/* Pushed : Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:12 EDT */
var v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main = {"opening":"<div onclick='zift_pc++;zift_show8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038()' id='8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038' ><a name='zift_anchor' id='zift_anchor'><\/a><div id='zwOuter'><div id='zwOuterFrame'><div id='zw_widget_8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038'><table style='border:0px;border-spacing:0px;'><tr><td>","closing":"<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><div id='zwFooter'><div class='zwFooterRight'><span style='float:left;display:none' id='8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_options'><a class='xi_ac' style='font-weight:bold;cursor:pointer;' target='_blank' onclick=\"zwMgmtReader8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038('http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/channel/8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ab20037&amp;xiuw=8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038',null,'ManagementReader');\" >Manage Content<\/a><\/span><span style='float:right'><a title='Go to ziftsolutions.com' href='http://www.ziftsolutions.com/' target='_blank'>powered by Zift <\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><span class='zwClear' /><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","references":"<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' media='all' href='http://static.ziftsolutions.com/widgets/css/basePreviewWidget.css' /><script type='text/javascript' language='JavaScript' src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.ziftsolutions.com/js/swfobject.js'><\/script><script type='text/javascript' language='JavaScript' src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.ziftsolutions.com/widgets/js/zwPreviewWidget.js'><\/script><script type='text/javascript' language='JavaScript' src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.ziftsolutions.com/widgets/js/zwTrack.v9.js'><\/script>","styles":"<style type='text/css'>.zwSource A{color:#0066FF;}.zwContentComment{border-width:2px;background-color:#FFF59E;border-color:#FFCC00;}#zwTitle A{color:#777777;}.zwContent{font-size:13px;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;}.zwContentText{font-size:13px;}.zwContent LI .zwContentTitle A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.zwSource{font-size:13px;color:#000000;}.xi_clip_comment_tt{border-width:2px;border-color:#FFCC00;}.xi_blockSubscribe_t A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.xi_blockSubscribe{background-color:#FFFFFF;}.zwContent #zwContentFoot A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.xi_clip_content_tt{font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\",Arial,sans-serif;}.zwContentText A{color:#0066FF;}.zwSource A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.zwDate{font-size:13px;}.zwContentText .zwTextReadMore A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.zwTextReadMore A{color:#0066FF;}.zwContent LI .zwContentTitle A{color:#0066FF;}.xi_blockSubscribe_t A{color:#0066FF;}#zwInlineTitle A{color:#777777;}.zwContent A{color:#0066FF;}#zwOuterFrame{border-width:2px;border-color:#F0F0F0;}.zwContent #zwContentFoot{color:#000000;}#zwOuter{font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\",Arial,sans-serif;}#zwNextPrev A:hover{color:#0066FF;}.zwContent LI{line-height:15px;}#zwTitle{font-size:15px;color:#777777;background-image:none !important;background-color:#F0F0F0;height:15px;text-align:right;display:none;}#zwNextPrev A{color:#0066FF;}#zwFooter A{color:#777777;}#zwFooter{background-color:#FFFFFF;}#zwFooter A:hover{color:#777777;}.zwContent #zwContentFoot A{color:#0066FF;}.xi_feedContent_tt{font-family:\"Trebuchet MS\",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:15px;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;border-width:2px;border-color:#F0F0F0;}#zwTitle #zwTitleImg{height:15px;}.xi_entry_title_wrapper{font-size:13px;line-height:15px;}#zwInlineTitle{font-size:15px;}<\/style>","tracking":"<script language=\"javascript\" type=\"text/javascript\">addZiftLoadEvent(function() {zATV({ host: 'http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/', id : '8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038', client : '402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028'} );zTrkO();zAUL(zTrkU);});zTS = 'http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/';<\/script>"};
var v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles = {"visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_titles_8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_titles_8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div id='zwTitle'>Base - Employer Solutions<span class='zwClear' ><\/span><\/div><div><ul class='zwContent'><li id='zw_0_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_0_title'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Adventures in Bootstrapping: How I Started a Restaurant with &#036;6,000<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_0'><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_0'>Two years ago I was laid off from my office job. I had no college degree, but I had spent six years working as the assistant to an inventor, and the rest of the time in HR and business management positions. I had some idea how to start and run a ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_1_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_1_title'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Staying in Touch with Your Customers<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_1'><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_1'>&quot;We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It&#039;s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better,&quot; said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO