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Culture shock: Out-placed to an outsourcer

Culture shock: Out-placed to an outsourcer

When the assets of BHP IT were sold to CSC in May 2000, some 1,700 techies became CSC employees overnight. Nine years on, a staffer subsumed by the American giant tells iTnews of the culture shock in becoming part of an outsourcer and the early days of working in BHP computing.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2009 12:01AM Software
Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers more likely to lie in email

Workers are significantly more likely to lie in email messages than in traditional pen-and-paper communications, according to two new studies from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2008 6:14PM Training & Development
Lion Nathan rolls out new human resources software

Lion Nathan rolls out new human resources software

Lion Nathan has gone live with new people management software to implement the company’s human resources and learning policies.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 12:43PM Software
Building a security culture

Building a security culture

Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the difference between real security and compliance with data security regulations.
Gordon Rapkin, president and CEO, Protegrity Jun 25 2008 3:30PM Security
UK culture holding back open source

UK culture holding back open source

Industry experts have identified cultural, as well as technical, factors affecting the take up of open source software in the UK.
Iain Thomson Oct 6 2007 12:22AM Software
SOA adoption causing culture shock

SOA adoption causing culture shock

The successful adoption of service oriented architectures (SOAs) requires a change in corporate culture, IBM warned at its Impact 2007 conference in Orlando, US.
Tom Sanders May 23 2007 1:30PM Software
Corporate culture booms in Second Life

Corporate culture booms in Second Life

Computing giants move into online community.
Shaun Nichols Oct 19 2006 10:01AM Software
'Digital prohibition' inhibits YouTube culture

'Digital prohibition' inhibits YouTube culture

Legal obstacles holding back user generated content, warns Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig.
Tom Sanders Aug 16 2006 9:36AM Software

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