From the CEO- a Look Ahead at Market Conditions by Tim Shearer

ERP Demand, All Systems are Go!

October of each year brings us a great opportunity to evaluate the market for our services by reviewing the economic and industry trends that drive demand. By evaluating the software license sales of SAP and Oracle and reviewing the results of our Systems Integrator clients such as Accenture and IBM, we can gain significant insight into the near term demand for ERP consultants. This review, coupled with an understanding of the underlying economic conditions and business cycles, help us understand our market and what we need to do to bring top quality opportunities to you, our consultants. All indicators point to another strong year in 2008.

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B2B Workforce Reaches a Milestone- 500 Billable Consultants in the field!

From left to right: Mark McComis, Resource Manager, Julie Semler, National Sales Manager, and Jen Dresher, Delivery Manager pose with their "Red Hot" 500th placement award. Principals Steve Sutton and Bob Bailey congratulate the team who placed our 500th consultant.

Public Sector News and Opportunities: Consulting Update from Keith Marsh, CMO and VP of Public Sector

B2B Workforce Wins General Services Administration's $50B ALLIANT Program as part of the BearingPoint Team.

B2B Workforce, as part of the BearingPoint team, was recently awarded another key 10-year contract to support the Federal government. Under the contract, B2B consultants can support a full array of activities in support of nearly any government agency. Regarded as the "Next Generation GWAC" for GSA, Alliant is designed to provide the greatest amount of flexibility possible to efficiently and effectively support the federal government's needs in its daily operations, its protection of infrastructure, the fight against terrorism and the development and marketing of emerging technologies. If you or someone you know is interested in supporting the myriad of IT requirements for this program, contact your B2B Workforce recruiter or delivery manager with an updated resume, and let them know you have interest in the GSA program.

Alliant Features:

10 Yr MA/IDIQ (5 Yr Base Plus One 5 Yr Option) Contract Types (Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials, and Cost contracts)

$50B Ceiling Full Scope IT Services Annual Small Business Outreach Meetings Performance-Based Contracting

Comprehensive scope including, but not limited to:

• Biometrics
• Business Process Re-engineering
• Communications
• Distance Learning
• Information Assurance & Operations
• Modeling & Simulation
• Security
• System Design and Development Web Development

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SAP in the news

EDS Significantly Expands Global SAP Consulting Practice: Click here

SAP Scoops Up Business Objects to Add Business Intelligence Functionality to its Software: Click here

SAP sourcing helps Royal Mail cut costs: Click here

Jon Reed Interviews Krishna Kumar on SAP Tech Ed 2007, Presented by B2B Workforce. "An SAP technical visionary gives his take on TechEd '07 and explains what's real and what's hype in SAP's eSOA push."

Jon Reed speaks with Enterprise Horizons CTO Krishna Kumar, and gets his views on the major news announcements of TechEd '07, as well as SAP's Business Objects acquisition. Krishna also breaks down the real opportunities in SAP Enterprise SOA (eSOA), explaining what aspects of SOA are over-hyped, where the real action is, and what skills will be needed to be a successful SAP consultant in the eSOA era.

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Ask the Expert

How is the SAP SD market for a consultant with one year's experience, and can I get a full time job with this experience?

JR: We have two questions involving the SD module this month. I'll answer this first question, which is narrower in scope, and then move on to a broader question about the SD module. For this first question, we are considering the case of someone with a year of SD experience. The problem with a year of SD experience is that it all depends on the overall background of this person. For example, consider the case of someone who had worked in an unrelated field for a number of years, say, stock broker, and then acquired a year of SD experience. That's probably not enough to secure a full time job working in SD.

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Oracle in the news

Oracle OpenWorld(R) 2007 to Deliver Enhanced Partner Experience: Click here

Oracle CEO Locks Up NetSuite Stake: Click here

Oracle and HP target SMBs in Asia: Click here

Health Tip from WebMD

Thanksgiving: Skim Fat, Add Flavor
Thanksgiving doesn't have to knock the stuffing out of your diet plan

You may be making health decisions based on incorrect or outdated information. Make sure that your sources for health information are current and accurate. Also, check with your health care provider if you have any questions about living a healthier life.

You CAN take simple steps everyday to protect yourself against illness and disease. It is important to get appropriate health screenings to find potential problems early and get proper treatment to prevent more serious problems later. Know that the health choices you make can also impact the health of others.

Below are links to health-related myths and rumors you may have heard from others or the internet. Click on a health topic for related myths, facts, and links to more information.

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FUN STUFF

The Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. Many of us will spend some time focusing on what we are truly thankful for this year. Here in the Fun Stuff section, though, we'll focus on the lighter side of things with a quiz that tests your knowledge of that famous Thanksgiving foul, the turkey. Enjoy! (Credit for finding this quiz goes once again to Sourcing Specialist Adrienne Poe).

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