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Forecast Survey: Java/JEE not a hot skill for ‘09

The respondents to Computerworld’s annual forecast survey voted .Net as a hot programming skill for ‘09. It is surprising there is no mention of Java/JEE in the top nine list of hot skills. Per the survey, the top skills for ’09 are:
1.       SAP, .Net in application development category
2.       Help desk/technical support
3.       Project management
4.       Networking
5.       Business [...]

One layoff every ten seconds

( jobs and layoffs )

The current economic crisis has resulted in massive layoffs across the world. LiveMint.com, a subsidiary of Wall Street Journal, reports there is at least one layoff every ten seconds. In the US, for the month of November alone, there have been more than 500,000 jobs slashed. Techcrunch layoff tracker reports over a hundred [...]

Value proposition of SaaS integration

( SaaS )

What is the value proposition of SaaS integration?
Software as a Service (SaaS) Integrators integrate an enterprise service with Software as a Service provider or integrate two or more SaaS providers. The SaaS based integration is billed based on consumption unlike a typical enterprise in-house integration which follow chargeback models. The value proposition of [...]