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VMware Monitoring with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager: MTT Reduces Costs

Veeam Software — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Learn how they used the nworks Management Pack (MP) to centralize monitoring of physical and VMware virtual infrastructures, reduce costs of implementing VMware monitoring, and give them the ability to receive performance metrics specific to the VMware virtual infrastructure.

Support Global Expansion with Trade and Financial Compliance

SAP America Inc — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The SAP BusinessObjects Electronic Invoicing for Brazil (SAP BusinessObjects Nota Fiscal Eletronica) application helps companies that do business in Brazil meet digital invoice regulations. The application enables automated, certified, and secure communication with government systems at the state and federal level.

A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Retail Banking

DataFlux Corporation — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Banks need to get smarter, attract the right customers, implement customer level risk management, and implement risk adjusted customer relationship pricing and all of this is dependent on trusted data. This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on retail banks. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in banking.

Tesco Migrates Crucial Mainframe Applications to Create a Common Operating Model that can ...

Micro Focus, Ltd — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide.

Focusing on Food & Beverage Manufacturers: Three Strategies for Profitability Tomorrow and ...

Infor CRM — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper explores the idea that to effectively compete today and into the next generation, F&B manufacturers must rethink their customer relationship management (CRM) strategies. Read on to learn the three strategies F&B manufacturers must do if they want to be profitable tomorrow and in the years to come.

DataDirect HIPAA/ICD Upgrade Toolkit 2009

DataDirect Technologies — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This toolkit will help you to fully understand the new rules that have been installed to United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and how it is being used in conjunction with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Kerzner International Keeps Its Properties Running with Robust Backup, DR

Syncsort — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Because their IT department couldn’t guarantee prompt, efficient data restores, Kerzner International centralize backups by combining SyncSort with NetApp storage. The result was quicker and more efficient restores.

Migrating to the Cloud: An Alternative for SAP Customers

NetSuite — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper examines a hybrid model of ERP deployment that not only lowers the overall cost and resources required to migrate to a new version of SAP, but also reduces the ongoing annual costs of keeping the systems working, thereby freeing up the IT budget for more strategic investments

Presentation Transcript: Spotfire for CRM: Supercharge Your Sales and Marketing Analysis

TIBCO Spotfire Division — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This Presentation Transcript shares strategies for analyzing CRM data, finding lost revenue opportunities, improving sales forecasting and optimizing overall campaign effectiveness.

100% Electronic AR Invoicing with SAP & #174; Solutions

Esker Inc. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper examines solutions, both traditional software and Software as a Service models, with a proven track record in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.

How to Achieve 100% Electronic AR Invoicing

Esker Inc. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper illustrates that solutions exist today, both as traditional software and Software as a Service, with a proven track record of success in helping companies make the transition to 100% electronic AR invoicing.

Achieving PCI DSS Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops

Red Hat — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The PCI DSS standard was created to prevent credit card fraud by requiring the implementation of certain controls and processes by all entities involved in the processing of credit cards. This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific PCI DSS mandates.

Pearson Marks 10th Year using Northern Storage Suite to Manage User Data

Northern Parklife — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Pearson, the international media and education company, is looking for a single tool that can provide information vital to their storage management. Its infrastructure support team selected Northern Storage Suite.

Oracle AppCast: Globalization Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with The Boston ...

Oracle Corporation — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Listen to this podcast featuring Hal Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, to learn about the new Era in international business competition.

Spotfire for CRM: Supercharge Your Sales and Marketing Analysis

TIBCO Spotfire Division — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This webcast shares strategies for analyzing CRM data, finding lost revenue opportunities, improving sales forecasting and optimizing overall campaign effectiveness.

Podcast: Spotfire for CRM: Supercharge Your Sales and Marketing Analysis

TIBCO Spotfire Division — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This podcast shares strategies for analyzing CRM data, finding lost revenue opportunities, improving sales forecasting and optimizing overall campaign effectiveness.

