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White Papers
Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership
Mar 2012
When considering new applications, the question has always been "Build or Buy?" But increasingly, the new question facing companies today is "Buy or Rent?" In this paper, we analyze the...
Provided by SuccessFactors
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White Papers
Accelerating Web Applications and Other Dynamic Content
Aug 2011
The use of content delivery networks (CDN) to improve site performance continues to grow rapidly. But for many site owners, there's a significant missing piece: a way to realize the benefits of a...
Provided by EdgeCast Networks Inc.
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Resource Center
SOA for Dummies 2nd IBM Limited Edition Mini eBook
Jun 2009
In this ebook, you'll learn how to work smarter and optimize cost using the IBM Smart SOA approach.
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers - Video
Smarter Planet: The Energy and Utilities Industry
Jan 2012
Guido Bartels, General Manager, IBM Global Energy and Utilities Industry, and Chairman, Gridwise Alliance, shares his insights on the energy and utilities industry.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Five Secrets for Successfully Virtualizing Desktops
Apr 2012
These five "secrets" to virtulizaing desktops will greatly increase the chance of a successfully VDI implementation. It is very important to plan for this; to balance the hardware environment to...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Mobility in ERP 2011 - Aberdeen Group Research Report
May 2011
Businesses want to use as much of their ERP investment as possible. But ease of access to ERP information, both at the direct labor level and the indirect labor level, has inhibited many...
Provided by Sage Software
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Downloads
Try IBM Cognos Express FREE for 30 days for integrated reporting, analysis & planning
Dec 2009
Download a free trial of IBM Cognos Express, the first and only integrated business intelligence (BI) and planning solution purpose-built for midsize companies. Get essential reporting, analysis,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Balancing Profitability and Risk in Banking: Overcoming Common Risk Analysis and Reporting Challenges
Jul 2011
Banks need a robust enterprise risk analysis and reporting solution to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency while reducing the costs and burdens of compliance. This paper will focus on the...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
7 Tips for Negotiating Win-Win Telecom Contracts that Don't Cost More than You Bargained
Jan 2011
It has been a tough year for IT and telecom and the hangover promises to be around a bit longer as we take stock of the drastic reactionary measures we rushed into place to stop the cost...
Provided by ProfitLine
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White Papers
Dispelling the vapor around cloud computing
Jan 2011
It pays to work smarter not harder. According to a recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, organizations that are significantly outperforming their industry peers also happen to be...
Provided by IBM
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Tools & Templates
See how easy it is to update—or completely reinvent—your web site today
Dec 2009
Your web site is often a customer's first impression of your business. What is yours saying about you? If your current site isn't helping you attract and interest customers, help is close at...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Systems Engineering for Building Smarter Products: Addressing the challenges of complexity, collaboration, and product lifecycle
Jan 2010
Whether you operate in the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications or electronics marketplace, business trends dictate that you need to deliver innovative products that incorporate advances in...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Five Calls To Make When Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy
Jun 2011
With smartphones becoming commonplace and new mobile devices such as tablets skyrocketing in popularity, the interest in mobile learning has begun to heat up as well. Many organizations see the...
Provided by SkillSoft
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White Papers
Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost
Oct 2009
Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. According to leading industry analysts, many companies can lower their telecommunications costs by 15%...
Provided by MBG Expense Management
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White Papers
An Institution-Based View Of International Business Strategy: A Focus On Emerging Economies
Oct 2008
This paper leverages recent practitioner and academic interest in emerging economies and argues that an institution-based view of international business strategy has emerged. Institutions are the...
Provided by University of Texas (Dallas)
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White Papers
Becoming A Strategy-Focused Organization
Apr 2008
The Balanced Scorecard defines the critical objectives, measures, and initiative that describe an organization's strategy. The power of the Balanced Scorecard, however, comes in its use, not its...
