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White Papers
Five Tips to Keep IT Auditors Off Your Back
May 2011
Uh-oh - you're facing an IT audit, but you can't just drop your normal responsibilities to prepare for it. One thing's for sure - this is no time to panic! You need to balance the audit...
Provided by Quest Software
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White Papers
The Hidden Risks of a "Bring your own Device" (BYOD) Mobility Model
Jan 2011
Today, as companies deal with the Consumerization of enterprise mobility with a workforce that is younger and more tied to their smart devices, as well as the overall cost of maintaining...
Provided by ProfitLine
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Resource Center
The Evolution of Asset Management
Mar 2007
Asset management - i.e., the acquisition, use, maintenance, modification and disposal of critical assets and properties - is vital to most businesses' performance and success. The more...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
A Best-Practices Approach to Software Asset Management
Jul 2006
According to Gartner, 30 percent of large enterprises will experience at least one on-site software audit per year through 2008. What this means is, if you're not already vigilantly tracking what...
Provided by ManageSoft
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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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White Papers
How to Align Corporate Strategy with Project Execution
Jul 2011
The biggest challenge for business leaders today is making sure initiatives that are undertaken at the project level are aligned with the strategic and financial goals of their organizations....
Provided by AtTask
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White Papers
Self-Service That Really Serves
Dec 2010
To truly meet the demands of the informed consumer, self-service solutions must have fully integrated e-commerce and e-billing systems that accommodate every aspect of the online customer...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Compliance Through RSA Security Management
Apr 2012
If you take the right approach and use the right tools, compliance doesn't have to be the struggle it currently is for many enterprises — even though it continues to become more complex and...
Provided by EMC Corporation
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White Papers
Google Apps cost benefits: An ROI analysis
Jun 2011
What is the economic impact for enterprises adopting Google Apps? In a series of in-depth interviews and a broader survey conducted by Forrester, Google identified several key takeaways for...
Provided by Google
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White Papers
Cost of a Data Breach
Aug 2011
A 2009 annual study examining the cost incurred by 45 organizations after experiencing a data breach. Offers information on understanding financial impact, customer turnover and preventive solutions.
Provided by CDW & Symantec
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Research
IT Governance Framework
Mar 2005
With IT at the core of most 21st century businesses, and with today's focus on compliance and risk management as a result of legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley, organizations can no longer afford to...
Provided by Forrester Research
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Webcasts
A CFO's Guide to Analytics
Apr 2008
Over the past few years, analytics has emerged as an important management discipline. While adoption has largely been driven by forward-thinking CEOs, CIOs and CMOs, analytics is reaching the...
Provided by SAS Institute
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White Papers
Defining, Modeling & Costing IT Services
Sep 2004
This paper, developed by Pink Elephant - a leader in ITIL best practice education, consulting and conferences - will examine the fundamental steps for defining IT services; Modeling IT services...
Provided by Pink Elephant
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Webcasts
Evaluating the Security of Google Apps
Jul 2010
On demand version of this webinar. Despite the ever rising popularity of cloud computing solutions, many IT professionals remain concerned about security and compliance. However, as one of the...
Provided by Google
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Research
IT Strategy Maps: A Tool For Strategic Alignment
Nov 2005
Aligning IT and business strategy remains the No. 1 or No. 2 business IT issue year after year. But no matter how much focus and attention this subject receives, little progress seems to be made....
Provided by Forrester Research
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Webcasts
IT Governance: IT Portfolio Rationalization
Jun 2007
There is a technique used by financial managers called portfolio management. This technique "Hedges their bets" by investing in a portfolio of assets. Some will perform and others will not, but...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Research
Connecting Business Drivers To Enterprise Architecture
Jun 2005
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Understanding business plans and challenges is essential when starting an enterprise architecture (EA) effort or when taking stock of an existing effort. It is also a necessary...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
Asset Management, ITIL, and the CMDB: Connecting IT and the Bottom Line
Feb 2006
Get more business from both IT asset management and ITIL processes by having them work together to lower costs, optimize performance, and ensure compliance. See how a configuration management...
