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		<title><![CDATA[Feds pour it on - Add 8 more counts on H-1B case]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=610]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An 80% increase in indictment counts    Back in February, we reported that the U.S. government was going after a firm for violations in the H-1B visa program. At that time, Vision Systems Group was tagged with a 10-count indictment. Apparently, that has been updated to an 18-count...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:08:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use H-1B or L-1 workers? Prepare for a Federal audit!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=573]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Audits for firms sponsoring L-1 and H-1B Visa     Well, looks like the Feds are going to get around to auditing the firms that use L-1 and H-1B visas. Specifically, theyâ€™ll be verifying that the people who applied for these permits are who they purport themselves to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:45:43 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19364]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage.    Sam Diaz:  Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment    	Matthew Miller:  	Initial Pre thoughts and answers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:00:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=497]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Both L-1 and H-1B visa law changes could impact SIs, outsourcers and more    Dick Durbin is one-half of the Durbin-Grassley senatorial duo that is proposing new legislation re: H-1B and L-1 visas. Lately, a number of publications have opined about the latest proposed legislation and its impact...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:46:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Google Wave; Bing; Palm webOS; Verizon Wireless CEO; AOL]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=18864]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage.    Sam Diaz: Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate    	Google Wave: It's still a work in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 02:00:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bad time to be accused of H-1B visa fraud]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=477]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Would your firm want this kind of publicity?    Be sure and check out the piece in ComputerWorld (May 27, 2009) re: H-1B fraud prosecution.     The article by Patrick Thibodeau describes how the U.S. Federal Government is connecting the alleged abuse of the H-1B...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 08:53:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why U.S. Visa policies are like Microsoft Windows]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=338]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Inventory of H-1B Visa Woes & Whatâ€™s Needed for Positive Change    U.S. immigration and visa policies are like the Windows operating system. After decades of usage and many repairs to its code/policies, they both still need more patching and enhancements. Both of these institutions start off with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:01:35 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tuolumne County Improves Decision-Making Processes With Integrated Budgeting Solution]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=933689]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuolumne County wanted to enable effective transfer of information and collaboration between employees, including those in disparate locations and deploy an integrated budgeting system to meet the county's needs as a public sector organization - particularly related to managing relations with many collective bargaining units. The challenge was to implement...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent post by Brian Sommer noted that H-1B visa holders might be in for a rough ride in 2009 as the weakening economy invites calls for special preferences for the accidental citizens of the United States of America (I say "accidental," as most of us were bestowed our rights...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:14:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tough times for H-1B visa holders]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=302]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Firms That Use These Workers Could Be Hurt, Too!    When Microsoft announced its layoffs this week, they also indicated that a number of non-U.S. workers will get the ax. Computerworld posted these remarks regarding Microsoftâ€™s layoffs:    Microsoft Corp. said it is cutting a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:11:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SAP: Claus Heinrich resigns from executive board]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=529]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In an email sent to all SAP employees today, Claus Heinrich announced that he intends to resign from the company on 31st May, 2009 the same date when co-CEO Henning Kagermann intends to leave the company.    Heinrich's reasons for leaving are not entirely clear though he says...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The candidates on tech]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues â€" broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum â€" although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama.    Here's the breakdown.    Broadband. McCain: D....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Apple's $800 laptop; MS and Mac Patch Days; Vista Home for business]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10372]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:    Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X Patch Day: 40 security flaws fixed    	MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 11 bulletins, 4 critical    Ed Bott: Look whoâ€™s buying...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:30:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4092]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports.    A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:52:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Campaign 08: H1-B questions for candidates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3940]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Robert Meltzer, CEO of VisaNow offers this guest blog post on the questions we should be asking the candidates on the ever-contentious H1-B issue.     Consistently throughout U.S. history, immigration has been a divisive topic. Cultural biases, misconceptions, racism and fear continue to influence both opponents and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:07:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Xerox CEO: Time for Washington's help]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-204732.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[She's been called the second most powerful woman in business. By now, she may be No. 1. In a wide-ranging discussion about technology, politics, and her company's plans, Xerox's CEO tells News.com's Charles Cooper that the tech industry hasn't found a particularly sympathetic ear in the nation's capital, especially when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:12:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Vista search; Android; Gmail]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9034]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Notable headlines:    Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search    Phil Wainewright: Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software    Ed Burnette: 50 questions asked and answered on Android    News.com: Google to let users test new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:29:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google calls for hike in H-1B visas]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3855]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology issues are never a big deal in presidential elections, as much as some people think they should be. One that Big Tech is trying to push, though is the H-1B visa situation. Bill Gates has been lobbying hard on the issue and now Google has signaled it's a big...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:29:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IEERB Enables Easier, Faster and More Cost-Effective Document Research]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=380550]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of its mandate, the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board IEERB maintains a large collection of documents, including teacher collective bargaining agreements, salary schedules, and IEERB unit determinations and unfair labor practice decisions. The IEERB wanted to move away from their paper-based system and put information directly in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reducing Distribution Costs: The Value of RedPrairie's Productivity Management Solution - Customer Survey]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=335595]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For many companies, distribution costs as a percentage of sales continue to rise. Labor costs generally represent the greatest single component of distribution costs, ranging from 40 percent to as much as 70 percent of the total. In this context, ARC conducted a user survey of RedPrairie's labor Productivity Management...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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