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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft buys IT automation firm for USD60m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft has acquired IT automation firm Opalis Software in a deal that is reportedly worth USD60m, although this sum has not yet been officially confirmed. Microsoft will integrate Opalis with its data management system, System Centre.          Microsoft's corporate VP Brad...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:13:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Simpler IT Infrastructure Can Help You Focus on Customers - Windows Server®, Learn More.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200517]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The right server solution should help you save time, reduce costs, and get organized—leaving you more time to focus on the most important part of your business: your customers. Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Essential Business Server 2008 are designed and priced specifically to meet the needs of midsize...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reduce Cost and Improve Service Levels with Application Performance Monitoring Simplification]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1177801]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizations are feeling the pressure of economic uncertainty. They strive to closely align IT infrastructure to the business and also face challenges to reduce costs. While virtually every IT organization has multiple management solutions in place, the unfortunate truth is that most companies are struggling to develop a product mix...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Secret Weapon for Tightening Business & IT Alignment:  Modeling!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1176131]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Achieving alignment between an organization's core goals and the IT infrastructure that supports an enterprise's strategic direction is an ongoing challenge. Learn how aligning business processes with data from information systems enables the development of a model-driven approach that will ultimately lead to heightened agility and greater productivity across the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Improving IT service delivery through an integrated approach to software asset management white paper]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes the challenges of managing software rights in increasingly complex environments and discusses how SAM can make the entire process more efficient. Specifically, it addresses how SAM offerings from IBM can help organizations improve IT service delivery by managing IBM and non-IBM software throughout the asset life...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Turbulent times call for an agile application foundation.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1157113]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your IT change as fast as the market? A service-oriented architecture SOA provides a foundation that enables agility and aligns IT to business goals. This interactive presentation from IBM® will show you how to provide fast, flexible, reliable access to information, business-wide. It also covers methods to ensure trust,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reducing IT Deployment Time, Labor and Costs with Hyper-V and Dell]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1145641]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™ offers virtualization capabilities that can help IT organizations reduce server deployment time, cut labor requirements and lessen operating costs. In this white paper, learn how Dell provides a fully engineered, end-to-end, holistic virtualization solution that includes hardware, services, and support for Windows Server 2008...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enabling the Windows Optimized Desktop through Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows Server 2008 R2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1148989]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is more pressure than ever on information technology IT departments to deliver business value, despite the challenges of shrinking budgets, rapidly changing technologies, and increasing security issues. Organizations need technologies that help them reduce costs, manage their dynamic workforce, enhance end users' experiences, and increase productivity.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Tipping Point for Midsized Companies: Deciding When to Move to Tier 1 ERP]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1156511]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Transitioning to a new ERP system is a challenging process. But it is nowhere near as complex and daunting as the myths that have grown up around Tier 1 systems would have it. These false perceptions are worth examining, because they distort the true cost/benefit ratio of Tier 1 systems...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer Video: SAP IT Chooses DB2]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAP's main driver for choosing IBM on DB2 was about the simple question: "What do we get for the money?". Find out why SAP Corporate Business Systems chose IBM DB2.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1138227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1153667]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows® 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Volume Activation Technical Reference Guide]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This reference guide is for information technology IT implementers whose organizations are planning deployments of Volume Activation versions of the Windows® 7 and Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating systems. It is a companion to the Volume Activation Planning Guide, Volume Activation Deployment Guide, and Volume Activation Operations Guide. ]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sole-sourcing BI from your ERP vendor: IT convenience or strategic business decision?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1203271]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last two years, the software industry has witnessed a consolidation in the business intelligence BI market. In BI, enterprise technology conglomerates identified a strategic growth market and a great opportunity to upsell to their existing install base, primarily that of enterprise applications such as enterprise  resource planning...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Maximize Uptime, Performance and Savings with UNIX]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn about improving service, reducing cost and managing risk with Unix.    More easily manage servers, better align IT and business operations, and reduce energy costs while improving processing flexibility and availability with a complete suite of management and high availability solutions    Join this live...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business IT Can be Light Without Windows]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The launch of Windows 7 promises to put IT decision-making back on the agenda for many businesses. Companies that have delayed IT purchases in a bid to restrain capital spending can only wait so long. There comes a point when out-of-date hardware and software will not only leave you at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:51:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Applying Earned Value Management To Software Intensive Programmes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1137853]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many information technology projects have been declared too costly, too late and often don't work right. Applying appropriate technical and management techniques can significantly improve the current situation. The principal causes of growth on these large-scale programmes can be traced to several causes related to overzealous advocacy, immature technology, lack...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Application Grid: Ideal Platform for IT Consolidation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1141163]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Application grid is an emerging architecture for application server-level infrastructure that is ideally suited for consolidation. In particular, Oracle Fusion Middleware application grid technologies, including WebLogic Server, Tuxedo, Coherence, and JRockit, provide an excellent foundation for IT consolidation efforts. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health IT Professionals Cast Doubt on Government Plan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If thereâ€™s one group of people who must definitely believe in the value of government investment in health information technology, it must be health IT professionals, right? Well, not exactly.    According to a survey by the Health Information Management and Systems Society HIMSS, 48 percent of professionals...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:39:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington Technology Ranks Government IT Contractors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washingtontechnology.com has released their latest list of the Top 100 Government IT Contractors.  It can be found here.  Many of the companies are also on their similar list for top defense contractors.    1.  Lockheed Martin  2.  Boeing  3.  Northrop Grumman...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:19:27 -0800</pubDate>
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