are emerging, and the WVE database has revealed product defects, user and client behavior, and advancement in attacks and tools as the most prevalent types of submissions thus far. Vulnerabilities exist in all complex networking systems, especially in emerging solutions that support wireless communications. This is particularly true for wireless networking infrastructure and client equipment such as access points (APs), WLAN controllers, and VoIP phones. The database contains a number of product defect entries, including a number on APs suffering from authentication management and denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities.
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Prioritizing Knowledge: Studying Core Certification Topics
Prioritizing Knowledge: Studying Core Certification Topics
Within every body of knowledge, there is a bundle of core subjects. Like the foundation of a skyscraper, this basic underpinning holds all of the information up and allows it to reach greater and greater heights. Without this, the whole corpus is about as stable as a house of cards. In order to achieve mastery in any area, learners should progress through this array of interrelated information by starting with this core information and moving into the more sophisticated and complicated aspects of it. Take networking. Although there are a multitude of issues within this field, the common thread between networking experts is the core knowledge that they sharesuch as installation, configuration, maintenance and troubleshootingregardless of which vendors products theyre using, or if theyre even using a vendors solutions at all. If they arent skilled in these fundamental areas, then they...
Cisco Press Announces New CCNA Companion Guides
Cisco Press Announces New CCNA Companion Guides
Cisco Press, the official publisher for Cisco Systems, introduced a new CCNA Companion Guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 1 course, the first in a series of new books for each of the four CCNA courses. Cisco Press materials, the only print companions reviewed and approved by Cisco Systems for use in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, are developed to support the instructor-led online curriculum. Written by expert instructors and authors, including industry veterans Wendell Odom and Wayne Lewis the new Companion Guides will provide elements to aid and enhance student comprehension. Added features include chapters aligning with course modules in both name and number, "How-To" quick references for step-by-step tasks, real-world examples, all-new illustrations, and correlations to the CCNA Certification exam in the chapter objectives.
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60% Of Windows Vista Code To Be Rewritten
60% Of Windows Vista Code To Be Rewritten
David Richards - Friday, 24 March 2006 - Smarthouse.com
Up to 60% of the code in the new consumer version of Microsoft new Vista operating system is set to be rewritten as the Company "scrambles" to fix internal problems a Microsoft insider has confirmed to SHN. In an effort to meet a dealine of the 2007 CES show in Las Vegas Microsoft has pulled programmers from the highly succesful Xbox team to help resolve many problems associated with entertainment and media centre functionality inside the OS. The team are also working closely with engineers from the Intel Viiv team. and it is now expected that the next version of Viiv could be delayed to line up with the launch of the consumer version of Vista at the 2007 CES Show in Las Vegas. One of the key components of the consumer version of Vista is the Media Centre code. This will be an optional package in the same way that Microsoft currently sell a...
Book Review: Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up to Date
Book Review: Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up to Date
Author: Michael Jang
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Published: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (January 9, 2006)
ISBN: 0132366754
Review by James Pyles
March 28, 2006
Anyone who has had to manage patches for a single Windows computer or an entire Windows network, has watched at least some of their hair fall out or at least go a bit gray. Trying to keep your Windows systems up to date and secure, while facing the specter of a well-meaning patch breaking your computers, is not for the faint of heart. Lest we forget however, Linux systems also require patches to update software packages and package management on Linux is not always an easy task. Windows computers have a single web interface...the much vaunted Windows Update Manager...for the user or admin to navigate to and update the variety of Windows workstations and servers...but while Windows may be a single, monolithic...
Welcome to Windows ScriptingAnswers.com
Welcome to Windows ScriptingAnswers.com
Welcome to ScriptingAnswers.com, where Windows administrators come to automate! Our growing community includes a ScriptVault with more than 200 scripts, a lively discussion forum where you're always welcome to ask for (or offer) assistance, and a wealth of training and education resources to help you get the most out of VBScript and administrative scripting. We even offer an audio podcast to help you stay up-to-date on the latest industry developments (and answer fun beer trivia questions for prizes)! You'll notice that much of the site is freely accessible, without requiring you to register. However, some portions of the site - notably our friendly discussion forums - do require you to log on or register for access. Registration is free and only takes a moment to complete; we hope you'll take the time so that you can take advantage of these great additional resources.
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Vista debut hits a delay
Vista debut hits a delay
The software maker said it will still wrap up development of the operating system this year and make it available to volume-licensing customers in November. However, Microsoft said a delay of a few weeks in Vista's schedule meant that some PC makers would be able to launch this year and others would not. As a result, Windows chief Jim Allchin said the company is delaying the broad launch of the product until January. "We needed just a few more weeks, and that put us in a bubble...where some partners would be impacted more than others," Allchin said during a Tuesday afternoon conference call with reporters and analysts.
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