Jan. 29, 2008
Recruiting for top IT talent should begin and end in IT
IT World Canada
Terri Joosten advises that IT workers need to take on more of a hands-on approach if they want to attract and retain IT’s cream of the crop talent.
“Nothing can be more important to your business than securing the best talent. To recruit the best you have to prove you are the best. As a result, you can not afford not to personally recruit. Such a hands on approach will also help with your retention of these top players. Therefore make it your top priority!”
2018, with more wireless and even less privacy
Valleywag
Nicholas Carlson shares what technology reporters at the Wall Street Journal are forecasting for 2018.
“Expect more iPhone-esque touch screens, videogames will become more like movies as new technologies improve animated facial expressions, motion sensors will take videogames another step beyond the Wii as users control on-screen actions with just their body.”
Could Cisco add bio fingerprint readers to IP phones?
Network World
Larry Chaffin wonders if Cisco will add biometric security features to IP phones.
“Think about a fingerprint reader that was built into a phone and would provide security to the enterprise by allowing only identified users to make unrestricted calls. A finger would need to be swiped for each call to allow the proper security focus to be applied.”