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    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:56:00 GMT</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>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:42:00 GMT</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>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:05:00 GMT</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>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:32:00 GMT</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>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:24:00 GMT</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>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:16:00 GMT</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>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:19:00 GMT</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
</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Pursuing-Manufacturing-Excellence-through-Rea-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:48:00 GMT</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>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:44:00 GMT</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>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:15:00 GMT</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>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Using Inventory Optimization To Reduce Inventory Levels In A Lean Environment</title>
      <description>White Paper: Inventory Oprtimizer</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/download.mvc/Using-Inventory-Optimization-To-Reduce-Invent-0002?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT</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>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:26:00 GMT</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/download.mvc/Fujitsu-fi-6130-Sheet-Fed-Scanner-0001?atc~c=771+s=774+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cancer Research UK Purchases Fluidigm Genotyping System </title>
      <description>Fluidigm Europe has announced that the Cancer Research UK Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, based at Strangeways Research Laboratory, has purchased the company's EP1 System to conduct cancer research and disease association studies</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Cancer-Research-UK-Purchases-Fluidigm-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IQMS Defines Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with EnterpriseIQ Version 7.6.1</title>
      <description>IQMS, a leader in the design and development of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, today announced the release of EnterpriseIQ 7.6.1, the latest upgrade to the company's popular, single-source ERP software solution </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/IQMS-Defines-Enterprise-Resource-Planning-ERP-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ICF International Receives $2.6M In Task Orders Under Maryland Procurement Office Contract</title>
      <description>ICF Incorporated, LLC, a subsidiary of ICF International, announced today that it was awarded the first option period under its Learning Education Training Services (LETS) Training Program contract with the Maryland Procurement Office </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/ICF-International-Receives-26M-in-Task-Orders-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Premier Healthcare Alliance Recognizes Nation's Top Hospitals For Achieving Superior Supply Expense Performance</title>
      <description>Premier healthcare alliance's Purchasing Partners division has recognized 25 alliance members as winners of its second annual Supply Chain Excellence Award. Premier honored the winners - selected from its more than 2,100eligible hospitals nationwide - at the 2009 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Premier-Healthcare-Alliance-Recognizes-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Standard Register Honored By The Premier Healthcare Alliance For Exceeding Performance Expectations</title>
      <description>Standard Register was honored today with the Supplier Performance Award by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance which works with hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country to improve healthcare quality and affordability. </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Standard-Register-Honored-by-the-Premier-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Brookfield Multiplex Given Huge Boost With Exclusive Award In The Award-Winning Business Magazine, Australia's Best, Published By Bean Media Group</title>
      <description>Building and Construction Giant, Brookfield Multiplex, has received the prestigious Australia's Best Silver Award for Supply Chain and Purchasing Excellence. Dan Ashby, General Manager of Brookfield Multiplex New Zealand, was highlighted in an exclusive editorial feature in Australia's Best Building, Construction and Mining.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Brookfield-Multiplex-Given-Huge-Boost-With-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK Companies Missing Billions In Potential Savings, Reveals Procurement Intelligence Unit</title>
      <description>The UK economy could receive a vital injection of liquidity if its large organisations adopted a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) model, a unique buyer-led programme that enables suppliers to get paid earlier whilst buyers pay later, freeing up cash for both parties and stimulating growth in the economy, according to the Procurement Intelligence Unit (PIU) which launches today.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/UK-Companies-Missing-Billions-In-Potential-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NRG Energy, eSolar To Develop Solar Plant In New Mexico For El Paso Electric</title>
      <description>El Paso Electric has signed a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of a 92 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power plant to be developed in southern New Mexico by NRG Energy, a national Fortune 500 energy provider, and eSolar, a leading producer of modular, scalable solar thermal power plants</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/NRG-Energy-eSolar-To-Develop-Solar-Plant-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Amerinet Economic Solutions Series Focuses On Supply Chain Efficiencies</title>
      <description>Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization is highlighting strategies to enhance supply chain efficiencies as part of its continuing Economic Solutions series, an initiative focused on keeping members proactively engaged with current economic challenges.</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Amerinet-Economic-Solutions-Series-Focuses-On-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Procure-to-Pay Cycle: Yahoo Inc!, Xerox And Cargill To Discuss Opportunities For Purchasing And AP Professionals</title>
