Stories about: Webridge

Sometimes a technology idea is too good to be true. A flexible keyboard, Internet voting and watching feature films on your smart phone are examples. Today, these concepts are still evolving, but they're broken right now. I'll tell you why and what could be done to fix them once and for all.

I'm a 35-year-old with a Ph.D. earned in Russia. I'm a skilled programmer with experience in C, Java, Web technologies and various databases, plus project leadership experience. I dream about a position that uses my abilities as a team manager and computer technology specialist, particularly in the field of e-commerce. I'm ambitious and used to hard work. Being from outside the U.S., would I have to start out as a programmer? What's the best plan?

I'm a risk and credit analyst at a Fortune 500 company. I was recently given the opportunity to devote approximately 30% of my time to developing our business unit's e-business strategy and initiatives. I love working on e-business issues and want to do it full time. I've got a good business background, but I feel like I need to develop my technical skills. How should I go about this? What skills should I be focusing on? What's the best format for developing them? - E-Business Initiative