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A Buy American Exemption: The Maine View with Candidate for Governor Matt Jacobson
“My vision is for Maine to compete and win in this new economy. We will build strong communities that attract jobs and families, providing choice and opportunity to our workers. We will create an economic climate in Maine that is world class and competitive with other states and the global economy. Maine can be a […]
A Buy American Exemption and the Opportunity for Suppliers
October 6, 2009
In the September 30th PI Window on Business Buy American Special I had a brief interview with Canada’s Trade Minister Stockwell Day that simplified a complex issue (Note: here is the Direct Link to my interview with Canada’s Trade Minister Day) Underneath the complexities of the Buy American debate is a simple question . . […]
Emptoris Version 8 and the 10% Solution (An Empower 2009 Commentary)
October 2, 2009
In June I had the opportunity to talk with AMR’s Mickey North-Rizza on the PI Window on Business Show. Titled “Taking Measure of an Acquisition,” the main focus of the segment was to review what was then the recent Emptoris acquisition of Click Commerce. A move I might add that had many industry pundits scratching […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
IACCM World Recovery Report Now Available
October 1, 2009
During our PI Window on Business 90-Minute Special yesterday guest panelist and IACCM CEO Tim Cummins announced that the IACCM World Recovery Report would be released for general distribution within 24 hours. Here is the official release notification as well as the direct link to the report itself: IACCM members report improving business conditions in […]
Patrick Quirk Appointed CEO of Emptoris (My Preliminary Reaction)
October 1, 2009
Oracle has acquired GoldenGate, a leading provider of real-time data integration solutions. GoldenGate’s best-in-class solutions enable real-time data integration and management by capturing and delivering updates of critical information as the changes occur and providing continuous synchronized data across heterogeneous environments. Companies are expected to gain improved business intelligence across the enterprise, with more accurate […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Buy American Policy: Economic Imperative or Popular Opinion?
October 1, 2009
In today’s PI Window on Business Show I had a brief interview with Canada’s Trade Minister Stockwell Day that simplified a complex issue . . . Underneath the complexities of the Buy American debate is a simple question . . . now that Canada has closed the Congressional loophole that justified locking Canadian business out […]
The Perfect Networker and the Southwest Effect
September 30, 2009
Like you, I receive many invitations to join what seems like an endless number of social networks. Despite the various networks to which I can claim membership, the three primary communities to which I belong are Ecademy, LinkedIn and Facebook. Based on the age demographics – Facebook is geared to the twenty-something crowd, while LinkedIn […]
IACCM to announce the release of global economic study during September 30th PI Window on Business Broadcast.
September 30, 2009
As you know tomorrow at 3:00 PM EDT I will be welcoming as a guest to the PI Window on Business Show Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell Day along with an esteemed international guest panel to discuss the impact of the Obama Administration’s Buy American policy on the […]
Procurement Insights 
October 8, 2009
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