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Scheduling/resource-management software
available through GSA contract
By Josh Cable
York Telecom, an Eatontown, N.J.-based provider of visual
communication services, and PeopleCube, a Framingham, Mass.-based
developer of scheduling and resource-management software, have entered
into a strategic partnership to provide the federal government with a
contract vehicle to purchase PeopleCube's Resource Scheduler software.
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Pushing the green envelope at the U.S. Postal
Service
In the last year or two, it seems that more and more corporations
have been hopping on the green bandwagon. Suddenly, CEOs, marketing
executives and ad agencies are eager to position their respective
companies as "environmentally friendly." Green initiatives, however, are
nothing new to government agencies.
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Use life-cycle costing to rake in best
value
By Jason Walker
Whether it was a coffee table, a gas grill or a garden rake, I never
paid much notice to the thought process involved in purchasing some of
the more common items found around the house. Looking back, though, I
have to ask myself how I justified spending twice as much for one rake
as I would for another rake. Was it because I believed that the
fiberglass handle wouldn't break as easily as the wooden one? Was it
because I concluded that the cast-iron head probably would last longer
than the alternative? Or was it simply the fact that I liked the little
rubber cover that came with the more expensive option?
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