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What's New At CompTIA
CompTIA Feature Articles
Predicting what the World Wide Web, and the Internet in general, will do next has almost become an exercise in fanciful and irresistible futility for many IT experts, a prognosticative allure that keeps people perpetually guessing as to the online world's next potential iteration. Throughout its relatively short, yet fascinating and sometimes turbulent ...
Read more about the future of the internet. - Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Using Social Networking to Reach Your Customers
Social networking is exploding across cyberspace, allowing people to reach out to others as never before. Whether it's Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace or another social media utility, people are finding others with shared interests all over the globe. Businesses, too, have embraced the social networking concept to connect with customers, promote products an...
Could social networking be right for your company? - Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Rich Belanger Shares His Experiences as an IT Instructor
Rich Belanger advises other IT instructors to find a balance. Belanger enjoys IT, but doesn’t let it take over his entire life. Belanger is a marathon runner, blue grass guitar picker, churchgoer and family man – and an IT instructor. "Sometimes IT does not treat you right, and you might need something else to pick you up," Belanger said. "... You...
Read more about Belanger's experience as an IT instructor. - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
From the CompTIA IT Glossary: Unified Communications
Unified communications (UC) refers to the coming together of a wide variety of communication mediums—including both hardware and software deliverables—onto a single device or environment. Such communication mediums can include land line and mobile telephony, voice over IP (VoIP), e-mail, instant messaging, digital video and audio, fax, Web conferencing ...
Read more about Unified Communications. - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
CompTIA News & Special Information
Telecommuting Boosts Worker Productivity, CompTIA Survey Finds
Cost savings, staff hiring and retention and improved employee health also cited as benefits
Press Release - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
CompTIA University Announces September Class Schedule
Join CompTIA University for Opportunities to Grow Your Business
Press Release - Monday, October 06, 2008
Open Applications Group and CompTIA EIDX Announce a New Direction for High Tech Standards
Agreement, along with new release of OAGIS for High Tech means real progress
Press Release - Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Computing Technology Industry Association Announces Update Plans for CompTIA Network+ Certification
Updated exam due in Q1 2009
Press Release - Monday, September 15, 2008
CompTIA University Announces September Class Schedule
Programs target IT solution provide business owners and operators
Press Release - Monday, September 08, 2008
Network Data Security is Top Concern for IT Professionals, CompTIA Web Poll Reveals
Other worries include user error, storage and support
Press Release - Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Estonia Cyber Security Forum
CompTIA event to address both technical and skills issues
Press Release - Tuesday, September 02, 2008
InFocus CEO Robert O'Malley Elected Chairman of Board of Directors for Computing Technology Industry Association
New board for 2008-09 named at annual Breakaway conference
Press Release - Wednesday, August 27, 2008
CompTIA Presents Best of Show Awards at Breakaway
Five leading technology companies recognized at annual member conference
Press Release - Thursday, August 21, 2008
CompTIA Security+ Surpasses 50,000-Certified Milestone
Users cite certifications role in heightening security awareness, preparedness
Press Release - Wednesday, August 20, 2008