Published: July 12, 2006
By Howard Baldwin
Microsoft Midsize Business

When your company begins relying on global partners to do business, your IT department must be ready to adapt.
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CFO Magazine
May 2006
Companies are using alliances to take the risk out of acquisitions.
By Don Durfee – http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/6874899/5/c_6880743

What to ask when a large buyer comes knocking.

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Alliances
represent low-risk growth opportunities

-if the partnering companies know how to manage the relationship effectively.
by Joanne Sammer
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Published: January 16, 2006
AGENDA

In an effort to thoroughly understand the business of the companies they serve, more directors are getting out of the boardroom and into the trenches. They’re developing relationships with employees, visiting regional offices and retail outlets, and touring company facilities, all in an attempt to comprehend the real-life context of their companies’ challenges.
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By Larraine Segil
November 2005 Supply and Demand Chain

Companies that manage complex supply relationships as though they were partnerships reap mutual benefits instead of harmful competition for both parties. Here are the fundamentals of how you can get started, too.
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By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

At first blush, the Carly Fiorina story seems like that of a highly visible female CEO perceived to have failed. But her firing as head of Hewlett-Packard sheds some light on how business is changing, no matter what the gender of the person in the corner suite.
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