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IT Priorities 2012 - United States
Mar 2012
IT organizations around the world look to the United States for emerging trends in IT. It makes sense too. Many, if not most of the new technologies in IT are created there. With virtualization,...
Provided by ZDNet
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IT Priorities 2012 Executive Summary - United States
Mar 2012
IT organizations around the world look to the United States for emerging trends in IT. It makes sense too. Many, if not most of the new technologies in IT are created there. With virtualization,...
Provided by ZDNet
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The IT Strategic Plan Step-By-Step
Apr 2007
It's April and you are four months into your organization's fiscal year. You know that within six months you'll need to have your operating plan for the upcoming year in fairly solid shape. You...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
Evolution of IT Services Delivery Model
Mar 2008
With an anticipated slowdown in the global economy there is higher pressure on IT services partners to demonstrate greater value and differentiation in services. Clients are looking at their IT...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Ask Before You Outsource: Ten Critical Questions to Put to Potential Service Providers
Jan 2001
As outsourcing becomes both more pervasive and mission-critical, the burning question is no longer “should I outsource?” but rather “what should I outsource, and to whom?” Companies must therefore...
Provided by Structure
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White Papers
How to Deliver Business Data to iPads and iPhones Quickly and Easily
Oct 2011
You get a request every day it seems from executives who want IT to give them the ability to download critical business data to their iPads or iPhones. These executives don't care what it takes;...
Provided by FileMaker
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White Papers
Measuring the Value of IT Service Management (ITSM)
Jan 2009
The purpose of this paper is to present a method for reducing risk and increasing IT contribution during uncertain times and to assist readers with measuring the value and building a business case...
Provided by Enterprise Management Associates
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Whitepapers
Outsourcing Models: Aligning Sourcing Strategy to Business Objectives
Jun 2007
The term 'Offshore outsourcing' brings to mind images of work flowing from large corporations to outsourcing service providers halfway across the globe. Perhaps the rapidly growing Indian IT and...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Offshore Outsourcing
Jun 2009
As all companies face increased competition due to globalization and unforgiving market forces, the use of offshore development partners is becoming a compelling way to maintain market share and...
Provided by Bamboo Technologies
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Webcasts
Healthcare: How Cerner Cuts Costs With VMware
Oct 2009
Cerner, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, deploys world-class healthcare applications in the datacenter and on the desktop. The attendee will learn about a desktop...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Assessing the Role of IT in BPO Success: 2008 Market Study Update
Mar 2008
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is typically viewed - as the name implies - as a "Business" initiative. It is EquaTerra's position, however, that information technology (IT), both as an...
Provided by EquaTerra
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White Papers
Aligning IT With Business Goals Through Strategic Planning
Dec 2008
Intel IT has a new strategic planning process that better aligns activities with those of the corporate business groups. It has developed and implemented a new approach that identifies Intel IT's...
Provided by Intel
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Whitepapers
How to Setup a Managed Services Business: A Soup-to-Nuts Guide for Aspiring MSPs
Jun 2010
According to Wikipedia, "Managed Services is the practice of transferring day-to-day related management responsibility as a strategic method for improved effective and efficient operations. The...
Provided by Zoho
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White Papers
White Paper on Offshore Software Development in India: Part 1
Oct 2003
This white paper talks about offshore software development in India. Outsourcing takes place when one company hands over operational responsibility for one or more of its non-core functions to...
Provided by SecureNode
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White Papers
Outsourcing Relationships: Why Are They So Difficult To Manage?
Jan 2002
This white paper talks about factors contributing to outsourcing relationship problems. Although the parties enter into an outsourcing agreement with the intent to work well together for a...
Provided by Everest Group
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White Papers
Applying COBIT With Limited Resources
Jul 2008
Many midsize and small businesses, IT departments, and organizations in general look at best practices and governance as procedures into which they will grow eventually. Common justifications for...
Provided by ISACA
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White Papers
The ROI of Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Feb 2008
Fortunately, the threat of a leak is significantly mitigated through use of technology - specifically, a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution, which can provide a clear Return On Investment (ROI)...
Provided by Websense
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White Papers
Cultural Intelligence and Offshore Outsourcing Success: A Framework of Firm-Level Intercultural Capability
Aug 2008
This paper discusses the importance of firm-level cultural intelligence in the context of international business ventures such as offshoring. The paper identifies the recent movement toward global...
