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Case Studies
UniCredit Modernizes Mainframe Development and Testing With IBM Rational Developer for System z Software
Oct 2008
With more than 170,000 employees, 40 million customers and 9,000 branches, UniCredit Group is one of the largest financial services organizations in Europe. Looking to modernize its development...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
HealthSouth Corporation Strengthens Financial Visibility and Accelerates Monthly Closing
Nov 2009
HealthSouth Corporation wanted to improve companywide visibility of financial data as part of HealthSouth's reorganization and relisting to the stock market and automate financial, budgeting, and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Surgutneftegazbank ZAO Automates Business Processes and Improves Financial Decision-Making
Nov 2009
Surgutneftegazbank ZAO wanted to enable swift analysis of bank business activities to support intelligent decision-making in the financial planning process and deploy an automated budgeting system...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
De Veste Housing Corporation Leverages Integrated Solution to Improve Operational Efficiency
Nov 2009
De Veste Housing Corporation wanted to deploy a solution that enables the De Veste Housing Corporation to perform multiyear financial planning and replace the Excel-based solution, which required...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
CEVA Logistics Improves Global Financial Reporting and Consolidation Processes
Nov 2009
CEVA Logistics wanted to integrate two disparate, legacy consolidation and reporting systems following the company's merger with TNT Logistics and EGL Global Logistics (freight management and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Chinatrust Commercial Bank Reduces Risk by Monitoring Global Credit Limits
Nov 2009
In the past, CTCB's overseas branches have run independently and made their own IT purchasing decisions. Consequently, each core banking system handled data differently using numerous formats and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Harris County Hospital District Cuts Overhead Costs by Millions With Integrated IT Solution
Nov 2009
Located in Houston, Texas, Harris County Hospital District (HCHD) operates in the densest population of high-end healthcare systems in the United States. To compete effectively, HCHD knew that it...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Accounting Firm Boosts Productivity Through Rapid Adoption of Easy-to-Use CRM Solution
Nov 2009
To drive continued growth, Plante Moran, a leading U.S. - based financial services firm, needed to automate business development efforts. The company sought to replace its IBM Lotus Notes contact...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Linking operational and financial planning in global organizations
May 2008
In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company,asking senior finance executives...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Preparing U.S. Companies for the Transition to IFRS: A Guide for JD Edwards Customers
Jun 2009
Companies transitioning to IFRS will inevitably find themselves having to capture data and gather additional information in new ways.. They may need to use new accounting definitions and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle's Financial Management Solutions: Transition to IFRS With PeopleSoft
Oct 2009
This white paper identifies the many challenges organizations face when transitioning to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and explores how Oracle's Financial Management Solutions...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
An Integrated Approach to Fighting Financial Crime: Leveraging Investments in AML and Fraud Solutions
Oct 2009
Off late complex financial crime schemes pose increasing business and reputational risks to financial services firms. Financial crime costs an estimated $20 billion in losses annually, and the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Hidden Relationships and Networks: Financial Institutions at Risk
Oct 2009
Protecting a financial institution, its employees, customers, and assets would have been much easier if criminals were identifiable by behavior and activities. However, financial criminals and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Hedge Funds and Anti-Money Laundering
Oct 2009
A combination of secrecy, weak regulation, and rapid proliferation make hedge funds a very attractive vehicle for money launderers. This white paper describes how hedge funds fit into the overall...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
IBM: Your e-Invoicing Enabled Supplier
Apr 2009
Accounts Payable departments are still engaging in manual entry of incoming paper invoices. Challenges with managing paper invoices can have negative impacts on operational accuracy, process...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
IBM Business Process Services for Finance and Administration - Accounts Payable Solution
Nov 2007
