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		<title><![CDATA[Digital Signatures for Contract Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1153299]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As organizations move to implement custom and off-the-shelf contract management applications, many of these systems fail to provide appropriate electronic approval and signing features. This creates a major gap in the workflow and execution of a contract, requiring organizations to re-introduce paper into their automated contract management workflow, slowing collaborative...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jordan, Jones & Goulding Standardizes Project Delivery Processes and Increases Profitability]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1151461]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jordan, Jones & Goulding JJG wanted to automate the request for information RFI, contract management, and scheduling processes for all projects and improve communication with contractors and accelerates approval processes via clear submittal processing and tracking. The challenge was to improve system stability and productivity, while reducing system cost. JJG...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Practices for Building a Business Case for a Contract Management Solution at Your Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1125841]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The presenters of this webcast shares proven strategies to gain executive support, across business units and departments to deploy a contract management solution. To increase contract revenue and worker productivity, organizations must be able to find a contract when they need it, enforce standardization of language and terms, speed contract...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Research: Gov't lacks oversight on services contracts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/projectfailures/?p=3499]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rigorous contract management is a basic and crucial element necessary to successfully oversee procurement and execution of complex IT projects. New research shows gov't does a lousy job. by Michael Krigsman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 07:57:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Connecting the Spend Management Dots with Contracts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/amr-research/?p=152]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While not exactly a well-known name, Zycus continues its spend management expertise by rounding out its sourcing suite with Contract management.Â  Targeted towards the sourcing and procurement professional, Zycus iContract provides organizations the ability to actualize negotiated contract savings through real-time monitoring, proactive alerting, and search capabilities.Â  The productÂ has intelligent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:49:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 7.5 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=880713]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus is a web-based, easy to use Help Desk and Asset Management software whose features include contract management, purchasing, and knowledge management functionalities. It has an ITIL ready version too. By integrating Ticketing, Asset Tracking, Purchasing, Contract Management , and Knowledge base in one low-cost, easy-to-use package, ServiceDesk...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IeSupportManager Helpdesk 2.02 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=870139]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ieSupportManager is a fully featured desktop and web based helpdesk system. It includes a web interface, email notifications, email logging, knowledgebase, contract management facilities and a comprehensive suite of reports. ieSupportManager is easy to implement and use, highly customizable, and very competitively priced. The system can also be built upon...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Increasing Profitability With Standardized Global Used Truck Management System for a Leading Automotive Manufacturer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=349216]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The client is among the world leaders in manufacturing of commercial and heavy-use vehicles. The major challenges in this project were: Integrating disparate enterprise applications and platforms, including customer vehicle and order management, financial management system, dealership management system, SAP, and the Mainframe; Building a multi-lingual solution for over 13...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Management: A Question of Trust]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=889531]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Throughout more than 60 countries worldwide, BP produces and distributes lubrication products to both industrial organizations and consumers. For RP managing the settlement of revenue-reducing agreements, such as discount or bonus prepayments, is extremely difficult with standard business applications. To monitor its contracts with over 18,000 partners, Deutsche BP deployed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath - MCS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Consulting Services MCS is the worldwide IT and consulting business run by Microsoft to address the needs of enterprise customers and partners. To manage client engagements, MCS follows a series of steps internally, beginning with contract creation and moving on to project tracking and fulfillment. MCS realized that the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Knapp Integrates Customer Intelligence for Better Service and Contract Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=284586]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Knapp Logistik Automation GmbH is a one-stop solution provider that handles all aspects of logistics integration, from simulation and layout design to installation and comprehensive staff training. The challenges faced were to design centralized, integrated customer-oriented processes and consolidate the IT infrastructure to lower costs and improve information flow. The...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defense Contract Management Agency Simplifies Server Infrastructure With VMware Virtual Infrastructure]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA, a component of the Department of Defense DoD, works directly with defense suppliers to help ensure the timely delivery of combat-support supplies and services to the United States' federal and allied governments. With the governments many regulations and procedures, server procurement and provisioning was...]]></description>
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