So, my bosses boss walks into my lab today and asks if we have a contingency plan in the event of an outbreak of avian flu. I'm not kidding. I told him we didn't have an IP over Avian Carrier network, so we were probably fine. Turns out he wasn't kidding either. We have gotten requests about this from, um... certain customers... Just a little ray of sunshine to brighten up your day!

Executives are starting to confront the real chance of panicked workers, supply disruptions, and economic upheaval.