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Netshelter CX Enclosure - Product Demonstration
With the Netshelter CX enclosure, you'll be able to set up a server nearly anywhere. It's the IT industry's first soundproofed, portable server environment. Check out this video to learn more.
Sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800
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White Papers
IDC White Paper- The Evolution of the Datacenter and the Need for a Converged Infrastructure
Jan 2012
This IDC White Paper discusses the move toward a more converged infrastructure in the enterprise datacenter - a move that often leverages virtualization and blade computing to deliver flexible IT...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Anatomy of a Lousy Pitch: The 6 Worst Presentation Habits and How You Can Avoid Them
Feb 2010
Join us February 9 to hear Wackel reveal the 6 worst presentation habits that put barriers between you and your listener. You'll also learn unique and proven methods for conquering these habits so...
Provided by Citrix Online
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Videos
Building a strong enterprise cloud foundation is critical to manage growth for SaaS providers
Jan 2012
Peter Flanagan, President of Transzap, an SaaS vendor for the Oil and Gas industry, discusses the critical factors which influenced their enterprise cloud platform selection which needed to align...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation For Financial Services
Feb 2011
In an increasingly competitive market for financial services, community banks and credit unions have a unique advantage: the ability to offer personalized, "hometown" service. As strong as that...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Where Finance Belongs on the IT Agenda
Nov 2010
Learn how IT and Finance can work together to succeed in the post-recession economy.
Provided by IBM
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Downloads
Try IBM Cognos Express FREE for 30 days for integrated reporting, analysis & planning
Dec 2009
Download a free trial of IBM Cognos Express, the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies. Get essential reporting, analysis,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
5 Steps to Telecom Transformation for CIO's
Jan 2010
Today's CIO must be a change agent who can do more with less. A holistic viewpoint is essential as the convergence of voice and data casts a dramatic impact on IT organizations. SIP Trunking,...
Provided by ProfitLine
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White Papers
Top Twelve Skills for 2012
Dec 2011
It's important for individuals and organizations to stay up-to-date with the most critical skills sets necessary to succeed and excel in a constantly changing economic environment. These top 12...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Transforming Finance into a Strategic Resource
Dec 2010
As the economic crisis eases and companies begin pursuing new opportunities, they are looking to finance for advice on investment options and business decisions. By providing insights into...
Provided by Sage Software
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White Papers
Optimal Investment And Financial Strategies Under Tax Rate Uncertainty
Apr 2010
In this paper, the authors apply a real-option model to study the effects of tax rate uncertainty on a firm's decisions. In doing so, they depart from the relevant literature, which focuses on...
Provided by Ifo Institute for Economic Research
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White Papers
Advanced Business Analytics Enable Better Decisions in Banking
Jul 2011
This white paper considers the use of analytics and business intelligence in the banking industry for improving decision making and the benefits of prebuilt analytic applications for achieving...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Enterprise Mobility: Finance Executive Perspectives on Mobile Business Applications
Jul 2011
This research report offers perspectives of senior financial executives on the widespread use of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets in the workforce. It also determines what finance...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
WebSphere Application Server v7 vs. Oracle WebLogic 11g
Aug 2011
This document briefly covers key differences between IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server. While both products are of high quality and will perform well even in...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Do More with Less: Merging Enterprise Applications with Desktop Tools
Jun 2009
Find out what Aberdeen Group has to say about tools for business users. This report examines key trends for enterprises seeking to improve end user productivity, including the integration of...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Grappling with Application Management
Jan 2007
Learn how to overcome challenges faced when dealing with application management.
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
TAC Prepared for Aggressive Growth with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Sep 2008
TAC, a Schneider Electric company, provides building automation solutions based on Open Integrated Systems for facilities IT. Facing aggressive growth, TAC Americas found it increasingly difficult...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a CustomerCentric Approach
Jul 2009
At the center of the transformation to convergence is the Communication Service Provider. Effective convergence providers, as described in this paper, have designed their convergence solutions to...
