Kathleen Lau

Articles by Kathleen Lau

Laid-off IT workers can contract their skills

IT professionals looking to contract their skills in lieu of full-time employment may like the advantages of being self-employed. The challenges facing full-timers turned entrepreneurs

Microsoft hires former Wal-Mart exec for retail chain

Microsoft Corp. recently said it would open retail storesso it can better engage with customers and understand their needs, andin the words of chief...

Google, Amazon ask CRTC to stop Internet traffic shaping

In a submission Monday to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a coalition including Google, Amazon and Skype demand that carriers and ISPs be banned from traffic-shaping. But an industry observer thinks the submission needs a narrower focus

Job Search: Bringing your brand to market

With many companies undergoing restructuring during the economic downturn, IT professionals who have been laid off, and those who fear they may be, are turning to career services to help boost their images. Career Management Coaching.com and IT-Career-Coach.net share their approaches to job search success

Who’s counting your licences?

With software purchasing gone virtual, counting software is no longer a walk in the park. Experts share the benefits and complexities of licence tracking

Data centre horsepower vs. cost?

A U.K.-based pricing and tariff research company called Tariff Consultancy Ltd. recently reported that the cost of data centre racks has increased across certain...

SaaS BI

A San Francisco vendor of hosted business intelligence said the traditional approach to on-premise tools is costly and inflexible. But one analyst warns of hidden costs to a software-as-a-service tool

Sun targets health care in Canada

The president of Sun Microsystems of Canada says it's battling the rough economic waters by focusing on targeted opportunities

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