For many organizations, the financial settlement cycle can be slow and inefficient, encumbered by the management of paper files and error-prone manual processes. The IBM Business Process Services...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Sunny IT Service Boosts Financial Data Accuracy by 20% and Reduces Monthly Report Effort by 30%
Nov 2009
Sunny Information Technology Service wanted to provide managers and staff with timely access to a single source of information to enhance decision-making around the use of organizational...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
S-OIL Reduces Paper Use by More Than 10,000 Kilograms Annually, Wins Eco-Enterprise Award
Nov 2009
S-OIL wanted to implement a performance management system that would align individual and department goals to corporate objectives and reduce reliance on paper-based processes to conduct its oil...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Allianz Bank Bulgaria Reduces Fleet Management Costs by 50% and Cuts Reporting Time to One Day
Dec 2009
Allianz Bank Bulgaria wanted to centralize financial, inventory, and asset data, and reduce delays caused by requiring staff to manually collect data and accelerate end-of-month and end-of-day...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Epson America Enhances Global Performance With SAP and IBM
Sep 2009
Epson America wanted to move to support its ultimate objective of creating a single business platform for all subsidiaries in the Americas. This would enable faster financial reporting and improve...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
SpiceJet Improves Transparency and Control With IBM Airline Office and SAP ERP
May 2009
SpiceJet is one of India's most dynamic low-cost airlines, with 19 aircraft flying to 18 destinations across the country. With a range of separate systems for accounting, purchasing, inventory...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Keys to Aligning Security and Compliance - How to Connect the Dots
Dec 2009
The pressure is on as organizations today face mounting demands to maintain an enterprise-wide security posture while adhering to the growing number of compliance regulations. Without the right...
Provided by Lumension
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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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White Papers
The Digital Retail Banking Landscape
Nov 2008
Financial services institutions have a decision to make: do they upgrade existing infrastructure or make better use of what they have in place today? ARGO and Cisco have performed joint testing to...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Dimensions of Identity Federation: A Case Study in Financial Services
Sep 2008
In the networked economy, strategic partnerships and collaboration are an important way to develop and maintain competitive advantages. At the same time, enterprises also need to reduce costs,...
Provided by Dynamic Publishers
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White Papers
Paper-Free AP: Automated Processing of Vendor Invoices
Jan 2010
This paper presents the unique value of a comprehensive platform to streamline Accounts Payable processes that run on paper documents — at levels ranging from basic "quit paper" solutions to...
Provided by Esker
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White Papers
White Paper Spotlight: "IT Outsourcing Essentials" Research Series from IT Consulting Int'l
Nov 2004
Inside Volume I - "Collaboration Fundamentals: Preventing Client/Vendor Process Mismatch" * A Process Compatibility Matrix Diagram * Real Life Process Mismatch Examples * Visual Aid to...
Provided by IT Consulting International
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White Papers
IT Operations: An Automation Odyssey
Jan 2010
According to Forrester's new report, 75% of a typical IT budget is spent on maintaining existing systems. A combination of forces, including skyrocketing complexity, wider distribution of IT...
Provided by Kaseya International
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White Papers
Oracle Essbase - Not Just for Financial Analytics
Dec 2009
Oracle Essbase is not just for financial analytics anymore. By expanding its use beyond the Finance department, one will begin to see the true value of this flexible and functional tool. This...
Provided by Business Intelligence Consulting Group
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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
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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Whitepapers
Why Performance Management? A Guide for the Midsize Organization
Sep 2009
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
Low Cost Secure Transaction Model for Financial Services
Mar 2009
Installing a financial service outlet (e.g. Automated Teller Machine (ATM)) is an expensive affair due to the need of dedicated network connectivity. In the existing model, the users are forced to...
Provided by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Case Studies
Information Risk Management Case Study: Penetration Test
Aug 2008
The finance sector has largely championed the increasingly interconnected business world. The need for the facilitation of Business-To-Business (B2B) and Business-To-Customer (B2C) commerce, rapid...