Provided by Sprint
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White Papers
"Understanding The Recession"
May 2009
The "Credit Crunch" and the recession have been the focus both of the media and most business people for the last few months. There is no doubt that there have been significant effects on the UK...
Provided by Essence of Business
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White Papers
Composite Application Management: Bridging the IT Visibility Gap in Complex Composite Applications
Nov 2008
As more and more IT shops deploy multitier middleware platforms and frameworks for the delivery of business-critical application services, they are expecting to garner the benefits of the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Data to Intelligence: The BI Advantage for Financial Services
Jun 2008
Find out how leading financial enterprises are turning to sophisticated data warehousing techniques, real-time analytics, improved data quality, and intelligent metrics to find competitive advantage.
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Beyond Survival: Thriving Through the Turbulence: BI in the Retail Industry
Mar 2009
Find out how retail organizations are improving the bottom line, by focusing on key tactics designed to facilitate low cost, and efficient, customer-centric operations, all of which require...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Get more from BI by understanding your analysis needs
Oct 2009
By understanding the four major types of analysis companies can avoid the common pitfalls that derail more traditional approaches to BI implementation.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
6 Ways To Cut Your Housing Costs
Jan 2009
Refinancing and cutting your monthly utility and insurance expenses could save you money on your housing costs. Housing costs make up a large chunk of most people's household budget. That's one...
Provided by LendingTree
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White Papers
How Economic Recovery Might Unfold
Sep 2009
With most economists now estimating that the U.S. economic recession is drawing to a close, the big question ahead is what type of recovery will follow. Many experts remain skeptical about the...
Provided by FMR
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White Papers
Looking for a fast payback? 10 Minutes with Free Tool Can Save Thousands
Nov 2009
Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you: identify strategic drivers conduct a brief benefits analysis...
Provided by IBM
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Downloads
Deduplication Calculator
Nov 2009
Enter the size of your backup or archive dataset and get a analysis of: •Cost comparison using DeDuplication •Network and Storage Consumption •Archive to Tape
Provided by Dell EqualLogic
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White Papers
Mid-Market CEO Study
Aug 2008
The rate and scope of change in the business environment is unprecedented. Organizations that approach this climate as an opportunity are the ones experiencing greater financial returns. Explore...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
IBM Financing Advantage for IBM Cognos Express
Oct 2009
See how to finance IBM Cognos Express for as low as $25 (USD) per user/month with one-stop financing solutions from IBM.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Smart Decision Making in the Era of New Financial Challenges
Jan 2010
An era of new financial challenges calls for innovative financial planning approaches. Monte Carlo modeling can help manage risk, improve forecasting, and drive growth in turbulent times. Read...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
KACE Virtual Kontainers Architectural Overview
Jan 2010
Application virtualization makes application deployment a simple and cost effective process. This architectural overview of KACE Virtual Kontainers details how the easy-to-use, affordable KACE...
Provided by KACE
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White Papers
Stimulus Spending And Transparency: A False Sense Of Security?
Jan 2010
Stimulus spending will surge to nearly $250 billion dollars in 2010 as the federal government ramps up economic recovery efforts. The stimulus program should provide considerable opportunities for...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
The Long Unwinding Road: Global Consumers And The Economic Imbalance
Jan 2010
The global economic crisis of 2008-09 exposed the fault lines of the imbalanced global economy. When the inflated values of property-based assets peaked and then collapsed, global financial...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
The Shift Index: Executive Summary
Oct 2009
In the midst of a steep recession, when it's all too easy to fixate on cyclical events, there's real danger of losing sight of deeper trends. Strictly cyclical thinking risks discounting or even...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Benchmarks and Best Practices in Accounting, Focus Area: Payroll
Nov 2005
Compare your organization to your peer groups and discover ways to improve your accounting performance. How do centralized accounting operations compare to decentralized ones? Learn the answer to...
