12 IT skills that employers can't say no to; Outsourcing contracts slow in 2007

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Silver Peak Systems USING SILVER PEAK TO IMPROVE SNAPVAULT / SNAPMIRROR Download this free whitepaper and learn how Silver Peak NX WAN Acceleration appliances speed NetApp replication and backup by 14x. Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 07/17/07 12 IT skills that employers can't say no to, 07/11/07: Have you spoken with a high-tech recruiter or professor of computer science lately? According to observers across the country, the technology skills shortage that pundits were talking about a year ago is real. Outsourcing contracts slow in 2007, 07/16/07: A 25% drop in new contracts and a 17% decline in restructured contracts indicated 2007 could be a slow year for global outsourcing companies. BlackBerry corporate monitoring software updated, 07/16/07: BlackBerry handhelds and mobile e-mail performance for users can now be monitored by the updated Zenprise for BlackBerry software. Optimize Your WAN: Network World Shows You How In this Executive Guide learn how optimization can supercharge your WAN. Click Here Symark bolsters account-access password management, 07/16/07: Symark unveil PowerKeeper 2.0, appliance for privileged account-access password management Call for entries: Be an Enterprise All-Star Get your IT glory: Nominate your coolest projects for our third-annual Enterprise All-Star Award. The Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Consider entering your great projects now. Find an entry form here.

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