Thomas Kiessling, CIO of Vienna-based online gambling outfit Bwin, has delivered a sharp technological bitch-slap to his home country, stating that the company has had to outsource development operations to Poland, Romania and Slovenia because “it is impossible to find [skilled IT professionals] in Austria.” With Bwin processing some 70,000 banking transactions per day, a full half of Bwin’s workforce is comprised of IT staff. The other half? We’re guessing it’s lawyers negotiating the merger with PartyGaming. Read more.
If you need skilled IT help, avoid Austria like the plague