Provided by APQC
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White Papers
Virtualization-based Techniques for Enabling Multi-tenant Management Tools
Aug 2007
As service providers strive to improve the quality and efficiency of their IT (information technology) management services, the need to adopt a standard set of tools and processes becomes...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
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White Papers
Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization
Dec 2009
BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort not only improved productivity and...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
2005 Fuel Cell Industry Survey: A Survey of 2004 Financial Results of Public Fuel Cell Companies
Mar 2006
Published annually, this survey provides the industry and the public with a perspective on the financial performance and activities of publicly traded companies in the fuel cell sector. The PwC...
Provided by Leading Edge British Columbia
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White Papers
Should You Step Up To Value-Level Management In Applications Management Services?
Jan 2010
For years now, Applications Management Services (AMS) have been all about cost - driving down the expense base through offshore labor arbitrage. Further cost reductions, however, are getting hard...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
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White Papers
Can CFOs Keep a Foot in Strategy Post-SOX?
May 2006
Today's CFO takes on duties that used to be the preserve of the chief operating officer, consulting with the CEO about the firm's long-term strategy. Often, the rearward-looking duties - such as...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Impact Of The 2008 Tax Rebates On Consumer Spending
Aug 2008
Early in 2008, in response to slowing economic growth, the Federal government enacted an economic stimulus package consisting mainly of a $100 billion tax rebate program. By July 1 2008, more than...
Provided by Northwestern University (Kellogg)
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White Papers
Bistech, See how a construction company can gain greater visibility into it's work-in-progress and projected pipeline data and forecast its revenues, labor needs, and cash flow more accurately.
Jan 2012
See how a construction company can gain greater visibility into its project pipeline and work-in-progress to more accurately forecast revenues, predict labor needs and manage cash flow.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Acumetrics, See how a plastics manufacturing company improved it's planning capabilities by integrating its sales, operations and financial forecasts.
Jan 2012
See how a plastics manufacturing company improved its planning capabilities by integrating its sales, operations and financial forecasts.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Transforming Spreadsheets: planning, budgeting and forecasting for midsize companies - IBM White Paper
Jan 2012
In "Transforming Spreadsheets: Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting for Midsize Companies" you'll discover how to transform spreadsheet-only processes into an effective financial performance...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
IBM Cognos Express: IBM Financing Advantage for Express Solutions - Fact Sheet
Jan 2012
See how to finance IBM Cognos Express for as low as $25 (USD) per user/month with one-stop financing solutions from IBM.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Top Twelve Skills for 2012
Dec 2011
It's important for individuals and organizations to stay up-to-date with the most critical skills sets necessary to succeed and excel in a constantly changing economic environment. These top 12...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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Videos
Building a strong enterprise cloud foundation is critical to manage growth for SaaS providers
Jan 2012
Peter Flanagan, President of Transzap, an SaaS vendor for the Oil and Gas industry, discusses the critical factors which influenced their enterprise cloud platform selection which needed to align...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
IDC White Paper- The Evolution of the Datacenter and the Need for a Converged Infrastructure
Jan 2012
This IDC White Paper discusses the move toward a more converged infrastructure in the enterprise datacenter - a move that often leverages virtualization and blade computing to deliver flexible IT...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
High Availability for Business-Critical IT Services Using Oracle's SPARC Enterprise M-Series Servers
Dec 2011
As organizations strive to minimize planned and unplanned downtime, the importance of IT infrastructure choices, administrative skills, and operational processes increase. A system fault that...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia With Love
Apr 2009
During the period 1991-93, Finland experienced the deepest economic downturn in an industrialized country since the 1930s. The authors argue that the culprit behind this Great Depression was the...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
The Microfinance Collateralized Debt Obligation: A Modern Robin Hood?
Aug 2006
The aim of this paper is to highlight a potentially very fruitful link between micro-entrepreneurs and the international capital markets. The authors discuss the role structured finance and credit...