Provided by Ascendant Strategy Mangement
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White Papers
The Informed Manufacturer - A Comical look at best practices
Mar 2012
Access our comic book package and exclusive report for the manufacturing strategies you need. The MPI Group: The Informed Manufacturer - Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Discrete Manufacturers ...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Corporate Gifts & Entertainment Policy
May 2010
Managing the offering and receiving of corporate gifts, entertainment and travel has become increasingly important in today's environment of increasing regulatory oversight. Gifts given with the...
Provided by Red Flag Group
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White Papers
TDWI Checklist Report: Operational Data Quality
May 2011
Failing to ensure high-quality operational data may put at risk many worthwhile business goals for operational excellence. There are many areas within the average enterprise where high-quality...
Provided by Trillium Software
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White Papers
SWOT Analysis - An Essential Tool In Strategic Planning
Oct 2007
SWOT Analysis Process involves data collection and analysis for external as well as internal factors. SWOT Analysis is an essential tool in Strategic Planning Process. It is a process that entails...
Provided by Article99.com
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White Papers
Anatomy Of A Healthy Corporation
May 2007
Given the familiarity of the concept of human health, why do business leaders find it so difficult to nurture health in a corporate context? At least three sets of impediments block the way. The...
Provided by McKinsey & Company
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White Papers
Harvard Business Review Article: Mastering the Management System
Mar 2012
Companies have always found it hard to balance pressing operational concerns with long-term strategic priorities. The tension is critical: World-class processes won't lead to success without the...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Get Closer to Your Best Customers: A Shift in Customer Strategies in Time of Crisis
Jun 2009
Learn what companies can do in economic downturns to position themselves for later success. Find out what changes to make to customer strategy; how to align your organization to best support a...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Discover real-world examples of how an SOA infrastructure can lower costs
Jul 2009
See how organizations in several different industries have put an SOA infrastructure to use and discovered untapped value within their businesses. This white paper reveals strategies learned from...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a CustomerCentric Approach
Jul 2009
At the center of the transformation to convergence is the Communication Service Provider. Effective convergence providers, as described in this paper, have designed their convergence solutions to...
Provided by Sprint
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White Papers
8 Strategies to Transform the Economics of Retailing
Jul 2009
Through creative strategies, enabled by powerful technology, retailers now have the unprecedented opportunity to transform the economics of their businesses. Download this FREE white paper to...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
"Managing Risk and Uncertainty": An Executive's Guide to Integrated Business Planning
Feb 2009
A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. Integrated business planning can help you keep your finger on the market pulse, reduce planning...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
IBM Webcast: Information as a strategic asset for smarter SOA
Aug 2009
Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Peppers & Rogers - Sales and Marketing: The New Power Couple
Dec 2008
This session features Martha Rogers of Peppers & Rogers, who speaks about the trends, best practices, and competitive advantages of the customer-centric enterprise.
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Troubleshooting Distributed Systems Via Data Mining
Jan 2009
Through massive parallelism, distributed systems enable the multiplication of productivity. Unfortunately, increasing the scale of available machines to users will also multiply debugging when...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Data Mining in the Real World: Experiences, Challenges, and Recommendations
May 2009
Data mining is used regularly in a variety of industries and is continuing to gain in both popularity and acceptance. However, applying data mining methods to complex real-world tasks is far from...
Provided by Fordham University
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White Papers
Managing the Dynamic Desktop with Microsoft System Center Solutions
Sep 2009
For IT professionals responsible for deploying, managing and securing their organizations' desktop resources new challenges are emerging. Workforce and work style changes require access to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Decide to Survive: Four Imperatives that Make Better Decision Management Essential in Uncertain Times
Sep 2009
Entering a global recession, companies must respond to increasingly complex markets, changing threats, and fleeting opportunities. They must show compliance with a growing regulatory burden and...
Provided by FICO
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White Papers
Butler Group Technology Audit: FICO™ Blaze Advisor® Business Rules Management
Sep 2009
Are you evaluating Business Rules Management or Decision Management applications? The Butler Group, one of Europe's leading independent IT research and analysis organizations, recently conducted...
Provided by FICO
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White Papers
Managing Risk & Uncertainty - An Executive's Guide to Integrated Bus Planning
Sep 2009
A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. Integrated business planning can help you keep your finger on the market pulse, reduce planning...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux leads the way with web applications
Sep 2009
Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers--as well as Java applications and other...