Provided by Decision Sciences Institute
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White Papers
Consolidating IT - Managing the Risk
Oct 2008
The current global economic situation is driving business change. No longer are organizations resting on their laurels but are instead being proactive in achieving success which is currently...
Provided by AppLabs
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Webcasts
Going Green to Make Green: Increase Revenue While Saving the Planet
May 2009
In this tough economy, there has never been a better time to go with a low-cost telecommunications package to not only stay competitive but helps the company go "Green." The attendee of this...
Provided by Tippit
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Webcasts
How Fraud Management Can Provide Real ROI
Jan 2009
The presenter of this webcast explores how device-based fraud management provides a real ROI. The 7th annual Internet Crime Report by IC3 found that US losses from online fraud jumped more than...
Provided by IOVATION
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Webcasts
The Return on Investment for PC Refresh
Apr 2009
What is the financial logic that Intel IT uses to justify a regular refresh of the Intel PC fleet? The presenter diagrams the logic that Intel uses to maintain a refresh cadence of approximately...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
Introduction to SAS Risk Management for Banking
Apr 2010
This paper introduces a new solution from SAS, SAS Risk Management for Banking. This solution has been designed as a comprehensive and integrated suite of quantitative risk management applications...
Provided by SAS Institute
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White Papers
Metrics and Incentives in Outsourcing: Driving Peak Performance
Sep 2001
Metrics and incentives are an important component of outsourcing relationships, but as executives use outsourcing more strategically, these become more critical than ever. This research study,...
Provided by Accenture
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White Papers
Multisourcing: A Blueprint for Successful IT Sourcing
Mar 2008
Success in today's business environment is increasingly dependant on the development of more innovative and holistic sourcing strategies which attend to all the business's needs - both in the...
Provided by Dimension Data
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Webcasts
Forrester Reports 321% ROI Through Device-Based Fraud Management
Jan 2009
With online fraud growing by 20% each year, online merchants continue to invest in more tools to mitigate their risk of chargebacks, stolen credit cards, and shipping fraud. If one has not...
Provided by IOVATION
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Webcasts
To Green or Not to Green. That Is the Question
Oct 2009
Green IT impacts costs, compliance, and customer perceptions, making it a top business priority for Executives across the world. The attendee will learn how the Renault F1 Team has successfully...
Provided by Symantec
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Case Studies
Simplifying Network Infrastructure and Reducing Costs
Jul 2009
M2R Technology Group, based in West Chester, Ohio, is a computer network engineering company that offers IT planning, management, and support services. This lack of standardization made the...
Provided by WatchGuard Technologies
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White Papers
BPMN and Business Process Management - An Introduction to the New Business Process Modeling Standard
Jan 2004
This paper provides an in-depth introduction to the new BPMN standard, illustrating how it is used to model business processes and web services. The paper also provides greater detail on how BPMN...
Provided by Popkin Software
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White Papers
10 Steps to Green IT
Jul 2008
Green computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. Many business executives recognize the need to act on carbon footprint reduction and green IT. However, a myriad...
Provided by Capgemini
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White Papers
Flexibility and ROI: Asking the Right Questions
Apr 2008
Becoming a more flexible organization is not simply a new initiative-tacked on to the 'Normal' way of doing things. It asks leaders and managers to summon the personal and organizational courage...
Provided by FlexPaths
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White Papers
Moderating Impact of IT Outsourcing Arrangements in a Muslim Country
May 2008
In recent years, Information Technology (IT) outsourcing continues to receive favorable acceptance to maximize organization's benefits. There is evidence showing how partnership quality plays a...
Provided by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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White Papers
Conceptual Framework on Risk Management in IT Outsourcing Projects
Jan 2008
Outsourcing is becoming a trend nowadays. Malaysia also takes this opportunity and embraces in IT outsourcing. As a result, Malaysia has been ranked as the third most attractive destination for...
Provided by Universiti Teknologi MARA
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White Papers
Mobility Solutions in Enterprise-Sized Businesses: Quantifying the Return on Investment
Feb 2008
The deployment of Line-Of-Business (LOB) applications in large enterprises is happening in earnest today as organizations recognize strong business benefits in the deployment of such solutions....
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
Green Computing: Using IT Automation to Achieve Energy Efficiency
Mar 2008
The concern over the environmental impact of the increased usage of computing technology has far reaching ramifications on the sustainability of business IT operations. Already increasing energy...
