CIOZone^TM Update for Thursday, 02 October 2008
Latest excerpts on IT and business topics

A Profitable Alternative To Offshoring
Workforce Outsource Services, a nonprofit IT services organization, fills the hiring needs of several big and small companies with recruits from America's inner-city.

Also See: CIOs Having Hard Time Finding Skilled IT Workers

What IT Can Learn From Teens
Blog: What can IT professionals learn from teens about technology? Perhaps simply that today's trend is tomorrow's toolset. Here are the technologies kids are using today.

How Will The Bailout Affect IT?
The CIOZone and IBM begin a new discussion forum titled "CIO Conversation." The first topic: How will the $700 billion bailout affect CIO capital spending plans, including the ability to invest in IT infrastructure? And what should CIOs be doing to help their organizations respond quickly in the event of a severe economic shock?

Green Tech: How To Optimize The Data Center
At this live event, several top IT experts will provide insight into the software strategies needed to make today's data centers more energy efficient.

When: November 11, 2008, all day
Where: NYU-Poly Institute, New York

Learn more/Register: http://www.aitglobal.com/theform.html