Angela Doody

While millions of Jenny Craig, Inc. subscribers have tried to rid themselves of unwanted pounds in recent years, members of the corporation’s IT staff were trying to get rid of unwanted spam in their internal e-mail accounts. Although the weight-loss management company had problems with spam for years, Jeff Nelson, Jenny Craig’s director of technology, […]

Despite a recent survey that shows morale is at an ”all-time low” in IT organizations, some industry experts say spirits are slowly lifting as the economy improves and companies begin to address the needs of their IT workers. See sidebar: Steps to Improving Morale. Released in June, an annual Meta Group survey of more than […]

Morale in the IT department has been in the weeds for several years now. A bad economy, tight budgets and widespread layoffs have lead to stressed out and overworked techies. Analysts, however, say corporate executives can go a long way to improve morale — and business — by following a few steps. Aneil Mishra, associate […]

After several years of a sour IT job market, new college graduates in IT-related fields are having an easier time finding work — and decent salaries — these days. This summer is showing the first increases in both new graduate hiring and salaries since 2001, according to Andrea Koncz, employment information manager for the National […]

As the economy slowly improves, the demand for network security positions is on the upswing, according to one technical job-placement firm. ”There is a definite increase in [Information Technology] jobs, especially in security as it relates to networks and databases,” says Michael P. Turner, a vice president for ComputerJobs.com. The Atlanta-based company, which has some […]