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The article reports on the increasing shortage of information technology (IT) professionals in the U.S. One main reason for this shortage of IT professionals is the trend that students, parents and counselors do not recognize IT potential. In addition, this shortage is also the result of the growth in IT-related positions which is driven by new opportunities to leverage technology in an organization.

The article discusses the impact of virtualization and multicore processors in software licensing in the U.S. According to the author, the concept causes delays in software licensing method and outdate pricing schemes wherein vendors are resorting to other alternative methods. It discusses the different situational experiences of computer companies as well as the preventive measures they integrate. It also offers information on impact assessment and five methods in virtualization approach. INSET: Software Licenses: Take Your Pick, by Andy Dornan.

The article discusses the effect of the development of VMware Inc.'s hypervisors on the operating system of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. According to the author, the rise of hypervisors may supercede the classic operating system and may create a major threat to Microsoft. An overview of the progressive condition of VMware due to this virtualization is offered. It claims that virtualization cannot defeat the operating system of the Microsoft, but will shift the balance of power.

The article focuses on the challenges facing U.S.-based data storage hardware manufacturer EMC Corp. in its expansion into information management technology. With the acquisition of several software companies since 2000, the company was able to lessen its dependence on hardware sales, having 39 percent of its overall revenue from its software business by the end of June 2006. However, the company faces a challenge in helping customers understand its information infrastructure vision.

The article discusses the future of information technology professionals in the U.S. It has been viewed that the U.S. businesses should stop taking the technology talent pipeline for granted. Students are uncertain about making a career in the information technology sector despite the current boom in the industry. They believe that the jobs aren't really out there, and they are going to be pressed down the corporate ladder. After bottoming out following the dot-com bust, IT employment is back to 2001 levels, about 3.4 million people. Yet ask a group of IT professionals whether they'd recommend the career to their kids, and many won't seem positive.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. National Science Foundation to invest in the initiative called shared cyberinfrastructure. Intention of establishing a nexus of computers, high-speed networks, distributed database and middleware; Result of the declining reliance of companies on supercomputers; Debate over the funding of supercomputing research to compete with other countries. INSET: CHANGE: NCSA plans for future..

Focuses on business strategies of the International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) for technological innovation in the U.S. Development plans for autonomic computing systems; Impact of computing systems on business operation and performance; Analysis on IBM business-performance-transformation offering; Initiatives done to support its strategy. INSETS: THE UPSHOT;ACQUISITIONS WITH BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION IN MIND.

Examines the continued commitment of U.S. firm IBM Corp. to mainframes decades after it introduced the System/360 in the 1960s. Statements by Erich Bloch, who led development of microcircuit technology for IBM in the 1960s, and by Bob Evans, who led the System/360 project; History of computer development at IBM; First use of 360 by Aetna and American Airlines.

Looks into the actions taken by computer companies to deal with the storage capacity demands in the information technology operations of Wichita, Kansas. Reason behind the increase in demand; Plans made for the development of a large capacity storage area network; Trends seen in the conception of storage management devices. INSET: PROPER PROTOCOL: Next year may be too soon for iSCSI.

Looks into the moves made by information technology companies in dealing with changes in the market of the computer industry in the U.S. Features of the business-process center established by Advo Inc.; Reorganizations made by Parsons Corp. on its business transactions; Actions taken by Avnet Inc. to improve performance in the market. INSET: OFFICE OF THE CIO: New structure needed, some say.

Focuses on computer vendors in the U.S. Level of commoditization of computers; Desktop vendors' overall rankings. INSET: THE UPSHOT.

Reports on the strategic plans of computer products vendor Michael Dell in the U.S. Expansion of the product categories; Increase of market share; Customer services. INSET: THE UPSHOT.

Focuses on the patenting process of computer industries in the U.S. Measures taken by Acacia Media Technologies to reprimand companies accessing digital video and audio over the Internet; Accounts on the lawsuits alleging patent infringement against 27 adult-entertainment companies; List of companies sending out patent-license solicitations. INSET: MADNESS IN METHODS? An eye on the U.S. Patent Office.

Reports on developments at the U.S.-based computer company, Hewlett-Packard Co. compiled as of September 2002. Partnership with Compaq Computer Corp.; Developments in information technology; Investments in hardware and software for clustering, systems management, grid computing and networked printing. INSETS: Hewlett-Packard Shifts Its Software Focus;Do The Advantages Of Intel's EPIC Outweigh The RISC?.

