This news, if it bears out, comes at a good time for the worldwide DRAM-producing industry, which has experienced slipping market prices for months. – Following
in line with its projection of a continued
surge in NAND flash memory sales in 2011, market analyst IHS iSuppli
reported Jan. 27 that dynamic RAM demand is expected to explode by a factor of
more than nine in 2011.
This news, if it bears out, comes at a good time for worldwide DRAM …
Keppel Corp., the world’s largest oil-rig maker, said profit in the fourth quarter rose 17%, beating analysts’ estimates, as rising oil prices and requirements for newer, safer rigs stoked demand.
Net income climbed to a record $403 million from $343 million a year earlier, the company said today. That surpassed the $371.3 million average of four analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales fell 19% to $2.44 billion.
Net income climbed to a record $403 million from $343 million a year earlier, the company said today. That surpassed the $371.3 million average of four analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales fell 19% to $2.44 billion.
Net income climbed to $403 million from $343 million a year earlier, the company said in a Singapore stock exchange statement today. That surpassed the $371.3 million average of four analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Sales dropped 19% to $2.44 billion.
Thinking about brushing up on your technology skills to remain competitive in the marketplace? While its no secret that experience matters, in this challenging job market, it helps to look at which skills are bringing in the most dollars before deciding which technology to focus on. Even though salaries remained stagnant for the second year in a row, there were some areas that had growth, such as in programming languages Python and Perl, or for FibreChannel experts in storage. The survey also found that despite nearly half of the people holding technology certifications, they may not be as helpful as expected, as 51.9 percent of the respondents said the certifications havent helped them find new jobs. The following gallery is a look at 12 of technology skills in storage, application development, operating systems, databases, and networking as well as the national averages for salaries using those skills. The data was provided by Dice.com based on an online survey of nearly 20,000 IT professionals from Aug. 13 to Nov. 15, 2010. – …
Report on human organ trafficking in Kosovo has caused an “absolute shock†in the CoE and the entire international community, said Labor Minister Rasim Ljajić.
“Now many sponsors and co-sponsors of the work of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and Hashim Thaci are now faced with their bad political decisions,†he added.
Software outsourcing companies and offshore software development firms are on the rise as every day there are more and more developers available at cost-effective prices.
With all unique features, benefits and always on the move to meet the increasing demand of the market, no doubt Custom software development delivers the state of the art satisfaction to industries around the world.
Israel has once again rejected a demand from Turkey that it apologize for its attack on a Turkish ship last May that killed nine people, VOA reports. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told a gathering in Jerusalem on Sunday that it is Turkey which needs to apologize to Israel for “supporting terror.”
Economics and finance seem like complicated topics, and so many people “leave it to the experts”.However, these topics are actually simple, and if people hear a clear explanation, they will be able to form an opinion about our current economy and the g…
With current housing affordability in Singapore stretched and close to one standard deviation above mean levels, demand for private homes could taper off if household income doesn’t accelerate in tandem with property prices, says CLSA.
The Congress party, which heads the UPA Government at the center, has termed the opposition’s persistent demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into telecom irregularities as politically motivated. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media persons in the national capital on Thursday that the JPC probe demand is cheap and political “for the [...]
Singapore Airlines (C6L.SG) gaps down at the opening and is last off 0.9% at a 4-month low of $15.32, after the carrier released data showing lower November load factors due to capacity growth outpacing the traffic increase.
Demand for private homes in Singapore remains strong, based on just-released official data showing developers sold 1,909 new units in November, 80.4% more vs October’s 1,058. For the first 11 months of 2010, 15,018 units were sold, beating the 2007 high of 14,811.
“The momentum will certainly continue as a lot of developers view the release of land by the government as an opportunity to buy,” says an analyst from a foreign house; but expects firm demand to result in more housing-market curbs, which would continue to weigh on shares of developers.
Application experts in Java, .Net, mobile applications and those who bridge the technology and business gaps are hot commodities for 2011. Security is also still on the hiring agenda, though salaries are not gaining a lot of steam in the coming year. – There
is more evidence that recruiters expect to see an uptick in technology job
hiring activity for the coming year, finds a monthly report from technology job
board Dice, which surveyed 850 human resource leaders and hiring managers.
Forty-six percent of recruiters expect to see more hiring in…
Credit Suisse expects Singapore construction sector demand to remain firm in 2011, likely at higher-end of Building & Construction Authority’s $21–$27 billion forecast.
“We see public sector demand driven by housing projects and civil engineering works, with the latter supported by the rescheduling of previously unawarded Downtown Line 3 contracts.”
The parliamentary party of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met here today and decided to stick to its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G scam. Meanwhile, the functioning of Parliament continued to be hit for the 13th working day over the opposition demand for a JPC probe. Both house were [...]
It’s never too early to start thinking about next year, especially when it comes to looking for a new job or asking for a raise. To help IT professionals out, eWEEK offers a countdown of the technology job titles in the United States with the most growth percentage between 2010 and 2011. The range for salaries& based on data published by staffing expert Robert Half Technology in its "2011 Salary Guide"& starts at a 4.5 percent increase and caps out at 5.5 percent. Robert Half Technology’s full list of job titles has increases as low as 0.4 percent for systems analysts and PC technicians, but we’ve excluded everything below 4.5 percent. Skills working across database and data management ranked with some of the most consistent increases for next year. The highest increase for executives will be the CTO at 4.3 percent, with the CIO and CSO (chief security officer) having only 3 percent increases. Vice presidents and IT managers fare even worse& in the 2 percent to 2.5 percent ranges. Robert Half Technology writes the following about skills in demand for 2011: "A focus on improving efficiency, managing assets and securing data has increased the demand and base compensation for IT professionals with ERP and security credentials," according to Executive Director John Reed. "Additionally, the rise of social media and a focus on customer-facing technologies have created additional demand for Web professionals and applications developers." – …
As demand for cloud-based storage soars, storage providers are boosting limits to attract and retain users. – More online storage companies are increasing storage limits for free
accounts in order to attract new users and to keep existing ones from switching
elsewhere.
The latest storage service to boost storage limits for free accounts from 2GB
to 5G is Pro Softnet, with its IDrive Online Backup produc…
