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		<title><![CDATA[How will Microsoft spend its multicore millions?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1505]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In March, Microsoft's External Research Team put out a request for proposal RFP for three-year research projects in multicore computing. On July 28, the opening day of its annual Research Faculty Summit, Microsoft announced how and where it will be spending its grant money. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:11:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 things you should know about creating an effective RFP]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=343912]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The clearer and more comprehensive your RFP is, the greater your chances of getting higher quality responses. Calvin Sun offers 10 tips that will help you put together an RFP that minimizes headaches and produces a successful outcome.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RFP Letters Toolkit 2009 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=903925]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tips, templates, and samples provided in your free RFP Letters Toolkit, 2009 Edition help you write professional letters you can use in order to disqualify, decline, reject, or accept proposals in response to a Request for Proposal RFP, as well as to protest against unfair, biased contract award. Whether you...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ethics? what's that gonna cost me?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=776]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ It seems to me that IT fraud comes in two main forms: those perpetrated for money or power, and involving failures to act ethically.  The first kind are generally easier to spot and deal with. Consider, for example, these three illustrations of different kinds of buyer fraud: ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:15:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[12 Questions a developer must answer in a contract winning RFP response]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=240174]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With rising competition, vendor selection is becoming increasingly complex and more and more clients are using the RFP response as a basis for comparison between different vendors to evaluate the best available option. An effective RFP response is therefore critical to winning new business. This document provides a checklist of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi for NYC?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2423]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Broadband Wi-Fi in New York? Thoughout the five buroughs? That's an idea way beyond most people's wildest dreams. But the city's Economic Development Corporation is at least looking at just that, the New York Times reports.   The study ... will examine "whether there is a need for a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:58:34 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Build Silicon Valley-wide Wi-Fi? What, are you nuts?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10537-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=22771&messageID=431098&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Build Silicon Valley-wide Wi-Fi? What, are you nuts?WI-MAXI'd say [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMAX]WI-MAX[/url] would better server wide areas of coverage.You need to read the RFP, not the PRThe RFP doesn't call for Wi-Fi. It calls for interesting proposals in which wireless data networking would be used to blanket the area. There are a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[$2b RFP for tech surveillance of Mexico, Canada borders]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11155-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=21211&messageID=405012&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[$2b RFP for tech surveillance of Mexico, Canada bordersCheaper and Effective SolutionWhy not build a moat along the border. The moat could  be large enough to allow for installation of hydro power units. This could generate usable power. Laser detectors can be installed to detect anyone swimming across the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 14:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[$2b RFP for tech surveillance of Mexico, Canada borders]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2211]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Dept. of Homeland Security has issued an RFP for Secure Border Initiative-Net (SBI-Net), a $2 billion contract to deply technologial surveillance of not only the entire US-Mexico border but also the US-Canada border, Washington Technology reporter Alice Lipowicz notes.  "Under the contract, the system must detect entries when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:20:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bid]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-1035-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=19678&messageID=378171&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[EarthLink and Google win San Francisco Wi-Fi bidWonder who the other bidders were?Specifically I wonder if the Telco's made a bid?poor SFThose poor San Franciscans.  i've had people on the line for 7 hours to Earthlink support, being bounced back and forth across the Pacific; and another client made...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RFPs in for SF Wi-Fi; Google teams up with Earthlink]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2055]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google is teaming up with Earthlink in a bid to provide two-tier wireless to all of San Francisco. The plan would offer free 300 Kbps access from Google with ads or 1Mbps access from Earthlink for about $20 a month. AP reports:   The partnership, represents the first time...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:49:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google, Earthlink file joint San Francisco WiFi proposal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=924]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  Yesterday, EarthLink and Google jointly submitted a &lsquo;Request For Proposal&rsquo; RFP to the City of San Francisco to build a citywide wireless municipal network. This joint RFP offers a two-tier business model that combines a free service, offered by Google, and a paid service at higher speeds, to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 05:41:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google in China, Badware, Pixney, Sun and more...(The Dan and David Show)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=17108&messageID=338020&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Google in China, Badware, Pixney, Sun and more...The Dan and David ShowAnother tought choice for Google - Free Muni Wifi that is not traceableGoogle created their own problem by collecting this information in the first place....Will they repeat their mistake as they create Municipal Wireless solutions for Mountain View and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOJ porn over-stepping: Stop it now]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11515-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=16936&messageID=334591&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DOJ porn over-stepping: Stop it nowWhen will the madness stop!The rights of individuals searching the internet should be protected, whatever they search for... it is one thing to go after sources but not users. Not only does it violates the rights of the individual it means that you are allowing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consultant: SF wireless broadband effort can learn alot from Philly's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=838]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ In San Francisco, bids are due February 21 to build what is officially called the TechConnect Citywide Wireless Broadband Network. The City describes the project as an effort to build a "universal, affordable, wireless broadband network throughout the City and County of San Francisco."Fresh on the heels of his...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:38:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Corporate Email Archive Solution: Sample Request for Proposal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=318333]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Download and save this free Sample Request for Proposal template -- in MS Word format -- to use as your guide when looking for the perfect Corporate Email Archive Solution for your organization. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CableLabs RFP reveals tech wish list for cable VoIP providers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=770]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ CableLabs is a consortium of cable television access providers charged by member companies with developing enhanced services.... They've just put out an RFP ("Request For Proposal) for solutions that could, in CableLabs own words, "enable the development of a production-grade infrastructure to allow VoIP traffic exchange among MSOs and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:30:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The nebulous dev RFP: What it says vs. what it means]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=173147]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Vague RFPs are a fact of development life. In some cases, the company that provided the RFP doesn't know how to write one. Other times, it's fishing for ideas to try to figure out what it wants. If you can guide such clients through the process of defining their needs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cost-Effective IT Platform Is a Welcome Guest at Upscale and Luxury Hotel Chain]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=151346]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wyndham International is a hotel chain renowned for offering personalized service and sumptuous amenities at its primarily upscale and luxury hotels. In 2000, Wyndham hired a new CTO whose arrival coincided with a decision to upgrade a large quantity of aging hardware. At the time, Wyndham purchased its systems from...]]></description>
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