My IT Business Edge colleague Susan Hall on Friday wrote about how a developer shortage could mean companies won't be able to create mobile applications as quickly as they'd like. She noted that the scarcity is forcing companies to boost wages, retrain software engineers, outsource work to third-party developers and set up offshore development labs to meet demand.

While this issue is impacting companies of all sizes, it's likely to be an especially big deal for small and mid-size companies, few of which can afford the kinds of salaries Susan mentions in her post, $90,000 a year and up.