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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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Whitepapers
Webcast: Overcoming the Challenges to Value Chain Synchronization: Insights and Success Strategies
Oct 2012
Achieving value chain synchronization is critical for business success, but most organizations are facing huge challenges. There's a gap between where companies need to be and where they actually...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
How to Improve the Efficiency and Performance of an SAP Environment Whitepaper
Oct 2012
Business-critical SAP environments consist of many components: applications, databases, operating systems, servers, networking, storage, management tools, and backup software. In a typical...
Provided by Oracle
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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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Whitepapers
The Performance Manager
Mar 2009
The Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, strengthens the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide the information...
Provided by IBM
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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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Whitepapers
Viewpoint: Globalization in the Asset Management Industry
Jan 2009
This paper considers the progress of globalization in the asset management industry to date, and the potential impact of recent market disruption. It explores the fundamental drivers and enablers...
Provided by Ernst & Young
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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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Whitepapers
Key Drivers: Why CIOs Believe Empowered Users Set the Agenda for Enterprise Security
May 2013
Several years ago, a transformation in IT began to take place; a transformation from an IT-centric view of technology to a business-centric view of technology that Forrester refers to as business...
Provided by Blue Coat Systems
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Whitepapers
Automating the Confirmation of Derivative Trades
Sep 2007
Trading in derivatives continues to grow at a rapid pace. Failure to confirm derivative trading transactions in a timely manner creates considerable risks, particularly for sell-side firms. Not...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Before You Tie a Ribbon Around the Operating Plan
Dec 2007
Before tying a ribbon around the plan, there is a need to consider ten questions to assess and improve the effectiveness of the plan and planning process. An effective operating plan will help to...
Provided by Value Advisory Group
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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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Whitepapers
Overcoming the Challenges of Database Patching in Production Environments
Apr 2013
The frequency and sophistication of attacks shows no signs of declining; and today’s economic climate does not allow for more resources to be applied to the challenging task of testing and...
Provided by McAfee
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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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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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
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...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Freeing Up Cash Flow by Changing Cost Structures
Jul 2010
The rapid pace of change in the telecommunications industry can put a strain on a service provider's balance sheet. Reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to support double-digit or non-linear...
Provided by Alcatel-Lucent
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Whitepapers
A New Look at Network Maintenance
Jul 2011
Telecom Service Providers around the world need to reinvent their business by adopting next-generation technologies. At the same time, requirements for ongoing maintenance and operations of legacy...
Provided by Alcatel-Lucent
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Whitepapers
CFOs on Managing Finance Technology: Systems-Related Challenges and How Companies Address Them
Dec 2012
Challenged by an inflexible financial management system? You're not alone. Finance executives everywhere are seeing the need for a system that can easily adapt to changing priorities and...
Provided by Workday
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Case Studies
PRINCIPALITY BUILDING SOCIETY: U.K. Building Society Cuts Costs and Increases Security With Antimalware Software
May 2010
Principality Building Society, founded in 1860, provides savings, investments, mortgages, insurance, and financial planning services to its 450,000 members from 51 branches across Wales and the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
State of Arizona Office of Economic Recovery: Arizona Creates Flexible, Graphical, Stimulus-Funds Reporting Solution in Three Months
Jun 2010
When the U.S. Government granted billions of dollars in economic stimulus funding in early 2009, every U.S. state that received funds had about six months to create a solution for reporting on...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Investec: Investec Uses Customised System to Double Revenue Without Increasing Support Staff
Oct 2010
Investec Bank (Channel Islands) - a specialist provider of offshore private banking services - wanted to improve its core banking technology and manage its growing intermediary business more...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Alexander Forbes: Investment Firm Cuts Support Costs by 30 Per Cent, Boosts Customer Time With CRM Tool
Nov 2010
Alexander Forbes Retail offers comprehensive financial and wealth advice and solutions to individuals. It is a division of Alexander Forbes, a leading global provider of financial, risk,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Avoid danger in your Data Center with ServerLIFT Advanced Server Handling Solutions.