Provided by Red Hat
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Webcasts
How bare-metal client hypervisors will mean the end of agent-based Windows management
Jul 2009
With all the recent focus on VDI and desktop virtualization, people are starting to talk about "bare metal" or "Type 1" client hypervisors. Promising the ability to run virtual desktop workloads...
Provided by Virtual Computer
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White Papers
Using the Latest in Hypervisor Technology to More Effectively Manage Desktops
Aug 2009
bare-metal PC hypervisor in order to provide management capabilities that would not otherwise be available in a desktop management platform. The paper considers the value proposition of Virtual...
Provided by Virtual Computer
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White Papers
Increasing Return on Investment with Data
Aug 2008
This white paper will address data services implementation and the role of Oracle Data Service Integrator in that process. It will describe the technical benefits of a data services implementation...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Enterprise Data Services in SOA using ODI Suite
Feb 2009
When properly architected and executed, Data Services can provide the missing link that unifies conventional data systems with the emerging SOA paradigm. By offering a decoupled data facade and an...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Analytics and the Smarter Planet
May 2012
Learn how BAO is helping deliver actionable insights and optimize your business results.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Using SP for ECM
May 2012
As the non-profit association dedicated to nurturing, growing and supporting the ECM (Enterprise Content Management) community, AIIM is proud to provide this research at no charge. In this way,...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
IW Social Business
May 2012
When AIIM started tracking Enterprise 2.0 in March 20081, only 13% of respondents felt their organization had any real understanding of what it was about. That report focused on the definition and...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
IDC White Paper - The Evoloution of the Datacenter and the Need for a Converged Infrastructure
Apr 2012
As the economy begins to recover from the recession, organizations will begin to reevaluate how they deploy technology. Currently, enterprise datacenters are very heterogeneous environments that...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Analyst paper: Operational Decision Management - Making better business decisions with flexible, automated business rules and events
Apr 2012
Business rules management technology opens up significant new opportunities for business success. For instance, the ability to automatically make different decisions in real time based on...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
Social Analytics is key to being a Social Business
Apr 2012
Leveraging Social Analytics allows organizations to gain actionable insight from the massive amounts of data generated from people, devices and sensors and more easily align these insights to...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Five Secrets for Successfully Virtualizing Desktops
Apr 2012
These five "secrets" to virtulizaing desktops will greatly increase the chance of a successfully VDI implementation. It is very important to plan for this; to balance the hardware environment to...
Provided by Global Knowledge
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White Papers
Retail Week Tearing Up the Rule Book
Mar 2012
The past decade has seen significant changes in the experience that customers have when they interact with a retailer. The development of multichannel retail has been crucial to this. Whether it...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Sustainability Nears a Tipping Point - Why companies are profiting
Mar 2012
Findings from the 2011 Sustainability and Innovation Global Executive Study and Research Project.
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
SAP HANA Demystified, an Overview of SAP's Game-Changing In-Memory Technology
Mar 2012
It's both ironic and unfortunate: Across organizations, decision makers are swimming in information, yet they still struggle to really "know" their business. They cannot access relevant data...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
The Informed Manufacturer - A Comical look at best practices
Mar 2012
Access our comic book package and exclusive report for the manufacturing strategies you need. The MPI Group: The Informed Manufacturer - Tips, Tricks and Tactics for Discrete Manufacturers ...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Harvard Business Review Article: Mastering the Management System
Mar 2012
Companies have always found it hard to balance pressing operational concerns with long-term strategic priorities. The tension is critical: World-class processes won't lead to success without the...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
An On-Demand Solution to Optimize Contract Management (SAP Solution Brief)
Mar 2012
Your company's contracts are critical to your daily operations. After all, they represent all the business relationships throughout the organization. To get the most value from contracts, your...
