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	<title>Tech Decision Maker Blog | TechRepublic</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The IT leadership source that will supply you with the knowledge you need to choose technology and best practices that will map to your company's strategic goals.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Amazon to develop 3D smartphones. Why?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/amazon-to-develop-3d-smartphones-why/8295]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Somebody please give me a reason why this is a good idea.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Amazon has plans to develop 3D smartphones. Somebody please give me a reason why this is a good idea.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toni Bowers]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-21T14:40:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Are your tender requirements killing your IT project?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/are-your-tender-requirements-killing-your-it-project/8286]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Plenty of organizations have well-formed procedures for procurement on large projects, but when the projects are small, the contracts are short-term, or the budget is low, those same procedures...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Plenty of organizations have well-formed procedures for procurement on large projects, but when the projects are small, the contracts are short-term, or the budget is low, those same procedures...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Evans]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-20T13:23:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Download TechRepublic Pro's Application/Project Development Policy]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/download-techrepublic-pros-applicationproject-development-policy/8297]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ TechRepublic Pro has created a policy template that allows you to set the stage for guidelines to be used during a project.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ TechRepublic Pro has created a policy template that allows you to set the stage for guidelines to be used during a project.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Teena Hammond]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-20T12:47:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The business value of Google Glass and wearable computing]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/the-business-value-of-google-glass-and-wearable-computing/8282]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/the-business-value-of-google-glass-and-wearable-computing/8282]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-15T11:52:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Big Data and the cloud throw down the guantlet for IT department]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/big-data-and-the-cloud-throw-down-the-guantlet-for-it-department/8275]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ IT/business alignment has gone from something you should consider to further your IT department to something you should do to keep your IT department employed.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ IT/business alignment has gone from something you should consider to further your IT department to something you should do to keep your IT department employed.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/big-data-and-the-cloud-throw-down-the-guantlet-for-it-department/8275]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toni Bowers]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-12T14:25:41Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Banks better get moving on extending mobile apps to tablets]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/banks-better-get-moving-on-extending-mobile-apps-to-tablets/8271]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ If banks want to stay competitive, they may want to focus less on checking fee gimmicks and more on developing apps for mobile banking.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If banks want to stay competitive, they may want to focus less on checking fee gimmicks and more on developing apps for mobile banking.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/banks-better-get-moving-on-extending-mobile-apps-to-tablets/8271]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toni Bowers]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-06T11:12:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Windows XP: If it ain't broke...]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/windows-xp-if-it-aint-broke/8265]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Although XP has less than one year of official support remaining from Microsoft, many organizations have no plans to replace it. What's going on?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/windows-xp-if-it-aint-broke/8265]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-03T12:25:49Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[IT Training Policy now available]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/it-training-policy-now-available/8269]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Download TechRepublic's IT Training Policy. It's free to TechRepublic Pro subscribers, or can be purchased by non-subscribers.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Download TechRepublic's IT Training Policy. It's free to TechRepublic Pro subscribers, or can be purchased by non-subscribers.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/it-training-policy-now-available/8269]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Teena Hammond]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-02T13:55:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Dollar coins and enterprise change management]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/dollar-coins-and-enterprise-change-management/8259]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ While technical challenges are often interesting and compelling, people issues must be considered early in a project, lest your project follow the various $1 coins produced by the US Mint and be...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ While technical challenges are often interesting and compelling, people issues must be considered early in a project, lest your project follow the various $1 coins produced by the US Mint and be...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-05-01T17:25:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Does IT have a problem with women?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/does-it-have-a-problem-with-women/8257]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ If we can shed some of the industry's juvenile past, while maintaining this merit-based culture, IT will attract all comers, regardless of gender.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If we can shed some of the industry's juvenile past, while maintaining this merit-based culture, IT will attract all comers, regardless of gender.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/does-it-have-a-problem-with-women/8257]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-24T13:03:03Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How large IT departments waste time and effort]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/how-large-it-departments-waste-time-and-effort/8252]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Is your IT department being efficient? Here are some ways you could be wasting time and effort.