Contract Management Tools

Emptoris, a leading provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, today announced that Gartner, a leading independent analyst firm, has rated Emptoris a "Strong Positive," the highest possible rating, in Gartner's "MarketScope for Contract Management Software, 2007." (1)

Emptoris was one of nine (9) vendors who met the fourteen (14) criteria to be included in the report and received the highest possible rating in the report based on Gartner's evaluation of criteria including: customer experience, business model, market understanding, innovation, and product functionality.

"Early adopters have successfully proven the value of enterprise contract management applications; as a result, demand for these tools has continued to increase," the Gartner report stated. "Virtually all the references checked for this MarketScope indicated that they were pleased with their investment in contract management software.

Open Text a Contract Killer

Open Text is getting defensive about its enterprise content management system.

The company has descended on this week's 45th annual Aerospace and Defense Contract Management Conference in Garden Grove, Calif., and is using the show to announce the latest version of Livelink ECM - Contract Lifecycle Management. The solution focuses on tools for contract creation, negotiation, contract fulfillment, and renewals. It's designed to help businesses reduce operating costs and enable compliance with internal and external policies and regulations.

Open Text calls itself the largest independent provider of enterprise content management software and solutions. Lately it's been focusing more on compliance, eDiscovery, and archiving matters.

With ongoing legal and regulatory concerns, and new internal governance rules, companies now place a greater focus on the management of contracts.

Cangene meets all regulatory and manufacturing requirements for "Usable Product" on two U.S. government contracts

Cangene Corporation today reports that it has met all the regulatory and manufacturing requirements for the "Usable Product" milestone on contracts with the U.S. government for products to treat botulism and inhalational anthrax. The contracts, the largest in Cangene history, were signed last year and are managed by the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ("BARDA") within the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"). The Usable Product designation means the Company has met specific regulatory and manufacturing requirements that allow it to deliver the products to the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile and begin invoicing once delivery has been accepted. The Company anticipates that delivery is imminent. Meeting this milestone allows the Company to receive ongoing revenue for product deliveries and project costs.

Knit your own network

Building an interlinked “mesh" wi-fi network to share a broadband internet connection with neighbours, colleagues or customers has been out of the question for most people – unless they have deep pockets or an on-site information technology department, or are willing to contract out the job.

Page Six

Recent studies concluding women prefer less of the rugged, truck-driving, tool-wielding tough guy, and more of the sensitive, well-groomed, 'metro-male', has incited some interesting discussion in the Page Six inbox.

Apparently, in Europe, having 'full lips and feminine features' is the new way for a lad to land himself a lady.

But in Calgary? Women in these parts still seem to stand firmly against the new-age metro-man. Admittedly, ourselves included.

We weighed in with one reader in particular -- a self-proclaimed 'Macho Man' -- seemingly conflicted by his own penchant for pink button-up shirts, high thread-count Egyptian cotton sheets, and his desire for an arsenal of male beauty products.

PAGE SIX: FULL LIPS AND FEMININE FEATURES? DOES THIS VERSION OF THE STRAIGHT MAN ALSO WEAR TUBE TOPS, NAIL POLISH AND CONCEALER TO HIDE DARK CIRCLES?

MACHO MAN: YOU KNOW.

Ken Heebner Buys Mastercard Incorporated Class A, Research In Motion Ltd., McDermott International Inc., Sells Goldman ...

Ken Heebner of the CGM Funds likes to focus on big economic trends, and buys the strongest companies in the industries he thinks that will go strong. He is getting out of financial stocks, as we have observed. These are his buys and sells during the 3-months ended 06/30/2007.

Ken Heebner buys Mastercard Incorporated Class A, Research In Motion Ltd., McDermott International Inc., Transocean Inc., Hansen Natural Corp., Apple Computer Inc., Martin Marietta Materials Inc., Digital Realty Trust Inc., Cnooc Ltd., Foster Wheeler Ltd., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., Vulcan Materials Co., Monsanto Co., Smith International Inc., Manitowoc Co. Inc., Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Devon Energy Corp., Grant Prideco Inc., Praxair Inc., Intercontinentalexchange, Inc., Par V, Fannie Mae, Nike Inc., Conocophillips, Atwood Oceanics Inc., Chaparral Steel Company, Wimm-bill-dann Foods Ojsc, Oceaneering International Inc., Air Products & Chemicals Inc., Jos.

Local Briefs

The Baxley and Bordeaux families, originating from White Oak, are celebrating their first family reunion. This milestone event is scheduled for August 24-25.

The Guardian ad Litem program operates on volunteers that advocate to represent the best interest of abused and neglected children who are in the court system. Judges and attorneys and everyone else involved agree that these volunteers make a difference with these children. It's so simple and makes a huge impact not only for these kids but for the volunteers themselves. It only takes a small amount of your time to save a child from that five minutes of abuse.