3Com's security group has recruited about 30 experts from universities such as Stanford and Berkeley. And while many companies bury security somewhere in technical services, 3Com's security reports directly to Starr, he says. So far, Corel has no takers on its offer to relocate workers in its Dublin, Ireland, engineering facility to company headquarters in Ottawa. A total of 139 workers will be affected by move, which will take place over the next two months, according to the spokeswoman. Corel will leave a team of 15 in Dublin to support the company's international customers.
Experience still counts for something, at least in the IT consulting world.
Longo spent the last year as COO at Renaissance Worldwide , where he was brought in to realign and restructure that Waltham, Mass., consulting firm. Decision Consultants CEO Jack Krasula said in a statement that he's looking to Longo to help the company grow into a billion-dollar international firm. Jones, a former CIO of McDonnell Douglas and Nasdaq , recently left his job as VP of Compaq's outsourcing business services unit to start Grayhare, which focuses on connecting experienced IT executives with firms that need their expertise, either as interim CIOs or as consultants. Most of them don't want to go back to working full time. Just don't tell my boss.