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		<title><![CDATA[Business Technology Services Firm Helps Customers Deploy New Messaging Features]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200369]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade, which provides business technology services that help organizations design and deploy IT systems based on Microsoft products, has used Microsoft Exchange Server since Avanade was launched in 2000. Through participation in the Technical Adoption Program for Exchange Server 2010, Avanade successfully migrated all of its employees to the platform,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Practical Guide to Cloud Computing Security: What You Need to Know Now About Your Business and Cloud Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1188575]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More so than other types of hosted environments, when it comes to the cloud, companies worry about the "S" word: Security. There are three important things one needs to know about cloud security. First, cloud security is almost exactly like the internal security. The security tools one uses every day...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Services Provider Improves Manageability, Enhances Security With Operating System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1128461]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade specializes in Microsoft technologies and provides a wide variety of IT services to companies worldwide. The company employs 9,000 people in 60 locations across the globe. It began upgrading to the Windows 7 operating system. It did so to enhance its IT security and improve information access for its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1174457]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Danger and opportunity aptly describe the current economic climate. Financial pressures are forcing companies to be extremely cautious. But if, in the midst of a crisis, executives fail to identify areas to improve business performance, lower their organization's cost structure and increase efficiencies, these leaders are likely to miss the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avanade software helps you get a grip on more than 100 green IT variables]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1398]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you seeking a green IT / power management calculator that isn't necessarily tied to one vendor's view of the world, you might want to consider a tool being used by services company Avanade to evaluate more than 100 different variables related to the data center.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:44:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Consultancy Firm Moves Toward Universal Virtualization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=929209]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade is a rapidly expanding global IT consultancy firm with a growing number of professionals. Until recently, the IT department could not contain the equally impressive increase in servers. When Avanade deployed a virtualization solution with the Windows Server 2008 operating system and Hyper-V technology running on Sun x64 servers,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software and Services Company Slashes Development Time With Latest Tools]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=397685]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade Spain wanted to deliver greater value to its customers by making its development processes quicker and more efficient. It needed to improve collaboration across offices in several territories and develop ways to automate coding and documentation tasks. Its management team rolled out Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avanade Develops Innovative Technologies for TASER]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=889585]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[TASER International designs and manufactures stun guns used by law enforcement agencies, the military, companies, and private citizens. In 2006, TASER sought to improve communication between employees and the media. The company also wanted to provide online background checks to its customers. Using Microsoft technologies, Avanade helped TASER deploy a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Solution Provider Increases Security and Efficiency With New PC Operating System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=383477]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The employees of Avanade know that part of the company's success is practicing what they preach. The Seattle, Washington - based company provides IT solutions to enterprises around the world and frequently encounters situations where personal computers are subject to theft or loss, where data can be compromised through inadequate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Consultancy Uses Certification to Boost Credibility With Customers, Attract Talent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=397203]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade provides specialized IT consulting services to a range of customers all over the world. Avanade consultants help customers implement software solutions that increase business efficiency and revenues. Because Avanade wants to stay competitive and attract top talent, it maintains an enterprisewide training and certification program where consultants pursue Microsoft...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT Consultancy Breaks Down Barriers to Global Collaboration With Productivity Tool]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=386668]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When a global retailer turned to the IT consultants at Avanade to redesign its e-commerce Web site, Avanade assembled an international team of experts - designers and project managers in the United States and application developers in India. The 11.5 hour time difference and network latency issues introduced a unique...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Avanade Helps World-Renowned Cancer Center Improve Patient Care]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=889587]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M. D. Anderson, a world-renowned cancer center, needed to get complete, up-to-date patient data to medical professionals in a useful and timely manner. Commercial Electronic Medical Record EMR systems could not accommodate the complex workflows at M. D. Anderson, where research and clinical care are closely intertwined. Using Service-Oriented Architecture...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Finnish Software Provider Streamlines Development Process Through Partnership]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=326274]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avanade, based in the United States, works with its consultancy partner Accenture to develop solutions using Microsoft .NET for customers across all industries. Developing one of its newest platforms, ACA Lifecycle, it needed an environment that could: integrate method and management tools and facilitate collaboration across a geographically distributed team....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mobile Deployment Increases Communication, Productivity for Integrator]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=269086]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A leading technology integrator specializing in Microsoft enterprise technologies, Avanade has a highly mobile workforce: More than 3,000 employees work out of offices in 33 locations worldwide. Most of the time, the consultants are either travelling or at a customer's place of business; this sometimes made it difficult for them...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global CRM Solution Provider and Microsoft Partner Sees Strong ROI in 18 Months]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avanade, a technology consulting leader, stays at the head of the curve by giving its consultants tools designed to increase its competitive edge. Continuing its practice of early technology adoption, the company upgraded to the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system -...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global consulting and technology company Accenture was keen to develop a stronger presence in the retail Point-Of-Sale POS and store management arena. As part of its contract with Spanish company "Informatica El Corte Ingles," Accenture chose to migrate its POS application, Avenew Point of Service, to the Microsoft .NET Framework....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Formula One Team Better Competes With On-Track Rivals After Deploying New Web Site]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For almost three decades, the Williams F1 racing team has been at the forefront of Formula One development. To better compete with its on-track rivals, the team needed a Web site that would document its winning reputation and history. Accenture created the Web site with implementation support from Avanade. Microsoft...]]></description>
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