<A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5759605.html?tag=zdnn.alert">The East Coast needs techies,</A> according to a report released Thursday by online recruiting company Dice. From the beginning of the year to June 1, job postings on tech-focused Dice.com rose 26 percent to 69,957, with strong gains in three eastern cities. Postings for jobs in the Philadelphia area jumped 41 percent to 2,888, listings for jobs in the New York region climbed 38 percent to 8,644, and those for positions in Boston and its suburbs rose 36 percent to 2,257.