Provides information on the use of nanotechnology in information technology in the U.S. Revenue generated by the nanotechnology industry per year is ales worldwide; Increase in the budget for the National Nanotechnology Initiative; Amount invested by venture capital firms in the technology; Importance of nanotechnology to the computer industry.

Presents an excerpt of a forum of several executives in the computer industry regarding technology business opportunities in the Middle West of the United States. Discussion on associated businesses; Assessment of local businesses and partnerships; Background of executives who participated in the forum.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States as of May 2000. Companies affected by the `I Love You,' virus; Features of the E-Business Infrastructure software of Chordiant Software Inc.; Deals signed by CyberBills Inc. and Aether Systems Inc. with Visa International Inc.

Highlights news and information on the computer industry in the United States as of February 2000. Sales of the Coda Group, an acquired company of Baan Co.; Acquisition of Inprise Corp. by Corel Corp.; Information on Cabletron Systems Inc. INSET: Behind the Scenes.

Presents news briefs on the computer industry in the United States (US) as of January 2000. Capabilities of Wireless Personal Trust Agent software from VeriSign company; Legal arguments filed by Microsoft Corp. in its antitrust trial against the US Department of Justice; Earnings of Microsoft Corp. for second quarter of fiscal 2000; Decline in net income of Lucent Technologies Inc. for first fiscal quarter of 2000.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States. Predicted growth on the number of information technology (IT) professionals; Decline in the number of companies refusing to purchase their needs online; Growth in the annual sales of online commerce.

Presents an update concerning the computer industry in the United States as of November 29, 1999. Computer viruses via1 electronic mail; Appointment of Richard Posner, a Chicago federal appeals court judge as mediator in the lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.; Findings of a survey involving information technology executives about the year 2000 date conversion.

Presents update on the computer industry in the United States as of November 15, 1999. Services offered by Amazon.com and Priceline.com.; Lawsuit filed by SAP against Siebel Systems Inc.; Marketing technique formulated by Twentieth Century Fox.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States as of October 1999. Factors that can cause telecommunication business alliances trouble; Expectation of companies for installing Extensible Markup Language (XML) to satisfy their customers; Factors that will boost the market potential of XML tools.

Presents information on several computer input-output equipment and software in the United States as of October 4, 1999. Features of the SuperScript 4200N printer from NEC Technologies Inc.; Compatibility of the ADDS 60 video-display text terminal from Boundless Technologies; Capabilities of the Mobile Services for Domino 1.0 developed by Lotus Development Corp.; Design of NetCountant software from NetScout Systems.

Presents news briefs from the computer industry in the United States (US) on August 9, 1999. Projected number of US households that bank, invest or manage finances online; Advantages of online billing; Suggestions regarding the 9/9/99 date-field test; Problems concerning knowledge management. INSET: Behind the Scenes.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States as of August 1999. Percentage of companies that have no plans to deploy Windows 2000 operating systems of Microsoft Corp.; Information technology (IT) managers working on E-commerce who regard Microsoft as a top-notch vendor in the market; Views of people on the verdict to be given on the antitrust trial of Microsoft Corp. INSET: Behind the Scenes.

Presents news briefs on computer-related issues in the United States as of June 1999. Percentage of companies using the Web to provide customer support; Market that will offer great opportunity electronic commerce; Capabilities of Linux operating system and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows; Increase in net income of 3Com Corp.

Covers information on computer-related issues in the United States. How companies should developed customer-relationship management through its channel partners; Companies that drive the electronic business; Estimated cost of setting up an electronic commerce site; Why enterprise portals are the least popular electronic-business applications.

Covers information on computer-related issues in the United States as of May 1999. Views of companies on customers; How customer service quality affect the success of a company; Conference designs that make people interested.

Covers information on computer-related issues in the United States. Expected strategy to be used by Microsoft Corp. in pricing the Windows 2000 operating system; Satisfaction of information technology (IT) employees on their jobs; Increase in the 1999 second quarter revenue of EMC Corp.; Financial losses reported by Aspect Development Inc.

Covers information on computer-related issues in the United States. Confusion in the 1999 first quarter earnings of Compaq Computer Corp.; Result of a survey concerning the attitude of information technology (IT) customers in buying services; Suggested provisions that give the risk of inadvertently increasing year 2000 date conversion damages.

Covers information on computer-related issues in the United States. Market gained by enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in 1998; Factors that make ERP sales get extensive media coverage; Shift in patterns of ERP sales; Key principles to follow when leveraging customer behavior information.

Presents a series of news about the computer industry in the United States. Companies and people that raise concern about the popularity of the Web; Financial data of the Ciena Corp. for the fourth quarter of 1998; Money raised by the Exchange Applications Inc. for selling shares of stocks. INSET: Behind the scenes, by John Soat.

