Or ask yourself this: how much time would you save if you could perform payroll automatically based on your HR and financials data in your ERP system?

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This might save time and money for firms which would be affected by a dodgy patent, allowing them to argue things out at an early stage rather than later on in a costly courtroom.

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Paul Burstow, Liberal Democrat MP for Sutton and Cheam, who lost his job as a health minister this week, said he would now devote more time to campaign to save the services.

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This, it said, would not only save money but also a lot of the teaching time that is lost to exam preparation and administration.

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If this is a successful effort, this would well turn into a win-win situation: the energy companies save money, while at the same time actively working to protect deep sea habitats.

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