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• With fresh cash in hand, HackerRank wants to be the 'default resume' for coders

  Good programmers are notoriously hard to find, but HackerRank thinks it has the answer. A fresh cash infusion suggests it may be on to something.

• IBM workforce declined 12 per cent in 2014; losses tied to corporate divestitures

  IBM's global workforce declined 1212 per cent last year, with most of the decrease due to corporate divestitures.

• Companies use urban office locations to attract IT talent

  To attract workers in the competitive technology job market, remote connectivity service provider LogMeIn decided that a change of address was needed.

• For big raises in IT, look to mobile, security, big data

  IT salaries will remain mostly stagnant in 2015, except for workers with highly coveted skill sets, according to a report tracking IT salaries and skills demand in the coming years.

• Software developer shortage transcends international boundaries

  The dearth of software development talent isn't an issue restricted to U.S. businesses. Finding programmers, especially to fill positions in the growing field of health IT, is a global challenge, said speakers Tuesday during a panel discussion on developing a health IT workforce.

• Oracle database certifications aren't 'permanent' anymore

  Oracle is requiring database administrators to upgrade their certifications if the ones they hold are for older versions of its platform.

• Post recession, tech workers prefer working at midsize companies, survey finds

  Working for a startup may have lost its appeal to IT professionals who, after weathering the recent recession, are more interested in positions at medium-sized companies that offer a startup's innovative environment and a large company's stability.

• Growing startup scene, employer loyalty lure tech talent to Midwest companies

  When Abby Cohen and Andrew Brimer decided to locate their health IT startup, Sparo Labs, in St. Louis, neither one considered a Midwest location as a challenge to attracting top technology workers.

• IBM cuts pay by 10 per cent for workers picked for training

  IBM has initiated a new training program that will cut the pay of participating employees by 10 per cent.

• TechEd 2014: Building and managing a global engineering team made simple

  Building and managing a team of global engineers and developers might seem like a difficult task, but it can be done more effectively, if not made simpler. The CTO and co-founder of Hoist Apps, Owen Evans, explains how.

• 6 hot new IT roles for 2015

  The pace of change in IT has always been brisk, but technology advances such as virtualization, the cloud, service management and a focus on information management and collaboration have forced businesses into a dead sprint to keep up. And as technology changes, so do the skills, knowledge and job roles needed to design, build, implement and manage these cutting-edge technologies. The majority of IT organizations aren't prepared for the battle, even as the war for talent rages on.

• Texas, Florida, North Carolina lead IT job growth in first half of 2014, study finds

  U.S. technology professionals searching for jobs may want to look in states not normally considered IT hot spots.

• Bar exam software snafu sparks multiple lawsuits

  Woe be to the software vendor who aggravates the mental status of recent law school grads.

• Vodafone NZ plans hetnet and VoLTE trials soon

  Vodafone NZ plans on trialling self-optimising networks and heterogeneous networks (hetnet) in this fiscal year.

• NZTech, MIT seek more industry participants for Shadow IT programme

  The New Zealand Technology Industry Association (NZTech) and Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)have teamed up to create Shadow IT, a programme aimed at exposing school-age women to the benefits of the a career in IT.