Tag Archives: Information Technology
WABC TV: Wikipedia’s Protest of SOPA

WABC TV: Wikipedia’s Protest of SOPA

On January 18, 2012, Wikipedia blacked out their site in a one-day protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). WABC TV called upon Li-Chiou Chen, Ph. D., PhD. Associate Professor of Information Technology at Pace University, to weigh in on the proposed legislation.

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NEWS RELEASE: IT Job Market Maintains its Momentum in Manhattan and Remains Robust in Westchester New Pace Report Shows

NEWS RELEASE: IT Job Market Maintains its Momentum in Manhattan and Remains Robust in Westchester New Pace Report Shows

The information technology job market continued to gather momentum in Manhattan and remained robust in Westchester County, according to the third quarter Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index Report (PSII), out today.

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Largest Quarterly Gain Since 2004 in Manhattan IT Job Market and Dramatic Growth in Westchester County, New Pace U. Report Shows

The information technology job market showed remarkable strength in Manhattan and an impressive increase in Westchester County, according to the second quarter Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index Report (PSII), out today.

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Pace Report: IT Job Market Remains Robust in Manhattan, Maintained Positive Momentum in Westchester

Job postings for IT professionals showed dramatic growth in Manhattan and increased significantly in Westchester County, according to the first quarter Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index Report (PSII), out today.

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News source: Cyber-threats posed by China

Although GoDaddy and Google cited China as a source of cyber attacks, they didn’t blame the government. But these firms are taking action to limit their dealings with China because of other government policies concerning privacy and censorship, which also have concerned the U.S. military. Will censorship and possible cyber attacks prompt other companies to limit their business in China?

Robert Vambery, a professor of international business and marketing at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business in New York, said this kind of behavior by the Chinese has been going on for a while and it’s naive not to expect it. While he sees the possibility of action by Google and other firms having some short- to intermediate-term impacts on other businesses’ dealings with China, they won’t be major, he said.

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New Pace University Report: Job Postings for IT Professionals Jumped Dramatically in Manhattan, Westchester

Job postings for IT professionals increased dramatically in Manhattan and showed surprising strength in Westchester County, according to the fourth quarter Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index Report (PSII), out today.

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New Pace report: Job postings for IT professionals show signs of recovery in Manhattan, Westchester

Job postings for IT professionals are showing signs of recovery in Manhattan and Westchester County, according to the third quarter Pace/SkillPROOF IT Index Report (PSII), out today.

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Brooklyn Technical High School students to participate in “Tech Day,” hosted by Microsoft and Pace

Wind, teenagers’ days and future technology to be focus of Pace University/Microsoft partnership sessions Friday morning to educate high school students about importance of computer science and technology in college and careers “Tech Day” Friday morning, November 6 in midtown Manhattan

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