TITLE

Programmed for change

AUTHOR(S)

Lloyd, Tom

PUB. DATE

October 2004

SOURCE

IT Training;Oct2004, p16

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on how information technology (IT) services company EDS trained 50 of its developers to learn the latest languages needed for key future projects. It was vital for IT services giant EDS to get 150 of its developers reskilled in these technologies so it could complete a number of key projects that were coming up. Most of the company's developers were working on legacy systems, but it had a customer who needed a developer with Java. The company realized it needed outside help for the project. INSETS: HOW IT WORKS;PROJECT OVERVIEW.

ACCESSION #

14814235

 

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