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WSJ.com - Technology Spending Rises at Corporations

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IDC: Executives optimistic about IT spending | InfoWorld | News | 2006-02-02 | By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service

Link: IDC: Executives optimistic about IT spending | InfoWorld | News | 2006-02-02 | By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service.

In Reversal, Silicon Valley Added Jobs in '05 - New York Times

Link: In Reversal, Silicon Valley Added Jobs in '05 - New York Times.

WSJ.com - Heard on the Street

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Control the Internet? A Futile Pursuit, Some Say - New York Times

Link: Control the Internet? A Futile Pursuit, Some Say - New York Times.

Should you have a right to broadband? | CNET News.com

Link: Should you have a right to broadband? | CNET News.com.

Billion-Dollar Baby Dot-Coms? Uh-Oh, Not Again - New York Times

Link: Billion-Dollar Baby Dot-Coms? Uh-Oh, Not Again - New York Times.

WSJ.com - Accenture Hires New Director For Global Outsourcing Unit

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Accenture Hires New Director For Global Outsourcing Unit By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 24, 2005 12:32 p.m. HOUSTON -- Consultants Accenture Ltd. said it named a Hewitt Associates Inc. executive to oversee its fast growing business process outsourcing operations. Kevin M. Campbell, 45 years old, was named global managing director of business process outsourcing (BPO), a new position. He is responsible for developing new industry-specific operations, recruiting new customers and managing existing client operations, the company said.

U of M News Service: Plunge in customer satisfaction may spell trouble for the economy

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ANN ARBOR, Mich.—After two years of steady increases, customer satisfaction in the United States has taken a dramatic downturn, the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows.

The ACSI for the fourth quarter 2004 stands at 73.6, down from 74.3, the largest decline since 1997. The drop is due mostly to waning satisfaction with retail customer service, high gas prices and a glut of user-traffic on e-commerce Web sites.

Tech worker job confidence rebounds | CNET News.com

Link: Tech worker job confidence rebounds | CNET News.com.

Tech worker job confidence rebounds Published: January 6, 2005, 1:16 PM PST By Alorie Gilbert Staff Writer, CNET News.com

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While job confidence slipped across the United States last month, tech workers are feeling more upbeat about their employment prospects, according to a new survey.
Released by staffing firm Hudson Global Resources on Thursday, the survey indicates that job confidence among information technology workers rose by 6.9 points in December to 116.3--fueled by workers' belief that hiring is up and layoffs are abating.

"Of all the industries polled, IT workers are the most optimistic about their personal finances," Hudson said in its report.