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var marqueecontent = '<ul id="newsList"><li><b>8/1/2008 - </b>Alaritas announces plans to embark on the creation of a SaaS solution for America\'s small & medium sized manufacturers.  <b>John Lurtz (CEO of Alaritas)</b> comments, "...Alaritas will develop a solution based on industry best practices from the Fortune 100...we will offer this software at a cost everyone can afford...we will work very hard to ensure the success of every Alaritas Customer."</li><p><br />' +
'</p><li><b>9/1/2009 - </b>Alaritas announces plans to release version 1.0 of the Alaritas SaaS software by the end of 2009.</li><p><br />' +
'</p><li><b>12/15/2009 - </b>Alaritas is proud to announce the official release of Alaritas SaaS version 1.0 <a href="http://www.alaritas.com/Demo.aspx" style="color: SteelBlue;">Request a Demo</a>.    <b>John Lurtz (CEO of Alaritas)</b> comments, "We are very excited...Alaritas SaaS is the software solution small & medium sized manufacturers have been looking for." </li><p><br />' +
'</p><li><b>12/25/2009 - </b>Alaritas launches <a href="http://www.alaritas.com" style="color: SteelBlue;">www.alaritas.com</a> in support of Alaritas SaaS v 1.0.  <b>Frank Griffith (Chairman of GHI)</b> comments, "I am proud to be a part of the Alaritas team and look forward to transforming the way manufacturers leverage software to improve their businesses."</li><p><br />' +
'</p><li><b>1/14/2010 - </b>Alaritas will expand marketing efforts through independent sales professionals.  <b>John Lurtz (CEO of Alaritas)</b> comments, “We feel the best way to introduce our SaaS solution to the market is through independent sales reps <a href="http://www.alaritas.com/Product.aspx" style="color: SteelBlue;">Solution Overview</a>.  It will be a natural move for them to present Alaritas software to manufacturing business owners.”</li></ul>';
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