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		<title><![CDATA[Low Rate Financing: Get competitive rates on virtually every IBM brand]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1122755]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Improve your cash flow and return on investment with IBM Low Rate Financing—the best way to get the IT solutions your organization needs.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New financing alternatives for solar power installations]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=6198]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One very tangible reason that people have been slow to adopt solar technology, other than its questionable current efficiency posture, is that very few of individuals or businesses have excess money to plunk down on the systems.    There have been all manner of financing and credit and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:56:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Closing the loop: CIT gets rescue; Relief for tech spending]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21342]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The failure of CIT, a financial services firm that lends to small and mid-sized business, has reportedly been averted for now.    The Wall Street Journal reported that CIT's bondholders are floating the company $3 billion in a last minute rescue.    For Dell, Avaya and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:15:25 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virtualize with the new VMware vSphere on IBM Intel processors and take advantage of special financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1091921]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[VMware vSphere is designed to simplify, consolidate and realize new flexibility and performance with servers, storage, and networks. Come listen to industry experts from Intel, IBM and VMware talk about virtualizing your infrastructure using VMware vSphere running on the latest IBM servers powered by Intel Xeon processors - helping you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CIT unraveling could be headache for Dell, Avaya, resellers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=21199]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government has drawn a line in the sand---it won't bail out debt-ridden CIT, a financial services firm that loans money to small and midsized business in part to buy and lease technology equipment. Unlike other financial company implosions CIT's potential demise could have a direct impact on technology...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:01:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Loan and Mortgage Calculator 1.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1089155]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This complete version of Loan Calculator 1.0 will enable you to calculate any loan on the market today. This tool will ensure that you make the best financial decision when obtaining any type of financing. If you are considering a personal loan, student loan, mortgage, re-finance, or any other type...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Hosted CRM, ERP: Another Microsoft and Oracle battleground in the making]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2651]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If Oracle CEO Ellison & Co. do make good on their hosted services threat, they'll be competing with Microsoft, which already offers hosted Dynamics CRM -- and has made noise about possibly delivering Microsoft-hosted ERP in some way down the line. But it's a tough market out there, as Microsoft,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:53:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analysis of Workday's capital infusion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=447]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Workday announced it had raised $75 million in Series E venture financing. The investors in this round included company founder Dave Duffield, Greylock Partners a firm Aneel Bhusri joined after his PeopleSoft days, as well as VC firm NEA Ventures. NEA is the new player in the mix. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:29:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Momentum Webcast: Creative Financing (Level 100)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=990061]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The present economic climate poses a series of financial challenges for many organizations, regardless of size. Utilizing alternative financing resources becomes extremely beneficial when the organization wants to arrange for payment options - particularly options that are tailored to the specific business needs. This is where Microsoft becomes yet another...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Community solar adoption project expands into Los Angeles]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=3701]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Residential solar tech advocacy group One Block off the Grid (1BOG) is pushing south out of the San Francisco Bay area into Los Angeles. The group, which helps aggregate the interest of solar consumers in various communities, is hoping to push its concept nationwide throughout the course of this year....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:15:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bagel Maker Grows Business With Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=993487]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Based in Auckland, New Zealand ABE'S Real Bagels is a manufacturer with 45 FTE staff and annual revenue of $NZD5-10 million, supplying fresh bagels and bagel crisps to New Zealand and Australia. Wholesale manufacturer ABE'S Real Bagels had outgrown its legacy production and financial management systems and needed a flexible...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Satyam saved? Company names CEO; Lands financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=12338]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Indian outsourcing firm Satyam, which is reeling from accounting fraud, said Thursday that it has named an insider as the new CEO and lined up $130 million in financing to keep operations running.Â     In a statement, Satyam said A.S. Murty will become the new CEO. Murty has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:29:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Showroom Management Solution Boosts Sales of Dealer Financing by 25 Percent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=971665]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Avida designs and implements business software applications, Web applications, and IT solutions that help businesses remain agile in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. When the company was approached to create a comprehensive showroom management system for the automobile industry, Avida introduced a software-plus-services approach. Using software-plus-services makes it possible for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solar advocacy group strikes deal for special pricing, financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1642]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a San Francisco Bay Area homeowner interested in installing solar technology AND you're looking for a break on what it will cost you, this post is for you. Everyone else ... well, actually, the deal could have relevance for your own local community sometime later this year. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:04:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft offers zero percent financing on Dynamics ERP and CRM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft offers zero percent financing on Dynamics ERP and CRMFinancing an ERP product does not equal financing a carThe fact that software license makes only 20% of the total investment makes financing the license to small of a relief. read more below. http://gadishamia.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/financing-an-erp-product-does-not-equal-financing-a-car/]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:26:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft, Creative Financing, and the Bank of EAC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft, Creative Financing, and the Bank of EACI believe we will seeother companies following suit with their offerings.And before anyone starts a yacking about how "free open source software is better then zero percent finacing", remeber, they cost money also, to support and maintain. This is not you downloading a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft, Creative Financing, and the Bank of EAC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoftâ€™s announcement that it would offer 0% financing to new customers of its Dynamics product line is a welcome offering at a time when the credit crisis requires out-of-the-box solutions to the fact that a bunch of ungrateful banks are unwilling to loan the taxpayer those megabucks we lent them...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:36 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft offers zero percent financing on Dynamics ERP and CRM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is taking a play from automakers as it tries to stoke demand for its enterprise applications--zero percent financing. The company said Thursday that it will offer zero percent financing for 36 months to Microsoft DynamicsÂ  ERP and CRM software.    The fact that technology vendors are increasingly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:41:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech financing: Are defaults becoming a worry?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financiers of technology projects are seeing defaults rise and that ups the ante for customers looking for credit and the vendors extending loans.    The Wall Street Journal connects the dots.    	In September, 0.86 percent of equipment loans--that includes office gear--were written off. That's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:55:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expect solar companies to get more creative about financing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, I felt twinges of worry over whether or not the flagging economy would cause businesses to back off commitments to green technology investments. Now, I'm feeling sharper pangs of doubt over whether consumers and homeowners will be able to find the money to install solar panels or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:50:32 -0700</pubDate>
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