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			<title>Tallying the Cost of Compliance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The new government rules and regulations may prove to be a double-edged sword: achieving some positive goals but costing organizations a great amount of money and work and, perhaps, lost sales as well.

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			<title>High-Tech Sales Rising, Cannibalization Too </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global spending on technology products is forecast to keep rising this year. Then there are the cannibals. ]]></description>
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			<title>Smart Meter Lessons for a Smarter Supply Chain</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The smart meter promises accuracy, early conflict resolution, and cost savings. Aren't these the same goals we want in the manufacturing supply chain?

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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:27:34 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Battle Lines Drawn Between Vendors of PCs &amp; Tablets</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Tablet shipments are surging while PC sales are falling. For vendors, the battle for survival and dominance has only just started.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Semiconductor Inventory 'Uncomfortably' High</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Semiconductor inventories rose strongly in the third quarter of 2012, and further increases could trigger a write-down by suppliers in 2013.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Samsung Snatches Another Apple Crown</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Samsung was the world's biggest user of semiconductors in 2012, another title the Korean company snatched from rival Apple Inc.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Finally, a Realistic Assessment of the PC's Future</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The PC market's evolution will depend on how well vendors and chip suppliers embrace changes inside and outside the sector.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Year of the Phablets</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[PC shipment fell in 2012, and may decline again this year as more consumers opt for smartphones and tablet PC combos called Phablets.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Cloud, Cloud, Cloud, but Which &amp; Why?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The trumpeted savings from the cloud are making companies adopt the technology without first resolving all the underlying challenges.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>2013 Economic Outlook: Hope Mixed With Anxiety</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[What does 2013 hold for the global economy and electronics? There's hope things will get better, mingled with fears about the unknown.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2013</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Research firm IDC predicts trends it believes will hit the global supply chain in 2013.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Consumers Swaying Supply Chain Decisions</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Consumers are exerting more control over the manufacturing supply chain by patronizing companies that operate in line with their objectives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Africa Beckons, but Is Electronics Ready?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A report says the African consumer market is growing rapidly, but most electronics companies don't have a strategy for the continent.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Electronics Seen Benefiting as China's GDP Doubles</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Plans to double China's GDP in 10 years could prove a boon to electronics companies if they are ready for the economic expansion.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Greenpeace: Electronics Supply Chain Is Still Dirty</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Greenpeace says the electronics supply chain is still dirty and adds companies aren't doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>China's Medical Equipment Market Sizzles</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[China's healthcare market is forecast to grow to $1 trillion by 2020, creating opportunities for providers and medical equipment makers]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Solar Panel: China &amp; EU Trade Allegations of Unfair Practices</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[China faces accusations it's dumping solar panels in the EU. In response, it has filed a WTO complaint against the EU.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Surviving &amp; Thriving in a Downturn, Part 1</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Want to know what's happening in the electronics industry ahead of the competition? Stay as close to your distributors as possible.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Arrogance &amp; Hubris in Apple-Land</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple gets smacked down by a UK court for trying to wiggle out of complying with its legal ruling.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Compliance Lagging on 'Conflict Minerals'</title>
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			<dc:creator>Anna Young</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Up to 90 percent of electronics companies can't demonstrate compliance with the SEC's ruling on conflict minerals, says research firm.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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