Get Interviewed For Our Blog/Podcast - Virtually & Free!

Tell Us About Your Organization & Events:
Our broadcast format includes primarily interviews with those who run events for their organizations, attendees and their responses,
and event forecasts previewing what to expect at events worldwide.

Get Interviewed - Get Exposure!
Give people a taste of what your organization is about and what your events are like - If you're ready to go with an audio interview, simply
answer the following questions in order with short, to the point answers. We will record them and place it in our 24x7 Podcast for all to hear!

HOW TO INTERVIEW VIRTUALLY - 3 STEPS:
1) Call Our USA Voicemail: 1-312-772-5631
2) Read the following questions into the voicemail in the form of a question, answer it concisely and loudly enough in your own words.
3) Hang Up - That's It. Your interview should be available soon!

YOUR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:
1) "What is the name & purpose of our organization?"
2) "What Event(s) do we host?"
3) "How can one reach us and our organization?" (Name, Email, Website, Phone, Etc.)

Thank You!

TechVenue.com Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10/24-10/29/2005

TechVenue.com's Blogcast/Podcast News, Networking & Events of the Week for 10/24-10/29/2005
_____________________________________________________________________
EUROPE:
Event Of The Week (EOW):
London Unix User Group: BCS OSSG: "Open Source Software Quality in Practice"
Thursday, October 27 2005 6:00pm
ORGANISATION: London Unix User Group BCS OSSG: Open Source Software Quality in Practice 27 / 10 / 2005 at 18:00
Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute) HC024, Herbert Collins Building, East Park Terrace, Southampton SO14
In this talk organised by the BCS Open Source Specialist Group, Mark Taylor,
Executive Director of the Open Source Consortium, and Dr Graham Oakes,
independent consultant, speak on "Open Source Software Quality in Practice".
URL: http://www.ukuug.org
EMAIL: luug@ukuug.org

_____________________________________________________________________
NEW YORK:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Technology Companies Not Adding Jobs - Sector Lags Behind Rest Of Economy October 19, 2005
NEW YORK -- Technology is one of the few areas of the economy that has failed to add jobs consistently over the last 12 months. Even worse, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas, is the fact the pace of tech-sector job cutting through the third quarter is nearly 20 percent ahead of last year. During the July-through-September period, technology firms announced more than 41,000 job cuts. That's up 4.3 percent from the second quarter.
A turnaround may be coming, though. CGC Chief Executive John Challenger said spending on new software, information technology services and computer equipment is up this year and expected to increase again in 2006.

Ok - play both sides CGC - we all know there's a big budgetary "use it or lose IT" aspect to this buying in the 4th quarter of 2005 - decision-makers are throwing thechnology, not PEOPLE at attempts to solve problems. Consultants are mopping IT up with hourly rates as they pick up the slack from skeleton IT crews. Get real and hire real people.

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Thursday, October 27 2005 6:00pm - 8:00pm
NYSIA Database Professionals Council: Oracle 10G, SQL Server 2000, mySQL 4 - Which is Right for You?
http://www.nysia.org
_____________________________________________________________________
BOSTON:
News Of The Week (NOW):

Analysts See Positives With IT Companies
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 13, 2005; 2:10 PM
BOSTON -- With earnings-reporting season in full swing, analysts are seeing some positive signs for information technology companies. In its latest quarterly check on the sentiment of U.S. and European corporate tech buyers, Prudential Equity Group LLC determined that IT spending in 2005 apparently will be stronger than it was last year..." - let's hope that means spending on people's SALARIES as well!

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Wednesday, October 26 2005 6:00pm - 8:30pm
MITX Fireside Chat Series - Meet Jeremy Allaire & J.J. Allaire

_____________________________________________________________________
CHICAGO:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Cub Foods Launches Biometric Payment Technology In All Chicago Stores
Customers Can Purchase Groceries with the Touch of a Finger
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2005--Cub Foods East Region today announced that it is launching biometric payment technology in all 24 of its Chicago stores. The new technology, provided by Pay By Touch, is free to shoppers and will allow them to pay for their groceries with a finger scan that is linked to their financial accounts.