Nov 2012
How many people does it take to install a switch? Manually moving IT equipment increases risk of injuries and reduces efficiency. Servers and other rack-mounted equipment can weigh up to 500...
Provided by ServerLIFT
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Whitepapers
Connecting the dots for Smarter Commerce
May 2011
What's new in value chain visibility? Obtaining accurate and timely information to manage the complexities of today's value chains has been on the agenda for a long time. What's exciting is that...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
On the Use of Financial Data as a Random Beacon
Jun 2010
In standard voting procedures, random audits are one method for increasing election integrity. In the case of cryptographic (or end-to-end) election verification, random challenges are often used...
Provided by University of Washington School of Public Health & Community Medicine
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Whitepapers
Webcast: Overcoming the Challenges to Value Chain Synchronization: Insights and Success Strategies
Oct 2012
Achieving value chain synchronization is critical for business success, but most organizations are facing huge challenges. There's a gap between where companies need to be and where they actually...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Opinion Mining for Relating Subjective Expressions and Annual Earnings in US Financial Statements
Oct 2012
Financial statements contain quantitative information and manager's subjective evaluation of firm's financial status. Using information released in U.S. 10-K filings. Both qualitative and...
Provided by Cornell University
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Whitepapers
Online Financial Algorithms Competitive Analysis
Feb 2012
Analysis of algorithms with complete knowledge of its inputs is sometimes not up to user's expectations. Many times the authors are surrounded with such scenarios where inputs are generated...
Provided by Thapar Institute
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Whitepapers
Combine global expertise with local resources to have your needs met your way
Mar 2012
To keep your IT environment running at peak performance at all times, HP Lifecycle Event Services provide expert advice and reliable technical support that is personalized to your needs and priced...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Whitepapers
Getting Ahead of the Compliance Curve: Adopting a Managed Approach to Web Security and Regulatory Compliance
Oct 2012
Download Getting Ahead of the Compliance Curve: Adopting a Managed Approach to Web Security and Regulatory Compliance to learn about new regulatory requirements that impact website security and...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
Achieving Regulatory Compliance With Automated Data Flow Approach
Sep 2012
The changing paradigm of banking regulations all over the globe has ensured that the CTOs of leading banks and financial institutions look at Audit, Risk and Governance with a renewed focus. To...
Provided by Informatica
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Whitepapers
Capture industry white paper - banking
Sep 2012
Despite the increasing digitization of business today, paper remains the lowest common denominator for many important financial activities. Scanning to capture documents for storage is a great...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Protect Your Organization From Its Single Largest Threat: Cyber Breach
Jun 2012
The news over the past 18 to 24 months proves one alarming fact - the single largest threat the user organization faces today is network breach. Their employees have become the primary target of a...
Provided by Invincea
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Whitepapers
Security Built for the Education Environment!
Aug 2012
We know how important your job is and how difficult it can be. Schools are incredibly busy places making it challenging to provide secure, productive computing environments without restricting...
Provided by Kensington Inc.
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Whitepapers
Complimentary SuccessFactors White Paper: Performance Management in a Small-Business Culture
Jul 2012
While introducing formal, automated processes for performance and goal management into your unique small business culture may seem crazy, in reality, it may just be the perfect union. That's...
Provided by SuccessFactors
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Podcasts
Explore New Directions in Financials, Performance Management, and GRC Solutions
Jul 2012
Take a critical look at how technology trends such as enterprise mobility, real-time analytics, and the increase in data volumes affect finance. Understand the corresponding innovations in...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
Business Analytics -- Enterprise Data Management
Jul 2012
Learn about how Deloitte and SAP are teaming up to help companies migrate legacy systems to SAP software using Deloitte's Enterprise Data Migration Framework and SAP BusinessObjects BI and EIM...
