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Virtualization is a current hot topic and money saving practice for many organizations; however, the platforms and tools chosen for the organization can make or break virtualization success.  Therefore, we did some research to find out how the platforms and tools stacked up.  Below is the most complete information we found on the subject, from the Virtualization Journal Reader’s Choice Awards.  The original article was posted on April 15, 2009, by Sys-Con, and can be found at http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/921426.

Following is a list of the 2008 Virtualization Journal Reader’s Choice Awards winners and finalists:

We thought that this was a great compilation of 2009 research for IT professionals, so we wanted to share it. 

This slideshow was published by www.networkworld.com and the original information can be found at http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/010509-salary-hiring.html.

This information on www.networkworld.com also includes an interactive map where you can Get a regional view of hot skills and salaries here:  http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/010509-salary-hiring.html#slide8

Original source cited as www.networkworld.com.

We found this article posted on www.blog.careers.org and we thought it gave good information regarding a widely unknown threat- identity theft related to online career searching. 

(Original Article Source:  http://EzineArticles.com/)

While identity theft is nothing new, the Web has opened up whole new world of opportunity for identity thieves.

According to the FBI, identity theft is the top online fraud. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that identity theft is its number one source of consumer complaints – 42 percent of all complaints, in 2001.

We found this great article from www.thebusinessofit.com and wanted to share it with you!

The good folks over at the Gartner Group have revealed the top 10 technologies that they believe will change the world over the next four years:

1. Multicore and hybrid processors
2. Virtualization and fabric computing
3. Social networks and social software
4. Cloud computing and cloud/Web platforms
5. Web mashups
6. User Interface
7. Ubiquitous computing
8. Contextual computing
9. Augmented reality
10. Semantics