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Tresham Opens Prometric Test Centre
Tresham Opens Prometric Test Centre
Tresham Institute has opened the first Prometric test centre in Northamptonshire within the IT Focus Centre at the colleges Church Street, Wellingborough campus.
The Prometric Test Centre is open on Fridays between 10am- to 4pm and enables people to take hundreds of different types of online exams. All exams are proctored (invigilated) by qualified Test Centre Administrators who are fully trained Tresham staff.
Prometric is the leading global provider of comprehensive testing and assessment services' which specialises in the delivery of online certification testing for the academic, professional, government, corporate and IT profession.
The test centre is open to any one wishing to take their online exams regardless of whether they have studied for their qualification at the college.
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Microsoft unveils new controller
Microsoft unveils new controller
Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.
Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games.
Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was "a window into what the future holds".
Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Spielberg said he had always stated that "the main barrier stopping people getting into video games was the complexity of a games controller," and that Natal was "a whole new world".
"There is technology now that recognises not just your thumb, it recognises your entire person. The technology knows who you are," he said.
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BT accused of iPlayer throttling
BT accused of iPlayer throttling
Britain's biggest broadband supplier has been accused of limiting download speeds on its cheapest package without giving users a clear warning.
BT Broadband cuts the speed users can watch video services like the BBC iPlayer and YouTube at peak times.
A customer who has signed on to an up to 8 megabit per second (MBPS) package can have speed cut to below 1Mbps.
A BT spokesman said the firm managed bandwidth "in order to optimise the experience for all customers".
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Recession reveals the value of qualifications
Recession reveals the value of qualifications
Every year employers say they struggle to find recruits with the right skills to help them continue to grow their businesses. Despite the economic downturn, demand for BCS professional qualifications from public and private organisations, as well as individuals, continues to grow.
It is precisely those qualified staff who will help employers get through the tough times ahead.
Theres no disputing the evidence that belonging to a professional organisation and being professionally qualified can improve a persons career prospects. According to a recent report by the Consultative Committee for Professional Management Organisations, a member of a professional body with recognised professional qualifications will be paid about 37 per cent more during their working lifetime three times more than those who have GCSEs and A-levels, and they will earn more than £60,000 more in total than those with a degree....
Server Sales Dip To 12 Year Low
Server Sales Dip To 12 Year Low
The first quarter saw a number of records broken in the global server market - but for all the wrong reasons.
Customers across all geographies shelved spending plans which forced quarterly server revenues down to the lowest level seen by market watcher IDC since it began analysing the space 12 years ago.
The sector fell 24.5% in value to $9.9bn in the opening three months of 2009, the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines.
The recession has permeated all geographic regions and customers of all types, said Matt Eastwood, IDC group vice-president of Enterprise Platforms.
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UK broadband 'notspots' revealed
UK broadband 'notspots' revealed
Around three million homes in the UK have broadband speeds of less than two megabits per second (2Mbps) according to research commissioned by the BBC.
The government has promised to provide all homes in the UK with speeds of at least 2Mbps by 2012.
The research revealed that so-called notspots are not limited to rural communities with many in suburban areas, and even streets in major towns.
The government has pledged a range of technologies to fill the gaps.
"We had assumed that these notspots were in remote parts of the countryside. That may be where the most vocal campaigners are but there is a high incident of them in commuter belts," said Alex Salter, co-founder of broadband website SamKnows.
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BCS Dismantles Its Ivory Tower
BCS Dismantles Its Ivory Tower
The British Computer Society (BCS) plans to reinvent itself after recognising that it has lost relevance to the IT profession.
The charity is transforming itself to represent a wider group of IT professionals in more countries. It will announce the changes in September.
Alan Pollard, president at the BCS, said the organisation wants to appeal to a wider section of IT industry. "A lot of the research we did identified that we are seen as a technical ivory tower."
The charity, which awards the Charted IT Professional qualification (CITP), will announce major changes to its structure and the qualifications it offers to reflect the needs of today's IT professionals.
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Management briefing: Careers in IT
Management briefing: Careers in IT
The geeks have triumphed. A generation weaned on iPods, games consoles and Google Earth sees a career in IT alongside those in law and medicine, according to the British Computer Society (BCS), which credits cool Silicon Valley technology companies with overhauling the industry's former nerdy image.
More than one third of young people surveyed by the BCS regard IT as an attractive career. Perceptions of the IT jobs market are holding up well despite the recession: 53 per cent of Britons under 30 with IT qualifications feel confident about employment opportunities in the next year.
Web development, computer games and teaching were the most popular IT careers, while 41 per cent of those surveyed saw IT as an easy industry in which to start a business.
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IET and Microsoft sign membership agreement
IET and Microsoft sign membership agreement
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has signed an agreement with global giant Microsoft to provide its certified professionals with an assured fast-track route to IET membership. The agreement enables Microsofts certified technical community to access IET membership and benefits.
There are more than 70,000 Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP) in the UK: they are vital to the success of the UKs knowledge-based economy, especially for those organisations seeking to use IT to save money in these difficult economic times, says Gordon Frazer, Managing Director, Microsoft Ltd and Vice President Microsoft EMEA (pictured, right). This partnership will enable the MCP community to access the resources of the IET to help them further their careers and enhance their skills.
Of particular interest to Microsoft certified professionals will be the new ICTTech qualification, launched in...
Linux Certification Not Required
Linux Certification Not Required
The topic of certification surfaces every so often in technical circles--especially when job seekers face tough job competition. The value of such certifications comes into question versus that of years of experience. For experienced technicians and engineers, the opinion is that experience is the most important for landing a job. In the minds of newbies and wannabes, certifications rule. Certifying authorities and vendors, of course, want you to spend the money obtaining the certifications and are ready to cite instances where certification is required for employment. I, myself, was caught up in the certification frenzy back in the early 90s with Novell's now defunct NetWare product. I took the classes, amounting to about $1,500, for the first certification...
Find out why Ken Hess doesn't believe certifications, Linux or otherwise, are required by going to...
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