Provided by BMC Software
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White Papers
Discovering hidden costs in your data centre - a CFO perspective
Jul 2011
At the June 2010 meeting of top CFOs at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Canada annual conference, IBM had the opportunity to talk with more than 60 CFOs to determine how much business...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Deliver greater agility, speed, and efficiency by enabling ITaaS
Oct 2011
See how IT can become more flexible, reduce risks, and contain IT costs in a cloud-based paradigm. Learn More.
Provided by Cisco Systems, Inc
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White Papers
The age of compliance: Preparing for a riskier and more regulated world
Mar 2012
This white paper highlights the benefits of enterprise-wide risk and compliance management. Most organizations find managing risk and compliance a challenge - but the rewards for doing it well can...
Provided by SAP
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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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Webcasts
Internal Audit and Risk Mitigation - Effective and practical use of the COSO and COBIT methodologies
Nov 2007
This webinar discusses how to align your audit risk assessment, audit ecosystem, audit plan, and audit engagements with the larger organization's strategy, vision, and values. It is designed...
Provided by ComplianceOnline
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White Papers
Security Considerations for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Jan 2011
It is never possible to guarantee that a company is totally secure or that a breach will not occur, however implementing the latest tools and providing ongoing, end-user education will minimize...
Provided by GFI Software
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White Papers
The ITIL Business Case 101
Dec 2006
There is much discussion of which processes to start with in ITIL, or what order to do them in, or whether to do them at all, or how to decide. If the decision on which processes to re-engineer is...
Provided by Jupitermedia
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White Papers
Information Systems Risk Factors, Risk Assessments, and Audit Planning Decisions
Dec 2002
This paper examines systems risk factors identified by external auditors for a sample of their actual audit clients. Specifically, the paper studies two important areas of information systems...
Provided by Northeastern University
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White Papers
How Much Does IT Cost?: A Practical Approach to Costing in Information Technology Shared Services Units
Feb 2004
To develop a deeper understanding of how and why IT costs are incurred and provide a firm basis for cross charging, many shared services units are using activity-based costing (ABC). Not only does...
Provided by Armstrong Laing
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White Papers
Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function
May 2006
According to the results of a recent APQC study, finance organizations, no matter what their size, are still spending almost two-thirds of their time on transaction processing, to the detriment of...
Provided by SAP
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Webcasts
Seattle Children's Hospital Implements Desktop Virtualization
Jun 2011
View this webinar to learn how Seattle Children's Hospital was able to successfully deal with compliance issues, security requirements, budget constraints and more, all while ensuring a high...
Provided by Citrix & WYSE
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Webcasts
How to Implement eCommerce Application Performance Best Practices
Sep 2011
Studies have shown that a 2-second response time improvement equates to a 4% increase in bottom line. Application performance does matter in eCommerce. For production, learn how to (1) step up...
Provided by dynaTrace software
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Case Studies
Software AG Customer Case Study: Apple
Feb 2008
Being competitive in today's high tech industry means taking economic advantage of manufacturing and distribution facilities around the world. Apple interacts with dozens of trading partners, from...
Provided by Software AG
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White Papers
The Pillars of Performance Management: Free eBook and strategy manual
Mar 2009
Does your organization consider performance management a laborious, tactical annual practice, or is it a strategic, business-critical cycle? Maybe it's time to reassess. Now more than ever, you're...
Provided by SumTotal Systems
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White Papers
SAS Money Laundering Detection: A Dynamic, Risk-Based Solution for Identifying, Investigating and Reporting Suspicious Patterns of Behavior
Oct 2005
This white paper provides an overview of SAS Money Laundering Detection, a solution built specifically to help small and mid-sized businesses protect themselves against money laundering. You will...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Downloads
IBM Rational Application Security eKit
Mar 2010
Interconnected, instrumented and intelligent products are flooding the marketplace. Made up of embedded software along with mechanical and electrical components, these smart products generate an...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
IBM PLM FBC ROI: The Financial Business Case for Product Lifecycle Management Information Technology Decision Making
Oct 2005
Increasingly, PLM investment decision makers are reverting to standard Financial Business Case (FBC) criteria, such as Return On Investment (ROI), net present value, and Total Cost of Ownership...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
New Value Integrator: Insights from the 2010 IBM Global CFO Study
Apr 2010
More than 1,900 CFOs worldwide, including 445 Finance executives from midsize firms reveal how leading Finance organizations are evolving to become more effective in their core Finance activities...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Keeping Pace with Enterprise Portal Trends: TechRepublic Real World Guide
Apr 2006
The enterprise portal software market has shifted dramatically in the last five years—largely through mergers and acquisitions, but through a variety of other influences, as well. Download this...
