Green buildings make employees see red; Microsoft pulls plug on potty-mouth Santa

NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Green buildings make employees see red By Carolyn Duffy Marsan Forget about having your own printer, coffee pot or a mini-refrigerator in your office. Heck, you can forget about having your own office, too, because you'll probably get assigned a modular desk in a big, open space. Read full story Carolyn Duffy Marsan is a senior editor with Network World and covers emerging Internet technologies and standards. Reach her at cmarsan@nww.com SPONSORED BY SOLARWINDS Fast Fixes for Network Problems If you are expected to have superhero powers that enable a small staff (with a limited budget) to manage a complex network infrastructures, then you need SolarWinds Engineers Toolset. Packed with 49 powerful desktop tools, Engineer's Toolset allows you to monitor, discover, and troubleshoot your network in one easy-to-use, affordable package! 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