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CRM: The Essential Guide -- The Five Principles for CRM Success
To help you take a more customer-centric view of your business. Companies need to think smarter about their customer relationships and CRM strategies. This guide distills insights from customers and prospects, industry analysts and journalists down to 5 key principles for CRM success.

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Two-Day Strike Had Little Effect On LA Port
A two-day strike by the Engineers and Architects Association in Los Angeles extended to docks, causing longshore workers to halt work for four hours. Union members returned to work on Thursday August 24th. Read more

MAG Teams With India's QuEST
MAG Industrial Automation Systems, a machine tool and systems company, has entered into a multi-year, strategic relationship with QuEST of Bangalore, India, a provider of product development and delivery systems. Read more

Manufacturers Optimistic About Business Prospects
Nearly half of the small- and medium-sized manufacturers responding to a recent survey are forecasting improvement in the economy over the next 12 months and 50% expect revenues to increase during this period. Read more

New Ironmaking Process Found Viable
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports that researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully demonstrated the technical viability of producing iron by molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) in a laboratory scale-cell. Molten oxide electrolysis is totally carbon-free and, hence, generates no CO₂ gases, only oxygen. Read more

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S. Lucas Writes: "Working Stiffs" Should Declare Mutiny
"I believe it's time for we "working stiffs" to declare mutiny and turn the tides. Better yet, reverse the salaries between management and the workers. I'll bet you'll see the "fear factor" go away real quick!"
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Economic Outlook: It's Not Only Housing
"All of a sudden the financial press is filled with stories about The Decline in Housing -- but don't worry, because Everything Else Is Still OK.
Two questions...."
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How Much Time Does The U.S. Have?
"China has added high end products to the mix of products they are flooding America with. Has anyone taken the time to try and figure out how much time America actually has???"
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Lower Your Cost of Machining
Learn inside information on how to lower your cost of machining by viewing this American Machinist archived webcast.