Archive for July, 2008
The Gallup Q12: Employee Engagement Measurement
Monday, July 21st, 2008 A series of simple workplace questions can spark employee-management action with measurable results. The effects are local and team-based, but they can be repeated across the entire company for bottom-line gains.
Read the article: Feedback for Real (Gallup Management Journal)
Do you know what is expected of you at work?
Do you have the materials and equipment you need [...]
From EETimes: IDC sees uptick in 10G Ethernet
Sunday, July 20th, 2008“What is interesting to note is the number of startups that are currently playing in this space, with some actually surpassing sales of 10GE chips compared with established companies,”
~Aileen Arcilla, senior analyst for semiconductors at IDC
Defination:
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet or 10GbE or 10 GigE standard was first published in 2002 as IEEE Std 802.3ae-2002 [...]
19 Days to go: Beijing Olympic Games.
Saturday, July 19th, 2008From EEtimes: Viewpoint: A potential ‘jobs boom’ in solar technology
Saturday, July 19th, 2008“Under the renewables umbrella, one of the most promising and fastest moving technologies is that connected with solar power. And for electronics engineers with their eye on the next big thing it may well prove the source of mini-boom in jobs and career development over the next few years. “
Viewpoint: A potential ‘jobs boom’ in [...]
From EEtimes; AMD takes $758 million hit amid layoffs
Sunday, July 13th, 2008SAN JOSE, Calif. — Advanced Micro Devices announced it will take nearly a billion dollars in charges in its second quarter results to be reported July 17 including some related to a layoff of ten percent of its workforce by the end of the year. The charges will be partially offset by a sale of [...]