for Amazon.com, a ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_2_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_2_title'><a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Abra Suite v9 Delivers Mobile Workforce Collaboration to HRMS Users &amp; New Levels of Paperless Automation<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_2'><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_2'>Sage North America today announced Sage Abra Suite v9, the human\nresource management system (HRMS) that will deliver mobile workforce\ncollaboration and unmatched paperless automation for small and\nmidsized companies. Sage Abra Suite v9 features ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_3_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_3_title'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&amp;CardId=563029&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Sage Abra Suite v9 Delivers Mobile Workforce Collaboration to HRMS Users and New Levels of Paperless Automation<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_3'><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_3'>Sage North America today announced Sage Abra Suite v9, the human resource management system (HRMS) that will deliver mobile workforce collaboration and unmatched paperless automation for small and midsized companies. Sage Abra Suite v9 features ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&amp;CardId=563029&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zw_4_li'><div class='zwContentTitle' id='zw_4_title'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&amp;CardId=529480&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&#037;26CardId&#037;3D529480&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>Study Finds Leading Companies are Optimizing Payments Processes to Increase Cash Flow<\/a><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_4'><\/div><div class='zwContentText' id='zw_4'>Sage North America today announced high-level findings from Aberdeen Group&#039;s recently published third annual payments report, titled &quot;Global Payments: Maximizing Cash Flow with Electronic Payments and Process Automation.&quot; ...<span class='zwTextReadMore'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&amp;CardId=529480&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick=\"zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&#037;26CardId&#037;3D529480&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);try{zwShowDetails('8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca','8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')}catch(err){};return false;\" target='_blank'>[read more]<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/li><li id='zwContentFoot' style='clear:both'><a href='http%3A%2F%2Fsage.ziftsolutions.com%2Fchannel%2F8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ab20037' onclick='zwOpenLiteReader8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038(\"http%3A%2F%2Fsage.ziftsolutions.com%2Fchannel%2F8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ab20037\",\"http%3A%2F%2Fsage.ziftsolutions.com%2Fchannel%2F8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ab20037\");return false;' target='_blank'>More Articles...<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>"};
var v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details = {"v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_0'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; Previous Article&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);' target='_blank' >Adventures in Bootstrapping: How I Started a Restaurant with &#036;6,000<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_0'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>Two years ago I was laid off from my office job. I had no college degree, but I had spent six years working as the assistant to an inventor, and the rest of the time in HR and business management positions. I had some idea how to start and run a business. I&#039;m also a good cook.<\/p> <p>I am a huge fan of the cooking show <a href=\"http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html\">&quot;Diners, Drive-ins and Dives,&quot;<\/a> which is hosted by my idol, Guy Fieri. On one show, he featured a mechanic who used a homemade rotisserie meat smoker in his camper to cook for his employees, and it inspired me. I approached a neighbor who had been pushing me to start my own restaurant, and essentially asked him to put his money where his mouth was. He loaned me &#036;2,000 and I promised him a 25&#037; return on the investment. Once we had that loan, a friend of my husband&#039;s lent me &#036;3,500 with no interest due and a friend of mine lent me &#036;500 with no interest due, for a total of &#036;6,000 and a repayment of &#036;6,500. It wasn&#039;t a lot, but I thought if I worked it right, it might be enough.<strong><\/strong><\/p> <p><strong>I keep costs and overhead low<\/strong><\/p> <p>From my previous work, I had experience filing for an LLC and doing accounting and payroll, so I knew I wouldn&#039;t have to hire a lawyer or an accountant. I invested &#036;500 in <a href=\"http://www.peachtree.com/\">Peachtree Accounting<\/a> software to manage my payroll and finances. As for a head chef, I had that covered, too: I had been cooking since grade school. My father was an excellent chef and we used to make dinner together after he got home for work - things like shish kebabs, ribs and homemade marinades.<\/p> <p>We couldn&#039;t afford rent on a space right away, so on Craigslist I found a &#036;1,700 camper trailer, which my husband remodeled into a kitchen. For the first year we parked the trailer in a vacant lot in High Ridge, MO, off of Highway 30 and made all our food to go.