* Is there now a significant lack of skilled IT workers in the U.S.?
IT professionals say the economy, war, immigration and national security are the nation's most important issues, according to CompTIA survey
Enterprise IT shops say they lack the internal resources to overhaul IP address management practices, find commercial products cumbersome and costly.
Server, software, services aimed at energy efficient, virtualized data centers
These companies aim to keep virtual servers secure by providing access control, patch management and more
* A sneak peek of HP's 3-in-1 virtual server management application
BMC set to acquire data center automation vendor BladeLogic, beef up its business server management product line
* Industry watchers expect investment in management software to grow
Goldman Sachs survey shows cost cutting is a priority among CIOs who expect U.S. economic conditions in 2008 to weaken.
Open Country veteran develops Linux server provisioning software for small and midsize customers.