Provided by Enterprise Management Associates
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White Papers
Green IT Barometer: European Organisations and the Business Imperatives of Deploying a Green and Sustainable IT Strategy
Sep 2008
This white paper details the results of the first IDC-Dell Green IT Barometer. Addressing green and sustainability issues brings significant changes to the IT organisation and the infrastructure...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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Case Studies
Driving Innovation With Global Sourcing
Jan 2009
Apart from its core competence in networking equipment, the client provides a range of products for transporting data, voice, and video through networks spread over various distances. The cost of...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
Sourcing on Right Tracks
Jan 2009
The railroad industry, being one of the oldest industries, has not been very progressive in terms of its IT usage. The client wanted to move from this approach to a more process-oriented model. It...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
Transforming Communication Services With Global Sourcing
Jan 2009
The client, a leading communication solutions provider with over $35 billion revenues and more than 20 million customers, set out to transform its operations to provide next generation services....
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
IT Services Firm Gains New Business Opportunities Through Partner Initiative
Jun 2012
DMI sought to enhance its position in the IT market as an expert advisor on Microsoft technologies. To achieve these business successes and industry honors, DMI has for years provided customers...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
A Novel and Robust Approach for Iris Segmentation
Nov 2011
Iris segmentation is almost the most challenging part in iris recognition. Several robust algorithms in the recognition part have been developed in literature yet. In this paper, the authors focus...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Risk Assessment for Scheduling Acceleration
Feb 2013
Time-cost-trade-off is a known method to accelerate a construction project by using the CPM method. However, this method cannot be used solely in the contractor or owner's decision to accelerate...
Provided by King Saud University
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Whitepapers
Cognitive Control Channels: from Concept to Identification of Implementation Options
Jul 2012
Recent effort related to cognitive radio systems has lead to an in-depth analysis of context information management and exploitation based on a cognitive control channel for enhancement of...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Whitepapers
Stochastic TCO Minimization for Video Transmission Over IP Networks
Oct 2012
From the viewpoint of service operators the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for developing a communication service comprises from two parts; CAPital EXpenditure (CAPEX) and OPerational EXpenditure...
Provided by Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net)
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Whitepapers
Software Level Green Computing for Large Scale Systems
Sep 2012
Energy conservation has become a critical issue in modern system electronic devices. Energy wastage in electronic devices occurs in both hardware and software components. Software drives the...
Provided by Springer Healthcare
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Whitepapers
Understanding Farmers Information Communication Strategies for Managing Climate Risks in Rural Semi-Arid Areas, Tanzania
Nov 2012
Crop production risk caused by climate variability cannot be managed in the absence of climate information. Despite the use of various communication strategies by rural communities in Tanzania,...
Provided by ICT
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Whitepapers
Facilitating Grass-Root Ngo's Adoption of Information Systems and Information Communication Technologies
Oct 2008
Increasingly, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are being employed to share, generate and analyze information. In response to their decreasing cost, an increase in accessibility,...
Provided by International Journal of Computing and ICT Research
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Whitepapers
Green IT: A Study and Analysis of Environmental Impact of Social Networks and Search Engines
Dec 2012
Green IT is a hot topic today and will continue to be an important issue for several years to come and Social Networks and Search Engines too. The use of IT has exploded in several areas,...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Podcasts
VMware and IBM Discuss the Benefits of Energy Efficiency and Green IT
Jan 2012
In this podcast, the speakers explain about Energy Efficiency and Green IT. The speakers' also discussion around Energy Efficiency and Green IT and the measures one can take today to enjoy cost...
Provided by VMW Games
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Case Studies
Telvista Keeps the Money Flowing
Nov 2012
The client's far-flung business was booming, rapid expansion brought with it rapid growth in customer contacts: over 25 million calls in 2004. Handling these calls were in-house agents and a...
Provided by Telvista
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Whitepapers
Optimal Prediction Intervals for Future Order Statistics From Extreme Value Distributions
Jul 2012
Prediction intervals for future order statistics are widely used for reliability problems and other related problems. The determination of these intervals has been extensively investigated. But...
Provided by International Association of Engineers
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Whitepapers
Green Computing is Smart Computing - A Survey
Feb 2012
The field of "Green Technology" encompasses a broad range of subjects from new energy generation techniques to the study of advanced materials to be used in the daily life. Green technology...
