* Striving to keep teleworkers happy * Cisco's top technologist wants to rally latent start-up spirit * Outsourcing 2006: 8 trends you need to know about * Packeteer unwraps video management software * CCIE: Talk about a stress test * Network World Video: Wireless routers for the road * Buzzblog: Better than a dating service for the unattached IT guy? * Today on Layer 8
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Striving to keep teleworkers happy
IBM’s efforts to create a flexible work environment have been so successful that 40% of its 330,000 employees work from home, on the road, or at a client location on any given day. But a few years ago, the company realized that as its staff became more distributed, employee morale was weakening. IBM set out to improve corporate culture. The company sparked new life into an old tradition: IBM Club, which brings together employees for intramural sports, picnics, movies and other types of social, cultural and recreational activities. Click here for more.
Cisco’s top technologist wants to rally latent start-up spirit
Because the Cisco of today was built on a hundred acquired start-ups, the company’s top technologist wants to know: “What happened to all those entrepreneurs?” Cisco’s Chief Development Office Charles Giancarlo raised this question in a talk at the company’s C-Scape analyst conference Tuesday. He said Cisco is realigning itself to squeeze new ideas out of its internal talent pool – built through 108 acquisitions since 1993, with almost half of the 10,000 employees it has acquired still on board. Click here for more.
Outsourcing 2006: 8 trends you need to know about
In the outsourcing world, 2006 was a year of change and acceptance – change in that China and other countries are starting to take some business away from perennial offshoring giant, India, and acceptance in that it’s no longer taboo in most circles to talk about outsourcing plans in public. In other words, for better or worse it has become a part of corporate culture. For this report we take a look at some of the driving forces in the outsourcing realm this year. Certainly some of these issues will continue to loom large in 2007 – such as H1-B levels, China’s rise and outsourced security concerns. Click here for more.
Packeteer unwraps video management software
Packeteer has announced software that can keep WANs from being bogged down by non-essential Flash video traffic. The new software plug-in for its PacketShaper appliances recognizes Flash video among general network traffic, which lets the devices then limit how much bandwidth that type of traffic can consume. Click here for more.
CCIE: Talk about a stress test
The Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert certification has been considered the most difficult certification in the IT industry since its launch in 1993. We take a closer look in today’s installment of the 12 Days of Wider Nets. Click here for more.
Network World Video: Wireless routers for the road
West Coast Correspondent Joel Snyder talks about his experiences with various wireless travel routers and tells Keith why the SMC model is his favorite. .
Buzzblog: Better than a dating service for the unattached IT guy?
It’s a group for IT professionals – women IT professionals. Yet they asked me to join, so I’m guessing you’d be welcomed, too. Why crash the party? It’s a numbers game. Click here for more.
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