http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/ California Tech News Updated Daily! Other Areas of Tech Interest en-us Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:20:05 -0700 1000 http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_44343.html 2008-07-08 CONNECT's Most Innovative New Product Awards presents: 2008 Call for Nominations Date: July 14 through August 29 Contact: Nancy van Dillen (858) 964-1315 nvandillen@connect.org Nominate your new product for an opportunity to compete in the 21st annual MIP Awards, the region's most prestigious business event honoring local technology and life science innovation! The CONNECT MIP Awards... http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_44314.html 2008-07-07 While the overall employment market continued to deteriorate, IT employment reached an all-time high in June, according to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), which tracks monthly IT employment. The association reported IT employment reached 3,907,800 in June, a record high. While the June gain was modest (1,700),... http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_44311.html 2008-07-07 Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today issued the following statement in response to Carl Icahn’s latest open letter to Yahoo! stockholders: Yahoo!’s Board of Directors continues to stand ready to enter into negotiations with Microsoft Corporation for an acquisition of Yahoo!. Indeed, as recently as June, Yahoo!’s independent... http://www.freshnews.com/news/other-tech-areas/article_44271.html 2008-07-01 Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE:SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by PNM Resources, Inc. to provide data outsourcing services. This single-award contract has a five-year base period of performance, three one year options and a total contract value of $19 million if all options are...