Provided by SAP
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Whitepapers
Exchange Workload White Paper (Principled Technologies)
Jul 2012
A "case study" analysis from IBM Research that highlights the financial, performance, operational and financial benefits for midmarket companies when they upgrade to the new IBM System x M4...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Finacle Core Banking Solution
Jan 2012
The dramatically changed world of finance and business today, is building up pressure for banks to explore new possibilities by abandoning the familiar and embracing the unconventional....
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Whitepapers
Finacle Consumer e-Banking Solution
Jan 2012
With banking customers growing increasingly comfortable with the digital lifestyle, their expectations from financial service providers have undergone a significant transformation. They fully...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Whitepapers
Demand Deposit Account (DDA) Framework With Proven Resilience
Nov 2009
The impact of low cost demand deposits on the U.S. financial system cannot be overstated. They create liquidity in the economy and enable banks to generate profits as well as comply with statutory...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Whitepapers
How To Secure Electronic Healthcare Records Effectively
Jun 2012
In the ongoing effort to reach HIPPA Electronic Medical Record (EMR) compliance standards, one of the biggest obstacles and concerns is security. Download this whitepaper to see how to develop a...
Provided by HP and Intel®
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Podcasts
Delight Customers Across Every Channel - Watch Demo
Jun 2012
Find ways to reduce costs, enhance the customer experience and grow loyalty. Join Ally Bank, E*Trade, Home Depot, Starbucks and more than 17,000 other companies who chose the Service Cloud to...
Provided by Salesforce.com
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White Papers
Banking Efficiency Beyond Cost Cutting
Nov 2009
It may only be a slight exaggeration to say that the financial crisis has divided the corporate world into two groups - companies that have gone belly-up and others that are striving to survive....
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
Bank Zachodni WBK Boosts Customer Services With More Reliable Online Applications
Jul 2010
Bank Zachodni WBK (BZ WBK) is the third largest bank in Poland, providing extensive banking and financial services from 512 branches throughout the country. More than 1.6 million customers rely on...
Provided by CA Technologies
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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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
Privileged Password Sharing: the Root of all Evil
Feb 2012
With today's security and compliance concerns, effective management of privileged accounts is more important than ever. In this SANS white paper sponsored by Quest Software, gain a deeper...
Provided by Dell 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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Case Studies
Audatex Gains Real-Time Access to Key Business Insight With Business Intelligence Solution
Jun 2009
Audatex wanted to reduce manual and duplicate data entry requirements to improve efficiency and accuracy of business intelligence analysis and provide self-service access to financial reporting...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Xstrata Consolidates Reporting, Streamlines Change Management, and Gains Visibility Into Best Practices
Jun 2009
Xstrata wanted to centralize management of 32 global financial consolidations annually across five business units, approximately 2,000 entities, and multiple ERP systems with many different...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Nordic Solutions Ltd. Increases Efficiency of Financial Administration by 25% With Standardized IT Solution
Jun 2009
Nordic Solutions wanted to reduce manual work required for financial administration and reporting and provide a scalable and cost-effective financial management solution with the capability to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
OC2 Improves Efficiency of Automation Processes With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Jul 2009
OC2 wanted to provide the small business with a reliable, affordable, and comprehensive professional services automation solution for more efficient internal personnel, financial, and project and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
IDBI Bank Improves Profitability With Integrated Management Accounting System
Jul 2009
IDBI Bank was restructured into several customer-focused business units to streamline processes and improve customer service. Following the restructure, the bank needed to develop a system to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Establishes Efficient Administrative Systems to Support Airline Launch
May 2009
Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras wanted to implement a robust solution to support operations in record time for an airline and develop in-house tax, accounting, and human resource processes,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Staffordshire University Saves Time and Automates Processes With Financial Management Solution
May 2009
Staffordshire University was to replace the university's standalone and inflexible financial and purchasing solution with integrated, automated, adaptable applications that can scale to handle...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore Modernizes and Standardizes Processes, Reduces Costs by 20%
