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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (16085)	7/30/2006 7:55:49 PM
From: arun gera	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 46821

Frank, Most of the low price web hosting companies already outsource their support and system administration to other countries. 95+ percent of the day to day work can be done remotely. Corporate offices are behind the curve. Cut throat competition in the web hosting market leaves little choice to owner controlled companies. -Arun

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (16085)	7/30/2006 8:23:25 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

They were "reinforced by the McKinsey report". see their previous piece on the issue: Managing next-generation IT infrastructure The days of building to order are over. The time is ripe for an industrial revolution. James M. Kaplan, Markus Löffler, and Roger P. Roberts Web exclusive, February 2005 mckinseyquarterly.com Interesting: In this article they mention T-com and T-Systems and couple of the officers the firm I am thinking about come form those enterprises.

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (16085)	7/31/2006 2:23:12 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

But what are the options to this outsourcing? And there are always options. Why there are not many thinking about the options? Those are the questions someone with the stake on the issues should have sunk the teeth on five years ago. Why move offshore to profit from low wages when: Men Not Working, and Not Wanting Just Any Job Millions of men are turning down jobs they think beneath them or cannot find work for which they are qualified. nytimes.com As the guys are too lazy to move their asses and do something productive, there is an intellectual lazyness to seek options.