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    <pubdate>6/26/2008 11:26:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>NCG Medical Systems Helps Healthcare Companies Acclimate With Document Imaging</title>
      <description>Case Study: Document Imaging</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/NCG-Medical-Systems-Helps-Healthcare-Companie-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>9/9/2005 8:42:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Achieving Sourcing Excellence</title>
      <description>Learn how you can respond to challenging market conditions
and
add value to your organization by attaining sourcing excellence. Explore
the stages of development, and see how you can create a three-year plan
to achieve sourcing excellence.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Achieving-Sourcing-Excellence-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/24/2007 2:05:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Building a Business case for Next Generation Enterprise Financial Systems</title>
      <description>SAP white paper </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Building-a-Business-case-for-Next-Generation-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/24/2007 1:32:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture from a Business Perspective</title>
      <description>Executive Summary for SAP</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Enterprise-Service-Oriented-Architecture-from-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/24/2007 1:24:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>The Technology Strategies for Integrated Business Planning Benchmark Report</title>
      <description>Aberdeen / SAP whitepaper</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/The-Technology-Strategies-for-Integrated-Busi-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/24/2007 1:16:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Supply Chain Cost-Cutting Strategies</title>
      <description>Companies in the Process Industries (including chemicals, pharmaceuticals,
food &amp; beverage,
oil &amp; gas, pulp &amp; paper, and health &amp; beauty aides) have had to cope with
rising
manufacturing and logistics costs over the past few years. To avoid a 7.96%
increase in
logistics costs (what the average company has experienced in the past two
years), companies
should follow the roadmap of Best in Class companies, which have been able
to
reduce costs or keep them flat via supply chain transformation.  Brought to you by:  Aberdeen Group and SAP</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Supply-Chain-Cost-Cutting-Strategies-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/16/2007 2:19:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Pursuing Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management and Continuous Improvement</title>
      <description>Executive Summary:  Pursuing Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management and Continuous Improvement
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      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Pursuing-Manufacturing-Excellence-through-Rea-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/15/2006 9:48:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>The Case For Integrated Processes</title>
      <description>Whitepaper:  The Case For Integrated Processes</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/The-Case-For-Integrated-Processes-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/14/2006 4:44:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>The State Of The Art In Finance</title>
      <description>Executive Summary: The State Of The Art In Finance</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/The-State-Of-The-Art-In-Finance-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>8/14/2006 4:15:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Fujitsu fi-6000NS Network Scanner Video</title>
      <description>Video: fi-6000NS Network Scanner</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Fujitsu-fi-6000NS-Network-Scanner-Video-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>7/31/2007 9:11:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Leveraging A Demand-Driven Manufacturing Model To Enhance Profitability</title>
      <description>White Paper: Demand-Driven Manufacturing</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Leveraging-A-Demand-Driven-Manufacturing-Mode-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>7/25/2005 12:00:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Vectra IT Secures Investment And CEO To Drive Mid Market E-Procurement Expansion </title>
      <description>Vectra IT recently announces that it has secured a +GBP600,000 investment from the Stockford Group. New Chief Executive, Neil Robertson, has also made a significant private investment in the company and will be responsible for migrating the company activity to a 100 percent channel-based business</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Vectra-IT-Secures-Investment-And-CEO-To-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/26/2008 3:36:44 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Fujitsu fi-6230 Sheet-Fed Scanner</title>
      <description>Discover a new level of front-office productivity with the fi-6230 document scanner Enhanced with innovative features, the Fujitsu fi-6230 scanner offers outstanding price/performance value in a compact footprint, conserving both space and budget.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Fujitsu-fi-6230-Sheet-Fed-Scanner-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/26/2008 11:26:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Fujitsu fi-6130 Sheet-Fed Scanner</title>
      <description>Discover a new level of front-office productivity with the fi-6130 document scanner Enhanced with innovative features, the Fujitsu fi-6130 scanner offers outstanding price/performance value in a compact footprint, conserving both space and budget.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/product.mvc/Fujitsu-fi-6130-Sheet-Fed-Scanner-0002?atc~c=771+s=771+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/26/2008 11:23:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Premier Healthcare Alliance Announces Collaborative To Drive Rapid Supply Chain Improvements</title>
      <description>Premier Healthcare Alliance recently announced a new collaborative to help participating members achieve rapid improvements in supply chain performance and efficiency</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Premier-Healthcare-Alliance-Announces-New-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/25/2008 2:52:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Xiotech Awarded Contract From The Cooperative Purchasing Network</title>