Provided by Information Risk Management
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Case Studies
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. Achieves Unified Management of 80 Life and Property Insurance Businesses
Dec 2009
China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. wanted to realize unified financial management of nearly 80 subsidiary companies and more than 400 branch centers and 700 branches and implement a system to...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Aquarium Gets the Business Tools It Needs With Flexible Licensing Model
Dec 2009
The Georgia Aquarium has 450 employees and 2,000 volunteers, who helped the Aquarium bring in more than 2.3 million guests in 2009. Before the Aquarium could open its doors in 2005, it needed to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Prudential Overall Supply Moves to Hosted IT Model, Improving System Availability, Reliability, and Security
Jan 2010
Prudential Overall Supply (POS) wanted transition from an unsupported, batch-oriented, data processing-based IT system to an integrated, real-time, Wide Area Network (WAN)-based corporate-wide...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Four Seas Mercantile Completes Financial Accounts 50% Faster
Jan 2010
Four Seas Mercantile wanted to maintain accurate predictions of consumer tastes and consumption rates in each region of operation and allow deeper analysis of regional activities based on...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
University of Pennsylvania Health System Cuts Budgeting and Planning Time by 25%
Jan 2010
University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) wanted to control costs, optimize staffing, project accurate revenues, and oversee capital expansion for three hospitals, two outpatient medical...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Boston Properties, Inc. Ensures Accurate Processing Thousands of Lease Payments and Tenant Requests
Jan 2010
Boston Properties, Inc. wanted to deliver real-time data to drive smart decision making - a necessity in today's dynamic real estate industry and provide Web-based tools for accurately managing...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Equip Teachers to Customize each Student's Education
Nov 2010
Find out how Versifit uses SAP BusinessObjects software to enable school systems to customize and optimize each student's learning experience, in the four years since offering the solution, the...
Provided by SAP
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Webcasts
Securing Your Financial Data Through Intelligent Risk-Based Decisions
Mar 2010
The Unisys webinar, securing the Financial Data Through Intelligent Risk-Based Decisions, focuses mainly on financial institutions in North America and the United Kingdom. Sid Pearl, global...
Provided by Unisys
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Podcasts
Government Contractors: How to Build a Successful Foundation for DCAA Compliance
May 2009
As a government contractor, one may have heard that the organization must have an accounting system that is approved by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) to do business with the U.S....
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Solve Your Toughest Planning and Scheduling Problems with Mathematical Optimization - IBM ILOG Optimization White Paper
Nov 2010
Optimization is unique simply by being the mathematical discipline focused on efficiency. Along with statistics and predictive analytics, it is one of the two mathematical disciplines used most...
Provided by IBM
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Podcasts
Creative Financing
Apr 2009
The present economic climate poses a series of financial challenges for many organizations, regardless of size. Utilizing alternative financing resources becomes extremely beneficial when the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Business Rules in the Real World: The LaSer UK Interactive Voice Response System
Oct 2010
The global finance industry is a typical example of a vertical where the need for controlled flexibility has grown tremendously. Stricter regulations come into effect and software management costs...
Provided by Red Hat
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Podcasts
Emerge Stronger With Business Intelligence: Finance and Cost Management
Oct 2009
Interested in the hearing about the latest developments of the Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) solution? This podcast talks about Emerge Stronger with Business Intelligence - Finance and Cost...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Step Up to Microsoft Dynamics GP From Microsoft Small Business Financials (Level 100)
Oct 2010
This Webcast is about Visual Studio Architecture Tools. The Microsoft Small Business Financials solution has helped they manage and grow the business. As the business continues to grow and change,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Better Budgeting and Analysis With BIO and Forecaster
May 2010
This podcast talks about how Microsoft Dynamics SL tools can help to take control of the business, forecast successfully, and evaluate trends in the business. From this podcast one will learn how...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Microsoft Dynamics GP Light User: Extend Business Insight and Productivity
Oct 2010
Many employees in organizations cannot access critical business data within business management solutions. Microsoft Dynamics GP Light User is a cost-effective solution that makes it possible for...
