In 2004, the government sponsored a similar scheme to equip university students with a laptop for E1 a day. From September 2004 to September 2005, the proportion of students owning laptops rose from 8% to 22% with the project scheduled to continue until 35% of French students are equipped with laptops.
Tests show that PCs equipped with Intel’s new Core 2 Duo processors, formerly code-named Conroe, set new high marks for desktop performance–they’re the fastest we’ve seen by far. With this chip line, due to be formally launch on July 27 , Intel decisively reclaims the power desktop crown from competitor AMD.
The skills required to land future technical roles in 2010 will be honed outside of IT. Some of these skills will come from artistic talents, math excellence or even a knack for public speaking — producing a combination of skills not commonly seen in the IT realm.