Provided by International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering (IJETAE)
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Podcasts
Rapid and Sustained Cost Management: The Winning Edge in Uncertain Times Podcast
Dec 2008
In this podcast, the presenters explain about "The winning edge in uncertain times": rapid and sustained cost management. The presenters take a three-part look at how businesses transform struggle...
Provided by Accenture
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Podcasts
Keys to Building the Right Global Business Strategy Podcast
Apr 2010
These footprints reflect five key dimensions for success in today's globally unified marketplace; talent, capital, resources, consumers and trade and innovation. In this podcast, the speakers...
Provided by Accenture
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Case Studies
IT Services Firm Gains New Business Opportunities Through Partner Initiative
Jun 2012
DMI sought to enhance its position in the IT market as an expert advisor on Microsoft technologies. To achieve these business successes and industry honors, DMI has for years provided customers...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
A Method of Risk Assessment for Multi-Factor Authentication
Mar 2011
User authentication refers to user identification based on something a user knows, something a user has, something a user is or something the user does; it can also take place based on a...
Provided by KIPS
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Whitepapers
A Perspective Analysis of Green IT
Oct 2011
The unabated thirst for energy is a recurring story in news headlines every day. Some developing nations are even struggling to meet up their power requirements. Energy consumption however has...
Provided by International Research Association of Computer Science and Technology (IRACST)
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Whitepapers
Resource Management in Distributed System
Aug 2011
Resource management in distributed environment is concerned with a system in which the main aim is to make sure that a user/client can access the remote resources with as much ease as it can...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Technology and Applications
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Whitepapers
Sourcing for Agile
Jun 2012
This paper will look at traditional and contemporary practices, reflect on the changing dynamics of the customer/supplier relationship, and identify priorities for evolving the role of procurement...
Provided by Emergn
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White Papers
A Semiring-Based Framework for Fair Resources Allocation
Jun 2011
In this paper a general framework (based on soft constraints) to model and solve the fair allocation problem is proposed. The authors' formal approach allows to model different allocation...
Provided by Schloss Dagstuhl
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Case Studies
Avis Europe Improves Business Agility and Cost Control With Real-Time Project Planning
Oct 2010
Avis Europe is the leading car rental company, in a difficult economic environment, Avis needed to achieve better resource utilisation and reduce costs. However, a lack of transparency of costs...
Provided by CA Technologies
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White Papers
Using Randomized Caches in Probabilistic Real-Time Systems
Apr 2009
While hardware caches are generally effective at improving application performance, they greatly complicate performance prediction. Slight changes in memory layout or data access patterns can lead...
Provided by University of Massachusetts
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White Papers
Risk Management Measures in CMMI
Jan 2012
Risk management is a continuous process that could endanger the objectives of a project or application. Risks are handled to reduce and avoid threats effects on the objectives of the project. The...
Provided by Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center
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White Papers
Efficient Delay-Tolerant Particle Filtering
Apr 2011
This paper proposes a novel framework for delay-tolerant particle filtering that is computationally efficient and has limited memory requirements. Within this framework the informativeness of a...
Provided by McGill University
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White Papers
Failure Risk Exposure based Test Prioritization for Sequential Non-Iterative System
Dec 2011
To test a system a large number of test cases are required to be generated and applied to the candidate system. In most of the methodologies the testing phase is placed at the end of development...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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White Papers
Robust CDN Replica Placement Techniques
Apr 2009
Creating replicas of frequently accessed data objects across a read-intensive Content Delivery Network (CDN) can result in reduced user response time. Because CDNs often operate under volatile...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Research
IT Priorities 2012 Executive Summary - United States
Mar 2012
IT organizations around the world look to the United States for emerging trends in IT. It makes sense too. Many, if not most of the new technologies in IT are created there. With virtualization,...
Provided by ZDNet
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Research
IT Priorities 2012 - United States
Mar 2012
IT organizations around the world look to the United States for emerging trends in IT. It makes sense too. Many, if not most of the new technologies in IT are created there. With virtualization,...
Provided by ZDNet
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White Papers
Globalization of Korean IT Companies: Opportunities and Strategies
Jun 2011
The main focus of this paper is to analyze the current IT industry and to provide relevant strategies for Korean IT companies (such as Samsung SDS and LG CNS et al.,) which want to go global. This...
Provided by Chonnam National University
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White Papers
Managing User Requirement Risks - An Exploratory Study of IS Projects From the Views of Outsourcing Teams
Jun 2011
Requirement risk is often identified as a reason contributing to Information Systems Development (ISD) project failure but has not been adequately explored in the IS literature. Requirement risk...