      <description>Xiotech Corporation recently announced it has been awarded a contract from The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN), a national purchasing cooperative</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Xiotech-Awarded-Contract-From-The-Cooperative-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/21/2008 2:32:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Marine Science Institute At UCSB Goes Live With Coupa e-Procurement On Demand</title>
      <description>Coupa Software, the leading on demand e-procurement vendor for organizations of all sizes, recently announced that the Marine Science Institute at The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), has gone live with Coupa e-Procurement On Demand</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Marine-Science-Institute-At-University-Of-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/2/2008 3:51:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Basware Issues Guidelines For Establishing Green Supply Chain</title>
      <description>Basware, the leading provider of financial process automation software, released guidelines designed to help companies create green supply chains.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Guidelines-For-Green-Supply-Chain-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/18/2008 7:38:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Virginia Tech Receives The NAEP's Excellence In Procurement Award </title>
      <description>SciQuest, Inc., the global leader in
helping academic, healthcare and research-centric organizations realize the
potential of strategic procurement, recently announced that its customer,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, received the Award of
Excellence in Procurement at the National Association of Educational
Procurement (NAEP) 2008 Annual Meeting</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Virginia-Tech-Receives-The-NAEPs-Excellence-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>6/13/2008 4:24:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Purchasing Power Named To Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 100 List Of The Nation's Top Fast-Growth Businesses</title>
      <description>Purchasing Power, full service provider of voluntary employee purchase programs, was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 100 fastest-growing businesses in America, reported in the May issue of the magazine. The Atlanta-based company secured a ranking of 50th on the overall list with net sales in 2007 topping $51M</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Purchasing-Power-Named-To-Entrepreneur-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/28/2008 12:58:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Rice University Purchases SciQuest's eProcurement System </title>
      <description>SciQuest, Inc. recently announced that Rice University has selected SciQuest's eprocurement solutions to support its online purchasing program. Rice is a prestigious, private research university located in Houston, Texas</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Rice-University-Purchases-SciQuests-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/27/2008 2:38:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>eyeforprocurement Announces Launch Of 2nd Green Purchasing Summit</title>
      <description>A new report from Gartner predicts that by 2011, suppliers to global enterprises will need to prove their green credentials via an audited process in order to retain preferred status</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Eyeforprocurement-Announces-The-Launch-Of-The-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/23/2008 2:44:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>ThomasNet Launches ThomasNet's Purchasing Tools In Partnership With Source One  </title>
      <description>ThomasNet, the leading online industrial marketplace, recently announced the availability of free purchasing tools for ThomasNet users through an exclusive partnership with Source One Management Services, LLC, a leading procurement service provider</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/ThomasNet-Launches-ThomasNets-Purchasing-Tool-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/21/2008 12:53:49 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Extends Supply Chain Management Agreement With MedAssets To 2012</title>
      <description>MedAssets announced recently that Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) has extended its relationship with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, a MedAssets company, for group purchasing and supply chain management services to 2012</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Hawaii-Health-Systems-Corporation-Extends-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/21/2008 12:50:40 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Del Medical Systems Enters Into Three-Year Agreement With Vision Imaging Partners, Largest Dealer Buying Group</title>
      <description>Del Global Technologies Corp. recently announced it has signed a three-year agreement with Vision Imaging Partners Inc. of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to distribute Del's digital and general radiographic imaging equipment for the medical, chiropractic and veterinary markets</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Del-Medical-Systems-Enters-Into-Three-Year-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/14/2008 12:38:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>ELM Technologies, Inc. Forms Strategic Business Development Partnership With HCIS</title>
      <description>ELM Technologies, Inc., the provider of innovative workforce modeling and scheduling solutions to the long-term care market, recently announced the signing of a strategic business development partnership agreement with Healthcare Information Systems (HCIS), the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) focused on serving long-term care communities</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/ELM-Technologies-Inc-Forms-Strategic-Business-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/14/2008 12:14:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>FohBoh, Food Buyers Network Alliance Brings Savings To Restaurateurs </title>
