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		<title>What Defines a Mature Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Application?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is researching how software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions and cloud computing are being used and deployed today and how these technologies will evolve in the future. Because SaaS is so prevalent in the transportation management systems (TMS) and mobile resource management (MRM) markets, I thought it would be worthwhile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Differing Viewpoints on the Need for a Holistic TMS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we published a guest commentary by Greg Brady on creating “a truly integrated logistics operation.” Brady made the case that companies need to take a more holistic perspective of their transportation operations (inbound and outbound; domestic and international; private fleet and common carriers) and he suggested that using a single platform for managing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICS Empty Miles: A Retailer&#8217;s Experience</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/07/07/vics-empty-miles-a-retailers-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/07/07/vics-empty-miles-a-retailers-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[backhauls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empty miles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JDA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VICS, the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association, has a program called “Empty Miles.” It is an online backhaul solution that enables a collaborative business process for identifying transportation efficiency opportunities between trading partners. When I attended the annual JDA user conference a few weeks ago, one of JDA’s retail customers endorsed this program.  Empty Miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Logistics News (June 28 &#8211; July 2, 2010)</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/07/02/this-week-in-logistics-news-june-28-july-2-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[RFID & AIDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Week in News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation Management Systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cap and trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Con-way]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JD Edwards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAFTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oracle Transportation Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RFID]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[YRC Logistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was a relatively quiet one for news; this week, it was hard to keep up. Here is what caught our attention: Oracle Integrates Oracle® Transportation Management 6.1 with Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 ORACLE REPORTS Q4 GAAP EPS OF $0.46, NON-GAAP EPS $0.60 April 2010 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 32.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takeaways from Descartes&#8217; Acquisition of Routing International</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/06/17/takeaways-from-descartes-acquisition-of-routing-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Technologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Fleet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[United by Design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, Descartes announced its acquisition of Routing International, a privately-held provider of route planning solutions based in Belgium. Descartes has a long history in the route planning market, and several years ago it acquired Cube Route, a software-as-a-service vendor in this space. So, why acquire another related company? I spoke this morning to Chris [...]]]></description>
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