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Do You Have a Database Security Plan?

Oracle Corporation — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Most organizations have database discovery and maintenance plans, but surprisingly lack a database security plan. A piecemeal approach to securing the database is costly, inefficient, and creates gaps in protection and regulatory issues. View this webcast for tips from Forrester on how to design a comprehensive database security plan.

Tactical Data Quality Projects Deliver Quick ROI

DataFlux Corporation — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This expert podcast offers advice for deploying and completing tactical data quality projects from Forrester's Rob Karel.

7 Ways to Inspire Customer Loyalty with Voice of the Customer (VOC) Initiatives

Vovici — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In the most challenging economic environment in generations, organizations are more focused than ever on retaining customers and maintaining existing revenue. Many businesses have put significant resources into implementing CEM and VOC programs. Read on to learn seven ways to inspire customer loyalty using these VOC initiatives.

Presentation Transcript: The Power of Universal Patterns and Models for Master Data Management

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript featuring best-selling author, Len Silverston, learn how to implement universal patterns for data modeling to improve management flexibility. Gain insight into various modeling choices to meet your organization's needs. Discover how to improve quality and reduce management costs by re-using patterns.

Recessionary Effects on Network Services Spending Among Consumers, Worldwide: A Report on ...

Alcatel-Lucent — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Consumer spending patterns undergo significant changes during an economic downturn. This paper presents the results of a worldwide study to assess how the current recession is affecting consumer spending. This information can help operators recognize the areas of greatest revenue potential in the months ahead and adjust accordingly.

Make CRM Work the Way Salespeople Do

Oracle Corporation — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This white paper examines how traditional CRM technologies, while valuable in helping organizations manage customers and revenues, have not really assisted the salesforce do their jobs.

Online Security: A Human Perspective

Oracle Corporation — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper summarizes the salient findings from a research into online consumer behavior and outlines the proper mechanisms for introducing security measures to streamline security and improve end-user experience by taking into account consumers’ attitudes and understanding of online security.

The Power of Universal Patterns and Models for Master Data Management

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this webcast featuring best-selling author, Len Silverston, learn how to implement universal patterns for data modeling to improve management flexibility. Gain insight into various modeling choices to meet your organization's needs. Discover how to improve quality and reduce management costs by re-using patterns.

Managing Third-Party Compliance

Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this podcast featuring best-selling author, Len Silverston, learn how to implement universal patterns for data modeling to meet changing information compliance regulations. Gain insight into various modeling options to meet your organization's needs. Discover how to improve quality and reduce management costs by re-using patterns.

Meeting the Growing Need for Real-Time Data Movement in the Enterprise

Sybase, Inc. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn the latest demands for data movement and replication within the enterprise. Sybase will also feature the new release of Replication Server, designed to address the growing needs of guaranteed data movement, with unprecedented performance for real-time data delivery even within heterogeneous data environments.

Continuous File Integrity Monitoring with Minimal System Impact and No Repeat Scans

McAfee, Inc. — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

McAfee PCI Pro provides a comprehensive file integrity monitoring (FIM), audit trail and network configuration audit solution designed to help merchants and service providers quickly, easily and cost-effectively meet the following requirements of v 1.2 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

Sybase IQ 15: An InDetail Paper by Bloor Research

Sybase, Inc. — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this paper to learn how Bloor Research determined that Sybase 15 will provide substantially better performance at lower cost than traditional approaches for analytics, reporting, and data warehousing environments.

Key Management - The Hype and the Reality

Thales — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Register for this 45 minute webcast featuring Richard Moulds, author of "Key Management for Dummies" and EVP Product Strategy at Thales (formerly nCipher). Moulds will cover the different strategies and solutions needed when protecting data at rest, data in motion and data in use.

The AVG Web Threat Data Feed

AVG Technologies USA, Inc. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Forums, social networking sites, and content delivered by advertising networks are prime targets for malicious code. According to IDC, up to 30% of companies with over 500 employees have been infected through Web surfing. Try a free week-long trial of The Feed and see how it can help keep your company safe.

Sybase Raises the Bar on Database Replication: Offerings Focus Strongly On Performance, ...

Sybase, Inc. — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This report presents all the features and functionality of the Sybase Replication Server, such as support for real time, bi-directional movement of data, conflict resolution, optimized resource utilization, and heterogeneous data sources. Read this report to learn all the advantages that the Sybase Replication Server can have for your organization.