Provided by University of Sheffield
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White Papers
Examining IT Outsourcing Service Continuance: An Expectation-Confirmation Model
Jun 2011
This paper is examines clients' decision to continue engaging their current IT outsourcing vendors. It employs the lens of expectation-confirmation theory to evaluate how prior expectation relates...
Provided by SUNWAY UNIVERSITY
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White Papers
SAP Landscape Consolidation
Feb 2012
For any number of reasons many companies who run SAP end up with fragmented and piecemeal landscapes. It happens for lots of reasons: rollouts, independent Business Units, mergers and...
Provided by R3Now.com
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White Papers
Sustained Business Value From SAP Business Software
Feb 2012
From time to time, the author reviews academic literature about the application of technology and offer his SAP experience based perspective. Recently, the author was reviewing one of these...
Provided by R3Now.com
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White Papers
Contour Code: Robust and Efficient Multispectral Palmprint Encoding for Human Recognition
Jul 2011
The authors propose 'Contour Code', a novel representation and binary hash table encoding for multi-spectral palmprint recognition. They first present a reliable technique for the extraction of a...
Provided by University of Western Australia
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White Papers
The Association Between Confidentiality and Integrity of Information Assets in ICT Outsourcing
Jan 2012
Information security risk is a major concern for organisations, particularly when implementing Information Communication Technology (ICT) outsourcing. Despite the benefits of ICT outsourcing, it...
Provided by International Association of Computer Science & Information Technology (IACSIT)
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White Papers
Information Technology and Process Performance: An Empirical Investigation of the Interaction Between IT and Non-IT Resources
Jul 2008
Drawing on the resource-based view, the authors propose a configurational perspective of how IT assets and capabilities affect firm performance. Their premise is that IT assets and IT managerial...
Provided by University of Calgary
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White Papers
Returns to Information Technology Outsourcing
Jan 2010
This paper extends existing IT productivity research by evaluating the contributions of spending in IT outsourcing using a production function framework and an economy-wide panel data set from...
Provided by McGill University
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White Papers
Keeping the Lights on and Building New Systems: An Examination of Information Technology Outsourcing in Services and Manufacturing
Jun 2008
Evidence shows that a large portion of IT budgets are dedicated to ongoing operations. This paper is the first, the authors know of that attempts to differentiate spending on ongoing IT operations...
Provided by Michigan State University
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White Papers
External Technology Supply and Client-Side Innovation
Mar 2011
The market for IT outsourcing has extensively grown during the last decade. At the same time the aim of external IT provision has transformed from cost-cutting to following strategic goals. For...
Provided by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen
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White Papers
Formal Benchmarking in Outsourcing Contracts: TPI's Position
Apr 2007
TPI clients have consistently stated that they must be able to measure the difference between contract pricing and prevailing market pricing. This requirement is especially crucial in longer-term...
Provided by TPI
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Case Studies
Allianz Life Insurance Improves Service Levels While Achieving Cost Savings by Outsourcing Operations to TCS
Dec 2010
Allianz Life Insurance Company wished to concentrate on its core business and free up resources to focus on relationship-based activities rather than processing regular transactions. It therefore...
Provided by Tata Consultancy Services
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Research
The IT Strategic Plan Step-By-Step
Apr 2007
It's April and you are four months into your organization's fiscal year. You know that within six months you'll need to have your operating plan for the upcoming year in fairly solid shape. You...
Provided by Forrester Research
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White Papers
Offshore Outsourcing
Jun 2009
As all companies face increased competition due to globalization and unforgiving market forces, the use of offshore development partners is becoming a compelling way to maintain market share and...
Provided by Bamboo Technologies
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White Papers
Flexibility and ROI: Asking the Right Questions
Apr 2008
Becoming a more flexible organization is not simply a new initiative-tacked on to the 'Normal' way of doing things. It asks leaders and managers to summon the personal and organizational courage...
Provided by FlexPaths
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White Papers
Moderating Impact of IT Outsourcing Arrangements in a Muslim Country
May 2008
In recent years, Information Technology (IT) outsourcing continues to receive favorable acceptance to maximize organization's benefits. There is evidence showing how partnership quality plays a...
Provided by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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White Papers
Conceptual Framework on Risk Management in IT Outsourcing Projects
Jan 2008
Outsourcing is becoming a trend nowadays. Malaysia also takes this opportunity and embraces in IT outsourcing. As a result, Malaysia has been ranked as the third most attractive destination for...