May 2009
Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) wanted to facilitate modernization by enabling business innovations such as wireless meter reading and online processing and increase efficiency of business...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Grupo Industrial Saltillo Consolidates Information and Improves Business Unit Operating Efficiency
Jun 2009
Grupo Industrial Saltillo wanted to consolidate financial information to accelerate timely decision making throughout the organization and standardize accounting procedures in the manufacturing,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
The State of Nebraska Allows Employees to Access HR Data Online While Standardizing Financial Management
Jun 2009
The State of Nebraska wanted to replace the 25-year-old legacy system with a statewide financial management system to standardize processes and enable real-time data access and put all human...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Production Services Network Goes Live With ERP Planning System in Six Months With Further Roll Out in Two Years
Jun 2009
Production Services Network (PSN) wanted to build a scalable, robust platform to develop and incorporate best practices and industry standard processes that can be utilized all across and ensure...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
De Post - La Poste Improves Order Management With Standardized Enterprise Resource Planning Solution
Jun 2009
De Post - La Poste wanted to select and implement applications for financial management and procurement and ensure the company's ability to integrate the new solution with its existing...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Engineering Company Automates Processes and Reduces Costs With New Business Software
Jul 2009
IPSH is a major engineering company based in Malaysia. Founded in 1987, the company enjoyed rapid growth and expansion of key business areas. However the company's growth was placing a strain on...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Smart Decision-Making in the New Era of Financial Challenges: How Monte Carlo Modeling Can Help Manage Risk, Improve Forecasting, and Drive Growth in Turbulent Times
Mar 2009
People, businesses and nations seem fated to view much of their financial history in terms of "If only." When it comes to finances, fair warning is literally worth its weight in gold. But such...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Outgrowing Hyperion Enterprise: What Are the Options?
Apr 2009
Faster, more-detailed financial reporting has become a mandatory requirement worldwide. The current financial reporting systems used by many companies - whether spreadsheet-based, a point...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Open Text Accounts Payable for Oracle Enhances Accounts Payable Process to Reduce Costs
May 2008
Accounts Payable (AP) has historically been a paper and labor-intensive process that has come under management scrutiny, given the emphasis of businesses on containment of cost and productivity...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Using Technology to Accelerate G20 Plans for Strengthening Global Financial Supervision
Apr 2009
This paper addresses that issue and explores how collaborative and other technologies can be a critical enabler of many of the reforms being planned. Major changes will need to be implemented in...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Improving IT Economics With Enterprise IT Management to Realize Greater Value
Nov 2008
As Information Technology (IT) has become a key driver of business growth and profitability, the challenges CIOs face are more strategic and business-focused than ever before. CIOs must constantly...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
Getting to First in Line: Utilizing Proactive Notification to Improve Collection
Oct 2008
Proactive notification solutions offer great promise for financial companies looking to overcome the headwinds of the current economic slowdown. Avaya's Proactive Outreach for Financial Services...
Provided by Avaya
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White Papers
"New Software Testing Quadrant" - A Tool to Help Choose the Right Testing Partner
Jul 2009
With globalization sweeping through the financial services industry at an unprecedented rate, companies in the finance sector are especially impacted due to deluge of legislative initiatives...
Provided by Thinksoft Global Services
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White Papers
The Testing Approach to Stock Exchange Applications
May 2009
From the days of physical scrip to dematerialized stocks and from the days of simple equities to structured products, stock exchanges throughout the world have witnessed enormous change in their...
Provided by AppLabs
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White Papers
IT Financial Management and Cost Recovery
Jul 2008
Organizations looking to establish IT cost recovery processes do so in order to understand the true cost of a service or asset. However, many struggle to achieve this goal because of tight...
Provided by CA
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White Papers
5 Ways to Reduce IT Audit Tax
Aug 2009
Taxes are certainly not fun, but there is something worse: an audit. Combine the two in a risk and compliance scenario and you have the onerous "audit tax," a figurative term used to describe the...
