http://www.networkworld.com/net.worker/newsletters/branch/index.html Network World newsletters by Robin Gareiss. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/branch/2008/121508branch1.html I am sorry to say this is the last column of the Branch Office Best Practices newsletter. I want to first thank all of the readers for the past three years who have communicated with me, challenged me, and most importantly, who have used this forum as a way to improve their branch strategies. Second, I would like to leave you with some key "closing thoughts" on the trends and challenges I foresee for the branch, and my recommendations for addressing them. Robin Gareiss 2008-12-16T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/branch/2008/120808branch1.html Those of us who have been in the workforce for a few decades now have been through our share of economic downturns. Robin Gareiss 2008-12-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/branch/2008/120108branch1.html Managed Service Providers are one of the types of businesses that are seeing benefits from the economic situation. Now, about 63% of businesses use some third-party service to help serve branch locations. Robin Gareiss 2008-12-02T12:00:00-04:00