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		<title><![CDATA[Cost Optimization For Transmission And Backhaul Technologies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=936141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As competition in the wireless marketplace intensifies, and as saturation occurs among the customer base leading to slower Average Revenue Per User ARPU growth, wireless operators on the path to high performance are looking to cost optimization strategies- and especially looking for ways to decrease their existing transmission network costs....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data governance and IBM System z - Your key to business optimization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1122735]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The pressure's on and it's staying on. How well you manage your data and deliver it can make the difference between business success or failure.  The usage, sharing and processing of electronic data continues to rapidly increase, yet many corporations still complain about being data rich but information poor....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">IBM</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Beginner's Guide To Landing Page Optimization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171951]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As small business owners, we have our own websites. However, we generally struggle with conversion. We assume that our prospective clients will first land directly on our home page and will follow the text book method of going to inner pages and buy your products. That's hardly the truth. If...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AXP</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Manhattan Associates Inc. F2Q09 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14061_23-323179.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Your first question comes from the line of Michael Huang - Thinkequity. Michael Huang - Thinkequity First of all, in terms of the activity levels that you saw on Q2 which were better than in Q1, which product areas seem to be the, which product areas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:07:29 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inverting the Sales Funnel]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13723_23-310980.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron Hubsher, CEO of the Sales Optimization Group, defines the "sales funnel"—and then explains why he thinks it's a complete myth. Following the traditional view of the sales funnel, he says, can lead to a lot of bad choices. By putting in a little extra thought, you can invert your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't make do, do more with IT optimization.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1088187]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Small to medium-sized businesses often find themselves forced to do more with fewer resources. IT optimization strategies such as consolidation and virtualization help reduce complexity, free up resources and support growth. This article explains how optimization enables agility and maximizes efficiency, so your business can be more competitive. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimization: Creating the dynamic infrastructure today's economy demands]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1088189]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Issues like increasing interconnectivity, explosive growth of data, and the mounting costs of data center operations make IT optimization a very hot topic. Find out how initiatives such as virtualization and consolidation can create a more cost-effective and dynamic infrastructure that is leaner, more flexible and smarter.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Branch Office Modernization Best Practices using the Microsoft Core Infrastructure Optimization Model]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For large organizations whose IT infrastructure includes supporting branch offices or sites, ensuring that the branch infrastructure is optimized can be a key factor in organizational success. This paper will help IT professionals understand how to control the costs associated with their branch infrastructure without compromising business agility, and it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wireless Company: Business Process Optimization And Outsourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1173297]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The client is a wireless player in the consumer technology industry. Professionals from Accenture's Electronics & High-Tech, Management Consulting, Systems Integration and Outsourcing groups teamed with the client to help shape and lead the transformation effort. Throughout the project Accenture brought Customer Relationship Management CRM, Talent & Organization Performance, Oracle...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Website Optimization For Achieving Required Online Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1014097]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every website aims to come in the first page of the search engine results, which indicates that your website is optimized in a good manner. Many times a website has to struggle hard to get visibility as they have products/services that are very common and competition is very high. Integration...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization VS Conversion Optimization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1014141]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SEO is a booming trade that seems to be the marketing tool of choice for an ever increasing portion of the retail environment. Internet marketing is taking the world by storm and as our strategies change and evolve to suit the needs of our target markets, the very consumers we...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax Optimization Strategies For Private Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=953569]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Finding outside sources of capital can be a challenge for private companies. That's why saving tax is often the first line of defence for owners of private companies. Tax optimization can lead to an additional source of cash. The lower a private company's overall tax rate, the more cash is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Datacenter Management Optimization with Microsoft System Center]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133133]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments. The System Center datacenter solutions provide a range of capabilities specifically designed to ensure the health and performance of datacenter services, while maximizing the use of datacenter resources. This is delivered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimization Pack]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1142023]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Virtualization success is all about balancing resource utilization and VM performance. VKernel's new Optimization Pack contains three powerful new applets (Wastefinder, Rightsizer, Inventory) that help you manage your VMware environment to easily:       Reclaim Wasted Storage, Memory and CPU Resources. Typcial Users Free up 20...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[PA Consulting Recognizes Iontas's Focus Software as Significant to Business Process Optimization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_15/ai_n30906956]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas -- PA Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, has teamed with Iontas to deliver consulting services and software, respectively, through a comprehensive, cooperative engagement. This unified approach accelerates the efforts of process-centric organizations to prioritize their business processes improvement initiatives.  Combining PA's expertise in operations architecture,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Workforce Optimization: How Insurers Are Benefiting Twice From Business Process Outsourcing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=919933]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many insurers have taken advantage of Business Process Outsourcing BPO to reduce their operational costs, improve the quality of their processing, and accelerate their speed to market. But BPO has the potential to contribute significantly to performance in another, often overlooked, way: by significantly improving the effectiveness and efficiency of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The New York Times, Home Depot, Hotels.com and Symantec to Deliver Keynotes at the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in Washington, D.C.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200809/ai_n28121173]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit announced its keynote presenters for the fall 2008 event.  Kim Johnston, VP of global sales and marketing operations for Symantec Corporation, Joe Megibow, VP of customer experience and online marketing for Hotels.com, James G. Robinson, director of web analytics for The New York...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JDA Software to Provide Revenue Optimization Solutions to American Airlines Cargo]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_July_8/ai_n27892363]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[JDA Software's Next-Generation Cargo Revenue Optimization Expertise Drives Asset Value and Profitability  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- JDA[R] Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS), the leading provider of Revenue Optimization software solutions for the transportation industry, today announced it will implement a next-generation Cargo Revenue Optimization platform at American Airlines Cargo. JDA's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WAN Optimization: Changing Market Dynamics and the Road Ahead]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_30/ai_n25468907]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Frost & Sullivan to Host an Analyst Briefing on the WAN Optimization Market in Asia-Pacific on Thursday, June 5, 2008; 11:00am (GMT +08:00)  SINGAPORE -- The WAN optimization market continues to evolve at breakneck speed. The industry has experienced intense consolidation in the past few years with the entry...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Optimization Drives the Need for High Quality Thermal Transfer and Line Printers in the Automotive Sector]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_21/ai_n25489263]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The automotive industry consists of highly complex supply chain operations that require the convergence of various suppliers. Such convergence needs to be supported by printing systems that deliver high quality labels to ensure 100 percent readability. Therefore, printers and printing applications are vital to ensure accuracy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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