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Mon, February 13, 2012 - The CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric in North Miami Beach recently hired four new staffers and was looking to add 11 more people to his team of 20. His list of open positions included an EDI programmer, a risk management programmer, a CRM programmer, a business analyst and an assistant IT manager.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - When you're in meetings or on phone calls, are you focused in the moment, or are you distracted by emails, text messages or social networking traffic?

Mon, February 13, 2012 - The premiums companies pay to IT professionals on top of their annual salaries or contract rates to acquire a specific, desired skill have been declining for a year, according to research into IT pay premiums conducted by Foote Partners. The research firm expects this downward trend to continue through 2012 before reversing in 2013.

Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hadoop is coming out of the shadows and into production in IT shops that are drawn to its ability to store, process and analyze extremely large volumes of data. But the relative newness of the open-source platform and a shortage of experienced Hadoop talent pose technical challenges that enterprise IT teams need to address.

Fri, February 10, 2012 - Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Page Petry answers questions about certifications, winning a promotion and more.

Wed, February 08, 2012 - Until President Barack Obama responded to a question about H-1B visas during an online forum last week, the administration had said little about the controversial program.

Tue, February 07, 2012 - Nearly half a million jobs in the U.S. have been created because of the 1 million-plus applications designed for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, according to a new study.

Mon, February 06, 2012 - A number of "showstopper" technical issues remain

Mon, February 06, 2012 - Many of training's benefits are intangible and won't show up in an ROI analysis

Mon, February 06, 2012 - To the world at large, computers are scary machines that are impossible to understand, and programmers are the mysterious geniuses who know how to manipulate them even if they are never able to fix yours for whatever reason.