      <description>FohBoh, the fastest growing online social-business network for the global restaurant industry, announced  its partnership with Food Buyers Network (FBN), a group purchasing organization. FohBoh GPO, available now, allows members to receive substantial savings on food, chemical and paper supplies</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/FohBoh-Food-Buyers-Network-Alliance-Brings-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/14/2008 11:52:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Virginia Tech Receives The NAEP's Excellence In Procurement Award</title>
      <description>SciQuest, Inc., the global leader in helping academic, healthcare and research-centric organizations realize the potential of strategic procurement, recently  announced that its customer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, received the Award of Excellence in Procurement at the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) 2008 Annual Meetin</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Virginia-Tech-Receives-The-NAEPs-Excellence-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/13/2008 12:47:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Government Procurement Named Official Publication Of National Institute Of Governmental Purchasing</title>
      <description>Penton Media recently announced that the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) has selected Penton's Government Procurement as NIGP's official publication</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Government-Procurement-Named-Official-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/13/2008 12:40:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>BIOCOM Purchasing Group Brings In Four New Contracts</title>
      <description>BIOCOM, the association for the Southern California life science community, has expanded its BIOCOM Purchasing Group contract portfolio with four new agreements with PR Newswire, Innovative Lease Services, NexAira and Worldwide Express now on its list of BIOCOM-preferred vendors who discount their goods and services for BIOCOM members</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/BIOCOM-Purchasing-Group-Brings-In-Four-New-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>5/13/2008 12:24:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>How Document Scanners Affect Productivity And Compliance</title>
      <description>White Paper: How Document Scanners Affect Productivity And Compliance</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/How-Document-Scanners-Affect-Productivity-And-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>4/24/2007 4:12:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Corning Receives Verizon's 2007 Supplier Excellence Award </title>
      <description>Corning Incorporated recently announced that Corning Cable Systems LLC, part of its Telecommunications segment, has been selected as a recipient of Verizon's 2007 Supplier Excellence Award in the "Supplier Diversity-Tier 1" category</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Corning-Receives-Verizons-2007-Supplier-Excel-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>4/17/2008 12:52:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Hospitals, Healthcare Providers To Save With Sharps Disposal Containers Agreements </title>
      <description>Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, recently announced a new agreement for sharps disposal containers with Covidien</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Hospitals-Healthcare-Providers-To-Save-With-S-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>4/17/2008 12:32:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>IPS Vaccine Alliance Reaches Enrollment Milestone </title>
      <description> Integrated Physician Solutions (IPS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orion HealthCorp, Inc., recently announced that the total physician membership of its Vaccine Purchasing Alliance now exceeds 750 physicians nationwide</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/IPS-Vaccine-Alliance-Reaches-Enrollment-Miles-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>4/16/2008 12:39:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>The Opportunity Of Network Scanning &lt;i&gt;By Kevin Neal, Fujitsu Computer Products of America&lt;/i&gt;</title>
      <description>Article: Network Scanning</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/The-Opportunity-Of-Network-Scanning-iBy-Kevin-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>3/27/2007 10:57:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Bank Improves Records Management With Document Management Solution</title>
      <description>Case Study: Kearny Federal Savings Bank</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Bank-Improves-Records-Management-With-Documen-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>3/16/2007 2:33:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Fujitsu &lt;I&gt;fi&lt;/I&gt;-5900C Color Duplex High-Volume Production Scanner</title>
      <description>Product Sheet: Fujitsu &lt;I&gt;fi&lt;/I&gt;-5900C Color Duplex High-Volume Production Scanner</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Fujitsu-IfiI-5900C-Color-Duplex-High-Volume-P-0003?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>3/16/2006 8:02:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Hot Applications For Portable Printing &lt;i&gt;By Tony Revis, Extech Instruments&lt;/i&gt;</title>
      <description>Article: Portable Printing</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Hot-Applications-For-Portable-Printing-iBy-To-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>2/2/2006 10:28:00 AM</pubdate>
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      <title>Law Firm Eliminates Bottleneck And Saves Time And Money With Document Scanning Solution</title>
      <description>Case Study: Hirst &amp; Applegate, P.C.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Law-Firm-Eliminates-Bottleneck-And-Saves-Time-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>10/6/2005 1:49:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Brochure: Duralite III Self-Retracting Lifeline</title>
      <description>One of the lightest, serviceable, self-retracting lifelines on the market for fall protection is North's Duralite III</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Duralite-III-Self-Retracting-Lifeline-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubdate>1/12/2007 1:49:00 PM</pubdate>
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      <title>Fujitsu Computer Products of America: Imaging Products Group (IPG)</title>
      <description>About Fujitsu Computer Products of America</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/ecommcenters/fcpa.html</link>
      <pubdate>1/12/2004 1:45:00 PM</pubdate>
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