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		<title><![CDATA[IntegraMed America, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Greg Williams with Sidoti Greg Williams &#8211; Sidoti Good morning, guys. Nice quarter. I've just couple of questions. Jay, you mentioned ongoing cost management efforts in the targeted cost reduction efforts in the field. Can you maybe...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:58:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watson Wyatt Worldwide F3Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Josh Vogel from Sidoti & Co. Please proceed. Josh Vogel - Sidoti & Co. Hey good morning, thank you. You guys obviously did a good job, getting margins back up and keeping them up in the Insurance...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:13:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rapid And Sustained Cost Management: Managing Front-Office Costs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The prospect of an extended period of economic uncertainty presents organizations with a difficult challenge: reduce front-office costs while remaining responsive to changing customer needs, new competitive risks and growth opportunities. Yet even in these challenging times, organizations seeking to achieve high performance have opportunities to strengthen valued customer relationships...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Ashwin Shirvaikar - City Group.  Ashwin Shirvaikar - City Group So I heavily appreciate the clarity of the press release separating out the impact of currency from the factor that you can actually control. My first question is,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:40:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Need for Profitability & Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139575]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As indirect costs rise and economic pressures increase, the need for profitability and cost management PCM also grows. Read this white paper to find out more about how PCM drives business performance by finding drivers of cost and profitability, empowering users with visibility and flexibility, and improving resource alignment. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AGCO Corporation Selects aPriori Product Cost Management Platform]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[aPriori Implementation to Provide Visibility into Product Costs from Initial Design Through Sourcing and Manufacturing]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Product Cost Management: Optimizing Product Differentiation And Life Cycle Costs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that keeping product costs as low as possible while providing needed product features is one of the keys to a new product's success in the marketplace-especially when one considers that direct material costs can account for up to 70 percent of a product's cost. What is often...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Siemens Communications Cost Management  Services Offers New Control and Insight into Enterprises' Telecommunications Operations and Spending]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siemens' New Flexible Managed Service Options Help Reduce Cost, Maximize Performance and Help Customers Gain Competitive Advantages in Business and Contract Negotiation]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[aPriori Enterprise Cost Management Platform is Chosen by Caterpillar]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[aPriori increases visibility to product costs across multiple functions]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IKEA Selects DataPro Solutions, Inc. as Labor Cost Management Solution of Choice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Feb_1/ai_n27134878]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SPOKANE, Wash. -- DataPro Solutions, Inc. (www.datapronorthwest.com) continues to grow and expand upon the tradition started in 1959 as a regional leader in disciplined application of technology to enhance the performance of business. Today as an employee owned company, DataPro Solutions continues to help organizations with proven solutions in Labor...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[APQC, IBM Study: Organizations Focused on Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Significantly Outperform Those Focused on Accounting, Control and Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Dec_8/ai_n27079767]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON -- A recent APQC and IBM Global Business Services survey of 400 participants within the finance organization, internal controls, revenue accounting and profit and cost management areas, finds that organizations that focus on planning, budgeting and forecasting as a business strategy are higher performers in all areas than those...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partners in cost management.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200611/ai_n18889322]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Susan Avery       Purchasing at PPG consolidates the MRO buy, selects the right  strategy for the situation, and collaborates with suppliers to impact  the bottom line.       Working closely with MRO suppliers impacts the bottom line in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Towards a Conceptual Framework For Strategic Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=276340]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Accounting information plays a vital role in determining the most appropriate strategic direction for the organization. It guides managerial actions, motivates behaviors, and supports and creates the cultural values necessary to achieve an organization's strategic objectives. In particular, cost management information (both financial and non-financial information) is a critical type...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing Service Delivery And Cost Management In Today's Demanding Environment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=321756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last several decades, outsourcing, an industry which began in the early 70's, has evolved from fixed price vendor contracts to sophisticated business relationships between the client and service providers. Service providers are being held accountable for supporting and transforming existing environments, providing proactive end to end service delivery,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[British Airways Improves Cost Management and Customer In-Cabin Experience with CDC Software; British Airways Invests in Order Management Solution to Support its Business and Streamline Processes in Catering Equipment Procurement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_May_3/ai_n26848004]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA & NORTHAMPTON, United Kingdom -- CDC Software, a wholly owned subsidiary of CDC Corporation (NASDAQ: CHINA) and provider of enterprise software applications, announced that one of the world's largest international scheduled airlines, British Airways, has upgraded its web-based order management solution from CDC Software. The solution, that can be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sharp and Partners Demonstrate Next-Generation MFP Integration at National Dealer Meeting; Sharp Open Systems Architecture Partners eCopy, Equitrac, Kofax and Liberty IMS Display Workflow and Cost Management Possibilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Jan_30/ai_n26740638]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS -- Sharp Document Solutions Company of America SDSCA demonstrated new, integrated applications using Sharp Open Systems Architecture Sharp OSA on multifunctional peripherals MFPs at Sharp's National Dealer Meeting. In the general session, program partners from Liberty Information Management Solutions Liberty IMS, KofaxR, EquitracR, and eCopyTM previewed how their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[i2 Signs Reseller Agreement with Endeca; Integrated Product Information Capabilities to Simplify and Enhance Component Reuse and Product Cost Management Business Processes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Jan_3/ai_n26714424]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS -- i2 Technologies, Inc., (Nasdaq:ITWO) today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Endeca, a leading provider of Guided NavigationR, Search and Analysis solutions. Under the terms of the initial agreement, i2 can now offer and resell specific Endeca-powered product information access solutions to enhance the i2...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Akoya Raises Additional $1.7 Million for Cost Management Analytics Software; Village Ventures, Spring Mill Ventures and Golden Angels Network Join Arch Development Partners, Caterpillar and Tri-County Venture Capital Fund to Close Series A Financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Sept_6/ai_n15344344]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PEORIA, Ill. -- Akoya, Inc., a business intelligence software company in the direct materials purchasing industry, announced today the close of its Series A financing with an additional investment of $1.5 million. This additional financing included new investments from Village Ventures, Spring Mill Ventures and Golden Angels Network. Arch Development...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HMOs Propose Lowest Rate Increases in Five Years; Hewitt Associates Data Shows Aggressive Cost Management Strategies Paying Off]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_June_9/ai_n13805259]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. -- Preliminary analysis indicates that HMO rates will increase approximately 12.4 percent nationally in 2006 - representing the lowest rate of increase in more than 5 years - according to global human resources services firm Hewitt Associates.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/hewitt+associates+llc.html"><![CDATA[Hewitt Associates LLC]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[SafeCom Pull Print Arrives in North America; SafeCom and AP Technology Form Strategic Partnership for Distribution of SafeCom Print Cost Management and Tracking Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_June_2/ai_n13792937]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CARLSBAD, Calif. -- California-based AP Technology, a leading provider of financial data connectivity and printing solutions, and Denmark-based SafeCom, a leading provider of highly secure solutions for on-demand "Pull Printing," print tracking, and print job cost accounting, have agreed to become strategic partners for the distribution of SafeCom solutions in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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