Provided by SAP
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Podcasts
Business Intelligence Innovation at Gallup
Mar 2012
Gallup is in the "intelligence" business - their survey's and consulting services deliver relevant, timely, and visionary research on what people around the world think and feel. Ironically one of...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership
Mar 2012
When considering new applications, the question has always been "Build or Buy?" But increasingly, the new question facing companies today is "Buy or Rent?" In this paper, we analyze the...
Provided by SuccessFactors
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White Papers
B2B Marketers Must Better Prepare For Marketing Automation
Dec 2011
Changing buyer behaviors require business-to-business (B2B) marketers to communicate with prospects and customers in new ways, by delivering content that is personalized to their needs, role,...
Provided by Aprimo
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White Papers
Using Windows® 7 to Regain Control over Rogue Applications and Peripherals
Feb 2012
One of the most vexing management problems for end-user support staff is when an unauthorized application or peripheral causes a conflict or malfunction. In the past, there was little that could...
Provided by Dell & Microsoft
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White Papers
McCormick and Schmick's Restaurants Gains New Insight into Dining Trends and Financial Performance with IBM Cognos Express - Success Story
Jan 2012
McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants needed better insight to understand and take advantage of key business trends. Find out why they chose IBM Cognos Express to deliver that insight.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Business Analytics ROI assessment tool for midsize companies- Aberdeen Research Tool
Jan 2012
In a challenging market, how can you ensure your midsize business has the competitive edge? Get your free detailed assessment and ROI report to see how your company's business analysis abilities...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Gartner-A step-by-step approach to successful Business Intelligence
Jan 2012
Organizations that have the most success with BI typically approach it incrementally. Discover a step-by-step strategy for success in this newsletter featuring research from Gartner.
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers - Video
Smarter Planet: The Energy and Utilities Industry
Jan 2012
Guido Bartels, General Manager, IBM Global Energy and Utilities Industry, and Chairman, Gridwise Alliance, shares his insights on the energy and utilities industry.
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
The Fading Abnormal Returns Of Momentum Strategies
May 2007
The authors find increasingly large variations in returns from momentum strategies in recent years. Momentum strategies did not earn significant excess returns during the period of 1993-2004 which...
Provided by University of New South Wales
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White Papers
Using Non-Pecuniary Strategies To Influence Behavior: Evidence From A Large Scale Field Experiment
Jul 2011
Policymakers are increasingly using norm-based messages to influence individual decision-making. The authors partner with a metropolitan water utility to implement a natural field experiment...
Provided by National Bureau of Economic Research
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Webcasts
How Palo Alto Networks Achieved Next-Gen Customer Support by Integrating their IVR and CRM Solution
Aug 2011
Presented by Matthew Stauble, Sr. Director, Global Customer Support at Palo Alto Networks, this Webinar outlines the steps involved in transforming its customer support from a random, manual call...
Provided by ANGEL
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Webcasts
2020 Future Value Chain: Building Strategies For The New Decade
Jan 2011
This webcast shows that the 2020 Future Value Chain project brought together 200 executives from leading retailers, manufacturers, academics, third-party providers and industry organizations to...
Provided by Capgemini
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Webcasts
The Perfect Storm In MedTech
May 2010
In this webcast, the presenter speaks briefly about the experience working in medicine and technology. The presenter also discusses at length the numerous political, financial, and regulatory...
Provided by Stanford University
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White Papers
Should you invest in GRC Tools?
Aug 2011
An organization's GRC strategy is only as good as the tools used to implement it. Home grown GRC tools, perceived by many as a quick fix to undertake complex compliance requirements, often fail to...
Provided by ANXeBusiness Corp
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White Papers
Accelerating Web Applications and Other Dynamic Content
Aug 2011
The use of content delivery networks (CDN) to improve site performance continues to grow rapidly. But for many site owners, there's a significant missing piece: a way to realize the benefits of a...
Provided by EdgeCast Networks Inc.
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Case Studies
Competitive Advantage Via Corporate Performance Management
Oct 2006
George Weston Foods (GWF), one of Australia's largest food manufacturers, was facing increased competition, cost pressures and regulatory requirements across its business. The information required...