Selecting a SAP Managed Hosting Provider: Trends and Myths

Freudenberg IT — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Bill Martorelli, principal analyst for Forrester Research, discusses trends in the SAP managed hosting arena, myths about SAP managed hosting, and gives advice on creating RFPs and negotiating SLAs.

CRM and Social Networking: Engaging the Social Customer

Microsoft — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

As social networking sites explode in popularity, the hype and interest continue to build. But sorting the fact from the hype can be a challenge. This paper discusses tangible ways that organizations can extract measurable business value from social networking by leveraging it in conjunction with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best ...

Data Domain — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain.

Furniture Manufacturer Improves Customer Satisfaction through Customer Analysis with SPSS

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Customer knowledge is market advantage. To refine its edge and better manage customer relationships, Haworth needed to learn what was important to its customers and deploy that knowledge to key decision makers. Read how they did it.

Expand Your Reach: Mastering Multi-Modal Survey Research

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Whether it's in your call center, on the Web, or in-person, effective survey research requires proven practices that reach across the board. In this webcast, you learn how to cut the costs and improve the performance of your survey research efforts - regardless of where you reach your respondents or what language they speak.

Smarter system development: a systems engineering trade study to support green initiatives ...

IBM — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Trade study analysis is an effective method of comparing potential solutions to a given problem. Using a model-driven approach allows you to perform trade studies before development or implementation begins and saves time, money, and development headaches. Read on to learn more.

Better Reporting, Better Results: Successful Strategies from the Field

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Learn how top companies successfully deliver research results to customers and decision-makers. If you want to know more about how to leverage all of your research data, how to communicate insights effectively, and how to get researchers and decision-makers engaged in analysis, you'll want to view this webcast.

IBM solidDB Universal Cache: Accelerating a Database Near You

IBM — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to explore the industry's first relational, in-memory caching software platform that accelerates a broad range of databases up to ten times.

Bloor Research - Data Discovery Spotlight

Talend — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this Spotlight Report, Research Director Philip Howard explains why data discovery is of fundamental importance to data integration, data quality, and many other projects ranging from business intelligence through master data management to data governance and data archival. Read on to learn more about the importance of data discovery.

Turning Results into Rewards: Survey Analysis and Reporting

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Please join Jane Hendricks, Product Marketing, and Gregory Crist, Sales Engineer, for this webcast focusing on survey analysis and reporting. See why delivering the right survey research results to the right person at the right time makes all the difference.

Annual Fund Growth When You Need it Most

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Join William Jewell College and SPSS Inc. to learn how you can be incorporating data mining into your annual fund operations and focusing your limited resources on those most likely to give. This presentation is designed to give you a roadmap for getting started with data mining.

Boost ROI with Faster, Easier, VISUAL Analytics

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Join us at this live webcast and learn how you can:

Use RFM analysis to quickly rank customers for high-return marketing
Use advanced visualization techniques to uncover segments and patterns in your data, and apply these insights to growth, acquisition, and retention planning
and more

American Airlines sees ROI of 1192% in 2 Months with Predictive Analytics

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

To overcome the challenges of increased customer data, American Airlines deployed SPSS for Windows to replace its mainframe based analytics system, increasing productivity of its customer research team and improving decision making while reducing ongoing costs.

SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys 3.0: Get the Most Out of Open-Ended Text Responses

SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Maximize survey research value with open text responses. If you've limited your surveys to close-ended questions due to the time and expense of reading and manually coding text responses, this session can be your organization's first step toward maximizing the value of your survey data.

Bloor Research - Data Integration Platforms Market Update

Talend — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Talend is an open source provider of data integration products, it has a business model and organisation that more closely resembles that of a conventional software vendor, while still leveraging the open source model.

Practical Recommendations for Data Migration - A White Paper by Bloor Research

Talend — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Data migration can be defined as transferring of data between storage types, formats or computer systems, it is required when organizations or individuals change computer systems or upgrade to new systems.

Bloor InDetail: Talend Open Studio - an independent analyst review

Talend — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Talend is an open source provider of data integration products or, in traditional parlance, ETL (extract, transform and load), although the product also supports an ELT approach.

