The Netherlands offers several advantages that make it an ideal center for pan-European E-business operations and European business in general, including excellent logistics and communications infrastructure, a multilingual workforce, advanced Internet-ready environment and a strategic location.

On the employment front, The Netherlands has experienced a shortage of skilled IT workers in recent years. To attract foreign IT specialists, the government and companies have simplified their hiring procedures. Observers say the shortage of IT workers will continue through the near future and that demand for highly-qualified workers is likely to remain strong for at least 20 more years. However, restructuring by American companies with operations in The Netherlands has resulted in some job cuts. Hewlett-Packard and IBM both recently instituted job reduction strategies. The IBM cuts come despite a $1.8 billion IT outsourcing contract with Dutch financial giant ABN Amro, which decided to outsource much of its IT support in order to reduce its employment roster and cut costs over the next five years.

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