Human Resources

Jim Burke knows from experience that multi-vendor collaboration

It makes perfect sense. If you have already adopted outsourcing as part of your IT strategy, why not use outside expertise to manage the outsourced elements?

Work longer hours to save jobs: that's the deal Patrick Starck, the chief executive officer of the French subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Co. is offering workers there. He's surfing a wave of criticism of the country's 35-hour working week rule, which stands accused of imposing a "competitive disadvantage" on French industry. By linking working hours to the job cuts threatened by the company's restructuring plan, Starck is hinting at a way of implementing the plan that is better for the workers.

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Fun and games are serious business. The gaming industry is growing up fast, and is generating impressive revenues and fascinating job opportunities for certain IT professionals who are young at heart.

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New and relatively untried technology may be tempting to implement. But don

The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has added a virtual agent named Amy to its e-learning program that all new hires must take as part of their orientation. Developed by Edmonton's CodeBaby, the online teacher will help keep learners engaged as they make their way through the course.