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		<title><![CDATA[Communication and Collaboration Solution Helps Low-Fare Airline Do More With Less]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AirTran Airways, a growing, low-fare airline focused on the business traveler, prioritizes efficiency in all aspects of its business. Even during an economic slowdown, the company continues to make investments that promote long-term cost savings. AirTran invested in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to improve communication and collaboration among its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Infrastructure as a Competitive Weapon]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=938277]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise software infrastructure plays a critical role supporting mission-critical applications and services that run the business.  Ensuring those systems are reliable yet cost efficient is essential; and of course they must be extremely fast.  Getting a system up and running is trivial; keeping it online over the long...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Recession-Proof Your Service & Support Organization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=957855]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With revenue growth uncertain, all areas of the enterprise will be asked to cut costs and streamline operations in 2009.     Service and support revenues have become an economic engine for both software and hardware companies. But challenging economic times are forcing companies to streamline their operations...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MicroPulse Technologies Accelerates Sale Close Time by 30% and Cuts Operational Costs by 60% With Dell PartnerDirect]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=895095]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MicroPulse Technologies must provide customers with the right solutions and the right answers quickly to retain business and shut out competitors. With a small sales and engineering staff, time is precious. With Dell PartnerDirect, MicroPulse can confidently offer its customers the best pricing and support, close sales faster and reduce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Incorporate Service Management Best Practices Into the Service Life Cycle]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=357303]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When planning an IT budget, no CIO wants to devote increased funding to operational costs at the expense of new service development - because new services represent growth initiators for the organization, while operational costs do not. Yet more and more enterprises have been making this budget shift in recent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solution Provider Helps University Cut Operational Costs 30 Percent, Enhance Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=283019]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Relying on a legacy open-source IT infrastructure, the Universidad Autonoma de Occidente endured high administrative costs and lacked powerful e-mail and collaboration solutions for a growing faculty and student population. With the help of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Intelecto Soluciones y Tecnologia, the university deployed a Microsoft-based infrastructure that has...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Public Broadcaster Uses IT Technologies to Reduce Operational Costs Up to $100 Million]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these days' competitive media markets, the Public Broadcasting Service PBS faces rising competition and substantial capital requirements. In a bold move to reduce capital and operational costs and position itself for the move to digital TV, PBS recently launched the ACE project, an overhaul of its operations and distribution...]]></description>
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