<\/p> <p>I wanted smoked meats to be the center of my menu, but brand new smokers go for around &#036;5,000 - almost my entire budget. So I purchased online directions for building a homemade smoker. I bought about &#036;150 worth of scrap metal, including a 250-gallon oil tank that had come out of an old home. With the help of some neighbors who owned a couple of welders, we were able to create a smoker for less than &#036;200.<\/p> <p>I decided to use a residential stove for my kitchen. I not only saved thousands I would have spent on an industrial stove, but I didn&#039;t need to install a vent hood to pass the safety inspection. Vent hoods cost around &#036;20,000. Using a residential stove means I don&#039;t have a fryer, so I don&#039;t have French fries. But I offer steamed corn, baked beans and other homemade sides instead. My feeling is that if people can&#039;t live without French fries, they should just go to McDonalds.<\/p> <p><strong>I rely on my community<\/strong><\/p> <p>What&#039;s really gotten me through the first couple of years is having the support of my community. In addition to giving me seed money, helping me build my smoker and getting the word out about my restaurant, my neighbors have actually written checks that have allowed me to buy vital pieces of equipment.<\/p> <p>At one point, one of my fridges died and I was putting everything in ice chests. A customer and friend from church dropped by and saw my predicament. When I told her that I was saving to buy a fridge being sold up the street for &#036;1,600, she wrote me a check for the amount on the spot, without expectation of being paid back. I was blown away. Later, a customer and friend of mine sold me a walk-in cooler for only &#036;300. Without this support I don&#039;t think I would have made it this far.<\/p> <p><strong>I had to spend a little more to make a lot more<\/strong><\/p> <p>Last November I finally moved to a new space in Arnold/Imperial MO. The restaurant is small - just enough room for a kitchen and three tables, but it&#039;s made a huge difference.<\/p> <p>The first year - 2009, when I was working out of the trailer - I had very little help. I only worked three days a week and it showed. In 2009 I made only &#036;35,000 in revenue. In the new space, business has picked up. We&#039;ve got more street visibility and people like that there&#039;s a place to sit and eat.<\/p> <p>Now I work five days a week and have almost doubled the size of my menu. I hired four part-time employees and one full-time cashier. Rent is only &#036;550 a month, so I continue to have very low overhead. I am making over &#036;12,000 a month in sales so far this year - quite a jump from last year. Within the next 12 months, I expect to repay the initial loans - plus interest - that let me launch my business.<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; Previous Article&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_1'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=gmail&amp;attid=0.1&amp;thid=12ad478a8244c60f&amp;mt=application/msword&amp;url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2&amp;ik%3De130d5e6ec&amp;view%3Datt&amp;th%3D12ad478a8244c60f&amp;attid%3D0.1&amp;disp%3Dattd&amp;zw&amp;sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);' target='_blank' >Staying in Touch with Your Customers<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_1'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>&quot;We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It&#039;s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better,&quot; said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO for Amazon.com, a company known for its customer-centric philosophies.<\/p> <p>Are your leaders in touch with your customers? Most companies claim to be customer-centric. In truth, most businesses are not as customer-centric as they think.<\/p> <p>True customer engagement starts with leadership. Yet, senior executives often get distracted by the grinds of running the business - operations, financials, strategy and other day-to-day activities.<\/p> <p>To remain competitive, business leaders must keep their fingers on the pulse of the entire customer experience, from beginning to end. Executives can unintentionally (and quickly) find themselves out of touch with the realities of the customer experience being created by their company on a daily basis.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>No Substitute for Direct Engagement<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> Leaders often depend on customer surveys, market research and anecdotal evidence of how customers perceive their company. While this information is valuable, nothing takes the place of real, live, regular and direct engagement with a cross sampling of your customer base.<\/p> <p>This level of engagement will not only help you gain valuable insights into the issues and challenges faced by your customers each day, but it will also help you begin to understand your customers&#039; perceptions of your company as a whole.<\/p> <p>Customer feelings and emotions are difficult to extract from surveys and research, but they can easily be learned from sincere one-on-one dialogue. Ask yourself how often you talk and meet with customers in venues that generate honest and open discussion about how customers feel about your product, service, value proposition, employees and company overall.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>Customers at the Forefront<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> It is not necessary to create a complex program or process. You might simply require that all key leaders meet regularly with randomly selected customers, and report back on what they learned. The goal of such a program is not to create a litany of action items. Rather, leaders should be exposed to your customers&#039; real issues, as well as sensitized to how the decisions they make will impact customers.