http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:10:18 GMT 2009-11-22T08:10:18Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508404/New_H_1B_Hiring_Bill_Takes_Aim_At_Tech_Firms?source=rss_staffing Two U.S. Senators have proposed legislation that would bar any firm which lays off 50 or more workers from hiring guest workers holding H-1B visas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508404/New_H_1B_Hiring_Bill_Takes_Aim_At_Tech_Firms?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508254/AOL_Looks_to_Slash_Staff_By_a_Third?source=rss_staffing AOL, which will be spun off from parent company Time Warner next month, wants to cut its staff by about a third, and is giving employees a chance to volunteer to join the ranks of the unemployed. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508254/AOL_Looks_to_Slash_Staff_By_a_Third?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508221/CIOs_Fear_Mass_IT_Turnover_Following_Economic_Recovery?source=rss_staffing Robert Half Technology and Deloitte Consulting report that IT leaders are worried high-tech workers will seek employment elsewhere, leaving their companies at a disadvantage in terms of business-technology initiatives. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508221/CIOs_Fear_Mass_IT_Turnover_Following_Economic_Recovery?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508131/Tech_Workers_Take_H_1B_Case_to_Supreme_Court?source=rss_staffing The Programmers Guild and other groups, along with a number of individual tech workers, are taking their challenge of a Bush era decision to extend foreign student visas to the U.S. Supreme Court. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508131/Tech_Workers_Take_H_1B_Case_to_Supreme_Court?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508093/CEO_Data_Warehousing_Vendor_Dataupia_Will_Live_on?source=rss_staffing It has been a tough year for Dataupia, but the data-warehousing appliance startup is alive and well following reports of major layoffs and a potential asset sale, according to founder Foster Hinshaw. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508093/CEO_Data_Warehousing_Vendor_Dataupia_Will_Live_on?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508052/Feds_Plan_25_000_On_Site_H_1B_Inspections?source=rss_staffing Immigration Services to take a more aggressive stance on H-1B visa enforcement. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508052/Feds_Plan_25_000_On_Site_H_1B_Inspections?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508024/IT_Takes_Biggest_Job_Cut_Hit_in_the_Back_Office?source=rss_staffing Two million IT positions are expected to have been eliminated from 2000 to 2014, according to Hackett Group, which forecasts an 'extended jobless recovery.' Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Galen Gruman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508024/IT_Takes_Biggest_Job_Cut_Hit_in_the_Back_Office?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508019/9_Ways_to_Re_Energize_Your_Weary_Workforce?source=rss_staffing Battered by layoffs, hiring freezes and pay cuts, many IT staffers are in no mood to kick it up a notch. Here are nine almost-free ways to light a fire under your workers. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Mary K. Pratt <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508019/9_Ways_to_Re_Energize_Your_Weary_Workforce?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507724/AMD_and_Intel_Patch_Things_Up_HP_Buys_3Com?source=rss_staffing We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending a long-running legal dispute. By midnight tonight, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers are supposed to file a revised book-search settlement proposal, which could add to our top stories list for the week. For now, though, what follows are our top IT headlines of the moment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507724/AMD_and_Intel_Patch_Things_Up_HP_Buys_3Com?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507503/Globalization_New_Management_Challenges_Facing_IT_leaders?source=rss_staffing As the globalization wave reaches emerging markets, IT leaders face new mangement challenges. Here's advice on how to balance the competing&mdash;and often conflicting&mdash;needs of established and developing business locations. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Stephanie Overby <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507503/Globalization_New_Management_Challenges_Facing_IT_leaders?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507295/IT_Hiring_How_Thomson_Reuters_CIO_Identifies_Cultural_Fit?source=rss_staffing Kelli Crane, senior vice president and CIO of Thomson Reuters, shares her hiring practices and interviewing techniques in this final Q&A in CIO.com's series, The Hiring Manager Interviews. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Beth Ehrgott <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507295/IT_Hiring_How_Thomson_Reuters_CIO_Identifies_Cultural_Fit?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/507119/Sprint_to_Lay_Off_More_Than_2_000?source=rss_staffing Sprint Nextel expects to lay off as many as 2,500 people by year&#8217;s end, on the heels of reporting that it lost 545,000 customers in its third quarter. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Gohring <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/507119/Sprint_to_Lay_Off_More_Than_2_000?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506864/Blue_Coat_Slashes_Staff_Buys_S7_Services_Company?source=rss_staffing Security-appliance vendor Blue Coat Systems is laying off of close to 20 percent of its staff and restructuring its business in a drive to increase profitability. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506864/Blue_Coat_Slashes_Staff_Buys_S7_Services_Company?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506854/Hot_Jobs_ITIL_Manager?source=rss_staffing Why you need an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) manager, and how to go about hiring one. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506854/Hot_Jobs_ITIL_Manager?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/506799/IT_Jobs_Market_Sees_Tiny_Upturn?source=rss_staffing The IT jobs market experienced a small upturn in October, according to a survey of recruitment specialists. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Leo King <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506799/IT_Jobs_Market_Sees_Tiny_Upturn?source=rss_staffing 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z