High-tech readers sound off about why they chose engineering careers and how it has paid off -- or not.
HP's EDS inks mega-deal with U.K. insurer Aviva to transform and manage two data centers
* BT survey shows network professionals take a bigger stake in delivering optimized application performance, but haven't achieved the results wanted just yet
Network change and configuration management player will operate as a stand-alone entity under Versata.
Apparent Networks, Aveksa garner venture capital investment during down economy
* Gartner says cloud computing and virtualization will force enterprise IT to update capacity planning approaches
Chief Hurd will lose 20% of his base pay as HP slashes employee salaries and benefits to weather the economic storm.
* Free download helps network managers better understand device-to-device and remote site performance
* Netcordia survey reveals network executives' plans for tracking change, ensuring uptime during recession
Trend to focus, shorter-term deals is seen; wariness of offshoring emerges