Provided by TechRepublic
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White Papers
Transforming "the business of IT"
May 2006
Learn how IBM's Component Business Model for the Business of IT can help you uncover the hidden value in your infrastructure. This methodology breaks your IT into its basic building blocks--a...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Lavazza SpA Increases Profits by Improving Management and Business Process Planning
Apr 2010
Lavazza SpA wanted to illustrate Lavazza's results in income statements and key performance indicators over the entire supply chain, from raw coffee bean sourcing to finished product distribution...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
TDWI Checklist Report: Operational Data Quality
May 2011
Failing to ensure high-quality operational data may put at risk many worthwhile business goals for operational excellence. There are many areas within the average enterprise where high-quality...
Provided by Trillium Software
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White Papers
An Agile Model-Driven Development Approach - A Case Study in a Finance Organization
Oct 2011
In the Sungard Front Arena, current software portfolio a business functionality called Market Server Capability (MSC) is embedded and duplicated in many components. By the application of Agile and...
Provided by IARIA
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White Papers
Oracle Solaris 11: Best for Enterprise Applications
May 2012
This paper discusses why Oracle Solaris 11 is an ideal platform for business applications. It examines the key advances in Oracle Solaris 11 and their value to the IT architect, manager, or other...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Financial Services, Regulation and the Achilles Heel of Email
Apr 2012
Ensuring data privacy in compliance with government regulations and consumer protection laws presents a complex set of challenges for financial firms. Coupled with the rising sophistication in...
Provided by Proofpoint
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White Papers
Improve Business Performance and Gain Greater efficiency with the Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle E-Business Suite
Mar 2012
Oracle runs its worldwide, mission-critical operations using its very own Oracle E-Business Suite, complete business and industry solutions that improve business performance through greater...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle Optimized Solution for PeopleSoft Human Capital Management on SPARC SuperCluster
Apr 2012
The modular Oracle PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) suite offers powerful and comprehensive Human Resource (HR) solutions, however, implementing sophisticated HR applications typically...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager: Breaking the cycle of Non-Compliance
Apr 2012
Despite the importance of regulatory compliance, most organizations lack the ability to automatically and intelligently monitor and enforce the compliance policies that meet industry standards or...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Compliance Management: Who is Minding the Network?
Apr 2012
Despite the importance of regulatory compliance, most organizations lack the ability to automatically and intelligently monitor and enforce the compliance policies that meet industry standards or...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Compliance Management Demo
Apr 2012
Despite the importance of regulatory compliance, most organizations lack the ability to automatically and intelligently monitor and enforce the compliance policies that meet industry standards or...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Privileged Password Sharing: the "root" of All Evil
Feb 2012
Discover Safe and Secure Privileged Account Management With today's security and compliance concerns, effective management of privileged accounts is more important than ever. In this SANS white...
Provided by Quest Software
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White Papers
Compliance Through RSA Security Management
Apr 2012
If you take the right approach and use the right tools, compliance doesn't have to be the struggle it currently is for many enterprises — even though it continues to become more complex and...
Provided by EMC Corporation
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White Papers
The age of compliance: Preparing for a riskier and more regulated world
Mar 2012
This white paper highlights the benefits of enterprise-wide risk and compliance management. Most organizations find managing risk and compliance a challenge - but the rewards for doing it well can...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Controlling & Managing Super User Access
Feb 2012
"Super users" - those people with greater access and rights - are a necessary part of IT. However, privileged accounts carry implicit security risks, so securing them - while preserving access and...
