In the spring, Computerworld assembled a panel of more than two dozen IT executives, hiring managers, recruiters and academics to help identify the country's leading-edge schools for IT workers seeking to advance their careers. We asked the panelists to consider -- based on reputation -- graduate-level IT programs and schools that are giving graduates the best deal in terms of salary increases or promotions vs. cost of tuition, and that are best at gearing their curriculum to the everyday demands of today's IT workplace. From those IT schools selected by the panel, a group of Computerworld editors chose 13 innovative IT schools to profile. To determine the letter grades that accompany the profiles, Computerworld partnered with Dice.com to survey alumni at the schools, asking for feedback on their satisfaction with the following: the program's positive impact on their careers (career advancement/salary increase/job offers/skills) and the relevance of course content to actual career activities. Information about the schools' programs, deans and tuition were provided by school administrators.

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Parents Let 16 Year Old Drop Out To Play Guitar Hero
North Carolina resident Blake Peebles is dropping out of high school to concentrate on playing Guitar Hero full-time, and he's doing so with the full support of his parents."We couldn't take the complaining anymore," says parent Hunter Peebles. "He always told me that he thought school was a waste of time."Instead, Peebles will be home schooled, and will use the extra time that affords his schedule to hit up bars, ...

Small Firms Failing To Backup
keepITsafe, Irelands leading online backup provider, announced their concerns over the number of companies that are not prepared for a data disaster. "A large per cent of attempted recoveries do not restore all information when using manual tape backup. This is a daily occurrence for our technical team - firefighting for companies who have lost data through tape backup ...

Microsoft Formally Lifts Licensing Restriction On Virtual Server Mobility
Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that it will eliminate a licensing restriction that prevented customers from moving virtualized applications to a different server more than once every 90 days.Microsoft also said it will begin providing new levels of technical support for applications running on virtual servers, but not those running on VMwares hypervisor.Update: ...