Scorecard: what came true, what didn't in 2007
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InfoWorld - With more than 2,000 consumer electronics companies fighting for the attention of 140,000 attendees at International CES, the competition to get noticed is fierce.
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Sorting the real growth stories from the flashes in the pan.
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This paper explains how the newest offering from Cognos - Cognos 8 Business Intelligence - can help organizations avoid the "Fatal Flaws" of Business Intelligence and Performance Management.  The Cognos Views are not intended to be exhaustive; rather, they are intended to act as an introduction to Cognos 8 BI and a catalyst for further reading.
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Judging how this month's sales compare to those from a year ago.
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Wired News names the top 10 scientific discoveries of 2007.
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PHP was a great year for the PHP community and had both his high moments and its lows (just like any other community on the web) so, in lieu of our usual monthly recap type of year en post, we present a summary of some of the things that happened this past year:  2007 Gave us:  Plenty to talk about on namespaces GoPHP5 EMFs (Even More Frameworks) the mysqlnd driver lots of new tutorials over 2,500 new PEAR and PECL package releases Several new PHP releases (5.2.1, 4.4.5, 4.4.6, 5.2.2, 4.4.7, 5.2.3, 5.2.4 and 5.2.5) The End of Life for PHP 4 The Month of PHP Bugs A move for PHP in the Enterprise a renewed effort for Unicode support releases from the major framework players like CakePHP, Symfony, Zend Framework, Solar IBM and Oracle working together with Zend Over 130 new job postings Increased interest in running PHP on Windows (FastCGI!) The creation of and episodes 1 through 30 of the Zend Developer Zone podcast PHP Abstract   Books:  The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites PHP and MySQL by Example PHP Solutions PHP Programming with PEAR PHP in Action Pro Drupal Development The eZ Components Developers Handbook The PHP Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks (2nd Edition) Learning PHP Data Objects Enterprise PHP Development (announced)   Conferences:  5th Annual eZ Conference Vancouver PHP Conference php|tek 2007 Dutch PHP Conference SymfonyCamp php|works 2007 Zend/PHP Conference & Expo 2007 (including the Unconference) DC PHP Conference 2007 PHP London 2007 Conference   I know there's stuff out there that I've missed, so comment away and let the community know! (I might come back and link all of these things later on)
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2007 figures to be go down as one of the banner years in Apple's three-decade history. Here is a look back at a year in Apple news.
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By Edward D. Murphy staff writer  March 11, 2007, may not have the ominous overtones of Jan. 1, 2000, but the date could cause a few of the headaches that people worried would come with the new millennium.
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Another year of milestones and launches, and what do you have to show for it? A rekindled resolve to make your career in IT more worth your while this year in terms of the pay you take home.Sure, there have been upticks in pay for IT pros since the downturn, as the 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey attests. And yes, projections by analysts such as Robert Half Technology suggest brighter days ahead for some of your tech cohorts. But who is content with playing the law of averages when it comes to compensation?[ For a granular look at compensation trends, see: 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey: Personal gains and personnel woes and 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey: By the numbers ]Especially as the art of cashing in on added responsibility requires more than just the desire to earn more money.Especially as reports from analysts such as Goldman Sachs, JMP Securities, and ChangeWave "indicate that credit crunch and fears of a possible recession have convinced IT execs to rein in spending in 2008," as InfoWorld blogger Bill Snyder noted in a recent post.And everyone knows what executive budget anxiety means. Yet another increase in outsourcing -- and in particular, offshoring, which 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey results suggest will reach a tipping point in 2008, with more companies tapping offshore labor than not this year.The time to marshal your plan for raking in more dough is now. Here, you will find a wealth of valuable InfoWorld resources to help make your career in IT more rewarding in 2008.Project management pays For the nearly one in three tech workers concerned about job security, Snyder serves up worthwhile advice on avoiding jobs ripe for outsourcing in 2008: Hone your project management skills."Jobs that combine business-savvy with technical expertise will remain; purely technical positions are vulnerable," writes Snyder, whose Tech's Bottom Line blog takes a financial tack in navigating IT.But if spearheading a project this year is the best means for bagging a promotion or raise, how best to get your hands on one?Here, Dan Tynan's advice is timeless: Hold your nose and raise your hand by volunteering for projects nobody else wants to do and then excelling at them. Tynan's "20 ways to get promoted in the tech industry" is rife with get-ahead nuggets, chief among them the need to raise the bar and leave it there, as consistency in overachievement reaps more rewards than does excelling in fits and starts.Take the torch, but don't get burned For those hoping to cash in on heading up a project in 2008, forewarned is forearmed: Taking project management responsibility without authority and just saying yes to expanding requirements are two of IT's seven deadly career sins."The current corporate obsession with project management is nothing more than a realization that here is a great place to stick people with no technical or personnel management skills and get them to take the blame for failures," security consultant Robert Ferrell says in the aforementioned career sins article.Thus, defining your 2008 breakout project on your terms is essential, lest talks with your boss about taking on more responsibility result in you being saddled with a losing proposition.