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To: arun gera who wrote (16088)	7/30/2006 8:39:01 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

Hello Arun, and welcome to the forum! I'm not sure how you interpreted my earlier message. It appears that you viewed my comments as doubting the huge influence offshoring is having - indeed, has had for quite some time now on the economy and on individual businesses and their sectors, overall. As the principal of a consulting company that provides professional and technical services to global enterprises I think that I became acutely aware of the phenomenon probably earlier than most. I've learned to regard offshoring and other flavors of outsourcing as just another area in a long list that have become commoditized over the past fifteen to twenty years. I.e., areas in which local expertise - or proximity to essential resources - were listed as imperatives during earlier times. But it goes back to a time before the current wave of offshoring, if you want to count data-entry functions and the creation of time sharing computer services overseas, when operators up and left large urban areas for places in the boondocks, domestically, and to far off places overseas. Of course, where the influence was telecomunications related, this all had its start when satellites first came on line. In the areas where I'm engaged, offshoring can be both beneficial and detrimental for business, depending on how one chooses to play it, and who your customers happen to be. If you have any insights on the topic that you've not yet disclosed, please do so. I'd like to read what you have to say. FAC

To: arun gera who wrote (16088)	8/3/2006 12:01:27 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 46821

Virtual Network Operators Address Micro-Multinationals By Gunnar Peters, Enterprise VPN and MPLS Services Virtela Communications Inc. \| 8/3/2006 The Wall St. Journal has defined the term "micro-multinational" to mean "a company that from its inception is based in the US but maintains a less-costly skilled workforce abroad." According to the Journal, such companies are the darlings of venture investors, not only because of their lower labor costs but also because of the increased productivity resulting from 24-hour networking and operations. Micro-multinationals base their headquarters in the U.S. and efficiently leverage key resources around the globe for specific talents and tasks, such as development in India and manufacturing in China. Since multinationals are geographically and nationally diverse, a key driver in making them efficient and effective is the choice of the communication method used to seamlessly link their various locations together. Thus one of the first things on their to-do lists is to design and implement an effective and secure network that can do everything from sharing data and sending emails to leveraging the network for VoIP calls or video conferencing. Continued at: convergedigest.com