Provided by Microsoft
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Podcasts
Step Up to Microsoft Dynamics GP From Microsoft Small Business Financials
Oct 2010
Microsoft Small Business Financials solution has helped to manage and grow the business. As the business continues to grow and change, one needs a solution that can keep pace with that change....
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
The Compliance Trap: Avoiding Compliance for Compliance's Sake
Jun 2010
PCI compliance white paper explains why compliance for compliance's sake is not a best practice in protecting cardholder data. Many retailers that have completed security audits are scrambling to...
Provided by Megapath
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White Papers
Metamatrix Enterprise Data Services Platform for Financial Services
Apr 2009
Banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions today face fierce competition, mounting regulatory requirements, and an industry rife with complexity....
Provided by Red Hat
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White Papers
Frozen Capital in Industry
Apr 2010
Frozen capital is defined as inefficiently deployed capital or untapped liquidity potential that could be freed up in industry across the globe. This paper focuses mainly on the manufacturing...
Provided by Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software
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Case Studies
A Management Dashboard for SERIT SICILIA
Sep 2008
SERIT SICILIA's main task is administering the collection of revenue and taxes in the nine provinces of Sicily. The company has more than 1,000 employees and is owned by Riscossioni Sicilia and...
Provided by SAS Institute
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Case Studies
Malaysia's Deposit Insurer Enhances Its Operational Efficiency With SAS
Jul 2008
The Malaysia Deposit Insurance Corporation is tasked with protecting bank customer deposits, in the event of a member bank failure, in line with its mandate to promote and contribute to the...
Provided by SAS Institute
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White Papers
Improving Intercompany Reconciliation for a Faster Close: Driving Financial Excellence
Aug 2008
Companies are moving beyond the initial need to comply with legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and are focusing instead on driving sustainability and control into their corporate processes....
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Mobile Payments: Driving New Revenue From the Mobile Channel
Apr 2010
Faced with reduced profits as a result of growing competition for deposits, rising costs to service customers and increasing government scrutiny on fee income, financial institutions need to...
Provided by ClairMail
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Podcasts
Why Upgrade to E-Business Suite HRMS Release 12.1 (PODCAST)
Oct 2010
Listen to Anand Subbaraman, Director for Oracle's E-Business Suite, talk about what's new in E-Business Suite HRMS Release 12.1. Find out the latest enhancements and how it can help organizations...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Delivering Value with Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resource Management Release 12.1
Apr 2010
Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS Release 12.1 is Oracle's global solution suite for intuitive and effective human capital management. Creating a rapid return on investment, Oracle E-Business Suite...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
NEOLIT Kft Improves Visibility and Financial Control With Integrated Enterprise Applications
Sep 2010
NEOLIT Kft wanted to create a project accounting system to eliminate inaccuracies in calculating branch costs and returns on investments using project-based accounting and improve financial...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Grupo RPP S. A. Integrates Financial Information and Promotes Operating Transparency and Best Practices
Aug 2010
Grupo RPP S.A. wanted to implement a flexible and scalable IT platform to provide reliable, up-to-date online financial information to allow the radio communications group to grow technologically...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Oracle Audit Vault flash demo (hosted on oracle.com)
Sep 2010
Siloed, scattered audit data complicates and slows organizational compliance with HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley, PCI and a host of other data protection regulations. This brief video introduces and...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Delivering Enterprise Value with Oracle Governance, Risk & Compliance
Feb 2010
Organizations spend more money on risk management and compliance than they should, largely due to inefficiency. In a complex and changing business environment, manually managed and fragmented risk...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Working Together To Improve Strategic Planning
Sep 2010
With the downturn drawing to a close, companies are redirecting their focus from survival to long-term strategic planning for growth. Yet, many organizations are at risk of failing to achieve the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Journal of Management Excellence - Organizing for Management Excellence(Part II)
Nov 2010
How can IT help businesses succeed? Change management. Business intelligence. IT/business alignment for management excellence. Enterprise performance management. Master data management....
