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		<title><![CDATA[FusionOps launches business intelligence, process automation modules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27378]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FusionOps, an on-demand enterprise performance management company, will launch a new business intelligence module that may compete with the very ERP vendors it partners with. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:10:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automating Change Management Responsibly]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1133147]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Automating Change Management Responsibly  Please join Dennis Drogseth, Vice President of Enterprise Management Associates and Stephen Nunn, Associate Partner of Accenture to discuss the economic and procedural value of process automation in your environment. Dennis will provide an overview of the advantages of automating IT processes citing industry statistics...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plan for Success: Knowledge Worker Training and On-Boarding Are Easy With Process Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1111709]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how large or small a company is, employee turnover is inevitable. Although smart employers work hard to retain good people, few give enough thought to ensuring effective on-boarding of new hires that will ensure their success. Costs of recruiting, hiring, and training knowledge workers vary, ranging from 50%...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Metalurgica Mococa S.A. Gains Competitive Edge Through Improved Decision-Making and Process Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1171201]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Founded in 1954, Metalurgica Mococa S.A. is a family business devoted to manufacturing metal food packaging and providing lithography services. The challenge was to integrate systems to promote the flow of information between company employees and managers and improve decision-making and implement fiscal, inventory, and purchasing processes to enable customer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Going Lean and Green with SaaS for Document Process Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1088215]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Most companies today recognize the operational efficiencies and benefits to be gained by removing paper from business processes.  Still, the cost and complexity of implementing software and hardware to achieve comprehensive automation can be prohibitive — making the Software as a Service SaaS model an attractive option.  SaaS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Process Automation With Symantec]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=952843]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Process automation has traditionally been reserved for only the largest organizations because of requirements like specialized development knowledge, integration complexity and expense. The fact is that organizations are designing and documenting processes that are either static or are never followed. Organizations waste resources, specifically, time and money because it takes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BPM and Process Automation Helps Maximize IT ROI--Hear How it Can Work for You]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=900593]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ball State University was having unusually high IT failure rates during online student registration. Using Business Process Automation BPM powered by the IBM Smart SOA™ approach, they streamlined and automated the process and maximized their ROI. Their solution can be applied to your organization. View this on-demand web seminar to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automated Disaster Recovery for the Virtualized Data Center: Delivering a Real-Time Infrastructure With Process Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1014711]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper outlines a solution to disaster recovery that combines both technology and process improvement approaches and recognizes that neither alone is sufficient. It addresses the impact of virtualization technology on workload portability and the benefits as well as the remaining operational challenges of the flexibility provided by virtualization....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Document Process Automation for customer orders: A new performance perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=333815]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent research by IDC, a premier information technology research provider, has found that companies who have implemented Document Process Automation DPA solutions like Esker DeliveryWare report significant competitive advantages in terms of order turnaround, accuracy and overall customer satisfaction.    Learn why top-performing companies are integrating automation of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Document Process Automation Helps Businesses Improve Profitability]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=333816]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper explores automation of document-intensive business processes. It analyzes the challenges faced by businesses today who are still relying on manual document processes, as well as the benefits of automating these processes -- including time, labor and cost savings. Highlighting an innovative solution for end-to-end of inbound and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Webcast: Streamlining Your Software Delivery Processes with IBM Rational Build Forge]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=279391]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Learn how IBM Rational Build Forge software has added new capabilities in build and release process management to the IBM Rational software development platform, including a centralized management console, build acceleration, and reporting capabilities for multi-platform environments. This session is ideal for organizations that need to conduct iterative development, require...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Build and Release Process Automation Solutions for Software Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=293359]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM Rational Build Forge software is a build and release process automation system that can centralize, automate and accelerate the software development processes. This paper describes Rational Build Forge software's approach to managing and automating build and release processes and discusses how the solution can improve software development cycles by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Better Management Through Process Automation]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=281379]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper outlines the challenges of effective business process management, the capabilities needed to address those challenges and how IBM Rational ClearQuest change management software can be used to automate business processes for improved effectiveness and control. The paper then presents a real-world example of a health insurance provider using...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Let users write their own applications]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let users write their own applicationsUsers as programmers.From time to time the idea of turning users into programmers resurfaces in a different form.  At one time, wasn't SAS supposed to be used by executives without intermediary?The problem is, most users do not want to know much about the computer;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Onboarding: The SOA Implications - Meeting HR's Process Automation Needs Through a Service-Oriented Architecture]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=241093]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Of all the processes associated with employee management, onboarding presents one of the most complex sets of practical obstacles. Everything connected with the hiring of a new employee - from creating accounts in relevant applications to providing them with performance objectives - has to be tackled in a short timeframe...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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