Provided by Lund University
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White Papers
Panel Cointegration And The Neutrality Of Money Forthcoming
Aug 2006
Most econometric methods for testing the proposition of long-run monetary neutrality rely on the assumption that money and real output do not cointegrate, a result that is usually supported by the...
Provided by Lund University
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White Papers
Capital Structure Choice In BRIC: Do Russian, Brazilian And Chinese Firms Follow Pecking Order Or Trade-Off Logic Of Financing?
Nov 2008
Capital structure puzzles still remain unsolved in emerging markets including the BRIC group. Available papers discuss the determinants of capital structure as compared to developed countries at...
Provided by University - Higher School of Economics
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White Papers
Asymmetric Return-Volatility Relation, Volatility Transmission And Implied Volatility Indexes
Mar 2009
The purpose of this paper is twofold: First, to investigate the asymmetric return-volatility phenomenon with newly adapted robust volatility indexes VIX, VXN, VDAX and VSTOXX. Second, the authors...
Provided by Hanken School of Economics
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White Papers
Managing Microfinance Risks Some Observations And Suggestions
Jul 2008
Risk is an integral part of financial intermediation. Hence, risk management must be at the heart of finance. However, it is disturbing to note that systematic risk management is still not as...
Provided by Asian Development Bank
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White Papers
The Cyclical Behavior Of Debt And Equity Finance Web Appendix
Dec 2009
The authors' data are taken from Compustat and consists of annual data from 1971 to 2006. In the main text, they only report results based on data starting in 1980, but in Appendices B and C they...
Provided by University of Amsterdam
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White Papers
Entangled Financial Systems
Feb 2011
This paper analyzes counterparty risk in entangled financial systems in which banks hedge risks using a network of bilateral over-the-counter contracts. If banks have large exposures to a few...
Provided by Boston University
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White Papers
The Spread Of Keynesian Economics: A Comparison Of The Belgian And Italian Experiences
Apr 2007
Keynesian economics dominated economic thought and macroeconomic policy-making in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the diffusion of Keynesian economics has been uneven. In this paper, the authors...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Risk Premiums And Macroeconomic Dynamics In A Heterogeneous Agent Model
Oct 2008
The authors analyze financial risk premiums and real economic dynamics in a DSGE model with three types of agents - shareholders, bondholders and workers - that differ in participation in the...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Model Misspecification, Learning And The Exchange Rate Disconnect Puzzle
Jul 2009
Rational expectations models fail to explain the disconnect between the exchange rate and macroeconomic fundamentals. In line with survey evidence on the behaviour of foreign exchange traders, the...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Getting Rid Of Keynes? A Survey Of The History Of Macroeconomics From Keynes To Lucas And Beyond
Apr 2010
The aim of this paper is to recount the ebbs and flows of Keynesianism over the history of macroeconomics. The bulk of the paper consists of a discussion of the main episodes of the unfolding of...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
A Century Of Macroeconomic And Monetary Thought At The National Bank Of Belgium
Apr 2010
A century of macroeconomic and monetary thought at the National Bank of Belgium traces the history of economic research at the National Bank of Belgium, from the early decades of the 20th century...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Economic Importance Of The Belgian Ports: Flemish Maritime Ports, Liège Port Complex And The Port Of Brussels - Report 2009
Jun 2011
This paper is an annual publication issued by the Microeconomic Analysis service of the National Bank of Belgium. The Flemish maritime ports (Antwerp, Ghent, Oostende, Zeebrugge), the Autonomous...
Provided by National Bank of Belgium
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White Papers
Does Emerging Market Liberalization Help Or Hinder Local Monetary Policy?
Nov 2007
The authors find that following market liberalization stock returns are sensitive to monetary policy shocks in 13 of 18 emerging markets. Prior to liberalization they are not. Whether or not...
Provided by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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White Papers
Is There Convergence In Financial Development And Economic Growth?
Nov 2007
This paper tests for convergence in financial development and economic growth by incorporating the interaction between the real and financial sectors into an otherwise traditional test for...