Provided by Capgemini
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Case Studies
Groupe Caisse d'Epargne Streamlines Retail Banking With A New Distribution Strategy
Jan 2007
Groupe Caisse d'Epargne, a major universal bank offering a comprehensive range of services to all types of customers, was looking to revamp its distribution model to adapt to rapid changes taking...
Provided by Capgemini
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Case Studies
Strategy Realized: Getting Domino Foods? House In Order
Jun 2007
Before embarking on an enterprise-wide procurement transformation, Domino Foods and Florida Crystals Corporation (FCC), which had acquired an interest in Domino, needed to rethink the systems and...
Provided by Capgemini
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Case Studies
Strategic Rescue For Portuguese Acting School
Jul 2011
The Escola de Actores, or Act, is a non-profit acting school located in Lisbon, Portugal. It offers the Acting Professional Training Course for aspiring actors aiming to start a career in...
Provided by Capgemini
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White Papers
Gearing Up for Rapid Telecom Innovation with Flexible Billing and Services
Jul 2011
Today, communications service providers (CSPs) face a business environment that is radically different from the business environment of five years ago.
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Strategies for Evolving into a Multisided Business
Jul 2011
Discover how telecom companies like yours can take advantage of profitable new multisided business models that require changes in how you collaborate with partners, price offerings, and service...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
The Superstar CFO - After The Crisis
Jul 2011
CFO Research, inc collaboration with SAP, conducted a research study that asked senior finance executives what it takes for Finance executives to excel in a changing and uncertain world. This...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Workforce Analytics: Key to Aligning People to Business Strategy
Jul 2011
This research will examine the use of workforce analytics tools and the capabilities exhibited by Best-in-Class organizations to align workforce strategies with business objectives.
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Public Sector Business Analytics: The Path To Better Decision Making and Agility
Jul 2011
This white paper considers the use of analytics and business intelligence for improving decision making in public sector organizations and the benefits of prebuilt analytic applications for...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Balancing Profitability and Risk in Banking: Overcoming Common Risk Analysis and Reporting Challenges
Jul 2011
Banks need a robust enterprise risk analysis and reporting solution to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency while reducing the costs and burdens of compliance. This paper will focus on the...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Improving Bank Performance: Overcoming Common Planning-Related Obstacles
Jul 2011
Bank CFOs are being forced to reexamine their roles and responsibilities. Simply closing the books no longer works. Finance departments are being asked to perform strategic budgeting and planning,...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Mobility in ERP 2011 - Aberdeen Group Research Report
May 2011
Businesses want to use as much of their ERP investment as possible. But ease of access to ERP information, both at the direct labor level and the indirect labor level, has inhibited many...
Provided by Sage Software
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Case Studies
Balancing Stakeholder Needs
Jul 2009
A stakeholder is anyone who has an interest in what a business does or an influence upon the business. Large organisations have many different stakeholder groups. Some are internal to the...
Provided by MBA Publishing
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White Papers
Making Collaboration Work for the 21st Century's Distributed Workforce
Oct 2010
This Forrester Consulting white paper examines three surprising findings from a recent study of working behaviors that impact how businesses communicate and collaborate with an increasingly...
Provided by Citrix Online
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White Papers
Mobility in ERP 2011 - Aberdeen Group Research Report
May 2011
Businesses want to use as much of their ERP investment as possible. But ease of access to ERP information, both at the direct labor level and the indirect labor level, has inhibited many...
Provided by Sage Software
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White Papers
An Institution-Based View Of International Business Strategy: A Focus On Emerging Economies
Oct 2008
This paper leverages recent practitioner and academic interest in emerging economies and argues that an institution-based view of international business strategy has emerged. Institutions are the...
Provided by University of Texas (Dallas)
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White Papers
SWOT Analysis - An Essential Tool In Strategic Planning
Oct 2007
SWOT Analysis Process involves data collection and analysis for external as well as internal factors. SWOT Analysis is an essential tool in Strategic Planning Process. It is a process that entails...
