rough patch

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has finally admitted that they are going through a rough patch since past three months with reporting a quarterly profit which are being squeezed by slumping sales and service outages, as the company said that it expects to earn between 80% to 95% a share on revenue of between $4.6 billion and $4.9 billion, way below analysts’ profit forecasts of $1.16 per share on sales of $5.1 billion.

Datamation: "Clearly, the 2010 IT Salary Guide reveals that average starting salaries are suffering a rough patch.

It’s a bit grim to look at the list of IT salaries and see numbers that have fallen since last year: database administrator, down 4.1%; systems administrator, down 2.8%; IT manager, down 2.4%.

Factoring in inflation, these modest declines represent true budget discomfort."