[ For a look at some award-worthy endeavors, see: 2007 InfoWorld 100 Awards ]As important will be avoiding the pitfall of resorting to prior solutions when tackling your new challenge, as former InfoWorld CTO Chad Dickerson advises in "Top 20 IT mistakes to avoid."Every project presents its own set of challenges, Dickerson writes, and stepping into the spotlight without the ability to increase your arsenal of ideas and methodologies will be a one-way ticket to high-profile embarrassment.Make more by moving on But for some, the thought of contributing above and beyond the already above-and-beyond requirements of an employer that just doesn't get the value of IT is enough to put "new job" atop the list of this year's resolutions.After all, as the 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey found, executive management's perception of the value of IT is the worst in years, thanks in large part to perpetually stingy budgets and expense-minded approaches to IT.Thankfully, with analysis such as Robert Half Technology's supporting 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey findings that the IT job market looks relatively healthy going forward, there are outlets for the more than one in four of you likely to be combing the classifieds this year.Differentiating yourself from the pack of prospects, however, will be your biggest challenge. InfoWorld contributor Bob Lewis emphasizes the "six Ps" -- product, price, place, promotion, production, and people -- in becoming your own IT career coach, an approach he suggests will help you capitalize on worthwhile opportunities.Market your skills Lewis -- whose Advice Line blog regularly doles out expert career insights ranging from dealing with bad bosses, to making the most of multiple opportunities, to negotiating salary, and exiting a job gracefully -- notes that getting your foot in the door is a matter of defining exactly what you do best and finding a marketplace where those services are in short supply.And once you have a bead on 2008's dream job, Nick Corcodilos advises thinking like an investment banker by taking a profit-minded approach to interviewing.Corcodilos, a tech headhunter, provides advice on convincing managers to take a chance on you, how to beat low-cost competition for a job, when to take a pay cut, and how to deal with difficult questions from prospective employers regularly in his Ask the Headhunter blog."The reason people fail in most interviews is they're interviewing for the wrong jobs," Corcodilos says. And in advising you to not chase job listings, Corcodilos points out that what is hot in the IT job market is ephemeral; what matters most is becoming the best at what you are good at."Being hot means you will watch the market go up and down, while your talents go in just one direction: up," Corcodilos writes in a recent blog post.Brush up and avoid burnout Of course, keeping current on cutting-edge technologies can't hurt, especially as the call for broad IT skill sets will only grow louder in the coming year.Taking a practical approach to bringing new technologies such as AJAX development in-house will not only show management you are keen on remaining relevant in the years to come but will also send a message: Grow with me, or I will find an employer better suited to my career needs.Here, that old saw, training, can never be overemphasized."If spending $2K now means a $20K bump down the road, that's a pretty good return on investment," David Blair says, referring to personal investments in cutting-edge training in Tynan's "20 ways to get promoted in the tech industry."?Besides, making a commitment to keep on top of skills trends in 2008 will widen your net beyond the scope of traditional IT shops, to the once-again lucrative, though always risky startup job market.[ For tips on finding work at a particular search giant, see: How to get a job at Google ]And for those whose end-of-the-year reflections bummed them out with the thought of another year overworked in IT, heed Lewis' advice on dealing with burnout when you return to work:"Tomorrow, see if you're capable of putting in an intense productive workday. If you can, then you're de-motivated. If you can't, then you're suffering from some level of burnout."Additional resources 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey: Personal gains and personnel woes 2007 InfoWorld Compensation Survey: By the numbers  20 ways to get promoted in the tech industry IT's seven deadly career sins  Become your own IT career coach  Nailing the interview: A headhunter tells how  How to get a job at Google Targeted training keeps IT workers sharp  Strategic IT talent: Offshoring is not the answer  How to get a job at a hot startup How to avoid jobs ripe for outsourcing Is IT working hard for the money? Women in technology: A call to action Bob Lewis: Advice Line Nick Corcodilos: Ask the Headhunter Bill Snyder: Tech's Bottom Line The Salary Landscape InfoWorld Salary Calculator 2006 InfoWorld Compensation Survey
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Game consoles doing so well, company needed to revise 2007 financial forecasts.
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As 2007 comes to a close, many people will resolve to get their lives straight in 2008.
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In this article I've selected what I consider to be some of the past year's outstanding achievements in the world of Linux music and sound software. It's not really a "Best Of 2007", it's just my personal choices for what I found most interesting and significant in the past year.  read more
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A look at how four blue-chip insurers have fared in the first half of 2007.
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The Sporting News - Rookies left an indelible mark on the 2007 season. Joba Chamberlain blew away hitters for the Yankees. Ryan Braun posted huge numbers for the Brewers. Hunter Pence energized the Astros. Troy Tulowitzki was a key part of the Rockies' magical run to the World Series. And, of course, Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia helped the Red Sox win it all.
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Overall, the industry did several things right and wrong this year. But here's what Network World readers, columnists, bloggers and testers say are the absolute smartest and dumbest moves of 2007 -- and why they matter.
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Over the long term, one strategy has consistently outperformed. Shouldn't you try it?
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Last year at about this time, I made some predictions about the Ruby world in 2007 , and now it&#8217;s time to hold myself accountable, and to point out some things I missed.  Here are my predictions along with some corrections where needed:  read more