Feature Article

Fresh savings baked in: Sara Lee announces major outsourcing initiative

Sara Lee Corp. will outsource financial transaction processing and indirect procurement activities, a move that will render roughly 700 positions redundant—including positions currently performed by contractors. Annual savings are anticipated to be nearly $250M over the next three years.
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Easy data access: IQMS releases new "smart" user interfaces

A new portal interface to the IQMS enterprise suite offers enhanced business intelligence capabilities and fast routes to finding and retrieving stored information.
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Carrier connection: Cell phone recycler uses online auctioning solution to reach distant, fractured markets

ReCellular Inc., a cell phone recycling and refurbishing services supplier, has doubled the number of phones it sells to secondary markets ...and that's just in the past year. That's why the company is turning to a Web-site enabled auctioning solution delivered by FreeFlow to reach even more buyers situated around the globe.
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The mobile enterprise: BizTalk Server now speaks to handheld RFID devices

BizTalk RFID Mobile extends the power of BizTalk Server RFID to mobile devices running Windows Mobile and Windows CE. The result: simpler device management and offline processing capabilities that reduce total cost of ownership.
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Research

The G-word: Do businesses touting Green really practice what they preach?

The word "green" these days is everywhere—especially in business. But it’s difficult to know whether the environmental concerns of these businesses are sincere. Are their so-called “green practices” truly focused on the protection of the environment, or do they comprise a profit-driven marketing initiative?
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