Customers looking beyond India for outsourcing; Succession planning will rely on IT

Network/Systems Management News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by New Edge Networks MPLS: The tool for a robust virtual workplace Get real-world advice on how to best support and manage your organizations virtual workforce. Listen to this complimentary Webcast, Building IP Networks for the Distributed Workforce, to hear how selecting the right WAN service to support distant employees can make all the difference. Click here to register now. Network World's Network/Systems Management News Alert, 11/08/07 Customers looking beyond India for outsourcing, analysts say, 11/07/07: Troubled by high staff attrition in India, which often disrupts work on projects, customers in the U.S. are increasingly looking for alternative countries for their outsourcing projects, industry analysts say. Corporate IT systems unprepared for product recalls, 11/06/07: Peanut butter, preschool toys, children's jewelry, spinach and cantaloupes-by the pound and pallet, consumer products are being yanked back by makers and sellers of foods and hard goods. We've written in-depth about how difficult it is for companies to run their supply chains backwards during product recalls. Succession planning will rely on IT, 11/06/07: With the oldest of Baby Boomers approaching retirement, succession planning is important in all departments of your organization. Find out why WAN Optimization is Right for You Discover how you can realize a three to four month return on investment with WAN optimization tools in this informative Webcast. Learn how all WAN optimization products are not the same and how to find the right box for your organization. To find out more click here. Solving the mystery of managing virtual servers, 11/05/07: Server virtualization excites both industry watchers and IT managers looking to get more out of the infrastructure they have and build dynamic data centers that can more quickly respond to business needs. Microsoft sets ship date on mid-market server bundle, 11/07/07: Centro officially tagged Windows Essential Business Server; ship date set for second half of 2008 5 things Tom Perkins has learned about business, 11/05/07: VC legend Tom Perkins cofounded Silicon Valley's Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Long associated with HP, he resigned from its board in 2006 in a dispute over the board spying on its own directors, sparking an SEC investigation and the exit of HP's chairman. His memoir Valley Boy published this month. Editor's note: Starting the week of Nov. 19, you will notice a number of enhancements to Network World newsletters that will provide you with more resources and more news links relevant to the newsletter's subject. The Network/Systems Management newsletter written by Network World Senior Editor Denise Dubie will be merged with the Network/Systems News Alert and will be named the Network/Systems Alert. You'll get Denise's analysis of the network/systems management market, which you will be able to read in full at NetworkWorld.com, plus links to the day's network/systems management news and other relevant resources. This Alert will be mailed on Mondays and Wednesdays. We hope you will enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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