Friday January 10, 2025

Figuring Base Salary For Information Technology Jobs

Before considering any type of job the first thing a person considers is how much it is going to pay them and if it will be enough to realistically support their lifestyle. There are several high paying IT positions that are available and pay very well. In order to figure up the salary for information […]

How To Choose The Best Information Technology Jobs

When looking for the best information technology jobs out there in the workplace today, it’s important to consider a few things. The most important factor will probably be the salary. The second is the location of the job in regards to where the person lives. The third would likely be what exactly the job entails […]

Understanding Entry Level Information Technology Job Candidates

Entering the Information technology industry doesn’t come with instructions. Many people are drawn to the industry by a natural inclination towards computers, electronics or gadgets. And others who do not have a natural tendency make a common sense decision that the IT industry provides a lucrative and secure career. This mix produces a wide range […]

Akamai Debuts E-Payment Security Technology Edge Tokenization

Content delivery and web services giant Akamai has unveiled its Edge Tokenization electronic payment security service today, which secures payments consumers are making on web sites. Edge Tokenization allows for credit card data to be converted to an anonymous token prior to a Web transaction landing on a merchant’s infrastructure. So retailers don’t have to […]

VSS Monitoring Raises $20 Million For Networking Monitoring Technology

VSS Monitoring, a provider of distributed traffic capturing solutions, today announced it has landed its first institutional round of financing from Battery Ventures, to the tune of $20 million. Monitoring and securing networks is an increasingly complicated task for IT managers, and VSS Monitoring is banking on what they refer to as distributed traffic capture […]

Mobile Technology Company Movitas Raises $3M, Goes After The Travel Industry

Mobile communication, marketing and commerce platform vendor Movitas has raised $3 million in a new round of financing from a group of private investors, the company announced earlier this morning, self-reportedly thanks to its success with hotels, holiday resorts and the likes. Movitas says it will use the additional capital to enhance its mobile platform […]

GFI Software Acquires Sunbelt Software, Mainly For Its VIPRE Technology

Security software company GFI Software this morning announced that it has acquired Sunbelt Software, and specifically its VIPRE product suite. GFI says the deal will give them access to Sunbelt’s VIPRE technology, which it intends to merge into its own email security and web security solutions group. Terms of the acquisition remained undisclosed. The assets […]

Elsevier Acquires Semantic Technology Software Maker Collexis

Elsevier, a juggernaut of a global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today the acquisition of assets from Collexis, a developer of semantic technology and knowledge discovery software. The acquisition is effective immediately and terms of the agreement are not being disclosed. According to Elsevier, the combination of Collexis’ semantic […]

HP Pays $12 Million For Phoenix’ Virtualization Technology Assets

Phoenix Technologies today announced that Hewlett-Packard has agreed to purchase the assets related to its HyperSpace, HyperCore and Phoenix Flip instant-on and client virtualization products. The consideration for the transaction is $12 million in cash and the closing is expected to occur this month. With the sale of its virtualization technology product line, Phoenix is […]

NorthScale Raises $10 Million For Memcached Data Management Technology

Data management technology startup NorthScale has secured $10 million in a Series B funding led by Mayfield Fund, Accel Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners participating in the round. This brings NorthScale’s total funding up to $15 million. The company is also announcing the addition of Bob Wiederhold as president and chief executive officer of […]