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	House Republicans consider high-skills immigration bill The negotiations to strike a deal on the debt ceiling may be getting all the attention in Congress, but there are also new efforts by lawmakers to address high-skill immigration issues. Read More WEBCAST: BMC Simplify, Improve, and Save with Dynamic Workload Management Join us in our conversation with John McKenny, BMC vice president of Worldwide Marketing for Mainframe Service Management (MSM), as we uncover the advantages of dynamic workload management. Learn More! In this Issue IT workers with heart Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100 million Outsourcing slumps in the second quarter State Street cuts IT staffers, shifts work to IBM, Wipro VIDEO: Cisco Avoid Downtime with Network Resilience Network resiliency is a complex vision that encompasses security, availability, and network responsiveness. No single technology or system makes end-to-end network resiliency possible. However, a combination of Cisco innovations provides your network with high performance, fast recovery, and the ability to adapt dynamically to changing conditions. Learn More> IT workers with heart More and more companies are offering paid time off to employees who want to volunteer, either on company-sponsored initiatives or at a charity or agency of their own choosing. Read More Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100 million Sun Microsystems offered to license its Java technology to Google for US$100 million, a Google attorney said Thursday, attempting to show that Oracle is out of touch as it seeks billions from Google for patent infringement. Read More WHITE PAPER: Datawatch Making Business Intelligence Better As enterprises large and small find it increasingly difficult to corral expanding volumes of in-house and external data and transform it into relevant, impactful, management reports, Report Analytics has emerged to address the issue. Read now Outsourcing slumps in the second quarter Outsourcing declined worldwide by 18% to $16.4 billion in the second quarter because of weak demand in the Americas and an overall drop in the number of large contracts awarded, sourcing data and advisory firm TPI said on Wednesday. Read More State Street cuts IT staffers, shifts work to IBM, Wipro Although State Street Corp. is laying off 530 IT workers and transferring another 320 jobs elsewhere, tech hiring nationally remains on the upswing so far this year. Read More
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