Articles by Dice Staff

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  Companies Lure Engineers With Programming Challenges

  Tech companies are getting more creative in their efforts to lure engineers by holding contests -- with cash prizes. That's what Quixey, a startup app search engine, did. The company hosted a pro…
• Seattle's F5 Network Hiring; R&D's a Focus

  Seattle's F5 Networks has been expanding at home and in its global offices. The company recently added 190 employees, including 60 from the acquisition of Israeli load-management startup Traffix…
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  Valley Salaries Rebound; Game Layoffs [Roundup]

  Silicon Valley Salaries Rebound: The Dice Annual Salary Survey found Silicon Valley-based tech workers received a 5 percent year-on-year increase, from an average $99,028 to an average $104,195.…
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  Network, Look for Job Leads at Local Barcamps

  BarCamps are user-generated, participatory mini-conferences where speakers present on a variety of topics. They're good place for you to gain some local credibility in your area of expertise as a…
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  Zillow Plans New Office in Southern California

  Zillow, the Web-based real estate market, will open an office in Irvine, Calif., to house 100 employees. Most of the new hires at the facility will be in sales, though the 19-person staff of Dive…
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  Earthquake-Resistant Table Could Save Lives

  If you live in an earthquake-prone region, you have probably had earthquake safety drummed into you from an early age. At school, students are often told to get under their desks to protect thems…
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  Pebble's E-Paper Smartwatch Sets KickStarter Record

  Kickstarter, the crowd funding website that supports creative projects, reached a new milestone this week: The Pebble Smartwatch project managed to get more than $5 million in funding, and the dr…
• How Dell's Move into Virtualization Could Impact Security

  Dell's been busy lately. Earlier this month, it announced the acquisition of Clerity, a mainframe migration and modernization solution provider, with the intent of folding them into its services…
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  Java's Still in Demand, But the Landscape's Changing

  Java may not be ready for retirement, but a lot of people are looking for alternatives. Does that mean Java development is a dead-end skill? No. While its use is narrowing, Java is so widely used…
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  Microsoft Revamps Certifications toward Cloud Computing

  Microsoft is in the process of transforming its certification program to address the increasing role of cloud computing in IT and development. Is Microsoft coming late to the cloud party? Share y…