Provided by Quest Software
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Case Studies
Firm Qualifies More Client Leads With Online Meetings
Mar 2010
Kinetic Securities is a stock brokerage and advisory firm, their challenge is to keep clients up to date on latest service offerings and updates to online trading platforms, reduce cost of travel...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Visa Europe and IBM link for interconnected payments: case study
Feb 2012
Visa Europe required a new approach to handling transactions in a complex European market, after the ratification of the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) initiative. Transactions would be much more...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Case study: How cloud enables growth
Feb 2012
Infinity provides software and IT services to institutions across the financial services industry. Its systems support the accounting and management of more than $25 trillion in invested assets,...
Provided by SunGard Availability Services
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White Papers
Evolution and Thinking of the Accounting Supervision Mode of China's State-owned Enterprises
Nov 2011
State-owned enterprise is an important and indispensable component of China's national economy. Transformation and innovation of accounting supervision mode of State-owned enterprises play a...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
GPX-Matcher: A Generic Boolean Predicate-Based XPath Expression Matcher
Mar 2011
Content-based architectures for XML data dissemination are gaining increasing attention both in academia and industry. These dissemination networks are the building blocks of selective information...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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White Papers
Towards Dynamic Workflow Support for Crisis Management
May 2010
Current process support technology for crisis management is often limited to either sharing of information or hard-coded process support through dedicated systems. Workflow management systems have...
Provided by Radboud University Nijmegen
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White Papers
Decision-Making for Investment Based on Option and Term Structure
May 2009
Static and dynamic term structure model of interest rates are studied according to the need for using. As for the static model, exponential splines model is studied and every cash flow of the...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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Podcasts
Compliance and Security Within the Financial Industry
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speaker discusses about the financial industry, and how security and compliance have been changing. The speaker also touches on financial modernization, the convergence of...
Provided by Imperva
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White Papers
Finance Executives on the Value of Technology Investment for Midsize Companies - CFO Research Paper
Jan 2012
Read this report from CFO Research Services to learn why finance executives at midsize companies say that an integrated approach to BI and planning helps maximize their ROI in technology.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Why Performance Management? A Guide for the Midsize Organization - IBM White Paper
Jan 2012
Learn how midsize companies can use performance management solutions to gain competitive advantage without breaking the bank.
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
Kettle Foods reduces reporting cycle from eight weeks to just three
Jan 2012
An antiquated reporting system and lack of data insight can stop growth in even a strong company. Read the white paper to learn how: Kettle Foods used Inca Software, a Logicalis Company, and IBM...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Uponor empowers users and cuts IT and factory costs
Jan 2012
A company hobbled by a backlog of request reports and expensive legacy platforms becomes increasingly ineffective, but switching to a new performance management solution can be seen as risky. Read...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Study on Rational Application of eXtensible Business Reporting Language
Feb 2011
Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) has developed rapidly since its birth as one of accounting information processing standards and the latest technology. The governmental departments...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Research on Real-Time Publish/Subscribe System Supported by Data-Integration
Jun 2011
At present, distributed real-time applications flourish, including the military systems, telecommunications, factory automation, traffic control, financial trading, medical imaging, and so on,...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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White Papers
Development of an Expert System for Dust Explosion Risk Management Based on ASP.Net and Prolog
Sep 2011
Dust explosions always claim lives and cause huge financial losses. Dust explosion risk can be prevented by inherently safer design or mitigated by engineering protective system. Design of...
Provided by Academy Publisher
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Case Studies
Amway Is Assured of Quick Recovery of its Active Directory Forest with Quest
Jan 2011
Amway Trusts Quest for Active Directory Forest Protection Are you prepared if a disaster strikes your Active Directory forest? Amway (one of the world's largest direct-selling companies) is. By...
Provided by Quest Software
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White Papers
SAFEWEB: A Middleware for Securing Ruby-Based Web Applications
Dec 2011
Web applications in many domains such as healthcare and finance must process sensitive data, while complying with legal policies regarding the release of different classes of data to different...