      <description>SSON and IQPC present the 7th Procure-to-Pay Summit this summer, taking place in Boston, MA from July 27-29, 2009. As a leader in the shared services and outsourcing space, the SSON team expands its topic focus for the 7th installment of the long-running series </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/The-Procure-to-Pay-Cycle-Yahoo-Inc-Xerox-and-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Out-Of-The-Box Ordering For SAP With WMD xFlow Procurement</title>
      <description>SAP users can now structure their ordering processes more efficiently with "WMD xFlow Procurement", a new workflow solution from WMD (Workflow Management &amp;amp; Document Consulting) in Ahrensburg/Germany </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Out-of-the-box-ordering-for-SAP-with-WMD-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Finnish Defense Selects Accenture To Transform Its Enterprise Resource Planning Solution</title>
      <description>Finnish Defense has selected Accenture to transform its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution into a defense industry solution by extending current functionality with new industry-related features </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Finnish-Defense-Selects-Accenture-Transform-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>AMR Research Announces Final Agenda For Sold-Out Supply Chain Executive Conference</title>
      <description>&lt;a href="http://www.amrresearch.com"target="new"&gt;AMR Research&lt;/a&gt;, the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, today announced the final agenda for its sold-out Supply Chain Executive Conference, to be held at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 27-29, 2009</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/AMR-Research-Announces-Final-Agenda-For-Sold-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 07:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DEACOM Integrated ERP System Version 10.4 Includes Inventory, Quality Control Enhancements</title>
      <description>Deacom, Inc. this week released the latest version of its DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System for building component and process manufacturers, rolling out significant enhancements to the integrated ERP system's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Quality Control (QC) capabilities</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/DEACOM-Integrated-ERP-System-Version-104-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Precision Dynamics-TimeMed Introduces PowerPlus Purchasing Program</title>
      <description>Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC)-TimeMed has nationally released its PowerPlus Purchasing Program, a healthcare product consolidation and standardization program that enables customers to save at least 10 percent in wristband and label costs, while greatly streamlining the purchasing process </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Precision-Dynamics-TimeMed-Introduces-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Florida Group Purchasing Organization Succeeds In A Down Market</title>
      <description>At a time when the news headlines depict companies scaling back operations and laying off personnel, FMS Purchasing and Services Inc. is bucking the trend by continuing its expansion</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Florida-Group-Purchasing-Organization-Succeed-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cintas Selects itelligence As SAP ERP Implementation Consultant</title>
      <description>itelligence today announced that it is was selected as the consulting partner for SAP ERP implementation at Cintas Corporation, a company that designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs for customers throughout the U.S. and Canada </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Cintas-Selects-itelligence-as-SAP-ERP-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>RedPrairie Warehouse Management Helps GSI Commerce Achieve Performance Goals During 2008 Peak Season</title>
      <description>RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced that its Warehouse Management solution helped GSI Commerce meet and surpass its 2008 peak seasonal goals at the company's Richwood, Ky. fulfillment center. </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/RedPrairie-Warehouse-Management-Helps-GSI-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Supply Chain Consultants Introduces Timely New Supply Chain Tool That Performs Data Analysis To Reduce Non-Productive Inventory</title>
      <description>Supply Chain Consultants today announced the introduction of a new inventory management module for its Zemeter family of supply chain management software tools. Reducing inventories and conserving working capital is the number one issue in the supply chain today. Supply Chain Consultants' newly released Inventory Analyzer (IA) provides a scientific way to identify pockets of non-productive inventory so a business can reduce working capital without hurting other business goals. </description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/Supply-Chain-Consultants-Introduces-Timely-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:24:00 GMT</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>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:12:00 GMT</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>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:57:00 GMT</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>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:33:00 GMT</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>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:02:00 GMT</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>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>HealthTrust Purchasing Group Names Medline Authorized Distributor To Group Members</title>
      <description>Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, announced recently that it has received an award from HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP for medical and surgical supplies distribution</description>
      <link>http://www.purchasingnetwork.com/article.mvc/HealthTrust-Purchasing-Group-Names-Medline-0002?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:56:00 GMT</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>Thu, 06 Oct 2005 17:49:00 GMT</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>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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