Covers information on computer industry in the United States. Services offered by corporate desktop buyers on personal computer (PC) vendors; Information on mobile computing devices; Ways to abate the year 2000 computer problem. INSET: Behind the scenes.

Presents information on the computer industry in the United States for the year 1998. Reason for the problems in custom application development according to information technology managers; Financial information on Novell and PricewaterhouseCoopers; Statistical data on computer industry stocks. INSET: Behind the scenes, by John Soat.

Presents updates on the computer industry in the United States for the last week of October 1998. Discussion on the year 2000 computer crisis; Financial information on Baan Company; Statistical data on computer stocks. INSETS: In short;Behind the scenes.

Focuses on the small computer analyst and consulting firms in United States. Characteristics of the firms compared to larger and older firms; Internet-intranet-Web as the engine driving the success of analyst and consulting firms; Information on how the firms used information technology (IT).

Reports how leading-edge companies in the United States are leveraging information technology to redefine business models, change corporate cultures, and improve customer relations. Significance of electronic business; Practices common among companies dealing with electronic business; Computer vendors which has embraced electronic business; Concerns regarding the technology.

Provides information about piecemeal outsourcing deals signed by information technology (IT) managers at DirectTV, Elf Atochem, SmithKline Beecham, and other computer companies in United States. Factors that result to outsourcing of companies; Advantage of piecemeal outsourcing; Effects of outsourcing deals to companies; Comments on the importance and effect of outsourcing.

Focuses on the outsourcing of the information systems (IS) services of computer firms in the United States. Approaches in outsourcing; Importance of strategic outsourcing agreements; Network outsourcing vendors; Relations of computer firms with outsourcing vendors. INSET: ISSC has telcos' numbers..

Presents a photo-essay on the pioneers of the computer industry in the Silicon Valley in San Jose, California. Includes Intel Chairman Gordon Moore; Netscape Communications President Jim Clark; AutoDesk CEO Carol Bartz.

The article examines whether appliances and standards for service-oriented architecture (SOA) can help reduce complexity in the use of SOAs as the technology becomes mainstream in the U.S. in 2007. It includes an in-depth analysis of the complexities that accompany the maturation of SOA implementations, as well as the issues' implications for the computer industry.

The article reports on the involvement of several computer and software companies in the stock option manipulation scandal in the U.S. Most cases involve inappropriate "backdating" where executives and sometimes rank-and-file employees exercise stock options based on an earlier, lower stock price than the day of the grant resulting in inflated returns. The scandal is not expected to affect the bottomline but it would certainly distract executives from doing jobs.

This article presents information on the computer industry in the United States. The computer industry is about to embark on its next big transition, a shift from 32-bit Windows computers to a new breed of 64-bit PCs and servers. It promises to be as significant as the revolutionary changes brought on 12 years ago by Microsoft's 32-bit Windows NT, which ushered in an era of sophisticated client-server applications. Yet, while the performance benefits of 64-bit Windows are compelling, it could be years of countless upgrades before many companies complete the move.

Focuses on the significance of business-process-management (BPM) initiatives for companies in the computer industry in the U.S. Ability of BPM products to boost operational performance; Maximization of the value of existing systems; Involvement of the interaction of multiple people and disparate systems in business functions. INSET: POP QUIZ.

Explores the problems faced by the computer security industry in the U.S. Number of computer security incidents; Introduction of viruses and worms through the use of spyware; Number of tools available to prevent spyware; Virus-writing tools and techniques used by spammers.

Looks into the move made by IBM Corp. to reconstruct its market focus on the computer industry in the U.S. Investment plans made by the company; Reorganizations in the firms's transactions; Trends in the marketing strategies used by computer developers; Efficiency in the use of the modified system.

Reports developments on the computer industry in the U.S. as of December 8, 2003. Strategy used by IBM Corp. to meet the market's needs; Selection of William Hannigan as president of AT&T Corp.; Forecasts on the business trends in the information technology market.

Reports developments related to the computer industry in the U.S. as of June 2003. Details on the course on creating virus and malicious code offered at the University of Calgary; Amount paid by Microsoft to America Online for the licensing of a Web browser; Introduction of Digital Media Delivery Solutions by International Business Machines and Cisco Systems. INSET: DID YOU KNOW?.

Reports on Dell Computer Corp.'s expansions into the modular server, storage and networking sectors in the United States. Dell's initial product offerings; Dell's competitors in the markets; Dell's growth strategy.