<\/p> <p>Be careful that executives do not try to extrapolate trends from just a few customer interactions; that&#039;s what quantitative research is for. Simply let your leaders build customer relationships one-on-one, knowing that each customer could have a unique point of view or concern.<\/p> <p>To be a truly customer-centric company, you must put customers first in all decision making. As your business leaders make a habit of regular customer visits, they can more effectively keep the customers&#039; interests, passions and concerns at the forefront.<\/p> <p>It is important to remember, however, that customer-centricity is not just for senior leaders. Keeping customers top-of-mind in all decision-making should be ingrained into your company culture.<\/p> <p><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>The Good, Bad and Ugly<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br/> Putting yourself and your leadership team in the shoes of your customers is really a simple concept. Just keep asking one basic question: As a customer, how would I like to be treated?<\/p> <p>Put yourself out there, and be prepared to hear the good, the bad and the ugly. The bad and the ugly often contain the &quot;golden nuggets&quot; needed to improve a company&#039;s competitiveness in the marketplace.<\/p> <p>Leon Leonwood Bean, founder of L.L. Bean, another company known for its dedication to customer service and satisfaction, said, &quot;A customer is not an interruption of our work&hellip;he is the purpose of it.&quot;<\/p> <p>I urge you to get closer to your customers. You will be glad you did.<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_2'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&CardId=563029&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);' target='_blank' >Sage Abra Suite v9 Delivers Mobile Workforce Collaboration to HRMS Users &amp; New Levels of Paperless Automation<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_2'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'>Sage North America today announced Sage Abra Suite v9, the human\nresource management system (HRMS) that will deliver mobile workforce\ncollaboration and unmatched paperless automation for small and\nmidsized companies. Sage Abra Suite v9 features dynamic information\nsharing capabilities and new HR Actions that help companies save\ntime, money and paper while turning workforce data into a competitive\nadvantage. The latest of Sage&#039;s award-winning HR solutions is\navailable now from authorized Sage Abra reselling business partners.<div>&quot;With dynamic information sharing capabilities, Sage Abra v9 enables\nbusiness leaders to access, analyze and act upon workforce data from\nvirtually any mobile system,&quot; said Johnny Laurent, vice president and\ngeneral manager for Sage Abra. &quot;Streamlining core HR processes frees\nup management and HR resources to address more strategic business\nobjectives. Plus version 9 automates a host of paper-based HR\nprocesses, squarely addressing the needs of today&#039;s business\ncustomers to maximize resources, increase process efficiencies and\ncut material costs.&quot;\nDynamic information sharing capabilities give executives, managers\nand staff secure access to real-time workforce data from remote\nlaptops, notebooks, and later this summer iPads and other mobile\ndevices. Data access is appropriately filtered for individual roles\nwithin the organization with customizable &quot;views&quot; addressing specific\nexecutive, director or supervisor needs. Unique URLs then link the\nviews to a variety of applications such as spreadsheet models, web\npages and management dashboards. Dynamic information sharing\ncapabilities turn workforce data into a true, competitive advantage\nby enabling users to leverage up-to-the-moment information while\nsignificantly streamlining processes.<br/><br/> Sage Abra v9 provides sample templates, such as merit pay budgeting\nand contact lists, for Excel, SharePoint and other applications,\nwhich help HR and non-HR users create the specific information\nsharing documents they need. Once created, accessed documents are\nautomatically updated through Sage Abra Employee Self Service,\nfreeing up valuable time for HR and executives to address strategic\nbusiness objectives.<br/><br/> HR Actions within Sage Abra v9 replaces paper-based HR processes,\nsuch as status changes, new hires, and performance management, with\nonline, Web-based workflow. HR Actions improves HR service delivery\nwhile cutting costs and provides extended benefits and security by:\n\n-- Enforcing business rules by routing and approving personnel change\n requests,\n-- Providing secure electronic approval signatures from any PC with a web\n browser,\n-- Providing detailed audit trails of any edits made during the routing\n and approval process,\n-- Providing real-time status of each transaction from request/submission\n through approval and administration, and\n-- Supporting file attachments to web forms, for example a scanned copy\n of I-9 and W-4 attached to a new hire form.<br/><br/> About Sage Abra\nSage Abra is a market-leading human resource\nmanagement system (HRMS) that delivers tightly integrated HR,\npayroll, benefits and attendance functionality, plus rich reporting\nand analysis tools. Sage Abra includes a Web workforce portal with\nemployee self-service that enables company-wide communications,\nbenefits enrollment and more. The product line features support for\nmultiple databases, with Abra SQL supporting Microsoft SQL Server,\nand Abra Suite supporting Visual FoxPro.<\/div><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://docs.