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		<title><![CDATA[How to Improve Customer Service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1201265]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your customers and managers have different needs, putting enormous pressure on your service department. Rich Caballero, vice president of product management at Oracle, explains how a good customer relationship management tool can please customers, while saving the company time and money.     ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Web Help Desk Free 9.2.3.1 (Mac)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1196679]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The free help desk software edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X server installation offers an industry leading web-based help desk software feature set that allows you to track and fulfill all of your technical support trouble tickets and customer service requests with ease, all through an intuitive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm/?p=1167]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:35:57 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 (orange)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is NOT WaterproofDO NOT buy this camera if you plan to use the waterproof features - it WILL GET DAMAGED!!I bought this camera for my vacation in Mexico & Flordia this summer.  I read & followed the instructions for using it in water.  For the first 7...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Salesforce demos Service Cloud 2]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19178_22-366367.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Kraig Swensrud, senior vice president of product marketing, show attendees the company's new customer service software, Service Cloud 2. The new tool helps businesses connect their traditional call center technologies with social media applications through a cloud...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:42:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivity]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10536-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71510&messageID=1379705&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like excuses to me.If it can't be shown on the bottom line, its useless.IT really needs to be aligned with business needs.From what I have heard talking with several managers, IT needs to come out out the silo and focus on delivering business needs and services.  From what...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M1 Customer Service (Singapore) 1.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1191823]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer / Consumer Overseas / Enterprise / Enterprice Overseas / M1 Shop / M Card / M Card Top-Up / ICC 1818 ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Newport City Council Boosts Customer Service With Citizen-Centric Approach to CRM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200105]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The contact center at Newport City Council serves as a central hub for all inquiries from a population of 137,000. The council's IT department had already invested in new infrastructure and hardware, so it was the ideal time for the contact center to upgrade its CRM system. This upgrade enabled...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MSI CR600 013US - P 2 GHz - 16" TFT]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-3121-0.html?forumID=4&threadID=71007&messageID=1366588&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MSI CHEAP OK.MISLEADING  WARRANTY . ONCE YOU BUY A COMPUTER. YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO TECH SUPPORT.WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER.I  RECOMMEND TO BUY OTHER PRODUCT TOSHIBA ,SONY, HP, DELL FOR 50 OR 100 DOLLARS MORE AT LEAST YOU GET THE SERVICE.CUSTOMER SERVICE NEVER REPLY...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Panasonic DMR-EZ47VK]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panasonic should be ashamedThe DMR-EZ47V has so many 'quirks' and Panasonic Customer Service is so awful that I would highly recommend NOT purchasing this unit or any closely related to it. There are lots of reviews out there so why trust me? I have a degree in Computers and am...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Egsoft After-sale Service 4.5 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1168199]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Egsoft After-sale Service is a process for handling customer service software, can be very convenient for customer, service, maintenance, commodity parts, warehouse, staff and assessment, accounts, and the re-visit and other practical functions. Widely used in need of repair service and after-sales service industry. Highlight the ease operation and functional...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BloomNet Improves Quality of Customer Service With Hosted Customer Relationship Management Solution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200047]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BloomNet wanted to provide a Customer Relationship Management CRM solution that enables the company to meet the unique, business-to-business needs of its floral industry customers and improve service by providing Customer Service Representatives CSRs with centralized access to detailed information. The challenge was to enable virtual call center capabilities that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 questions on customer service and 'delivering happiness': An interview with Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1153539]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Online retailer Zappos has grown astronomically since launching 10 years ago. CEO Tony Hsieh talks about superior service, corporate culture, and the science of happiness. This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Customer Service NicheBooklet 1.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1157237]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Niche Content Kit gives you a framework so that you can create products that reflect your style, personality or voice. Here are just a few things you can do with Niche Content Kit: Create articles that are truly private label articles in 15 minutes or less. Develop niche-specific e-mail courses,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accountancy Provider Transforms Customer Service With Business Management Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171595]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Inflexible systems at Freelance World hindered its ability to provide an efficient service. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Codify helped the accountancy provider deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 business management software, with interfaces built using Microsoft Silverlight. Employees now spend less time processing invoices and focus...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DIRECTV, Inc. Continues to Drive Improvements in Customer Service and Sales Processes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171361]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DIRECTV, Inc. wanted to reduce reliance on a paper-based process for tracking sales and pipelines, which resulted in agents having outdated information and streamline contact center operations to eliminate duplicate calls to multiple locations and to accelerate service. The challenge was to empower a geographically-dispersed sales force with tools to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Follow up: Yahoo Mail's search bug and customer service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69325&messageID=1325051&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[So, any idea what causes the problem?I justchecked mine and it seems to be working normally.The link is badSomeone needs to fix the link to this article on the news page. The link starts out hhttp instead of http. Pay attention guys.With other great choicessuch as GMail, LiveMail, and GMX,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Follow up: Yahoo Mail's search bug and customer service]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24490]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago we highlighted about an odd Yahoo Mail search bug. The problem: Yahoo Mail's search function wouldn't work and that's a big issue when you have thousands of email messages. Here's a look at how Yahoo has responded to users. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:30:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brent Leary Expounds: The SMBs Rejoice]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17933-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69237&messageID=1323227&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Small Business CRMI happened to come across your article today and was somewhat dismayed by your comments regarding Salesforce.com's customer service.   As the CEO of Commence Corporation a provider of CRM solutions to thousands of small to mid-size businesses I have very little interest in defending Salesforce.com about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using social media to turn all staff into customer service reps]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11474-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=68773&messageID=1313430&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good griefSocial media give me a break, so now they turn off the 1-800 numbers and tell you go to a web-site...I will NEVER do business with a company that does not have accountability and support.This is not the Soviet Union.RE: Using social media to turn all staff into customer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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