Provided by Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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White Papers
MiFID - The Perspective Of European Execution Venues
Oct 2007
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), successor of the 1993 Investment Services Directive, is the new regulatory framework for securities services and securities trading in the...
Provided by University of Frankfurt
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White Papers
Banking And Currency Crises In Emerging Market: The Magnified Effect Of Twin Crises On Output
Nov 2007
This paper analyzes whether there is a magnify effect of twin crises on output and the relationship between banking and currency crises. Using data from 12 emerging countries over the period...
Provided by University of Greenwich
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White Papers
Capital Structure Decisions In Multibusiness Firms
Dec 2007
Previously, empirical financial studies paid little attention to the role of diversification strategy on financial choices. The aim of the present paper was to analyze the financing strategies of...
Provided by University of Calabria
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White Papers
Asset Prices And Exchange Rate Risk: A Measurement Problem
Mar 2008
In this paper, the authors extend the CAPM to the real world problem of valuation of assets using random local currency values. Their theoretical framework is similar in spirit to previous work...
Provided by University of Vaasa
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White Papers
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of An Enterprise With An Integrated Financial Management System
Nov 2007
Learning the process of estimating the intrinsic value of an enterprise can be extremely frustrating to students because it involves a deep understanding of numerous complex relationships. The...
Provided by University of Illinois
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White Papers
What Moves Interest Rates? Ex-Ante Determinants Of Interest Rate Volatility
Nov 2007
For short, long, and medium term interest rates, the authors explore the extent to which future interest rate volatility is predictable based on: recent past volatility, knowledge of when the FOMC...
Provided by University of Oklahoma
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White Papers
Prospect Theory, Partial Liquidation And The Disposition Effect
Feb 2009
The authors solve a liquidation problem for an agent with prospect theory preferences who seeks to sell a portfolio of (divisible) claims on an underlying asset. Their methodology enables them to...
Provided by University of Oxford
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White Papers
Vanishing Liquidity, Market Runs, And The Welfare Impact Of TARP
Jan 2009
The author models a financial market that dries out in the wake of premature liquidations. Two main results are obtained. First, liquidity may vanish even if small, risk-neutral buyers could...
Provided by University of Zurich
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White Papers
The Term Structure Of Interest Rates In An Equilibrium Economy With Short Term And Long Term Investments
Feb 2009
This paper develops an equilibrium model in which agents' heterogeneous investment horizons determine the dynamics of the real term structure of interest rates. The model endogenizes agents'...
Provided by IESE School Of Business
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White Papers
Life Expectancy And Economic Growth: The Role Of The Demographic Transition
Apr 2009
In this paper, the authors investigate the causal effect of life expectancy on economic growth by explicitly accounting for the role of the demographic transition. In addition to focusing on...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Population Aging, Elderly Migration And Education Spending: Intergenerational Conflict Revisited
May 2009
Elderly have been increasingly targeted as a group to enhance economic development and the tax base in communities. While recent literature on elderly migration tends to focus on how elderly...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Sample Attrition Bias In Randomized Experiments: A Tale Of Two Surveys
May 2009
The randomized trial literature has helped to renew the fields of microeconometric policy evaluation by emphasizing identification issues raised by endogenous program participation. Measurement...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Biased Probability Judgment: Evidence Of Incidence And Relationship To Economic Outcomes From A Representative Sample
May 2009
Many economic decisions involve a substantial amount of uncertainty, and therefore crucially depend on how individuals process probabilistic information. In this paper, the authors investigate the...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
A Distribution Dynamics Approach To Regional GDP Convergence In Unified Germany
May 2009
This paper uses nonparametric techniques to study GDP convergence across German labor market regions and counties during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Coming To America: Does Immigrant's Home Country Economic Status Impact The Probability Of Self-employment In The U.S.?