Provided by Universiti Teknologi MARA
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White Papers
Mobility Solutions in Enterprise-Sized Businesses: Quantifying the Return on Investment
Feb 2008
The deployment of Line-Of-Business (LOB) applications in large enterprises is happening in earnest today as organizations recognize strong business benefits in the deployment of such solutions....
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
Green Computing: Using IT Automation to Achieve Energy Efficiency
Mar 2008
The concern over the environmental impact of the increased usage of computing technology has far reaching ramifications on the sustainability of business IT operations. Already increasing energy...
Provided by Enterprise Management Associates
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White Papers
Green IT Barometer: European Organisations and the Business Imperatives of Deploying a Green and Sustainable IT Strategy
Sep 2008
This white paper details the results of the first IDC-Dell Green IT Barometer. Addressing green and sustainability issues brings significant changes to the IT organisation and the infrastructure...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
Evolution of IT Services Delivery Model
Mar 2008
With an anticipated slowdown in the global economy there is higher pressure on IT services partners to demonstrate greater value and differentiation in services. Clients are looking at their IT...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
Driving Innovation With Global Sourcing
Jan 2009
Apart from its core competence in networking equipment, the client provides a range of products for transporting data, voice, and video through networks spread over various distances. The cost of...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
-
Case Studies
Sourcing on Right Tracks
Jan 2009
The railroad industry, being one of the oldest industries, has not been very progressive in terms of its IT usage. The client wanted to move from this approach to a more process-oriented model. It...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Whitepapers
Outsourcing Models: Aligning Sourcing Strategy to Business Objectives
Jun 2007
The term 'Offshore outsourcing' brings to mind images of work flowing from large corporations to outsourcing service providers halfway across the globe. Perhaps the rapidly growing Indian IT and...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
-
Case Studies
Transforming Communication Services With Global Sourcing
Jan 2009
The client, a leading communication solutions provider with over $35 billion revenues and more than 20 million customers, set out to transform its operations to provide next generation services....
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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Case Studies
IT Services Firm Gains New Business Opportunities Through Partner Initiative
Jun 2012
DMI sought to enhance its position in the IT market as an expert advisor on Microsoft technologies. To achieve these business successes and industry honors, DMI has for years provided customers...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Consolidating IT - Managing the Risk
Oct 2008
The current global economic situation is driving business change. No longer are organizations resting on their laurels but are instead being proactive in achieving success which is currently...
Provided by AppLabs
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Whitepapers
Greener IT, Greener Education
Jul 2008
Because of all the trends, green IT is moving up the agenda of IT professionals in higher and further education. In a recent poll3 of members by Universities and Colleges Information Systems...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Why Settle for Less?: Deloitte Consulting 2008 Outsourcing Report
Feb 2008
While outsourcing is generally recognized as a strategy for producing cost savings, few surveys to date have utilized a large enough sample of respondents to provide an accurate estimate of the...
Provided by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Whitepapers
Outsourcing in Times of Crisis: How External Relationships Deliver Real Business Results
Mar 2009
Turbulent economic times can be a catalyst for significant business change, with opportunities to capture new customers, develop new products and services and preserve brand loyalty. Companies...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Outsourcing in the Face of Uncertainty: A Comprehensive Solution to End-User Management
Mar 2009
Now more than ever, companies are looking to reduce delivery complexity, enhance end-user experience, and reduce IT expenses. They're assessing what they do, how they do it, and whether they...
Provided by Siemens
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White Papers
Social Networks and Contract Enforcement in IT Outsourcing
Feb 2009
Most prior research on Information Technology Outsourcing has characterized the dominant governance modes as either 'Formal' or 'Relational,' which rely on stringent assumptions of perfect...
Provided by University of California
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White Papers
IT Outsourcing: A Valuable Alternative for Independent Long-Term Care Pharmacies
Nov 2008
As independent Long-Term Care Pharmacies (LTCPs) seek to better serve their customers while remaining both profitable and competitive, they are continuously challenged to reevaluate and adjust...
Provided by OPESNET
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White Papers
Building a Long-Term Strategy for IT Sustainability
Apr 2009
Intel IT is engaged in developing a broad, ongoing sustainability strategy to help Intel consume fewer resources and emit less waste. In analyzing the business case for IT sustainability,...
