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Cisco quietly downsizing through outsourcing; This week's 25 most-read stories

Data center talent pool shrinks faster than expected; WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008
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Cisco quietly downsizing through outsourcing

Jim Duffy By Jim Duffy
When Cisco celebrated the fifth anniversary of its New England Development Center in Boxborough, Mass., last fall - a ceremony attended by Massachusetts Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and a representative from Gov. Deval Patrick's office - the company was quietly preparing to move several jobs from there and other locations to contractors in India and elsewhere, mostly in the company's Network Management Technology Group (NMTG). Read full story

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The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new data released by Infonetics.The market researcher says worldwide WLAN equipment revenues dropped 11% in Q4 compared to the previous quarter. For the year, revenues fell 4% to $2.4 billion worldwide. Also, Cisco has been quietly preparing to move several jobs to contractors in India and elsewhere, mostly in the company's Network Management Technology Group. (5:50)

Data center talent pool shrinks faster than expected
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4. H-1B hiring too much of a hassle?
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6. Symantec identifies third, more aggressive Downadup/Conficker variant
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03/12/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Rumors: Apple Layoffs, 10-inch iPod Touch
  2. H-1B hiring too much of a hassle?
  3. Cisco quietly downsizing through outsourcing
  4. Microsoft, Intel to back Cisco's "Unified Computing" launch
  5. MIT breakthrough promises lighter, fast-charging batteries
  6. 12 changes to give U.S. cybersecurity a kick in the pants
  7. Exchange alternatives: Pros and cons
  8. Nortel looking to break apart
  9. FAQ: What happens to H-1B in down economy?
  10. Cisco's data-center push holds promise, perils
  11. Students learn through robot battles


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