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ImportGenius, a search engine that gathers “competitive intelligence” by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports, reported that Apple recieved 188 mysterious containers.

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For Canadians: Several of those products carried the Apple computer name in what appeared to be an accidental disclosure on the customs record. With arrival notification addresses in Vancouver, Canada, many of Schenker’s shipments appeared destined for the Canadian market. Apple has thus far not made the iPhone available in Canada, however Rogers Wireless recently announced that it would begin offering the item shortly. They declined to offer more specifics about when they would start selling the phones. 

A while ago I found a Yankee Group report called "Zen and the Art of Rogue Employee Management". I went back to it a few days ago after reading a post on Ed Brill's blog on "Doubling Down".

It explains how the corporate environment is becoming increasingly consumerized: "… along comes some rogue employees with consumer technology and devices that will enhance productivity as well as help balance work and family life, and they insert them into the enterprise ecosystem." Some of us love having all the cool toys and features, but we also need to remember that whatever we bring into the corporate environment may not work with the system. Often, employees use their work computers for personal use. They'll install programs that they use for music, videos, etc. IT departments try to walk the line of not being too strict with locking down computers, but also expecting employees to act responsibly — there is a computer use policy in most places of work. 

It's a very interesting report that offers a brief look at what some IT teams have to deal with. Check it out.