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Achieving Response Process Management in Financial Services
Sep 2010
Financial services firms can achieve a higher level of operational responsiveness with the seamlessly integrated and customizable responsive process management (RPM) solution from Progress...
Provided by Progress Software
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Case Studies
Construction Components Manufacturer Builds on $500,000 Saving
Apr 2010
Rondo Building Services manufactures and supplies light gauge roll-formed steel products for the building industry in Australia, New Zealand, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Rondo wanted to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Integration of Payment System With Treasury Application for a Leading Financial Services Institution
Jul 2009
The customer is a leading global financial services institution. The key objectives of the project were to: Set up the entire payment system in India and integrate Low Value Box (LVB), a core...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
Consolidated Accounting System Using SEEC Mosaic Studio
Jul 2009
The customer, a consumer group of a financial behemoth in the US, wanted to respond rapidly to market requests by reducing IT costs and improving flexibility of the accounting systems. It wanted...
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Case Studies
QAD Re-Implementation for Leading Crane Manufacturer
Dec 2009
The customer is a global leader in crane manufacturing. In 2008, the customer recognized the need for upgrading their localized non-integrated system to QAD's flagship ERP Product MFG/Pro eb2.1....
Provided by Satyam Computer Services
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Whitepapers
Addressing IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) to meet regulatory requirements and reduce operational risk in financial services organizations
Aug 2010
Effective IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is essential for financial services organizations to meet increasingly stringent regulatory and audit requirements and reduce business...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Keyang Electric Machinery Cuts Production Scheduling Time by 64%
May 2010
Keyang Electric Machinery has been manufacturing power tools, automotive parts, and small engines for a range of equipment since 1977. Keyang was one of the first companies in Korea to deploy an...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Korea Financial Intelligence Unit Reduces Financial Reporting Time From Four Hours to 45 Minutes
Jun 2010
Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) wanted to ensure robust system performance to ensure the efficient processing of large amounts of data sent by Korea's financial institutions at the end...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Karnataka State Finance Corporation Improves Information Flow, Transaction Monitoring, and Staff Performance Analysis
Jun 2010
Karnataka State Finance Corporation is one of India's leading financial institutions. The company offers a range of insurance, mutual funds, and loan products and is involved in infrastructure...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Improves Competitiveness With Oracle E-Business Suite R12
Jan 2010
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Co., wanted to install a system that enables the unified management of the group's people, finance, and shipbuilding assets and standardize financial...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Innovative Management Consulting Centralizes Data and Reduces Monthly Financial Closing Times by 500%
Nov 2008
Innovative Management Consulting wanted to implement a new IT system to optimize information control throughout the company, reducing workflow times and maximizing equipment potential - quickly...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card Double Transactions Processed With E-Business Suite R12
May 2010
Hyundai Capital and Hyundai Card are among Korea's top consumer finance companies. To improve the efficiency and accuracy of financial and management accounting, in November 2009 Hyundai Capital...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
HPL Additives Protects Margins and Profitability With Integrated ERP System
Apr 2010
HPL Additives Limited is one of India's leading manufacturers of industrial chemicals with a specific focus on producing additives that are used to modify polymers. HPL Additives Limited used...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Groupe Neopost Consolidates Complex Reporting Infrastructure Across Its Global Operations
Jul 2008
Neopost wanted to accelerate annual and interim accounting and reporting cycles by streamlining and automating reporting processes between Neopost and its network of subsidiaries and improve the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Journal of Management Excellence - Introducing Management Excellence
Jan 2010
Being smart, agile and aligned are not characteristics of operational excellence, but define what we call management excellence. Management makes the difference, and enterprise performance...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Management Excellence Leveraging Tech & Techniques
Jan 2010
Extending operational excellence to management excellence is the next strategic imperative for organizations of all sizes, in every market around the world. In difficult economic times,...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
The Future of Financial Reporting A Marketing Perspective
Jan 2010
Following on the heels of corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, Parmalat, Livedoor, and others, global investors are demanding stricter corporate governance and compliance requirements for...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Achieving Reliability in Financial Reporting
Jan 2010
Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle's financial governance solution can focus resources on high-risk areas, improve the quality and efficiency of the financial reporting process,...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Financial Management Solutions - Preparing U.S. Companies for the Transition to IFRS
Jan 2010
Transitioning to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) offers U.S. businesses the benefits of global standards and controls. But there are also tremendous challenges: capturing...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Hyperion Planning Datasheet
Jan 2010
Oracle Hyperion Planning is a centralized, Microsoft Excel- and Web-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting solution that integrates financial and operational planning processes. Oracle...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Hyperion Strategic Finance Datasheet
Jan 2010
Oracle Hyperion Strategic Finance is a prepackaged financial modeling application that lets executives understand the full financial impact of alternative corporate strategies. Why spend time on...