May 2009
This paper examines the impact of home country economic status on immigrant self-employment probability in the U.S. The authors estimate a probability model and find that, consistent across race,...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Google Econometrics And Unemployment Forecasting
Jun 2009
The current economic crisis requires fast information to predict economic behavior early, which is difficult at times of structural changes. This paper suggests an innovative new method of using...
Provided by Institute for the Study of Labor
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White Papers
Opportunities In Chemical Distribution
Jan 2010
The chemical industry produces essential raw materials and supplies for companies in the manufacturing and industrial sectors Its diverse set of more than 100,000 products includes petrochemicals,...
Provided by Boston Consulting Group
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White Papers
Run Your Business Better With Oracle's EPM Solutions
Feb 2011
Comprehensive and effective performance management is an ongoing challenge for organizations with increasingly complex systems and processes. In addition to the in-depth strategic, financial and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation For Financial Services
Feb 2011
In an increasingly competitive market for financial services, community banks and credit unions have a unique advantage: the ability to offer personalized, "hometown" service. As strong as that...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Do Financial Investors Destabilize The Oil Price?
Jun 2011
In this paper, the authors assess whether and to what extent financial activity in the oil futures markets has contributed to destabilize oil prices in recent years. They define a destabilizing...
Provided by European Central Bank
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White Papers
Advanced Business Analytics Enable Better Decisions in Banking
Jul 2011
This white paper considers the use of analytics and business intelligence in the banking industry for improving decision making and the benefits of prebuilt analytic applications for achieving...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
WebSphere Application Server v7 vs. Oracle WebLogic 11g
Aug 2011
This document briefly covers key differences between IBM® WebSphere® Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server. While both products are of high quality and will perform well even in...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
5 Steps to Telecom Transformation for CIO's
Jan 2010
Today's CIO must be a change agent who can do more with less. A holistic viewpoint is essential as the convergence of voice and data casts a dramatic impact on IT organizations. SIP Trunking,...
Provided by ProfitLine
-
Webcasts
Anatomy of a Lousy Pitch: The 6 Worst Presentation Habits and How You Can Avoid Them
Feb 2010
Join us February 9 to hear Wackel reveal the 6 worst presentation habits that put barriers between you and your listener. You'll also learn unique and proven methods for conquering these habits so...
Provided by Citrix Online
-
Videos
Building a strong enterprise cloud foundation is critical to manage growth for SaaS providers
Jan 2012
Peter Flanagan, President of Transzap, an SaaS vendor for the Oil and Gas industry, discusses the critical factors which influenced their enterprise cloud platform selection which needed to align...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Do More with Less: Merging Enterprise Applications with Desktop Tools
Jun 2009
Find out what Aberdeen Group has to say about tools for business users. This report examines key trends for enterprises seeking to improve end user productivity, including the integration of...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Grappling with Application Management
Jan 2007
Learn how to overcome challenges faced when dealing with application management.
Provided by Dell
-
Case Studies
TAC Prepared for Aggressive Growth with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007
Sep 2008
TAC, a Schneider Electric company, provides building automation solutions based on Open Integrated Systems for facilities IT. Facing aggressive growth, TAC Americas found it increasingly difficult...
Provided by Microsoft
-
White Papers
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a CustomerCentric Approach
Jul 2009
At the center of the transformation to convergence is the Communication Service Provider. Effective convergence providers, as described in this paper, have designed their convergence solutions to...
Provided by Sprint
-
White Papers
"Understanding The Recession"
May 2009
The "Credit Crunch" and the recession have been the focus both of the media and most business people for the last few months. There is no doubt that there have been significant effects on the UK...
Provided by Essence of Business
-
White Papers
Composite Application Management: Bridging the IT Visibility Gap in Complex Composite Applications
Nov 2008
As more and more IT shops deploy multitier middleware platforms and frameworks for the delivery of business-critical application services, they are expecting to garner the benefits of the...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Data to Intelligence: The BI Advantage for Financial Services
Jun 2008
Find out how leading financial enterprises are turning to sophisticated data warehousing techniques, real-time analytics, improved data quality, and intelligent metrics to find competitive advantage.