Provided by University of Otago
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White Papers
Deliver greater agility, speed, and efficiency by enabling ITaaS
Oct 2011
See how IT can become more flexible, reduce risks, and contain IT costs in a cloud-based paradigm. Learn More.
Provided by Cisco Systems, Inc
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Webcasts
Toromont Industries CIO: Technology-Led Innovation
Nov 2010
In this webcast, the presenter has faced, like all CIOs, years of cutbacks, but now all of the deferred work needs to be done in a short amount of time. His team's value has been very apparent as...
Provided by UBM TechWeb
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Webcasts
What's New in CollabNet's Distribution including Apache Subversion, Version 1.7
Nov 2011
Freely available as open source software, CollabNet Subversion Edge is an industry-first distribution that combines Subversion, the Apache HTTP Server, and ViewVC with a browser-based management...
Provided by CollabNet
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White Papers
Clearing the clouds - Shining a light on successful Enterprise Risk Management
Nov 2011
Managing enterprise risk is a critical and growing discipline in leading organizations. Enterprise risk management (ERM) can mitigate the large scale damages from catastrophic events. Read this...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
A Large Insurer Uses TCS Expertise to Standardize Its IT Environment
Jun 2011
TCS' client is the member of a global insurance group that is a leading organisation in financial protection and wealth management wished to migrate the policy administration system of an acquired...
Provided by Tata Consultancy Services
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White Papers
Gain IT asset visibility, control and automation
Oct 2011
This white paper describes how IBM IT asset management solutions provide the visibility, control and automation to support asset management across the IT asset life cycle, including planning,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Taking control of service performance and availability Solution Brief
Oct 2011
IBM Tivoli Service Availability and Performance Management solutions provide leading functionality and enable new best practices for managing and ensuring the operation of critical business services.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Financial Monte Carlo Simulation on Architecturally Diverse Systems
Aug 2009
Computational finance relies heavily on the use of Monte Carlo simulation techniques. However, Monte Carlo simulation is computationally very demanding. The authors demonstrate the use of...
Provided by University of Washington
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Case Studies
Navellier Slashes IT Costs Using Quest's Cloud Services Delivered on NetApp
May 2011
Financial services company Navellier & Associates needs to transform costly IT infrastructure into a streamlined virtual environment while improving disaster recovery practices. They chose NetApp...
Provided by NetApp
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Case Studies
Enhancing Financial Services Security and Regulatory Compliance
Jun 2007
One of the cornerstone services that Lanz provides to help his clients reduce risk is thorough vulnerability assessment of their IT infrastructure. For IT security assessments, Lanz's tool of...
Provided by Qualys
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White Papers
The Need for Profitability & Cost Management
Sep 2008
As indirect costs rise and economic pressures increase, the need for profitability and cost management (PCM) also grows. Read this white paper to find out more about how PCM drives business...
Provided by Oracle
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Research
IT Governance Framework
Mar 2005
With IT at the core of most 21st century businesses, and with today's focus on compliance and risk management as a result of legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley, organizations can no longer afford to...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
File System Auditing That Works
Feb 2010
When your business deals with sensitive data, a strong auditing and compliance policy MUST be in place. If not, you're risking unauthorized access to private information! Unfortunately, native...
Provided by Quest Software
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Research
IT Strategy Maps: A Tool For Strategic Alignment
Nov 2005
Aligning IT and business strategy remains the No. 1 or No. 2 business IT issue year after year. But no matter how much focus and attention this subject receives, little progress seems to be made....
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
BPM Case Study: Optimizing Compensation; WebSphere Lombardi Edition reduced cycle time from 30 to 7 days
Dec 2010
With over 12,000 sales people in North America alone, this life sciences corporation has one of the largest sales forces in the world.Their compensation plans involve sophisticated, constantly...
Provided by IBM
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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
Five Tips to Keep IT Auditors Off Your Back
May 2011
Uh-oh - you're facing an IT audit, but you can't just drop your normal responsibilities to prepare for it. One thing's for sure - this is no time to panic! You need to balance the audit...