Provided by Intel
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White Papers
IT Outsourcing the New "It" for Startups
May 2009
One of the greatest changes that the past decade has brought is the ease with which a start-up can outsource its every need. These days almost every service company needs is available in...
Provided by OSF Global Services
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White Papers
Mission-Critical Application Management: Priority Candidate for Offshore Outsourcing
Mar 2009
This white paper is part of series of informational papers developed by Keane to share knowledge on specific outsourcing issues of importance in today's business environment. This paper covers the...
Provided by Keane
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White Papers
Alternative Computing Options for an Alternative Energy Company
Jun 2009
InsynQ services combine computing resources in the data center, increasing the processing power for the clients while using less equipment for the task. And InsynQ services promote the use of thin...
Provided by InsynQ
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Whitepapers
Getting Smarter About IT Risks
Jun 2008
Information Technology (IT) has improved organisational efficiency and performance. It has helped to lower costs and to increase levels of innovation. IT has also allowed businesses to become more...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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White Papers
Total Cost of Ownership Analysis: HyperOffice Vs. MS Exchange
Jan 2008
The Total Cost of Ownership Analysis, or TCO, seeks to measure all of the expenses, both human and technical, behind a given technology. This type of analysis shows that the costs to build and...
Provided by HyperOffice
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White Papers
Aligning IT With Business Goals Through Strategic Planning
Dec 2008
Intel IT has a new strategic planning process that better aligns activities with those of the corporate business groups. It has developed and implemented a new approach that identifies Intel IT's...
Provided by Intel
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Whitepapers
Collaborative Portal Decisions That Make "Cents": Reducing Total Cost of Ownership by 50% or More With SaaS Solutions
Dec 2008
Traditionally, large IT organizations have utilized their resources to design, build and launch new applications within their datacenters using Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software. The...
Provided by Compuware
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White Papers
Optimizing Business Benefits for Midsize Companies Through the HP-Oracle Accelerate Partnership
Jul 2008
Midsize companies - firms that are neither small businesses nor in the Fortune 5000 - are under increasing pressure to sharpen their business processes in light of globalization and changing...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
The Benefits of Risk Assessment for Projects, Portfolios, and Businesses
Jun 2009
Assessing risk at the project, portfolio, and business levels helps understand risk, make better decisions, negotiate fair contracts, create risk mitigation scenarios, and improve teamwork. This...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Smarter Ways to Green: How to Make Sustainability Succeed in Your Business
Feb 2008
Given the urgency of the situation, sustainability - which essentially is the ability to meet own needs without adversely affecting future generations - has become the watchword of age? And it has...
Provided by Xerox
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White Papers
Simply Green: A Few Steps in the Right Direction Toward Integrating Sustainability Into Public Sector IT
Mar 2008
There may be no single, simple answer to the complex issue of climate change. Yet there are simple steps that the public sector IT community can take in responding to renewed concerns about...
Provided by e.Republic
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White Papers
Enterprise Risk Management: S&P Enhancement White Paper
Dec 2008
Standard & Poor's (S&P) announcement provides a timely opportunity for effected companies to conduct an objective, third-party review of their ERM programs prior to the official S&P risk...
Provided by Aon
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White Papers
Insight | Keys to a Successful IT Risk Management Program
Feb 2009
One wants to successfully manage IT risk? The first step is critical. One must first understand what it is trying to manage. An insurance company first engaged Contego knowing one thing - they...
Provided by Contego
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Whitepapers
IT Risk Management: Balanced Maturity Can Yield Big Results
Jan 2009
Think IT risk management is just about spending money to avoid risks? Think again. Recent research shows that organisations taking a balanced approach to IT risk management maturity have fewer...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
The Role of IT in Campus Sustainability Efforts
Jan 2009
As the impact of worldwide carbon emissions comes into sharper focus, college and university sustainability efforts are increasingly turning green, focusing on ways to use resources more...
Provided by EDUCAUSE
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White Papers
Investment-Based Budgeting: Why CFOs Should Mandate a New Corporate Budgeting Process
Sep 2008
While most budget processes succeed at setting spending limits, they do little to assure the proper allocation of resources. This white paper examines the shortcomings of traditional budget...
Provided by NDMA
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White Papers
More Realistic Estimating: Separating Risks and Opportunities From Uncertainty
Mar 2009
In this white paper, an example is used to illustrate the benefits of using the risk register in Oracle's Primavera Risk Analysis. These benefits include improved understanding, planning,...
Provided by Oracle
