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There's a culprit lurking in every company that could be partly responsible for the labor shortage: poorly written software code. Although an indirect link, poor coding practices today can leave […]

Many struggling Internet-based job sites are remaking themselves in an effort to win back disillusioned recruiters, and not a moment too soon. Some observers are already calling this a make-or-break […]

The state of Montana is putting a new face on its legacy human services applications that will help it slash budget requirements and reach out to more people seeking its […]

the federal government is using IBM's SP RS/6000 system to help clean up one of the last vestiges of the Cold War -- and give industry a leg up on […]

While PC users debate the latest Windows upgrade possibilities, mainframe shops can claim that they are on an even faster track. IBM is prepping Version 2, Release 5 of the […]

One recent transaction among the millions made at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange involved more than just pork belly futures. The famous commodities market swapped an IBM machine for a Millennium […]

Mainframe shops are coming to grips with the fact that they soon will be invaded by probing Web browsers. In the coming months, several vendors, including Apertus Technologies, Inc., will […]

By December, users can begin to stitch together private, intercompany electronic-mail networks without exposing them to the vagaries of the Internet, using a new service from Fabrik Communications, Inc. Fabrik's […]

To jump-start interest in the AS/400 as a Java server, IBM has created an early implementation of Java running natively on the AS/400. This means the AS/400 can act as […]

The IS department for the Boots the Chemists Ltd. chain of pharmacies in the U.K. isn't Big Brother. But information systems staffers want to read all the electronic mail going […]

Get out your catcher's mitts. By early next year, electronic-mail and groupware vendors will be pitching a barrage of clients that access their server products in different ways (see chart, […]

SpamDefinition Spam is electronic junk mail from a person or company hawking goods or services to the millions of people using the Internet. Chances are if you have an e-mail […]

The revelation last week that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is once again looking into the business practices of Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADSK) hasn't raised the hackles of investors -- yet. […]

Certification program would define skills A new Internet certification effort could help companies weed out "webmaster wanna-bes" from the thousands of independent contractors who can really do the job. The […]

Desperate to cast their nets ever wider for qualified IT staff, some companies are turning to videoconferencing technology. Users cite benefits such as reduced travel and accommodation costs and the […]

Wall Street's gain could mean more pain for some beleaguered information systems departments. That's because computer systems that deal with financial markets may not be prepared to handle a major […]

Companies are turning to computer technology to track worker stress levels and get a jump on problem areas in the workplace. The goal is to improve communications with employees and […]

Shani Stickney helped Millennium Pharmaceuticals save money and hire faster by having a Web site manage its resumes Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is growing fast -- too fast for its old […]

Short on staff, long on stress. That's the situation in many information systems de-partments because of the IT skills shortage. More work is being dumped on shorthanded staffs, which are […]

Kentucky's public schools have tapped a new source of IT talent to build and maintain many of its systems: the students themselves. In what observers call an innovative program, groups […]

The Bank of Montreal threw away its old human resources playbook. Nike, Inc. is training its general recruiters in the vagaries of information technology. And Kraft Foods, Inc. has a […]

###Tim Ouellette Microsoft Corp. is leaning on traditional legacy system makers to turn Windows NT into a true enterprise-level player. Last week, the Redmond, Wash., company inked deals with Amdahl […]

Southwest Airlines Co. is pulling IT job applications out of thin air. Or at least the air at 35,000 feet. To staff its expanding information technology department, the Dallas-based airline […]

The Supreme Court says Microsoft Corp. owes benefits to as many as 2,000 freelance workers it employed between 1987 and 1990. The court refused to hear Microsoft's appeal last week, […]

A sudden spurt of layoffs is hitting Silicon Valley, but observers predict most of the pink-slipped workers will have multiple job offers in hand before they walk out the door. […]

Users are taking it upon themselves to give Windows NT a stronger backbone. That's because as Windows NT servers start to pop up in the enterprise, data center managers are […]

More than ever, users are looking to trade shows for information about IT, despite tight budgets and cheaper options, such as searching the World Wide Web. An exclusive Computerworld survey […]

Don't change or migrate from those mainframe applications. Just give them a new face. The latest crop of Web-to-host tools is giving businesses the chance to make mainframe applications look […]

Bob Bemer has been around computers since the birth of the industry, and now he thinks he has a way to make sure the year 2000 isn't the end for […]

Big blue has landed on the Red Planet. In the latest example highlighting the box's high-end capabilities, an altered version of IBM's RS/6000 processor is running the show aboard Pathfinder, […]