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 SD's editors share some Global
Success Stories in an exciting feature on the upside of outsourcing, along
with some caveats from architects and project managers tasked with delivering
the goods from globally-dispersed teams. In their point
and counter-po
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opinions, authors Mark Wesker and Ron Hira weigh in pro ... and con ... on the
outsourcing question.
Apple's Largest U.S. Store Highlights Growth Strategy
Sandwiched between aging brick buildings, the minimalist 20,000-square-foot store stands out on Boston's historic Boylston Street.
SEC Charges Broadcom Founder, Gen Counsel, Ex-Execs
The charges follow Broadcom's agreement, announced April 22, to pay $12 million to settle SEC charges that it fraudulently backdated stock options. 'Grand Theft Auto' Helps U.S. Xbox Sales Top 10 Million
GTA IV also helped boost the subscriber base to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service to more than 12 million this month. New York Stock Exchange Runs Trades On Red Hat Linux
The conversion to Linux followed the acquisition of the Euronext exchange in 2007, and the open source operating system is now powering the NYSE's mission-critical trading systems.
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The Future of Commercial Open Source
Jonathan Erickson
Andrew Aitken examines some of the challenges and opportunities facing the commercial open source software industry. (MP3, 3:07 mins.)
Adventures in Offshoring: Global Success Stories
Software Development editors
The latest trends are polar opposites. While some mavens crow about pair programming and on-site customers, others distribute development across the globe. Do lower costs justify oceanic rifts among team members? Three offshore project managers say yes.
Career Center: Going It Alone
Gary Evans
Ever dreamed of leaving that corporate development job for the challenges of independent software consulting? Here are 10 tips to make your solo career path a success.
People, Policy & Primacy in the Offshoring Era: Webcast with IEEE’s Ron Hira
Alexandra Weber Morales
Dr. Ron Hira of IEEE-USA, and SD's Alexandra Weber Morales discuss salaries and joblessness for IT workers; growth trends of offshore outsourcing firms such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services; and current U.S. policy and research on offshoring.
Vendor Perspectives NetSeminar – Practical Best Practices for Development
Alexandra Weber Morales
When it comes to using best practices in Microsoft-based development, many organizations are still stuck at square one. The good news is that you don’t need to turn your organization upside down to take advantage of basic disciplines that save you time, money and effort, while improving overall application quality.
Building and Releasing Winning Products
Alexandra Weber Morales
Luke Hohmann, author of Beyond Software Architecture: Creating and Sustaining Winning Solutions (part of Addison-Wesley's Martin Fowler Signature Series), describes how developers at independent software vendors can avoid classic mistakes in the second half of the lifecycle, from prototyping through quality assurance, prelaunch and launch.
The Changing Face of Software Licensing: Managing Rights in the Global Digital Economy
Alexandra Weber Morales
DRM, license compliance, and targeted marketing are some of the reasons developers are looking to the realm of license management. This seminar explores the key industry software licensing trends in the global digital economy, and discusses how the US legal provisions are affecting the licensing climate in the US.
Career Center: Are You a Promotable Developer?
Donna Davis
Racing up the fast track or mired in corporate mud? Take this 10-question quiz to learn how to ensure a career upgrade in your future.
Salary Survey 2005: Holding Pattern
Alexandra Weber Morales
Little has changed in the last year, according to our eighth annual examination of compensation and satisfaction trends for software developers. Salaries have increased by a hair, and most other job measures are dormant or just budding.The one bright spot? The continued growth of head-hunting.
Begging for Brains
Warren Keuffel
Our job crisis is partly due to the advent of global software development and the dearth of immigrants. Is a flattened world squeezing the economic juice out of the U.S.?
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