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/viewer?a=v&pid=gmail&attid=0.1&thid=12ad478a8244c60f&mt=application/msword&url=http://mail.google.com/a/ziftsolutions.com/?ui%3D2%26ik%3De130d5e6ec%26view%3Datt%26th%3D12ad478a8244c60f%26attid%3D0.1%26disp%3Dattd%26zw&sig=AHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fdocs.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2Fviewer&#037;3Fa&#037;3Dv&#037;26pid&#037;3Dgmail&#037;26attid&#037;3D0.1&#037;26thid&#037;3D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;26mt&#037;3Dapplication&#037;2Fmsword&#037;26url&#037;3Dhttp&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fmail.google.com&#037;2Fa&#037;2Fziftsolutions.com&#037;2F&#037;3Fui&#037;253D2&#037;2526ik&#037;253De130d5e6ec&#037;2526view&#037;253Datt&#037;2526th&#037;253D12ad478a8244c60f&#037;2526attid&#037;253D0.1&#037;2526disp&#037;253Dattd&#037;2526zw&#037;26sig&#037;3DAHIEtbRqtbI1kUMqeVG9MgeZF3lMePsMYg&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&CardId=563029&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_3'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&CardId=529480&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&#037;26CardId&#037;3D529480&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&amp;CardId=563029&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);' target='_blank' >Sage Abra Suite v9 Delivers Mobile Workforce Collaboration to HRMS Users and New Levels of Paperless Automation<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_3'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>Sage North America today announced Sage Abra Suite v9, the human resource management system (HRMS) that will deliver mobile workforce collaboration and unmatched paperless automation for small and midsized companies. Sage Abra Suite v9 features dynamic information sharing capabilities and new HR Actions that help companies save time, money and paper while turning workforce data into a competitive advantage. The latest of Sage&#039;s award-winning HR solutions is available now from authorized Sage Abra reselling business partners.<\/p> <p>&quot;With dynamic information sharing capabilities, Sage Abra v9 enables business leaders to access, analyze and act upon workforce data from virtually any mobile system,&quot; said Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager for Sage Abra. &quot;Streamlining core HR processes frees up management and HR resources to address more strategic business objectives. Plus version 9 automates a host of paper-based HR processes, squarely addressing the needs of today&#039;s business customers to maximize resources, increase process efficiencies and cut material costs.&quot;<\/p> <p>Dynamic information sharing capabilities give executives, managers and staff secure access to real-time workforce data from remote laptops, notebooks, and later this summer iPads and other mobile devices. Data access is appropriately filtered for individual roles within the organization with customizable &quot;views&quot; addressing specific executive, director or supervisor needs. Unique URLs then link the views to a variety of applications such as spreadsheet models, web pages and management dashboards. Dynamic information sharing capabilities turn workforce data into a true, competitive advantage by enabling users to leverage up-to-the-moment information while significantly streamlining processes.<\/p> <p>Sage Abra v9 provides sample templates, such as merit pay budgeting and contact lists, for Excel, SharePoint and other applications, which help HR and non-HR users create the specific information sharing documents they need. Once created, accessed documents are automatically updated through Sage Abra Employee Self Service, freeing up valuable time for HR and executives to address strategic business objectives.<\/p> <p>HR Actions within Sage Abra v9 replaces paper-based HR processes, such as status changes, new hires, and performance management, with online, Web-based workflow. HR Actions improves HR service delivery while cutting costs and provides extended benefits and security by:<\/p> <ul> <li>Enforcing business rules by routing and approving personnel change requests, <\/li> <li>Providing secure electronic approval signatures from any PC with a web browser, <\/li> <li>Providing detailed audit trails of any edits made during the routing and approval process,<\/li> <li>Providing real-time status of each transaction from request/submission through approval and administration, and<\/li> <li>Supporting file attachments to web forms, for example a scanned copy of I-9 and W-4 attached to a new hire form.<\/li> <\/ul> <p><strong>About Sage Abra<br/><\/strong>Sage Abra is a market-leading human resource management system (HRMS) that delivers tightly integrated HR, payroll, benefits and attendance functionality, plus rich reporting and analysis tools. Sage Abra includes a Web workforce portal with employee self-service that enables company-wide communications, benefits enrollment and more. The product line features support for multiple databases, with Abra SQL supporting Microsoft SQL Server, and Abra Suite supporting Visual FoxPro.