The Role of Open Source Data Integration - An Analyst White Paper, by Mark Madsen

Talend — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

This report by Mark Madsen will explain what data integration is, and especially the difference between Operational Data Integration and Analytic Data Integration. It highlights the benefits of open source for data integration, and provides a series of recommendations to make the integration job easier, repeatable and more productive.

Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function

SAP America Inc — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.

Business Intelligence: Putting Information to Work

SAP America Inc — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Business intelligence (BI) can be considered critical to the very existence of most organisations. The purpose of this research was to explore whether and how companies are using BI to improve their businesses; to identify the obstacles they encounter in its use; and predict how BI will evolve in the next ten years.

Implementing a Data Quality Strategy

DataFlux Corporation — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this program Gartner Research Vice President Ted Fredman and DataFlux President and CEO Tony Fisher discuss the data quality issues facing business today as well as the solutions that can solve these problems.

Cloud-Client Enterprise Security Impact Report: Increased Protection at a Lower Cost

Trend Micro, Inc. — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

This white paper discusses the many benefits of faster access to threat intelligence, using a cloud-client architecture for immediate protection, as well as the benefits to enterprises of consolidating to a single vendor for content security infrastructure.

Research Management Solutions: Bringing the Benefits of Automation to the Front Office

Advent Software, Inc — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

How does a firm or fund manager assess his/her research management needs and choose the best solution? This document helps by identifying pain points in the research workflow that RMS must address, describing how RMS supports investment process and decision making, and highlighting key features to consider when evaluating RMS solutions.

Bloor white paper: The Importance of an Information Strategy

IBM — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

In this paper we will discuss what an Information Strategy is, why it is important, and what it takes to build one. We will also consider IBM's Information Agenda, that company's approach to assisting in the development of an Information Strategy.

Extracting Value from Enterprise Log Data

ArcSight, Inc. — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

This whitepaper outlines the drivers for log management as well as their underlying challenges and drive towards a common set of requirements for evaluation of log management tools.

Managing SharePoint in an Enterprise Environment

Global Knowledge — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and other SharePoint technologies are excellent tools for a modern, web-based office environment. This white paper gives pointers on managing them.

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global ...

SAP America Inc — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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 to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.

Web Security SaaS: The Next Generation of Web Security

Webroot Software, Inc. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines Web security solutions that focus on increasing overall security effectiveness and reducing the burden on IT departments. It describes the challenges facing many SMB environments and identifies critical elements that make for lower-cost and easier-to-manage solutions. The paper highlights Webroot's SaaS security offering.

Agency Chooses New Technology to Drive Up Tourism and Strengthen Customer Relations

Microsoft — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The goal of South African Tourism's global employees is to increase tourism to the nation to help enhance the nation's economy. To address this issue they utilized the research of a tier-one customer relationship management consultancy and selected Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM 4.0.

e & #45;Learning Best Practices as You Begin Your Research into Learning Management Systems

SyberWorks, Inc. — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

The e-Learning industry has grown tremendously since the early days of computers and the Internet. This white paper will provide some basic information to help you as you begin your research into e-Learning and learning management systems.

Transforming Customer Service into a Strategic Asset

Microsoft — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

View this webcast to discover how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help you transform customer service into a strategic business asset.

Is a Data Warehouse the Only Option for Business Intelligence?

Information Builders Inc. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

While data warehouses are important for many types of analytical systems, they aren’t always necessary. Building a data warehouse can dramatically increase the cost of a BI project. This paper describes data warehouses, along with many other options for placing relevant, timely information in the hands of business users.

BusinessWeek Research: Talent Management & #45; The New Business Imperative

SAP America Inc — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Read this report to discover the views of senior human resource (HR) and information technology (IT) executives and CEOs at large and midsize companies about the talent shortage and how workforce planning can help executives address this coming crisis.

Microsoft Dynamics RoleTailored Business Productivity: " Software Designed for Your People "

Microsoft — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

By automating and streamlining financial, customer relationship and supply chain processes, Microsoft Dynamics brings together people, processes and technologies, increasing the productivity and effectiveness of the business, and helping drive business success. Explore the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Model and how it's reflected in this software.

KnowledgeNote: The C-Suite May Not Be Your Lead Sweet Spot

KnowledgeStorm, Inc — Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Is the C-suite really the best source of early leads that will convert to revenue for your company? New research from KnowledgeStorm unveils some surprising results that call this common conception into question, and should have technology marketers re-examining their lead targeting strategies.