Provided by Oracle
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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
Asian companies seek information on market changes and competitive moves
Jan 2010
The economic downturn may be loosening its grip on Asia/Pacific economies. But with recovery comes fierce competition, as companies around the world rush to emerging markets to supplement delayed...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Structured Planning Lead To Better Business Performance
Jan 2010
To compete successfully today, companies need to look beyond operating efficiencies to improving their processes for managing performance. Many companies have invested heavily in performance...
Provided by Oracle
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Podcasts
Podcast: The Finance Challenge of Aligning The Business With Strategic Goals
Jan 2010
Complexity, uncertainty, global competition and shrinking cycle times are all challenges organizations face today. As a result, finance needs to take on the role of a business partner and work...
Provided by Oracle
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Whitepapers
Mitigate Risk with Compliance Management Solutions from Novell
Feb 2010
In today's environment of rapid change and porous networks, firms take risk just by staying in business. Recording changes is no longer enough because compliance is not just about filling out...
Provided by Novell
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Whitepapers
Hands-Free Compliance - The Key to Doing More With Less
Feb 2010
With more compliance loopholes coupled with a shrinking number of resources, organizations need a technological foundation that automates compliance processes.
Provided by Novell
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Whitepapers
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, now a part of Dell
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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
IT Portfolio Management Model - An Introductory Overview
Sep 2005
CIOs must adopt a portfolio management methodology and related processes that allow for the effective and efficient categorization of all IT assets (including human capital). The portfolio...
Provided by Project Perfect
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White Papers
The Learning Partnership case study
Feb 2010
Working as a non-profit organisation to deliver a range of learning and development programmes across many different stakeholders with up to 40 authors proved a challenge before Mindjet's...
Provided by Mindjet
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Case Studies
eSilicon Corporation Obtains Consolidated View of Information for Forecasting and Financial Planning
Jan 2010
eSilicon Corporation wanted to create a unified reporting and planning environment that spans eSilicon's operations, replacing disparate systems and enabling a single source for financial...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Export Development Canada Breaks Down Silos to Improve Customer Service and Increase Sales
Jan 2010
Export Development Canada (EDC) wanted to support the organization's move away from siloed sales and customer service by providing a unified view of customer data, regardless of what products each...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Patel Integrated Logistics Cuts Month-End Closing Time, Improves Cash Flow Forecasting
Feb 2010
Patel Integrated Logistics wanted to replace a local accounting package that could not support the efficient consolidation of financial data from 500 locations and centralize the financial...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Duke Energy Brasil Uses Business Management Platform to Comply With Electric Sector Laws
Feb 2010
Duke Energy Brasil wanted to meet Sarbanes-Oxley and the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) requirements and minimize errors in processing financial data and billing, since energy...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Royal TenCate Cuts Manufacturing Costs by 20%, Shortens Month-End Reporting Time by 30%
Feb 2010
Royal TenCate wanted to support the efficient production of advanced textiles and composites and address the difficulties in financial management across the business, such as multinational,...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Gruppo Biesse S.p.A. Increases Efficiency and Reliability for Statutory and Administrative Accounting
Feb 2010
Gruppo Biesse S.p.A. wanted to implement an information system tool to collect and process accounting data for management purposes and for compliance with new corporate governance regulations and...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Empik Media & Fashion Group SA Ensures Consistency and Coherence of Financial Data
Feb 2010
Empik Media & Fashion (EM&F) Group SA wanted to meet demand for processing an increased volume of financial data, resulting from the group's growth during 2006 to 2008 and provide a management...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Clean-Tech Innovator Thrives Through Economic Downturn, Readies for Rapid Growth