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Is your IT department being efficient? Here are some ways you could be wasting time and effort.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/how-large-it-departments-waste-time-and-effort/8252]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carlo Pandian]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-22T12:34:32Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Enterprises are moving to the "suite" life]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/enterprises-are-moving-to-the-suite-life/8248]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ There are dozens of vendors selling mobile device management, file sharing, desktop management, remote desktop access, desktop virtualization, and other systems. But more recently, suites designed...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ There are dozens of vendors selling mobile device management, file sharing, desktop management, remote desktop access, desktop virtualization, and other systems. But more recently, suites designed...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/enterprises-are-moving-to-the-suite-life/8248]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-18T14:41:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Yahoo and the perils of going remote]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/yahoo-and-the-perils-of-going-remote/8238]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In light of Yahoo's reversal on its employees working from home, Patrick Gray talks about why the decision is more complicated than people think.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In light of Yahoo's reversal on its employees working from home, Patrick Gray talks about why the decision is more complicated than people think.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/yahoo-and-the-perils-of-going-remote/8238]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-16T11:55:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[HP rethinks the server]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/hp-rethinks-the-server/8244]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray takes a look at HP's reinterpretation of the server: its new Moonshot series.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray takes a look at HP's reinterpretation of the server: its new Moonshot series.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/hp-rethinks-the-server/8244]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-10T14:10:32Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Three data trends to look for]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/three-data-trends-to-look-for/8236]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Massive data centers seem more like an albatross around the neck of IT, with huge power bills, expensive maintenance and, large potential upgrade costs. Here are some of the relevant trends as you...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Massive data centers seem more like an albatross around the neck of IT, with huge power bills, expensive maintenance and, large potential upgrade costs. Here are some of the relevant trends as you...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-08T11:50:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Survey: Is your enterprise software at hit or miss?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/survey-is-your-enterprise-software-at-hit-or-miss/8240]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Take TechRepublic's survey and let us know how your company is using its enterprise software and how it measures up.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Take TechRepublic's survey and let us know how your company is using its enterprise software and how it measures up.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/survey-is-your-enterprise-software-at-hit-or-miss/8240]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toni Bowers]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-03T18:25:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Find the hidden talent in your organization]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/find-the-hidden-talent-in-your-organization/8233]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Hidden talent is the ultimate organizational resource. It's already present in your organization, doesn't require any procurement, and can be exploited without incurring any significant cost increase.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hidden talent is the ultimate organizational resource. It's already present in your organization, doesn't require any procurement, and can be exploited without incurring any significant cost increase.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/find-the-hidden-talent-in-your-organization/8233]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Gray]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-02T11:39:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Don't put off making your web site mobile friendly]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/dont-put-off-making-your-web-site-mobile-friendly/8223]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ It's been a while since a tech development has gained traction like the mobile movement. If you want to stay in the game you're going to have to adjust your web site. Here are some options to...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ It's been a while since a tech development has gained traction like the mobile movement. If you want to stay in the game you're going to have to adjust your web site. Here are some options to...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/dont-put-off-making-your-web-site-mobile-friendly/8223]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toni Bowers]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-04-01T14:04:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[BYOD is not for everybody, and especially not for executives]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/byod-is-not-for-everybody-and-especially-not-for-executives/8220]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ If you're a CXO, director, manager, or your employment status makes you eligible for litigation, then bringing your own device to work can be detrimental to your personal and professional life.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ If you're a CXO, director, manager, or your employment status makes you eligible for litigation, then bringing your own device to work can be detrimental to your personal and professional life.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/byod-is-not-for-everybody-and-especially-not-for-executives/8220]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sean Doherty]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-27T11:27:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[SaaS: Keep complexity and short timelines from affecting quality]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/saas-keep-complexity-and-short-timelines-from-affecting-quality/8212]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ This blog discusses some strategies for building high quality SaaS products.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This blog discusses some strategies for building high quality SaaS products.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/tech-manager/saas-keep-complexity-and-short-timelines-from-affecting-quality/8212]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2013-03-26T14:23:23Z</pubDate>
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