Provided by Article99.com
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White Papers
Get Closer to Your Best Customers: A Shift in Customer Strategies in Time of Crisis
Jun 2009
Learn what companies can do in economic downturns to position themselves for later success. Find out what changes to make to customer strategy; how to align your organization to best support a...
Provided by SAP
-
White Papers
Discover real-world examples of how an SOA infrastructure can lower costs
Jul 2009
See how organizations in several different industries have put an SOA infrastructure to use and discovered untapped value within their businesses. This white paper reveals strategies learned from...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
True Convergence Demands a Communication Service Provider that Embraces a CustomerCentric Approach
Jul 2009
At the center of the transformation to convergence is the Communication Service Provider. Effective convergence providers, as described in this paper, have designed their convergence solutions to...
Provided by Sprint
-
White Papers
8 Strategies to Transform the Economics of Retailing
Jul 2009
Through creative strategies, enabled by powerful technology, retailers now have the unprecedented opportunity to transform the economics of their businesses. Download this FREE white paper to...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
"Managing Risk and Uncertainty": An Executive's Guide to Integrated Business Planning
Feb 2009
A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. Integrated business planning can help you keep your finger on the market pulse, reduce planning...
Provided by Oracle
-
Webcasts
IBM Webcast: Information as a strategic asset for smarter SOA
Aug 2009
Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Peppers & Rogers - Sales and Marketing: The New Power Couple
Dec 2008
This session features Martha Rogers of Peppers & Rogers, who speaks about the trends, best practices, and competitive advantages of the customer-centric enterprise.
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Troubleshooting Distributed Systems Via Data Mining
Jan 2009
Through massive parallelism, distributed systems enable the multiplication of productivity. Unfortunately, increasing the scale of available machines to users will also multiply debugging when...
Provided by University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
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White Papers
Data Mining in the Real World: Experiences, Challenges, and Recommendations
May 2009
Data mining is used regularly in a variety of industries and is continuing to gain in both popularity and acceptance. However, applying data mining methods to complex real-world tasks is far from...
Provided by Fordham University
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White Papers
Managing the Dynamic Desktop with Microsoft System Center Solutions
Sep 2009
For IT professionals responsible for deploying, managing and securing their organizations' desktop resources new challenges are emerging. Workforce and work style changes require access to...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Decide to Survive: Four Imperatives that Make Better Decision Management Essential in Uncertain Times
Sep 2009
Entering a global recession, companies must respond to increasingly complex markets, changing threats, and fleeting opportunities. They must show compliance with a growing regulatory burden and...
Provided by FICO
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White Papers
Butler Group Technology Audit: FICO™ Blaze Advisor® Business Rules Management
Sep 2009
Are you evaluating Business Rules Management or Decision Management applications? The Butler Group, one of Europe's leading independent IT research and analysis organizations, recently conducted...
Provided by FICO
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White Papers
Managing Risk & Uncertainty - An Executive's Guide to Integrated Bus Planning
Sep 2009
A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. Integrated business planning can help you keep your finger on the market pulse, reduce planning...
Provided by Oracle
-
White Papers
Red Hat Enterprise Linux leads the way with web applications
Sep 2009
Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers--as well as Java applications and other...
Provided by Red Hat
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Webcasts
How bare-metal client hypervisors will mean the end of agent-based Windows management
Jul 2009
With all the recent focus on VDI and desktop virtualization, people are starting to talk about "bare metal" or "Type 1" client hypervisors. Promising the ability to run virtual desktop workloads...
Provided by Virtual Computer
-
White Papers
Using the Latest in Hypervisor Technology to More Effectively Manage Desktops
Aug 2009
bare-metal PC hypervisor in order to provide management capabilities that would not otherwise be available in a desktop management platform. The paper considers the value proposition of Virtual...
