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		<title><![CDATA[Delivering a "Wow" Customer Experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1201261]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In today's environment, companies can't just compete on price and product. They must also deliver a great customer experience. Rich Caballero, vice president of product management at Oracle, explains the difference between a miserable customer experience and a "wow" one. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Support Strategies: Customer Experience Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1179925]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer experience is the most powerful tool available today for distinguishing your company from competitors ? each contact with the customer offers an opportunity for strengthening your relationships by delivering value. That makes the support center an extremely strategic contact point.   This smith+co white paper explores the importance...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Transform your Multi-Channel Customer Experience:  Advantages of Customer Communications Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1179933]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Improving the way you communicate with customers effectively managing and delivering more personalized and unified customer communications, across today's diverse media channels can maximize returns. Further, companies are generating tens of thousands of documents and businesses are facing exponential growth in the amount and types of communications, driving the need...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Dell.com Boosts the Customer Experience While Reducing IT Effort]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1152541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dell relies on its public Web site, Dell.com, as a key channel for its direct sales. To help customers more easily find the information they need and to simplify site management, Dell decided to redesign the underlying architecture of the site. It chose a solution based on Microsoft products and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ticket Marketplace Improves Customer Experience With Highly Scalable Infrastructure From F5]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1167947]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[StubHub, an online ticket marketplace, enables fans to buy and sell tickets for live entertainment events. When the company was purchased by eBay, it redesigned its network infrastructure and included the VIPRION Application Delivery Controller from F5. With higher site traffic capacity and availability, StubHub can continue to enhance the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yacht Maker Transforms Customer Experience With Revolutionary Computing Platform]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1102407]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Luxury yacht maker Lazzara Yachts prides itself on its unique approach to building and selling the industry's finest boats. Since its founding in 1990, the family-owned company has emphasized quality and personalized service over volume sales. Lazzara wanted to give prospective customers the chance to explore design options in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[iPhone 3G S launch: Less euphoria, smoother customer experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=65877&messageID=1236539&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[iPhone 3G S launch: Less euphoria, smoother customer experienceThis surprises me[i]While Apple employees still used Windows CE wireless terminals to do the payment processing[/i]I'd heard several times from several ZDNet posters that Apple doesn't use any Microsoft technology in the running of its business. I didn't realize that this was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[iPhone 3G S launch: Less euphoria, smoother customer experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20019]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The launch of both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G were plagued by long lines and logistical problems. This time around both AT&T and Apple have developed better processes to handle iPhone buyers and upgraders, plus the launch day enthusiasm is not quite as high. by Jason Hiner]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:40:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft IntelliType Pro (Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7) 7.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1125079]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IntelliType Pro software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft keyboard to fit your needs. With IntelliType Pro software, you can reassign many of the keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands, such as Search. Each application you use can have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft IntelliType Pro (Windows Vista 64-bit / Windows 7 64-bit) 7.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1125083]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IntelliType Pro software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft keyboard to fit your needs. With IntelliType Pro software, you can reassign many of the keys to open a program, file, or Web page, or to perform commands, such as Search. Each application you use can have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Excerpt #2: Customer Experience - Chap 21 from CRM @ The Speed of Light, 4th ed.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm/?p=755]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to be straight with you. I'm entering the head down, grind it, drive to the goal line when it comes to CRM at the Speed of Light's 4th edition.Â  Which means that in other areas that I'm writing, I'm treading water. So there is a dual purpose to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:03:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers Rock! - When It Comes To Customer Experience, That Is]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17933-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=64300&messageID=1194925&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers Rock! - When It Comes To Customer Experience, That IsI might start watching more hockeyWow, what a story and I am not even that much of a hockey fan!  I love the fact that you are posting a story on how an organization is succeeding in these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Flyers Rock! - When It Comes To Customer Experience, That Is]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm/?p=644]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I need to make something clear from the start. I'm a diehard NY Rangers fan when it comes to hockey. In fact, with the exception of women's soccer where I root for the Women's Professional Soccer League's WPSL Washington Freedom, I root for New York everything when it comes to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 05:55:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple tops PC makers in customer experience survey]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple tops PC makers in customer experience surveyApple beat all i switched to Mac when I had a bad experience with HP and Vista.  I will never go back.Hardly surprising, is it? :-)They have absolute control over both hardware and OS and most of the applications in it, Mac...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Apple tops PC makers in customer experience survey]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=3729]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Apple beat all of the top PC manufactures in a survey about their customer experience.    Forrester asked nearly 5,000 consumers about their interactions with a variety of companies, gauging the usefulness, ease of use, and enjoyability of those experiences in its Customer Experience Index 2008 (PDF, reg....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:34:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Question: How to Measure & Build Customer Loyalty]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=963453]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Companies that achieve long-term profitable growth have Net Promoter Scores NPS two times higher than the average company."  —Bain and Company    Businesses around the world are beginning to recognize the impact of customer loyalty on profitable growth. Yet, despite the central role that service and support...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CRM Playaz Episode #5: Social Media for Closers? Nooo; Wiki Prices Up, Customer Experience Down; Celeb Twidiocy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm/?p=533]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, all. Here's Episode #5    CRM Playaz Episode #5    Brent and I not only start on the baseball season, but we do some preliminary stuff including talking about his webinar on the use of social media tools at Hubspot, which, incidentally is the Playaz...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:10:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Your ISP's customer service: Just ok is the best you'll get; Many stink]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=15286]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AOL was the top Internet service provider when it came to customer service in 2008, according to a Forrester Research report. The rub: AOL's top rating based on Forrester's "customer experience index" translates into a "just ok" mark.Â     As a group, ISPs grade out with a "poor"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:50:35 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/america+online+inc..html"><![CDATA[America Online Inc.]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make Your Technology Intuitive and Profitable: How to Increase Sales While Reducing Product Returns]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=975837]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Numerous controlled tests and successful product launches demonstrate the value of simplifying the user experience with "Easy, appliance-like" usability. The message should be clear for service providers and manufacturers alike a superior customer experience and simple learning curve can stimulate product sales and brand loyalty and lower product return rates...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/nexaira.html"><![CDATA[NexAira]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enhancing Authentication and Improving the Customer Experience]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1167653]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mizuho Bank is the core banking company of Mizuho Financial Group, one of Japan's three mega-banks and one of the country's largest retail banks, with more than 25 million accounts. Mizuho Direct is the company's comprehensive online banking service, attracting 100,000 users per month and continuing to grow. The challenge...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/rsa+security+inc..html"><![CDATA[RSA Security Inc.]]></category>
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