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		<title><![CDATA[Fashion Distributor Streamlines Operations, Enjoys High Value of Technology Investment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1200419]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bianco Footwear designs, manufactures, and distributes a complex product line of shoes and fashion accessories through franchise boutiques located throughout Northern Europe. To make distribution more reliable and to gain better control over its business, the company replaced an older, no-longer-adequate software system with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. With the solution,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Survey: technology investments boost odds of success]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/service-oriented/?p=1758]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're looking for evidence that technology investments can make a difference in your company's success, a survey made available by The Economist Intelligence Unit and underwritten by Oracle may help supply you with some ammunition for your argument. (Available for download here.)    Overall, 78% of survey...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:10:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ROI for Network Performance Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1176785]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides being technically savvy, today's network professionals must be aware of the business factors surrounding their department's activities and responsibilities. This means two things - becoming aware of the way in which the networking team supports the business directly, and understanding how to characterize infrastructure equipment and management technology investments...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dynamic, Risk-Based Assessment of Customers and Transactions: Identifying, Investigating and Reporting Suspicious Patterns of Behavior With SAS Anti-Money Laundering]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=347876]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The events of 9/11 and subsequent terrorist attacks have increased regulatory emphasis on Anti-Money Laundering AML in order to stem the flow of illicit financial activity. Many institutions initially made modest technology investments in order to meet minimum AML requirements. However, this minimalist approach can't provide an enterprisewide view of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HP's technology investment strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4120]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following CEO Mark Hurd and newly retired CFO Bob Wayman, HP CTO Shane Robison discussed the companys $3.6 billion annual R&D technology investment before the crowd of securities analysts this morning in New York City. In keeping with the Hurd era of accountability and management by metrics, Robison was quick...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:35:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Defining the Business Value From Your Technology Investment]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=271759]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The value promised by adopting a new technology should always be placed in the context of quantifiable business objectives and their priorities to the organization. The questions to keep asking are how does this technology contribute to meeting an objective, and what is the measure of this contribution? More importantly,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Momentum Webcast: An Introduction to Software Asset Management: Optimize, Secure and Build (Level 100)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=379469]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Software Asset Management SAM is a relatively new concept for many businesses in the United States. Increasingly, companies seek to optimize their technology investments and ensure better corporate governance, which requires a better understanding of the value of their technology assets. Microsoft Software Asset Management enables to put the people,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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