Human Resources

I grew up in Fairfax County, Va., and my K-12 experience took place within the Fairfax County Public Schools system. So it was with a certain amount of hometown pride that I learned that FCPS ranked No.10 on Computerworld's 2007 list of Best Places to Work in IT.

The embattled chief executive of IT for the U.K. National Health Service's IT revamp sharply rebuked critics of the program on Tuesday, saying a withdrawal of funding would lead to a "massive disruption" for patients.

Let's face it: sometimes camping in the woods or hitting the beach just isn't your thing. Most of us got into the technology business because we love doing geeky things. Have no fear, we're here with five great ideas on places you can go this summer to satisfy the inner (or outer) geek that resides within us all.

The nature of IT demands clarity, and that's particularly important in requests for proposals. Unfortunately, in today's hurried world, few people take the time to make specifications clear. But fuzzy requirements create misunderstandings. They cost time, money, effort and sometimes political capital. But while RFPs are expensive to produce and review, clarity will save you money.

For Doug Horner, politics and agriculture are in his blood. Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, Horner and three generations before him have been involved with agriculture. His father, Dr. Hugh Horner, was a former minister of agriculture, and several uncles were also politically active. In conversation with senior writer Lisa Williams, it's clear that Horner is passionate about investing in education and technology.

A confluence of factors is driving the spread of wireless "mesh networks" and revolutionizing telecommunications in North American cities.

The U.K. government has published a new version of the ITIL best practice guide, aiming to give IT staff more strategic how-to guidance. "ITIL v3 really talks about how IT organizations deliver services within their companies and the processes that underpin the successful delivery of IT services," says ITIL chief architect Sharon Taylor of Ottawa-based Aspect Group.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Google Inc.'s proposed US$3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc., according to news reports Tuesday