Provided by Virtual Computer
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White Papers
Increasing Return on Investment with Data
Aug 2008
This white paper will address data services implementation and the role of Oracle Data Service Integrator in that process. It will describe the technical benefits of a data services implementation...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Enterprise Data Services in SOA using ODI Suite
Feb 2009
When properly architected and executed, Data Services can provide the missing link that unifies conventional data systems with the emerging SOA paradigm. By offering a decoupled data facade and an...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Application Upgrades and Service Oriented Architecture
Apr 2008
In a recent Forrester study, upgrades made the top concerns list of ERP customers together with Improving Integrations and Shifting the Process Orientation. This is not surprising, given that...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Get Serious About SOA Governance: A Five-Step Action Plan for Architects
Aug 2008
Whether your organization's service-oriented architecture (SOA) has 50 services being used by one customer, or 50 customers using one service, you need SOA governance; increased business agility...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
What's New in SOA Suite 11g?
Jun 2009
Over the years, the tools to implement SOA have become more and more capable, sometimes at the price of complexity. In this new release of SOA Suite, Oracle continues to emphasize the development,...
Provided by Oracle
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Webcasts
Web Server Improvements with Microsoft Server 2008
Sep 2009
This is another in our series about Microsoft Longhorn, also known as Server 2008. In this series we break down the most important components of Longhorn and give listeners the benefit of some of...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
ServiceU Case Study: Reliable Service
May 2009
ServiceU deployed DellTM PowerEdgeTM servers and Dell/EMC storage area networks (SANs) to support the company's SQL Server environment and serve as the foundation for a distinct virtualized...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
ServiceU Video: Reliable Service
May 2009
ServiceU deployed DellTM PowerEdgeTM servers and Dell/EMC storage area networks (SANs) to support the company's SQL Server environment and serve as the foundation for a distinct virtualized...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Telecom Expense Management: 5 Best Practices for Reducing Telecom Cost
Oct 2009
Telecommunications expenses are among the largest cost items on corporate income statements. According to leading industry analysts, many companies can lower their telecommunications costs by 15%...
Provided by MBG Expense Management
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White Papers
10 Steps to Control Wireless Costs Through Consumption Management
Oct 2009
In the telecom and data communications environment, the challenge is to strike the right balance between understanding corporate usage trends and adopting new technologies that can make the...
Provided by MBG Expense Management
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Webcasts
Service-Oriented Architecture: Enabling Agile and Intelligent Businesses
Oct 2009
Watch the free, on-demand webcast see why in the last 3 to 5 years there has been a widespread adoption of SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) with businesses making significant economic...
Provided by Oracle
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Downloads
Turbulent times call for an agile application foundation.
Oct 2009
Does your IT change as fast as the market? A service-oriented architecture (SOA) provides a foundation that enables agility and aligns IT to business goals. This interactive presentation from IBM®...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Top 10 Ways to Increase IT ROI Without Adding Staff
Oct 2009
Tough economic times are upon us, and no one knows how long they may last. Today, IT managers are looking for alternative strategies to increase their IT ROI. The first principle is: Simplify...
Provided by KACE
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White Papers
Beyond Survival: Thriving Through the Turbulence: BI in the Retail Industry
Mar 2009
Find out how retail organizations are improving the bottom line, by focusing on key tactics designed to facilitate low cost, and efficient, customer-centric operations, all of which require...
Provided by SAP
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White Papers
Technical Due Diligence To Manage Risk Prior To Acquisition In Malaysia
Jan 2009
SGS enabled a reputable automotive dealer in the Middle East to make well-founded decisions prior to the acquisition of a Malaysian automotive brake pad manufacturing company by providing...
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The Changing Face of Commuting
Dec 2008
Citrix Online and the polling company™ recently joined forces to conduct a survey on the subject of Web commuting.
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Seven Secrets For Effectively Managing A Support Organization
Oct 2009
Would you rather buy a product from a company with a reputation for having a great Support organization or a great Sales organization? Join the crowd if you answered Support; survey after survey...
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Get more from BI by understanding your analysis needs
Oct 2009
By understanding the four major types of analysis companies can avoid the common pitfalls that derail more traditional approaches to BI implementation.
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Flexible IT contains costs, boosts efficiency
Oct 2009
Like other midmarket companies today, you're probably focused on cost optimization. In the ForwardView article, "Work smarter, not harder: Flexible IT," experts suggest ways to do more with less....
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