The BI Survey 8: The World ' s Largest Independent BI Survey

Board International — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Now in its eighth year of publication, The BI Survey by Nigel Pendse is an annual report based on the world's largest independent survey of Business Intelligence and Performance Management users.

Career Builder Puts the Network Into Networking

CDW Corporation — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this case study and see how CareerBuilder turned to CDW to redefine a technology solution that could sustain the company's growth, and give them a competitive advantage to propel their fast-growing job network and keep their clients happy.

Value Proposition for IBM DB2 9.7 -- Cost Savings Potential Compared to Oracle 11g; ...

IBM — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Informational applications have become one of the most critical areas of IT activity. How will these challenges be met? This report examines an option -– use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g -– that represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs.

CRM Built for Marketing: The Executive Guide to Selecting CRM that Meets Marketing Needs

Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

How can a company ensure that their marketing department's needs are represented when choosing an enterprise-level CRM system? This white paper provides core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system that each marketing team member feels was built just for them.

Business Together with Microsoft: the unified communications and collaboration solution of ...

Orange Business Services — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more.

JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform v5.0: Technology Preview

JBoss, a Division of Red Hat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this session, you'll learn how to leverage the new features and functionality of JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform v5.0 to rapidly and cost-effectively develop, deploy and manage SOA-based solutions that solve real problems now.

Simple, Open and Affordable BPEL

JBoss, a Division of Red Hat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

As more and more organizations are leveraging BPEL to specify orchestration of Web services, there is a growing need for a simple, open and affordable implementation. In this session, you learn how Red Hat plans to deliver an enterprise-class, supported, open source BPEL engine as part of the JBoss Enterprise Middleware portfolio.

Comply With XBRL: Automate Compliance with U.S. and European Financial-Reporting Standards

Information Builders — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A new standard file format, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), for submitting financial reports to the SEC in the United States is being mandated for June 2009. Both the creation of, and reporting from XBRL, are functions performed by the same new tool described in this paper.

Data Quality: A Survival Guide For Marketing

SAP America Inc — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Direct marketing is about communicating a message to a specific prospect or customer. This white paper from Business Objects, an SAP company, focuses on these concepts as they pertain to marketing, and particularly as they are supported by data quality functions inside of the broader EIM framework.

Managing Risk In Perilous Times: Practical Steps to Accelerate Recovery

SAP America Inc — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this research, we examine the lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management.

How to Market and Sell Services with Webinars

Citrix Online — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This new Quantum Leap Marketing white paper explores how to successfully market and sell services with Webinars so that you get maximum mileage out of your marketing budget.

Infonetics: WAN Optimization Appliance Market Highlights 1Q09

Blue Coat — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Vendor market share positions shuffled once again in 1Q09: With Cisco down 30%, Riverbed down 10%, and Blue Coat holding steady, Blue Coat is back on top with 30% revenue market share. This market has essentially become a 3-horse race, with the top 3 vendors capturing roughly 3/4 of the overall market.

Global Commerce Enabler Achieves Instant ROI with AventX

STR Software — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

MasterCard International implemented Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in January 2000 and required a document delivery solution capable of intelligently distributing high volumes of purchase orders each month. After a competitive evaluation, MasterCard determined AventX Oracle Connector was the only solution that could meet its needs.

On-Demand ERP in the Enterprise: A practical CIO guide to implementation

NetSuite — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper sets out a framework for deciding on and implementing on-demand ERP within enterprises.. It examines key concerns such as data integrity in enterprise systems, maintaining compliance and ensuring proper process management, as well as discussing new skills and approaches to help maximize returns on investment.

Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise

IBM — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.

ITG - VALUE PROPOSITION FOR IBM POWER SYSTEMS Virtualization Impact for Enterprise UNIX and ...

IBM — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This report by industry analyst International Technology Group evaluates how organizations can reduce IT costs by employing IBM Power Systems and PowerVM verses competitive offerings from HP and Sun Microsystems. Cost savings range from 43 to 65% and are based on client data.