Provided by Quest Software
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White Papers
The Pillars of Performance Management: Free eBook and strategy manual
Mar 2009
Does your organization consider performance management a laborious, tactical annual practice, or is it a strategic, business-critical cycle? Maybe it's time to reassess. Now more than ever, you're...
Provided by SumTotal Systems
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White Papers
Information Systems Risk Factors, Risk Assessments, and Audit Planning Decisions
Dec 2002
This paper examines systems risk factors identified by external auditors for a sample of their actual audit clients. Specifically, the paper studies two important areas of information systems...
Provided by Northeastern University
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White Papers
How to Align Corporate Strategy with Project Execution
Jul 2011
The biggest challenge for business leaders today is making sure initiatives that are undertaken at the project level are aligned with the strategic and financial goals of their organizations....
Provided by AtTask
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White Papers
Cautious Growth: Tending to Your Core Business
Jun 2009
When CEOs who are content specialists start or take over a company in their field, they can often become so involved in day-to-day operations that they lose sight of the other half of their...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Business Efficiency in Unprecedented Times
Jun 2009
In these unprecedented times, organisations are left with no choice but to seek out more and more ways to reduce costs, improve efficiency and deliver measureable and sustainable benefits. This...
Provided by Fujitsu
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White Papers
Evolution or Revolution: Either Approach to Core Banking Investment Requires Proper IT Risk Mitigation
Oct 2008
The banking industry in North America and around the world is reeling from the financial crisis. To change and adapt quickly, institutions recognize that large-scale IT investment and realignment...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
The Suspicion Recession: Impacts and Consequences for Financial Services Business Leaders
Nov 2008
Making and executing strategy during such times requires fast footwork and a rapid reassessment of the way circumstances change with each major event. Responsible Executives need to determine...
Provided by Hitachi
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White Papers
Self-Service That Really Serves
Dec 2010
To truly meet the demands of the informed consumer, self-service solutions must have fully integrated e-commerce and e-billing systems that accommodate every aspect of the online customer...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
BBDC Improves Budget Management and Keeps Pace With Fast-Changing Automotive Market
Nov 2008
Based in Beijing, BBDC manufactures Chrysler vehicles and Mercedes-Benz C-Class and E-Class cars. The Chinese car market is one of the world's fastest growing and most dynamic markets. Demand for...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence
Jun 2009
In this white paper, we discuss how corporate finance centers can overcome the barriers to a fast, high-quality close. By converging previously disparate disciplines of business intelligence;...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Accurate Costing Is Key to Profitability
Jun 2009
Companies worldwide are confronting a period of extreme volatility in commodity and other prices as well as exchange rates. This has intensified the challenge of dealing with changing customer...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
A complete view of the enterprise
Jun 2009
Finally, in times of economic uncertainty, companies are insisting that CFOs lead the effort to make their operational and financial planning more agile, detailed, reliable and efficient. This...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Time Is Money: Managing the Performance of Financial Trading Applications
Jul 2008
Trading activity between exchanges, brokerage firms, hedge funds, and other financial services companies is a core component of the world economy. With trillions of dollars traded annually on the...
Provided by NetQoS
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White Papers
First Malaysian Ringgit Trader Live on RTFX
Jul 2009
CIMB Bank, the commercial banking arm of CIMB Group in Malaysia, has become the first Ringgit market-maker to go live on Thomson Reuters' RTFX (Reuters Trading for Foreign Exchange) platform. The...
Provided by IBS Publishing
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White Papers
Increased Control Through Outsourcing: Measuring the Effectiveness of Finance and Accounting Solutions
Feb 2009
With the global economy in flux, consumer spending down, and an expected slow recovery in the offing, today's chief financial officers and controllers are faced with a significant challenge. They...
Provided by Affiliated Computer Services
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White Papers
Implementing Enterprise-Wide Risk Reduction Across Operational and Financial Processes
Jul 2009
The ultimate goal of Risk Management is targeted at reducing any factor that represents a threat to a company attaining its strategic objectives. The desired outcome is to reduce the variability...
