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By Elizabeth Hyman
| August 18, 2011
A look at the week of August 15 in public advocacy for the IT channel: This week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a plan to improve U.S. cybersecurity by focusing on education. A new Treasury report finds fewer small businesses than previously thought. Unemployment in the IT sector remains much lower than the national average and employment is expected to grow rapidly. U.S. Agency Releases Cyber-Education Plan — The U.S. government will work to develop an “unrivaled” ...
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By Jim Staats
| August 15, 2011
Digital document management is a rapidly changing and highly competitive industry. At Sharp Electronics in the U.S. and Canada, field services directors have discovered the value of CompTIA certification for their teams. Weathering transitions with certifications Scott Chatten is adept at transition. As senior director of field services for Sharp Electronics Corp., he supports a network of authorized dealers across the U.S. with a product line that has evolved from analog copiers to digitized ...
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By Eric Larsen
| August 10, 2011
At least one summer camp for kids has much more to do with megabytes than mosquito bites. TECHie Camp gives students third-grade through eighth-grade hands-on experience with everything from robotics to app development to web programming. The camp is operated in five states by TECH CORPS, an organization that partners with K-12 schools around the country to reach young people with life-changing technological learning experiences. TECH CORPS’ dedication to equipping the next generation of techn ...
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By Rachel Fabro
| August 05, 2011
Going to school for your children today is much different than it was when you were a kid. You used to be able to get away with your stories of walking to school in three feet of snow, up-hill both ways, but today’s kids can Google your story and find out that you’re just exaggerating. Jean Andrews, CompTIA A+ textbook author with Cengage Learning, gathered educators from across the country at CompTIA Breakaway to discuss the changes to the modern-day classroom. The approach children ...
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By Rachel Fabro
| August 04, 2011
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for virtually every industry, thus creating a growing demand for professionals with security skills. Cyber foundations is the second fastest growing job field in the U.S. between now and 2018, second only to healthcare. But where are these people going to come from? A hot-button topic at CompTIA Breakaway, Joseph Cuenco, executive director at The Science Center of Pinellas County in Florida, gave CAPP Academic education leaders a glimpse into the innovative cu ...
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By William Linard
| August 04, 2011
IPv4 provides for approximately 4.3 billion addresses and the depletion of the IPv4 addresses have been a concern since the late 1980s, when the Internet started to really grow. IPv4 addresses are now exhausted and there are no unallocated Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses still available. Karl Dietrich of Lansing Community College and Bill Saichek of Orange Coast College explained to CAPP Academic members today at Breakaway, that “with no further IP addresses available, the solution ...
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By William Linard
| August 03, 2011
How can you deliver CompTIA exams to your students on campus? CAPP Academic members learn about new options during Breakaway. Innovative Exams stepped up to the stage first and introduced a brand new delivery model for providing CompTIA exams. Ruben Garcia, Innovative Exams’ CEO, explained how his model was unlike the traditional testing centers from VUE and Prometric. “Our model provides remote and secure testing services. Utilizing a remote proctor using digital video cameras to monitor ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| August 02, 2011
Lonnie Barnes Tidewater Community College (TCC) and its workforce development program was a game changer for 27-year-old Lonnie Barnes in more ways than one. He came to the program as a CompTIA A+ training student and wound up an instructor with a career ready to launch. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., TCC offers courses based on certifications from CompTIA and other IT companies through its two-year associate degree program, a one-year certificate program, a career studies progra ...
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By Lisa Fasold
| August 02, 2011
Four technology-forward charities, benefiting schools, hospitals, libraries, unemployment and disaster relief, received philanthropic gifts donated by the member communities of CompTIA. Each of CompTIA’s member communities are donating $5,000 each in 2011 to IT-related charities, and some are announcing their gift selections at Breakaway this week in Washington, D.C. The IT Services & Support Community in Europe gave $5,000 to Close the Gap, an international not-for-profit organizatio ...
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By Janet Pinkerton
| July 29, 2011
What’s it going to take to strengthen cybersecurity in the U.S.? Explaining to an 80-year-old grandmother that she downloaded spyware when she played online games? Teaching middle-schoolers good cyber hygiene and cyber etiquette, along with the math and science fundamentals they will need to understand how tablet PCs, smartphones and wireless networks work? Outlining cybersecurity competencies and required certifications for a system administrator job description? Persuading Fortune 500 companie ...
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