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		<title><![CDATA[Desperate Vendors Overbuild PCs for Windows 7?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10003766/desperate-vendors-overbuild-pcs-for-windows-7/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Eric Savitz on Barron's Tech Trader Daily noted that AMD's earnings report pointed to lower than usual Q4 revenues because of â€œthe big build weâ€™ve seen of PCs in anticipation of the Win 7 launch.â€ In other words, it may be that vendors are creating inventory the way that politicians...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:03:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Avoid Deals Where No Vendor Wins]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=5734]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How to avoid writing sales proposals for opportunities where no vendor wins the deal and the money is not spent. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:30:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Budget Hastens Cloud Adoption]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10001732/federal-budget-hastens-cloud-adoption/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration's budget blueprint for 2010, a memo released Monday, looks like a wet dream for cloud computing companies. In keeping with these "stimulating" times, the Office of Management and Budget OMB plans to increase spending sharply in 2010, but promises this will result in significant cost savings in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 14:21:52 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/agency.html"><![CDATA[Agency]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Your Sales Message All About YOU?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=2653]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Most companies have a story to tell, in hopes that they'll interest customers in buying.Â  Most of those stories, however, are all about the vendor.Â  The vendor is the hero who overcomes difficulties in order to help the customer.Â  However, your customers want to be the hero, and they resent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:30:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High Tech Gets Poor Grade on Enterprise Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10001224/high-tech-gets-poor-grade-on-enterprise-customer-service/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in February, I wrote about an Accenture study finding that telecom carriers were out of touch with customers and losing money as a result. The consulting firm also did a much broader study and -- surprise, surprise -- high tech firms are often having their enterprise lunch handed to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:43:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/erik+sherman.html"><![CDATA[Erik Sherman]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Search Vendors Desperately Seeking Relevance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10001177/search-vendors-desperately-seeking-relevance/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If your name isn't Google or Yahoo, being a search vendor is something like being a pro wrestler in the 1960s, with fervent but tiny crowds following you to dilapidated arenas in third-tier cities. Devotees of enterprise search insist that the technology will pay for itself, but the vendors are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:11:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Merit Medical Systems, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2462-14046_23-271766.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from the line of Kevin Casey with Casey Capital. Kevin Casey - Casey Capital Can you expand on the vendor and the issue with them?  I assume the current vendors you&#8217;re using are probably the best quality and also...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:45:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MMSI</category>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Point: Power Of Many - Maximizing The Multi-Source IT Operating Model For High Performance]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=956053]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Multi-vendor information technology outsourcing - establishing strategic relationships with different vendors for specific types of work - is gaining favor among financial services organizations. In fact, it is fast becoming the norm. The main driver behind the multi-sourcing movement is the same that has driven the selection of "best-of-breed" software...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/accenture+ltd..html"><![CDATA[Accenture Ltd.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Prioritize Your Debt]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2403-13241_23-251139.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[     	  The scenario: A company&#8217;s cash flow is  pinched, but the stack of bills to lenders and creditors is piling up fast.  The tactic: Steal a page from the Chapter 11  handbook: Follow the &#8220;absolute priority rule&#8221; and pay off debts ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Request For Quote From Vendor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=354256]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Want a quotation from vender? Use this template to request quotation. ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Tools & templates]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/vendor.html"><![CDATA[Vendor]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Request For Parts Missing From Carton]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=355539]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In your ordered carton few parts are missing, and you want to notify this to vendor and request for the missing part. Then use this template which will guide to write a letter for the missing parts. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Empty PR Exercises That Make Your Company Look Amateurish]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/?p=97]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your company ever dilute its credibility with these types of very common lame-o announcements?    	Lame Partnership Initiatives -- When Google and IBM announce [even relatively mundane] joint initiatives (like today's announcement that they're partnering to "promote new software development methods" in research and academia), tier-1 business...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:11:52 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/travis+van.html"><![CDATA[Travis Van]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why the Product Review Process Scares Vendors]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/pr/?p=94]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a perfect world, product reviewers would buy the new products they're reviewing ... and test them completely independent of any interaction with or coercion by the respective vendors.  But most publications don't have the budget to independently acquire the products they review, and therefore rely on the vendors...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:42:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/matt+sarrel.html"><![CDATA[Matt Sarrel]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/travis+van.html"><![CDATA[Travis Van]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building Better Healthcare Solutions For The Mid-Market Bottom-Line Optimization Of Benefit Costs: A Whitepaper]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=976125]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many health plans have contracts and mechanisms in place to ensure cost-efficient patient care, control unnecessary expenses, and minimize employer medical costs. The unfortunate reality: Many vendors are not doing their job, so a majority of employers pay significant more for health care than they should. For example, your plan...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/administrator.html"><![CDATA[Administrator]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/optimization.html"><![CDATA[Optimization]]></category>
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		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/health+care.html"><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Quotation Record]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=313235]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Use template to keep a record of the quotations you receive from vendors, the details of each quote and a quick evaluation of the vendor. The template also gives a cost per unit based on discounts and freight costs. You must enter values for the list price and discounts or...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Tools & templates]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/vendor.html"><![CDATA[Vendor]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/template.html"><![CDATA[Template]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/jaxworks.html"><![CDATA[JaxWorks]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Receiving Report]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=313247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Use this template to document what you received, when you received it, and the condition of goods shipped to you from vendors. This template is primarily designed to be filled in manually. You may fill in heading data such as the name and address of the vendor, your PO number,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/vendor.html"><![CDATA[Vendor]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Request For Quotation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=313251]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Use this template to request a bid from a vendor. Consider sending each vendor two copies of the form: one for the vendor's response and one for filing. ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Tools & templates]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/vendor.html"><![CDATA[Vendor]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/jaxworks.html"><![CDATA[JaxWorks]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vendor Cost Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=313311]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The template will accommodate up to five sources. The order is allocated automatically among vendors based on the relationship between the vendor's price and the average price quoted by all vendors. The allocation gives each bidder an order of equal dollar volume. So that you can fine-tune the allocation to...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Tools & templates]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/vendor.html"><![CDATA[Vendor]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/allocation.html"><![CDATA[Allocation]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/analysis.html"><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the business world is undergoing a significant transformation thanks to a set of technologies collectively known as "Web 2.0." Although it's tempting to dismiss Web 2.0 as Silicon Valley hype, that would be a mistake.      Start Small and Simply  Goal: Identify a Web...]]></description>
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