Articles by Dice Staff

• NSA Denies Datacenter Disaster; Facility Opening On Time: Report

  [caption id="attachment_13060" align="aligncenter" width="540"] NSA's massive Utah Data Center under construction[/caption] The National Security Agency responded to alarming reports about electr…
• Big Sites Covertly Track Browsers by Their Fingerprints

  One hundred-forty-five of the top 10,000 Websites use systems to covertly "fingerprint" the devices of users who visit them, collecting data that could be useful both to marketers and hackers. A…
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  How to Move from IT Management to Programming

  So, you’re in IT management but you’d rather get into programming. How do you go about making the transition? Two of our Talent Community Guides – David Bolton (C++ and Java) and Rob Reilly (Linu…
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  Lenovo Trims Staff in North Carolina

  Personal computer maker Lenovo has cut a “small number” of workers at its U.S. headquarters in Morrisville, N.C., though it’s not being more specific than that. “The staffing reductions are limit…
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  Apple Hiring to Extend Battery Life in OS X

  An engineer on Apple’s OS X Mavericks team posted links to two job openings via his Twitter account Monday. Anthony Chivetta tweeted, “Want to help improve the performance and battery life of OS…
• Behavior Comparison Shows Apps Are Snoopier on iOS Than Android

  [caption id="attachment_13019" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Behavioral comparison shows iOS apps are snoopier than those on Android.[/caption] BYOD has turned security, network, and datacente…
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  Boston-Based NutraClick Is Seeking Engineers

  Nutritional supplement maker NutraClick is expanding – both in office space and headcount. It plans to nearly double its staff in downtown Boston by adding 30 more workers in engineering, sales,…
• Cisco Switch Runs VMware NSX, Despite Attacks on 'pure' SDN

  [caption id="attachment_12986" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Analysts said Cisco support for overlay SDN is an effort to avoid alienating VMware customers[/caption] The latest editions to the…
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  Samsung CPO Leaves; Groupon Poaches More Amazon Execs

  A quick look at some of the movement among IT people this week: Kevin Packingham left his position as Chief Product Officer for Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Division. It’s unclear whether or not h…
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  CA Technologies Hiring in Santa Clara

  CA Technologies is hiring more than 100 people locally for the company’s Santa Clara, Calif., location, says SiliconBeat. The additions will increase the location’s workforce by about 50 percent.…