The National Capital Chapter of AIIM hosts "Best Practices & Strategies for Technology Migration into the New Millennium" at the Key Bridge Marriott, Rosslyn, Va. Guest speaker will be Thornton May, vice president of research and education with Cambridge Technology Partners. Call John Williams (301) 770-9407 ext. 5405; e-mail johnw@criticalsys.com or visit www.nccaiim.org/Programs/program0001.htm
The National Capital Chapter of AIIM hosts "Best Practices & Strategies for Technology Migration into the New Millennium" at the Key Bridge Marriott, Rosslyn, Va. Guest speaker will be Thornton May, vice president of research and education with Cambridge Technology Partners. Call John Williams (301) 770-9407 ext. 5405; e-mail johnw@criticalsys.com or visit www.nccaiim.org/Programs/program0001.htm
K. Peter Maneri was named vice president of corporate and marketing communications at Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif. He replaced Bruce Plowman, who retired in July.
More perks for travel: High-tech workers looking for a change of scenery may be able to increase their pay substantially and gather other benefits if they relish globetrotting. Pat Newburn, president of Brelon-Page, a recruiting company in Woodland Hills, Calif., has found that programmers and information technology managers who travel often get more in salary, bonuses or comp time than their non-traveling counterparts.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace that features a more mobile work force, employers must have specific legal strategies in place to prevent trade secrets and other sensitive information from walking out the door when an employee leaves.
With quality-of-life issues fast overtaking pay increases as the No. 1 job satisfaction factor among technical employees, information technology companies are taking pains to show employees that they get it.
For the few government contractors with the luxury to focus beyond year 2000 computer issues, an area to watch in the New Year and in which at least one major software company plans to play a key role is accessibility for persons with disabilities.