<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2010/07/14/4900436.htm' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fsmart-grid.tmcnet.com&#037;2Fnews&#037;2F2010&#037;2F07&#037;2F14&#037;2F4900436.htm&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&CardId=529480&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&#037;26CardId&#037;3D529480&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Next Article<\/a> &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"},"v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca":{"hiddenOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca' style='display:none'>","hiddenClosing":"<\/div>","visibleOpening":"<div id='zw_details_8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca'>","visibleClosing":"<\/div>","contents":"<div style='padding-top:3px;' align='left' id='full_4'><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&CardId=563029&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Next Article &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='zwInlineTitle' style='text-align:left;height:auto'><a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&amp;CardId=529480&amp;RowIndex=2&amp;Product=*&amp;Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D760715-1B6F-0001-2554-17BB19E012A7&#037;26CardId&#037;3D529480&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);' target='_blank' >Study Finds Leading Companies are Optimizing Payments Processes to Increase Cash Flow<\/a><span class='zwClear'><\/span><\/div><div class='zwContentExtra' id='extra_4'><\/div><div class='zwContentText'><span class='zwInline'><p>Sage North America today announced high-level findings from Aberdeen Group&#039;s recently published third annual payments report, titled &quot;Global Payments: Maximizing Cash Flow with Electronic Payments and Process Automation.&quot; According to the report, leading companies are employing electronic payments and process automation to streamline and accelerate finance processes, reduce operating costs, and improve visibility, control, and efficiency to provide a foundation for increased profits.<\/p> <p>&quot;Despite the reign of the paper check and manual-based processes in business-to-business transactions in the U.S. and many parts of the world, economic and efficiency gains from automating the financial supply chain-from invoicing through payment settlement-are key motivators for demand and supply to align,&quot; said Nasreen Quibria, senior analyst at Aberdeen and author of the report. &quot;While the adoption of electronic payment vehicles requires businesses to alter their payment behavior and restructure their financial processes, companies that can make the shift will gain competitive advantage.&quot;<\/p> <p>Reflecting the unpredictable economic conditions of the past year, Aberdeen found that companies are focused on maximizing cash flow and taking a holistic approach to transactions-examining the flow of funds into Accounts Receivable (AR), and outflow of funds from Accounts Payable (AP).<\/p> <p>In its survey of more than 160 companies worldwide, Aberdeen found that businesses adopting electronic channels have been able to achieve a 16&#037; decrease in accounts receivable (AR) processing cost, and a 14&#037; decrease in accounts payable (AP) costs year over year.<\/p> <p>&quot;Aberdeen&#039;s report shows the value that systems interoperability with electronic payment networks has for both buyers and suppliers,&quot; said Greg Hammermaster, president of Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage North America. &quot;We believe this interoperability is critical toward achieving three major payments objectives for every business: improving cash flow, reducing costs, and maximizing the utility of their ERP environment.&quot;<\/p> <p>The Aberdeen survey identified two main pressures creating the need for improved payments processing:<\/p> <ul> <li>Corporate mandate to reduce overall payment transaction costs, such as staff and processing (65&#037;); and<\/li> <li>Stakeholder demand for improved operational efficiency, such as reduced reliance on paper documents (47&#037;).<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Also, according to Aberdeen, 50&#037; of best-in-class companies integrate their electronic payment solutions with their accounting, enterprise resource planning (ERP), or other financial systems. At the same time, 39&#037; of best-in-class companies identify a lack of integration between electronic payments and accounting systems as a barrier to increased electronic payments.<\/p> <p>Last month, Sage introduced Sage Exchange, a new secure, Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) certified payment platform that will allow businesses and organizations to accept all forms and methods of payment, with seamless data integration to a wide range of Sage business management software products and third-party business solutions. Seamless integration between payment applications and back-office software can improve an organization&#039;s cash flow and forecasting, while eliminating manual data entry and the risk of errors.<\/p> <p>&quot;Integrating electronic payment networks with back office ERP systems is a challenge faced by all businesses,&quot; added Hammermaster. &quot;Sage Exchange overcomes this challenge by tightly integrating Sage&#039;s accounting and ERP solutions, on both the AR and AP sides, with the most widely used electronic payment networks, including credit and debit cards, electronic check, ACH, and even private label networks. While electronic payments data integration is the foundation, exponential value will be gained through a suite of connected services focused on streamlining the financial supply chain. Sage Exchange is set to deliver on that value proposition.&quot;<\/p> <p>Aberdeen&#039;s payments study was co-underwritten by Sage Payment Solutions and Syncada. A joint venture between Visa and U.S. Bank, Syncada provides a business-to-business network for financial institutions to enable their clients to increase control over their financial supply chains.<\/p><\/span><\/div><table id='zwNextPrev' width='100%'><tr><td style='text-align: left;' align='left'>&lt;&lt; <a href='http://www.sagenorthamerica.com/company/newsroom/press_releases/details?CID=1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&CardId=563029&RowIndex=2&Product=*&Year=*' onclick='zTrkClick(this, &#039;8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038&#039;,&#039;8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b&#039;,&#039;402881e71da6b5e8011da6b634a70028&#039;,&#039;http&#037;3A&#037;2F&#037;2Fwww.sagenorthamerica.com&#037;2Fcompany&#037;2Fnewsroom&#037;2Fpress_releases&#037;2Fdetails&#037;3FCID&#037;3D1D76117C-7542-0001-AB29-1D2F172A1BE9&#037;26CardId&#037;3D563029&#037;26RowIndex&#037;3D2&#037;26Product&#037;3D&#042;&#037;26Year&#037;3D&#042;&#039;);zwShowDetails(\"8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b\",\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Previous Article<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;Next Article &gt;&gt;<\/td><td style='text-align: right;' align='right'><a style='cursor:pointer' onclick='zwShowTitles(\"8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038\");zift_pc--;return false;'>Return to List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>"}};