Event Of The Week (EOW):
Telcom Conferences
1) 7:30am - 4:30pm Northern Illinois University (NIU): Telecommunications Policy Conference
2) 8:00am - 5:00pm VoIP Conference & Expo at Illinois Institute of Technology

_____________________________________________________________________
SILICON VALLEY:

News Of The Week (NOW):

Array Networks, creator of secure, accelerated IP access solutions, has been named to the Rising Star category of Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations.
To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 Rising Star category, companies must have had operating revenue of at least $50,000 in 2002 and $1,000,000 in 2004, be headquartered in Silicon Valley, and be a "technology company" (defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenue, or devotes a significant proportion of revenue to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify).
http://www.fast500.com

Event Of The Week (EOW):
It's a double threat twin event in two locations:
Tuesday, October 25 2005 7:45am - 10:00am
Crains: BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Breakfast San Jose
Thursday, October 27 2005 7:45am - 10:00am
Crains: BtoB Magazine's NetMarketing Breakfast - San Francisco
What: Network with your peers over a continental breakfast *Learn from marketing experts as they present best practices in e-mail, e-commerce, online advertising, search marketing, webcasts and more *Ask the questions you want answered during the Q&A
http://www.btobonline.com
_____________________________________________________________________
SPECIAL EVENT:

Windows IT Pro/SQL Server Magazine
SQL Server 2005: Built for the Enterprise. Are You Prepared?
http://TechVenue.com/SQLRoadShow2005.htm
_____________________________________________________________________
Technology Front News This Week:
U.S. stock futures gained, suggesting a higher market open on today - Friday, after Web search company Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations, boosting optimism about technology shares. Google's stock rose 13 percent to a record high of $342.56 before the opening bell after it posted higher quarterly profit on Thursday. Investment companies First Albany Capital, Lehman Brothers and RBC Capital lifted their price targets on Google to $450, according to MarketWatch. It is the highest estimate to date on the stock.

Googleplex Stock Price?
The stock is doing well - yes, but it won't reach "Googleplex" - so be wise, remember our industries recent stock arena demise? Don't tell us Wall Street's going to be going buck wild just because Google is doing well - don't you think investors remember to last week and can balance things out regarding the, in reality, *weak* yet ultra-marketed and PR'd relationship deal made between Sun and Google? Hmmm. Could it be "SunGoo"? As the editor of eWeek so aptly & tounge-in-cheek named the arrangement.
_____________________________________________________________________
Career News This Week:

Motorola Sues Former President Over Move to Nortel Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) --
Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 maker of mobile phones, sued former President Mike Zafirovski over his decision to join Nortel Networks Corp. as chief executive officer. The suit, filed 10/18 in state court in Chicago, claims that Zafirovski violated employment agreements with Motorola by agreeing to work for another telecommunications company. The suit asks that Zafirovski be blocked from working for Nortel for two years, Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel said today in a
statement. Nortel wasn't named as a defendant in the suit.

Well, I'll say this - if (especially as a Boomer) you can hold on to your integrity while climbing up the ladder in IT - consider yourself blessed. If you can just hold on to a job in IT working under a Boomer - consider yourself extra-blessed!
_____________________________________________________________________
Humorous News This Week:

Man Stops Carjacking With Hot Coffee
BLUFFTON, S.C. - A would-be carjacker got quite a jolt when he picked the wrong car to try to steal, Jasper County deputies say. The suspect tapped the window of the car Wednesday morning with a gun and motioned the driver to get out, Chief Deputy Roy Hughes said.
The driver of the car had just bought a cup of hot coffee. So he slammed his door into the carjacker's legs, threw the coffee on him possibly burning the suspect's neck and face, and wrestled him to the ground, Hughes said. A shot was fired during the scuffle, but no one was hurt. The driver managed to get the gun from the suspect and point it at him, Hughes said.
The suspect ran into the wood behind the store, the chief deputy said.

Why the woods? I suspect to relieve himself after having all that coffee...

;-)
_____________________________________________________________________

http://TechVenue.com/PODCASTS/TechVenue_10_21_2005.mp3

Music Samples from: Uberzone's "Believe"
Posted by

Latest Blog Posting: