The Web 2.0 phenomenon, in much the same way as its dot-com boom predecessor, is based primarily in and around Silicon Valley. After all, that’s where the technology is and that’s where the people are that understand it, right? Makes sense. But recently, venture capital funds have been emerging outside of Silicon Valley and companies […]

America Online announced today that it is moving its headquarters from Dulles, Virginia to New York City, New York. The company explained that it is making the move in an effort to support the its change in focus from a subscription-based Internet service provider to an Internet and other media advertising company.
The move is only […]

As the federal government continues to grow its presence in Maryland, the state is being asked to produce a growing number of job candidates with IT skills and backgrounds in math and science. Currently, the level of available IT talent in Maryland is not high enough to sustain the expected growth in the Department of […]

There is a strong and growing demand for .NET Developers throughout Florida. In laymen’s terms, the .NET framework is one of the leading software platforms for application development for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
It brings with it a large number of pre-coded program requirements and it is designed to be the basis of most applications […]

In the continuing downturn in the construction and housing industries, professionals who were once making high-end salaries are finding themselves scrambling to make ends meet. As a result, local staffing firms are seeing an influx of candidates who may be willing to work for less than they are worth because they must meet their looming […]

I found a cool blog post from the weekend at The Lakeland Ledger that described the retail history of the personal computer, most notably the TRS-80 from Tandy Corp that was released in 1977. The piece talks about the hesitancy with which manufacturers and retailers approached the concept of the personal computer in those days. […]

An article in the Orlando Sentinel talks about a recent report by Manpower, Inc. that states that 27% of employers are expecting to add jobs during the remainder of this year, compared with only 8% of employers who are anticipating a reduction in jobs. This news would seem to be another positive sign that the […]

The increase in IT staffing demands out of Miami, FL gives a good indication of the overall IT job growth in the area. It’s almost a sure bet that when recruiters are getting excited about the opportunities for placements in a particular industry and/or geographic region that job growth is what’s fueling the market. In […]

The Miami Herald is reporting that Multiply, a social networking site founded in 2003, has received an infusion of over $16 Million in venture capital. The former chairman of Intermix Media, formerly the owners of MySpace.com, has joined the board of Multiply as well. A former co-founder of LinkedIn, Lee Howser, has also joined the […]

Agilysys, Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida has again reported big year-over-year earnings for the first quarter of 2007. The Boca Raton News reported in August that hardware sales for the firm increased 20%, while software sales rocketed up 64% for the same period.
This is a great indication that the IT market is extremely healthy in […]