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• CompTIA now offers its research without charge

  CompTIA, a 32-year-old tech industry group best known for its IT certifications, is broadening access to it resources by making them free.

• Amazon posted 16,100 IT job ads last year, tops in U.S.

  The employer with the most IT job postings last year was Amazon.com, with 16,146 ads, exceeding most other IT firms by a wide margin, according to a new report.

• DOD accepts CompTIA's Advanced Security Practitioner certification

  The Department of Defense (DOD) has begun including the security certification known as "CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner" (CASP) in its accepted roster of industry-based security exams to prove technical skills, the trade group says.

• How the fiscal cliff affects IT

  Since the election, the political news cycle has revolved around the impending "fiscal cliff," a perfect storm of tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect on Jan. 2, 2013. Although the IT industry may not have paid much attention, it's just as susceptible to the policy changes as the rest of the economy.

• IT industry could be blindsided by fiscal cliff

  As Congress continues to debate how it should prevent the federal government and national economy from plummeting off the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of the year, many technology companies - particularly smaller businesses and startups - may be unprepared for the ensuing changes.

• IT Hall of Fame seeks nominations

  IT trade group CompTIA is <a href="http://www.comptia.org/news/IT_HOF.aspx">now accepting nominations</a> for its 2012 IT Hall of Fame inductees.

• Will IT certs get you jobs and raises? Survey says yes

  Debate rages among IT professionals over the value of certifications, but a survey of 700 network professionals jointly conducted by Network World and SolarWinds may help put that argument to rest. Among those who earned certifications, most saw a significant boost in their careers as a result.

• Business paper use remains high

  Businesses aren't rushing to create paperless offices; in fact, some are relying on paper documents more than ever, according to a new study by CompTIA.

• Red Hat tops list of hottest IT security certifications

  Interest in IT security certifications is booming, as more U.S. companies tighten up the protection surrounding their critical network infrastructure and as a growing number of employees view security expertise as recession proof.