Feb 2010
A provider of alternative fuels from sustainable resources, Blue Sun has built a strong reputation for product excellence. To manage the company most efficiently in a challenging business climate...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Medical Group Uses Reporting Framework to Enhance Care and Control Costs
Feb 2010
Providing healthcare to more than 500,000 patients each year, HealthCare Partners Medical Group (HCP) employs or contracts with thousands of physicians and specialists. To provide support...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
From Reporting to Performance Management
Jul 2009
Learn how IT & BI departments can face the challenge of deploying a technology infrastructure to support performance management initiatives.
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
Hardware Supplier Locks Up New Software Solution With Help From Microsoft Financing
Jun 2008
Founded in the 1970s to build weatherproof locks for spare tires, Hampton Products International Corp. has grown by nearly 700 percent over the past decade alone. When the resulting stress on its...
Provided by Microsoft
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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
Lessons Learned in Successful Implementation of Enterprise Learning
Mar 2010
Many companies believe that learning is one of the primary experiences their staff should be having as an employee. An effective enterprise learning system must be structured and implemented with...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Fast Track Your Financial Close
Mar 2010
The convergence of stricter financial regulations and a challenging global economic environment is forcing large companies to do more with fewer resources as they seek to accurately report their...
Provided by Runbook
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White Papers
IT Project and Portfolio Management and Application Life Cycle: Understanding the Market and Enabling IT/Business Coordination
Feb 2006
Today, Global 2000 organizations are striving to gain strategic advantage and efficiencies of scale through better governance and management of IT projects and programs. This executive level...
Provided by Borland Software
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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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Whitepapers
Five SOA Projects that can pay for themselves in six months
Oct 2005
One of the easiest ways to get started with SOA is to identify a project that can pay for itself within a short period of time. A pilot project allows an organization to develop skills and...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Powering Business Via Transformational Technology
Apr 2009
The presenter of this webcast steps through the products, services and technologies that IBM offers as a solutions partner to the financial services market.
Provided by Intel
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Case Studies
A New Policy and Core Business Component-Based Platform for Nationale-Nederlanden, ING
Apr 2009
One of the leading financial services organizations in the world, Nationale-Nederlanden has several million private, corporate, and institutional clients. Nationale-Nederlanden, ING wanted to...
Provided by Unisys
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Case Studies
Atlantic Forwarding Cuts Report Generation Time From Days to Seconds With New Financials System
Feb 2010
Atlantic Forwarding Group wanted to replace local financials systems with an integrated platform to manage budgeting and multicurrency transactions, as well as consolidate data across different...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
KT&G Improves Accounting Accuracy in 12 Affiliates With Oracle E-Business Suite R12
Feb 2010
KT&G is a leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual revenue of US$2.2 billion. As a business with worldwide operations, KT&G must comply with global reporting and disclosure requirements....
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Case Studies
Social Security Administration Improves Accounting Integrity With Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12
Mar 2010
The Social Security Administration (SSA) wanted to upgrade the agency's financial system to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 and deploy real-time integrations to simplify accounting across...
Provided by Oracle
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Case Studies
Deloitte Launches Business Process Outsourcing Service With Integrated IT Solution
Mar 2010
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu wanted to develop a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solution that will ensure quality service and business agility for clients and adapt a structured Enterprise...
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