Maximize Business Results Online: How Web Content Management Technology is Transforming ...

SDL Tridion — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST

This report is a guide for identifying best practices in online content Research Benchmark management and maximizing business benefits of the web. The findings highlight the strategic value of web content management and link the technology and practices of Best-in-Class organizations to top line revenue, customer loyalty, and customer experience.

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

Deliver Application Integration Projects in Days

Cast Iron Systems — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

This white paper details the Cast Iron Integration Solution, which dramatically simplifies application integration today. As a purpose-built solution designed exclusively for application integration, it eliminates complexity from an integration problem and enables companies to implement projects in days, rather than weeks or months.

Surviving and Thriving in a Challenging Market: How Customer & #45;centric Strategies Can ...

Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

This white paper explains how financial services firms across the industry and around the globe can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of their client base and gain insight into new areas of opportunity.

PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter Environment

BeyondTrust Corporation — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Read this whitepaper to discover a solution that enables IT organizations to create a secure access control infrastructure through granular authorization and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization.

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.

B2B Lead Gen: Marketing ROI Performance & Evaluation Study

Citrix Online — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

MarketingProfs recently conducted an in-depth study on perceptions, behaviors and lead generation performance. Download the MarketingProfs Report to read the study's full findings and to learn how you can effectively calculate and leverage lead generation ROI within your own organization.

State of the Data Integration Market

Oracle Corporation — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

This white paper reviews the state of the market for data integration for 2008 and 2009. It defines data integration, discusses the trends in the data integration market, and provides lessons learned from real implementations.

Build Trust by Connecting Security Operations and Compliance

Tripwire, Inc. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Check out this case study to learn how Vesta implemented Tripwire® Enterprise to continuously monitor IT infrastructure for all unauthorized change, which helps maintain known, trusted, and compliant system environments and ensure audit requirements are met.

Switching from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Helps Jones Lang LaSalle Implement ...

Microsoft — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Microsoft Dynamics CRM has enabled Jones Lang LaSalle to share customer and account information globally, while still offering functionality tailored to the unique processes of its many business units and more than 700 local offices.

Best Practices in Reconciliation: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers

Advent Software, Inc — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed.

Managing the Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards

Oracle Corporation — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting and explores tightly integrated solutions that together centrally manage data and metadata on a unified platform--the first step in implementing a complete performance management solution.

Top 5 Best Practices for Creating Effective Campaign Dashboards

Tableau Software — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

We can define an effective marketing dashboard as one that enables marketers to visually display relevant and current campaign, customer, advertising and/or branding information needed to achieve marketing objectives.

CRM Solution’s Superior Workflows, Multi-Tenancy Create Stronger Customer Service

Microsoft — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Using the multi-tenancy features of the solution, The Linc Group can tailor the CRM experience for each of its offices and franchisees around the world. The true value of Microsoft [Dynamics] CRM [4.0] is about how successful the tool can make employees in their jobs . . .

HEALTHsuite® - Claims Processing Software

RAM Technologies, Inc. — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

HEALTHsuite is an administrative claims processing system designed for health plans and other health care organizations. Rich in features and functions to support health plans of all sizes and types, HEALTHsuite supports all aspects of health care administration including HMO, Consumer Driven, Medicare, Medicaid and Federal Health Benefits.

Brand Management & #45; Leveraging the Power of Integrated Marketing

SAP America Inc — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

The evolution of consumer marketing causes everyone to think in new ways. Instead of reaching consumers through traditional media, Internet, product placement and word of mouth are good alternatives. Check out this paper for more information about integrated brand management.

Case Study: Clear Channel

Hewlett-Packard Company — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

After expanding their business into other markets across the globe, international media company Clear Channel found their current accounting and billing systems needing an upgrade. Read this case study and learn Clear Channel's solution.

International Marketing Company Gains Quick and Easy Messaging Disaster Recovery

Microsoft — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

This case study examines the benefits Catalina Marketing began reaping once they signed up for Microsoft Exchange Hosting Services.