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		<title>Arizona Touts eProcurement As Part of Core IT Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Arizona’s Government Information Technology Agency(GITA) cited the State’s online eProcurement system, Periscope’s BuySpeed solution, as key to “Citizen-Centric Commerce” initiatives in its FY 2011 Statewide Strategic IT Plan.  In September 2009, Arizona implemented BuySpeed (referred to as ProcureAZ by the State) to provide a single portal for vendor registration, solicitation management, contract management [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Periscope called Procurement “Cool Vendor”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Periscope Holdings, Inc. today announced that Gartner, Inc. featured the company in a report titled “Cool Vendors in Procurement Applications, 2010”.   Periscope met Gartner’s criteria of “interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Visit Periscope at the 2010 NASPO Marketing to States Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Periscope is proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the 2010 How to Market to State Governments Meeting of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). The April 18-20 conference in San Francisco is a great opportunity to learn more about how Periscope is helping states like Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana and New Jersey save [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Periscope Congratulates Super Bowl Champs New Orleans! Who Dat!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entire Periscope family congratulates the City of New Orleans and Saints fans everywhere for the great victory in Super Bowl XLIV.  It was a well-earned victory for a team and a community that has fought hard for years.  We are proud of our hometown Austin&#8217;s MVP Drew Brees, and the City&#8217;s MVPs in the Purchasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all in the numbers in South Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Walters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aug 01, 2009, GovPro, By Norma Hall
The winner of the NIGP Code Essay Contest traces South Carolina's journey...]]></description>
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		<title>NASPO Issues Research Brief on Using Administrative Fees to Fund Procurement</title>
		<link>http://news.periscopeholdings.com/naspo-issues-research-brief-on-using-administrative-fees-to-fund-procurement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Kennedy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these tough economic times, the procurement function within government has an opportunity to reposition itself as strategic, not just an administrative cost center. ]]></description>
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		<title>BuySpeed Delivers Bang for the Buck in the Bayou</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Periscope Holdings, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the rebuilding of New Orleans made it more important than ever for the city to modernize...]]></description>
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		<title>Open Book Texas: A window on state spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Periscope Holdings, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Susan Combs took office as Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts, she posed a seemingly simple question: "Where does all the money go?"...
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		<title>Planting the Seeds for a Green Code</title>
		<link>http://news.periscopeholdings.com/planting-the-seeds-for-a-green-code/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Periscope Holdings, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keith Glatz, purchasing and contracts manager for the city of Tamarac, Fla., faced a dilemma...]]></description>
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		<title>NIGP Code: a highly useful procurement tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Periscope Holdings, Inc.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No question about it: The NIGP Commodity/Services Code (NIGP Code) has become THE national standard...]]></description>
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