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		<title><![CDATA[ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects reality]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects realityMyriad of errors, but...the IT failure itself can only be blamed on IBM.  And it is possible for your IT to break you.  Whether it did or not will probably be decided by 12 people in a jury box......]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects reality]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=7951]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In the things you must read today department check out Michael Krigsman's analysis of a bankruptcy filing by American LaFrance, a maker of custom firefighting equipment. In the filing, American LaFrance alleges that IBM is responsible for the company's bankruptcy because of a botched ERP implementation.    Michael...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:22:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failure]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=583]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    American LaFrance ALF, the "leading brand of custom-made fire fighting, fire rescue vehicles, ambulances, and heavy-duty work refuse vehicles," has declared bankruptcy, blaming IBM and a failed ERP implementation.    According to filings in the District of Delaware bankruptcy court (PACER case no. 08-10178),...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:19:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alf&apos;s ScreenSaver Manager 1.0 (Windows)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the developer: "A system tray icon that lets you temporarily disable the screensaver, e.g. for keeping an eye on a long download or for watching a video. Also, start the screensaver in a single click. And configure the screensaver."   ]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashok Leyland Finance Ltd. ALF is part of the Hinduja Group conglomerate in India. ALF standardized on the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system as early as 1996. Because of this, ALF has enabled a complete backbone of information technology to support business processes and decision making. A mid-sized business...]]></description>
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