Best of the blogs: If like many folks you're looking around because the top brass is taking the company in a direction you don't agree with, you ought to be ready for the disqualifying question "Why are you leaving your current job?" Answer man Bob Lewis presents a pair of options. Just don't say anything negative about your employer.

Columnists' corner: There are more than a few ways to win IT contracts. One such is the military way. As our Off the Record author found out, squabbling among armed forces units, power plays and politics can lead to the squandering of, in this case, $18 million and the loss of 30 jobs. "When you're working on a government contract, going above and beyond what's expected is not always in your best interest."

The news beat: IBM nabs Vallent and plans to add the acquired network performance monitoring and service management software to its Netcool products. Through a deal with Verizon, YouTube will make a sampling of videos mobile, as in accessible via cell phone. And Trolltech details the Qtopia Greensuite to catalyze Linux-based smart phones.

Posted by Tom Sullivan on November 28, 2006 11:06 AM