https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Overall, the percentage of IT professionals who would not choose to pursue a career in IT rose from 19 percent in 2013 to 23 percent in 2014. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of IT professionals say the work they are currently doing is the most stressful of their career, according to TEKsystems' second annual IT Stress & Pride Survey, which explores the levels of stress, expected accessibility and career pride experienced by IT professionals. The survey indicated... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1446 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:08:30 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/1446-it-professionals-overworked-losing-pride-in-their-jobs Agile Dev Before the always-on World Wide Web, there were bulletin board systems that people dialed into via 1,200-baud modems to exchange messages and information. Long before there were Websites, chat rooms, email accounts and social networks, there were computer bulletin boards. Bulletin board systems were a precursor to the modern form of the World Wide Web and social networks in the way they allowed people to share information and ideas. This was 30 years ago, and it still would be years before Sir Timothy Berners-Lee came up with the concept of the World Wide Web and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/950 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:07:47 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/950-30-years-ago-how-hayes-modems-bulletin-boards-presaged-the-web Ashton-Tate's dBASE dominated the early PC database market until competitors stepped in to deliver follow-on products with enhanced features users were looking for. Ashton-Tate's dBASE was one of the most popular early PC applications, as the Swiss Army Knife of databases when it first hit the market back in 1980. Ashton-Tate began distributing the widely popular dBASE database management system (DBMS) for the CP/M operating system in 1980. Very quickly dBASE grew in popularity because of its simplicity and ease of use. It featured a database engine, query system, forms engine and... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/949 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:07:13 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/949-30-years-ago-the-rise-fall-and-survival-f-ashton-tate-s-dbase "Linux is awesome." That was just one of the compelling observations that were made during the annual LinuxCon North America event, which ran from Sept. 16 to 18 in New Orleans. LinuxCon North America is one the biggest events in any given year in the Linux world, attracting vendors big and small as well as developers to talk about and showcase the latest and greatest in Linux. Developers are a key focus for LinuxCon, and many of the sessions were about new developments and efforts to push the frontiers of open-source technology forward. The "awesome" observation was... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/948 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:06:25 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/948-slideshow-linux-luminaries-paint-a-bright-future-at-linuxcon Torvalds responds to a question about whether the U.S. government asked him to put a backdoor in Linux, and explains why he's a developer and how others can be. Linus Torvalds, who created the open-source Linux operating system 22 years ago, took the keynote stage at the LinuxCon conference along with fellow kernel developers to talk about the state of Linux kernel development. Throughout the hour-long session... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/947 Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:05:48 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/947-linus-torvalds-talks-linux-development-at-linuxcon