Provided by Lumension
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Case Studies
Yum! France Expands Its Performance Analysis Capability for Its Two Major Restaurant Brands
Jul 2009
Yum! France owns the Pizza Hut and KFC brands in France and is part of the worldwide Yum! group which was spun off from Pepsico in 1997. Yum! France wanted to enable common financial consolidation...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
La Poste du Senegal Modernizes Operations by Automating Postal and Administrative Processes
Jul 2009
La Poste du Senegal wanted to modernize postal management to improve service to postal customers and enhance operational efficiency and increase visibility into vastly diverse business activities...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
China Century Cement Cuts the Time for Cost Statements From Three Days to One Day
Aug 2009
China Century Cement wanted to enable the financial department to achieve accurate and timely cost assignment and tracking and reduce the number of receivables accounts to improve credit...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Pearson Gains Real-Time Enterprise Performance Insight With Standardized Reporting and Planning
Aug 2009
Pearson wanted to cut monthly close times by standardizing and consolidating financial reporting for three major global businesses and reduce software licensing and management costs. The challenge...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Tru-Test Consolidates Applications, Integrates Business Units, and Increases Margins
Aug 2009
Tru-Test is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of agricultural technology products and custom electronic equipment. Tru-Test decided to implement JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software from...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Total Economic Impact of Cisco Network Optimization Service: MultiCompany Value Analysis
Nov 2008
The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of Cisco Network Optimization Service on their organizations. Forrester's aim is to...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
Introducing XBRL for Financial Reporting & Beyond
Oct 2008
This whitepaper provides an overview of the reasons why eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is fast becoming a key technology in business, particularly in financial reporting. The paper...
Provided by Fujitsu
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Case Studies
Financial Services Group Puts Powerful, Easy-to-Use BI Tools in the Hands of End Users
Jan 2009
One of the United Kingdom?s largest financial institutions, Lloyds TSB Group was formed in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, the TSB Group, Cheltenham and Gloucester, and Scottish Widows. By...
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Nationwide Financial Leverages Consolidated BI Platform for Risk Management, Sales & Marketing Analyses
Aug 2009
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS) provides financial services that help consumers invest and protect their long-term assets, and also offers retirement plans and services through public-...
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Case Studies
TechnologyOne Case Study: Far North District Council (FNDC)
Feb 2009
Far North District Council (FNDC) covers a wide area, stretching from halfway between Whangarei and the Bay of Islands to the very top of New Zealand. The previous system had proven cumbersome in...
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TechnologyOne Case Study: Flinders University
Jun 2009
Established in 1966, in a period of significant higher education expansion in Australia, Flinders University emphasizes innovation and excellence in educational programs and research across a wide...
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Case Studies
IBM Case Study: Laurentian Bank of Canada
Jul 2009
Founded in 1846, Laurentian Bank of Canada is a Quebec banking institution operating across Canada, dedicated to meeting the financial needs of its clients through the excellence of service,...
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Metcash Outgrows the Spreadsheet and Achieves an Instant Win With IBM Cognos Software
Oct 2008
Grocery distribution in Australia is a competitive, tightly controlled market dominated by a very small number of players. It needed to analyze financial data in 500 business units for timely...
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Pioneer Investments Accelerates Budget Planning and Gains Financial Insights With Microsoft Performance Management Solution
Nov 2008
For over 80 years, Pioneer Investments has been a leading innovator in the investment management industry worldwide. Following an acquisition by Milan-based Unicredit S.p.A. Pioneer Investments...
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Bookings, Billings, and Backlog: Managing Operational Performance for Financial Success
Aug 2007
Bookings, Billings, and Backlog (BBB) information is the lifeblood of any organization that manufactures and ships products. But BBB information can be difficult to gather, analyze, and report....
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The Path to EPM Success
Jun 2008
An EPM system is most effective when it is applied to the entire organization. But a completely centralized approach to EPM is unrealistic in most large companies. For companies that have many...
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"Future Guidance"
Aug 2008
Forecasting in turbulent markets is a significant challenge with far reaching consequences for performance, resource allocation, reputation and shareholder value. Yet relatively straightforward...
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