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• 7 Hot Career-related Companies to Watch

  In among all the cloud, security and mobile tech startups attracting venture funding so far this year, new companies focused on hiring, education and career development are pulling in big bucks.

• IBM workforce declined 12 per cent in 2014; losses tied to corporate divestitures

  IBM's global workforce declined 1212 per cent last year, with most of the decrease due to corporate divestitures.

• Lessons to be learned from a project nightmare

  The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is in the middle of an Oracle Financials implementation that has gone horribly wrong. Its experience should serve as a cautionary lesson for enterprises planning major projects.

• 7 timeless lessons of programming 'graybeards'

  In one episode 1.06 of the HBO series "Silicon Valley," Richard, the founder of a startup, gets into a bind and turns for help to a boy who looks 13 or 14.

• How to get certified in VMware virtual networking

  During the past year VMware has released a series of network virtualization certifications for network professionals to gain expertise in software defined networking, and specifically how it integrates with existing physical networking.

• Demand for Linux jobs shooting up fast

  If you're an open-source expert, the job market is your oyster the Linux Foundation released a report this week that says that employees with Linux skills are in high demand, with hiring managers working hard to bring them in.

• MWC 2015: Galaxy S6 and Edge feature plums for workers and IT shops

  BARCELONA: With the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung is making a concerted effort to attract workers as potential buyers and to win the hearts of IT managers who have to wrangle with enterprise smartphone security and management.

• 7 warning signs an employee has gone rogue

  For all the emphasis on tools and gizmos, IT is still very much about the people who develop and use said tools and gizmos. Collaboration, mutual respect, passion for the work -- all this and more are essential to a beneficial outcome, whether your IT group is shipping code, swatting bugs, working with business users, or securing company systems.

• Google pushes Android devices into the enterprise

  Google is working to push more Android-based devices into the enterprise.

• Interns loving life at Facebook, Google & Apple

  While many young people are <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/02/21/why-teens-are-leaving-facebook-its-meaningless/">reportedly abandoning Facebook as a place to socialize online</a>, many others say it's a great entryway to the workforce. For the second year in a row, Facebook is the highest rated company by interns based on the feedback they share on jobs and career online marketplace Glassdoor.

• U.S. to allow some H-1B worker spouses to work

  The White House today said it is giving final approval to a rule change that will allow some H-1B visa workers' spouses to get jobs.

• How not to get slammed by the FCC for Wi-Fi blocking

  Rick Hampton, the wireless communications manager for Boston-based <a href="http://www.partners.org/">Partners Healthcare</a>, has seen the dialogue among network professionals heating up in the wake of the FCC's sternly-worded enforcement warning about illegal Wi-Fi blocking and says it's no wonder the commission is fired up.

• White House picks VMware's Tony Scott as CIO

  U.S. President Barack Obama has announced his intention to appoint VMware executive Tony Scott as federal CIO.

• Event fosters software and STEM entrepreneurs for education

  Weekend hackathons for developers have been around for years. Now they are popping up everywhere.

• IT jobs outlook: High demand, higher salaries

  With the <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/2872701/it-jobs/hiring-streak-stays-hot-for-tech-pros.html">hot job market for technology professionals</a>, it is not surprising that salaries are up, too  though only a bit.