Provided by Syntex Management Systems
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Case Studies
Land Manager Consolidates Financial Software to Simplify Reporting, Reduce Headcount
Jun 2008
Fred Rickert wondered why he lived on Maui when he spent all his time in the office. As Vice President of Finance and Treasurer for Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Rickert spent 12-hour days trying...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
University's Web Budgeting Saves Costs and Improves Forecasts
Nov 2008
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia's leading teaching and research facilities. As the university expanded, its finance team struggled to gather sufficiently comprehensive...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Financial Services Consultancy Boosts Bottom Line Using Software Integration
Jun 2009
The Goetzman Group provides financial and accounting consulting services. The Woodland Hills, California - based firm sought to increase efficiencies, boost market outreach, and reduce IT costs....
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Exterran Holdings, Inc. Improves Uptime to 99.95% With Hosted Enterprise Resource Planning System
May 2009
Exterran Holdings, Inc. wanted to unify information across the new global organization created by the merger of Hanover Compressor Company and Universal Compression Holdings, Inc., under scrutiny...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Corporacion CEFA S.A. Integrates Financial Information and Improves Regional Business Practices
May 2009
Corporacion CEFA wanted to implement a unified and reliable IT infrastructure to make the company's financial information visible throughout the organization and integrate administrative and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Slovnaft Plc. Gains New Agility and Business Insight to Thrive in Dynamic Petrochemical Industry
May 2009
Slovnaft Plc. wanted to automate critical processes for business decision making in the complex, multidivisional refinery enterprise and efficiently manage the production chain, sales, and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Ferromatik Milacron Reduces Administration and Process Costs Through Application Consolidation
May 2009
Ferromatik Milacron Maschinenbau GmbH wanted to standardize critical business processes, while retaining the maximum degree of flexibility for the subsidiaries and comply with accounting standards...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Sercomtel S.A. Telecomunicacoes Realizes 25% Productivity Gains and Greater Financial Transparency
May 2009
Sercomtel S.A. Telecomunicacoes wanted to Comply with fiscal and tax regulations, as well as requirements imposed by Brazil's national telecommunications agency, Agencia Nacional de...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
SMART Deploys Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and Handles 40% More Orders
May 2009
SMART Technologies wanted to Continue aggressive growth while improving productivity and customer service and implement a strong logistics capability to ship and deliver products to customers in a...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Agrokor Group Reduces Reporting Time From Two Weeks to Two Minutes
May 2009
Agrokor wanted to integrate and standardize scattered customer data from retail and food production divisions and remove duplicate data to gain more insight into customers. The challenge was to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design Enhances Management of 16 Subsidiaries With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
May 2009
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design wanted to build a unified information management platform that can be adapted for future business requirements and allow the group to adopt best practice...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Servientrega Integrates Human Resources and Financial Data and Accelerates Payroll Procedures
May 2009
Servientrega wanted to integrate financial and Human Resources (HR) information systems to consolidate up-to-date data online to enable timely strategic decision making and improve the operating...
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Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Boosts Profit Margins, Improves Inventory Management
Jun 2009
Shanghai Hi-Tech Control System Co. wanted to share inventory data between locations across China and replace a sales system that was not properly configured, ensure internal transactions could be...
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Santa Clara University Streamlines Financial Processes and Accelerates Admission Application Reviews
Jun 2009
Santa Clara University wanted to provide an integrated financial management solution to improve strategic management of university resources and enhance reporting capabilities to reduce reliance...
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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP Realizes Significant Efficiency Increases With Online Pre-Billing
Jun 2009
Procopio, Cory wanted to reduce delays in the billing process by eliminating the need to shuttle pre-bills between the company's San Diego and Carlsbad offices and improve productivity and...
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Serendib Flour Mills Automates Financial and Supply Chain Management
Mar 2009
Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt.) Ltd is a flour milling company based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The startup company is positioning itself as a supplier of superior quality flour in Sri Lanka and overseas....
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Paquetexpress Centralizes Information and Optimizes Payroll and Human Resources Procedures
Jun 2009
Paquetexpress wanted to establish a reliable, high-availability IT infrastructure to support the company's growth and unify and centralize a large volume of historical information about clients...
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