function addZiftLoadEvent(func) {	var o = window.onload;	if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {		window.onload = func;	} else {		window.onload = function() { if (o) { o(); } func(); }	}}function zwOpenLiteReader8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038(feed, entry, type, params, height, width) {if (!height) height = 600;if (!width) width = 900;if (!type) type = 'RssReaderLite';var link = 'http://sage.ziftsolutions.com/' + type + '.html?f=' + feed + (entry?'&e=' +  entry:'') + (params?'&' + params:'');zwPopup.open(link);return false;};
function zwMgmtReader8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038(feed, entry, type, params, height, width) {if (!height) height = 600;if (!width) width = 900;if (!type) type = 'RssReaderLite';var link = 'http://webcom.ziftsolutions.com/content.php?type=panels&action=manage&paneltype=userwidget&rdt=y&distributor=http%3A%2F%2Fsage.ziftsolutions.com&id=8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038'+ (entry?'&e=' +  entry:'') + (params?'&' + params:'');zwPopup.open(link);return false;};
var zwStoryParam;function zwGetStoryParam() {if (zwStoryParam) return zwStoryParam;var query=this.location.search.substring(1);var zl;if (query.length > 0){var params=query.split('&');for (var i=0 ; i<params.length ; i++){var pos = params[i].indexOf('=');var name = params[i].substring(0, pos);var value = params[i].substring(pos + 1);if (name == 'zl') { zl = value; break; }}}if (zl) { zwStoryParam = zl; } return zwStoryParam;}
var zift_pc = 0;function zift_show8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038() { if (zift_pc >= 5) document.getElementById('8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_options').style.display = '';}

document.write(v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main.references);
document.write(v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main.styles);
var v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html;
var v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story= zwGetStoryParam();
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html = v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main.opening;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story]) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles.hiddenOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles.visibleOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story]) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles.hiddenClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_titles.visibleClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story == '8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234' && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234') {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4ea1efb7234.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story == '8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d' && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d') {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a66eb9c012ad4dd4ce16f5d.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story == '8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6' && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] == 'v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6') {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef2a550709012a581642ae67a6.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story == '8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b' && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] == 'v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b') {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef29d39a7c0129f6e9192f096b.hiddenClosing;
}
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story == '8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca' && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] ) {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.visibleOpening;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.hiddenOpening;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.contents;
if (v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story && v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details['v' + v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_story] == 'v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca') {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.visibleClosing;
} else {
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_details.v8a7c9fef28ea589201296bdb6e3c6dca.hiddenClosing;
}
v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html += v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main.closing;
if (document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038')) {
document.getElementById('zift_html_8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038').innerHTML = v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html;
} else {
document.write(v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_html);}
document.write(v8a7c9fef1dc44abe011dcf318ac10038_main.tracking);