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		<title><![CDATA[Maintenance and Support Best Practices for IT Infrastructure, and Cost Savings Strategies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1112815]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing of IT support is a market reality. According to research provided by Gartner, Inc., external service providers are currently maintaining approximately 25 to 30% of all IT infrastructure.  If you are considering or haven't yet considered outsourcing your company's IT infrastructure support, then watch this new program and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lazard Ltd. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-13071_23-267822.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Our first question is from Devin Ryan from Sandler O'Neill. Devin Ryan &#8211; Sandler O'Neill Good morning. Bruce Wasserstein Good morning, Devin. Devin Ryan &#8211; Sandler O'Neill Can you just give us some detail on the projected expense saves I guess as a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:26:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global Trade Solutions: Strategy - Automation - Customs/Export Compliance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=932639]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Companies engaged in global trade face a maze of complex trade and border security regulations. These must be carefully navigated to maintain compliance and pursue the benefits of cost-savings opportunities. An importer or exporter can address risks while managing operational and resource efficiencies by developing standardized trade processes and automating...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to Gain Business Productivity With Digital Print on Demand]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=242246]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a business climate focused on improving organizational efficiencies and reducing costs, many companies are overlooking a significant cost-savings opportunity: the creation, management, production and distribution of business communications - an expense that can amount to as much as six to fifteen percent of annual revenues for most corporations. This...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offshore & Nearshore ITO Salary Report 2004]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=144363]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses the differences among popular offshore and nearshore sourcing locations. The specific intent of the paper is to offer a comprehensive look at the cost-saving potential in global sourcing to select offshore and nearshore locations and to provide a roadmap for understanding what factors influence each country's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Community Guide to Basic and Cost-Saving Construction in the American Southwest]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=123948]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This book presents several cost-efficient practices that, when implemented, can help affordable housing providers and owners to improve a home's performance, resulting in projects that are high quality, safe, comfortable, energy efficient, and more affordable. These practices are intended as examples for housing providers and homeowners to ensure cost-efficient construction....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM doubles supplier cost-savings goal. (Purchasing Strategy).(General Motors)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200112/ai_n8120202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[General Motors will push suppliers for cost reductions in the 4-5%  range next year, about double the level required in 2001. Efforts to  reduce GM's $60 billion a year spend on purchased goods and  services in North America are a primary strategy to    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bangor Naval Base Silverdale, Washington: Innovation Brings Cost Savings and Energy Efficiency]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=107221]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bangor is the headquarters for the Commander Navy Region Northwest and serves as one of two homeports to the Navy's Trident ballistic missile submarine fleet. Johnson Controls' goal in its work with Bangor is to provide service that is faster, better, cost efficient and more effective than in the past....]]></description>
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