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Beyond Survival: Thriving Through the Turbulence: BI in the Retail Industry
Mar 2009
Find out how retail organizations are improving the bottom line, by focusing on key tactics designed to facilitate low cost, and efficient, customer-centric operations, all of which require...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Get more from BI by understanding your analysis needs
Oct 2009
By understanding the four major types of analysis companies can avoid the common pitfalls that derail more traditional approaches to BI implementation.
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
6 Ways To Cut Your Housing Costs
Jan 2009
Refinancing and cutting your monthly utility and insurance expenses could save you money on your housing costs. Housing costs make up a large chunk of most people's household budget. That's one...
Provided by LendingTree
-
White Papers
How Economic Recovery Might Unfold
Sep 2009
With most economists now estimating that the U.S. economic recession is drawing to a close, the big question ahead is what type of recovery will follow. Many experts remain skeptical about the...
Provided by FMR
-
White Papers
Looking for a fast payback? 10 Minutes with Free Tool Can Save Thousands
Nov 2009
Spend 10 minutes with free JDE ROI Tool and see how you can save thousands with a JD Edwards technology refresh. The tool lets you: identify strategic drivers conduct a brief benefits analysis...
Provided by IBM
-
Downloads
Deduplication Calculator
Nov 2009
Enter the size of your backup or archive dataset and get a analysis of: •Cost comparison using DeDuplication •Network and Storage Consumption •Archive to Tape
Provided by Dell EqualLogic
-
Downloads
Try IBM Cognos Express FREE for 30 days for integrated reporting, analysis & planning
Dec 2009
Download a free trial of IBM Cognos Express, the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies. Get essential reporting, analysis,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Mid-Market CEO Study
Aug 2008
The rate and scope of change in the business environment is unprecedented. Organizations that approach this climate as an opportunity are the ones experiencing greater financial returns. Explore...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
IBM Financing Advantage for IBM Cognos Express
Oct 2009
See how to finance IBM Cognos Express for as low as $25 (USD) per user/month with one-stop financing solutions from IBM.
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Smart Decision Making in the Era of New Financial Challenges
Jan 2010
An era of new financial challenges calls for innovative financial planning approaches. Monte Carlo modeling can help manage risk, improve forecasting, and drive growth in turbulent times. Read...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
KACE Virtual Kontainers Architectural Overview
Jan 2010
Application virtualization makes application deployment a simple and cost effective process. This architectural overview of KACE Virtual Kontainers details how the easy-to-use, affordable KACE...
Provided by KACE
-
White Papers
Stimulus Spending And Transparency: A False Sense Of Security?
Jan 2010
Stimulus spending will surge to nearly $250 billion dollars in 2010 as the federal government ramps up economic recovery efforts. The stimulus program should provide considerable opportunities for...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
The Long Unwinding Road: Global Consumers And The Economic Imbalance
Jan 2010
The global economic crisis of 2008-09 exposed the fault lines of the imbalanced global economy. When the inflated values of property-based assets peaked and then collapsed, global financial...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
The Shift Index: Executive Summary
Oct 2009
In the midst of a steep recession, when it's all too easy to fixate on cyclical events, there's real danger of losing sight of deeper trends. Strictly cyclical thinking risks discounting or even...
Provided by Deloitte LLP
-
White Papers
Benchmarks and Best Practices in Accounting, Focus Area: Payroll
Nov 2005
Compare your organization to your peer groups and discover ways to improve your accounting performance. How do centralized accounting operations compare to decentralized ones? Learn the answer to...
Provided by APQC
-
White Papers
Virtualization-based Techniques for Enabling Multi-tenant Management Tools
Aug 2007
As service providers strive to improve the quality and efficiency of their IT (information technology) management services, the need to adopt a standard set of tools and processes becomes...
Provided by University of Michigan (Ross)
-
White Papers
Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization
Dec 2009
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