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		<title><![CDATA[Podcast: Globalization Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with The Boston Consulting Group's Hal Sirkin]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139583]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Listen to this podcast featuring Hal Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, to learn about the new Era in international business competition.  This podcast will discuss:    Global trends in the marketplace  The rise in competition due to low operating costs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieve ITIL Standards and Superior Application Lifecycle Management With a CMDB]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1174337]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While always an important part of the enterprise, these days IT is the very hub of business. And with that higher profile come greater responsibility and accountability. In order to make astute decisions in a rapidly evolving and increasingly technical international business climate, today's executives must have their finger on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ContiTrade Gains Competitive Edge Through Effective Campaign Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=971399]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Continental Group wanted to optimize international business management through detailed analysis of commercial development and personalize customer contact through effective customer relationship management tools. The challenge was to achieve fail-safe systems and, as a result, high availability. The Continental Group worked with Oracle Consulting to implement an Oracle-based technology...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Connecting international businesses securely]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=377445]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Globalisation, efficiency and responsiveness in an incresaingly regulatory environment ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Consolidates Financial Systems for 26 International Business Units]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=382688]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL is an independent product safety certification organization that has been testing product and writing Standards for Safety for more than a century. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. UL wanted to replace disparate financial applications for 26 international business units and establish a consolidated platform for global finance to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Time Palette 5.7.10 (Mac)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=622017]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Time Palette provides extensive features for the international business traveler including: world time, alarms, international call scheduling, an extensive almanac, distance calculator and real-time worldwide weather reports. An extendable database containing detailed time zone information for more than 10,000 cities is included. In addition, Time Palette displays multiple world maps...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WNS Powers International Business With Verizon Business Networks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=993627]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WNS is a global provider of business process outsourcing, performing functions such as payroll and supply chain management on behalf of its clients. Most of WNS's operational sites are located in India and it has a significant number of UK-based clients. As a result, it needed a network provider serving...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Achieving International Business Success Through CRM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=278446]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper explains how a single Customer Relationship Management CRM system that helps organisations manage, track, monitor and analyse data for improved sales and marketing and business management can play a vital role in enabling businesses to maintain control over the way they work even when they are spread across...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Optimal International Business System 2.0 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=430895]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you run a medium-sized company in a field that involves intensive collaboration with clients and partners, Optimal International Business System is the optimal tool for managing your enterprise. Using it, you can make estimations and evaluations, compute gains and losses, generate offers for your clients and plan your next...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lawlib 1.0 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=677645]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the developer: ""China law for international business affairs. There are some laws which are special for the people who need the information to communion with department of China or do some business during one&apos;s work. We also welcome you email to tell us your requirement about the Chinese law."" ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dictionary of International Business 2.5 (Mobile)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1082483]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An excellent reference for business professionals, and graduate business students, and for professional training programs in international business management. Definitions have special applications to international marketing, trade, finance, foreign exchange, import/export, and business terminology used in International business.other best selling products Edictionary Reader is a special dictionary reader program to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gruppo ICA Boosts Sales by 20% Through Inventory and Manufacturing Efficiencies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=312252]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Founded in 1971, Gruppo ICA manufactures a vast range of wood coatings, paints for interiors, exteriors, parquet, glass and plastic, fire-retardant coatings, colorants, tintometric systems, adhesives, abrasives, and painting accessories. The company wanted to implement an integrated management system capable of supporting international business expansion and guarantee data homogeneity and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aldon: IBS - A Customer's Perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=167147]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[International Business Systems IBS, with corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, is a leading international supplier of Internet-integrated business software and professional services. Managing several customized versions of a software product, upgrading them with new product releases, and keeping track of their status is a complex, time-consuming, and error-prone set of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mary Kay Advances BSM Strategy and ITIL Adoption With BMC Software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=314849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Kay Inc. wanted to support dramatic domestic and international business growth by delivering superior IT products and services that align with the goals of the enterprise. As a solution the company executed a Business Service Management BSM strategy and adopted the recognized best practice processes outlined by the IT...]]></description>
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