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August 31, 2009 - (Free Research) Electronic health records are a cornerstone of President Obama's national healthcare reform. But in order to succeed, healthcare organizations need to ensure consumer privacy. As a result, changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act were recently enacted. We'll explain the new requirements and how to prepare for an audit.
November 19, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems.
January 08, 2008 - (Free Research) To successfully sustain compliance, organizations must implement best practices to ensure IT systems not only achieve a known and trusted state but they also maintain that state. Check out this white paper to learn how Tripwire solutions enable organizations to achieve and sustain SOX compliance.
June 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.
December 01, 2008 - (Free Research) In this brief, three top HR and talent development experts from Continental Automotive Systems, Vail Resorts Management Company, and ArvinMeritor share their insights on leadership training, giving three perspectives on development methods that work.
September 17, 2009 - (Free Research) In this case study you will learn how Catalyst's expertise in SAP and process improvement was integral in helping Blount decrease order fulfillment time, increase pick process visibility, remove pack station bottleneck, eliminate pack station disorder, reduce packing and shipping errors, increase inventory accuracy and more.
June 19, 2009 - (Free Research) Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance.
November 2006 - (Free Research) Learn how an integrated program of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) can reduce compliance costs, build valuable stakeholder trust and increase transparency for improved decision making and opportunity awareness.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This SAP executive insight "Organizational Readiness" explains the organizational readiness challenges that companies face.
September 2009 - (Free Research) IT governance has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely complicated, expensive, and time-consuming. But today’s CEOs and governing boards expect accountability, strategic alignment, cost saving, and contributions to overall growth from IT departments, all of which can be facilitated by IT governance.
January 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explains how assessment, alignment, achievability, accessibility, agility and accountability, the six key concepts of value-driven product management, can be applied to create a repeatable process for developing successful products.
July 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper presents an example configuration and best practices for deploying and configuring a highly available architecture using an example solution configuration and then discussing how the configuration helps in maximizing uptime.
May 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
August 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure “five-nines” availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
November 2009 - (Free Research) The ever present demand to maximise the value delivered by business-critical applications requires that we optimise the use of all the resources that execute and manage them. BMC Software is one of the major vendors offering such support and has a highly regarded set of solutions collectively called BMC SQL Performance for DB2.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Software installation failures frustrate customers and increase a software company's support costs. But the more complex your application's installation requirements, the more difficult it is to build a reliable, professional installer.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This podcast explains how Pivotal 6 increases user adoption and productivity by mirroring the familiar Microsoft interface and embedding Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint within the CRM system.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Can't decide whether to build or buy a CRM system? This podcast presents a third solution that is an application development platform that provides the building blocks for faster, cost-effective application development that achieves a better fit for your business’ processes.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This webcast, featuring Forrester Research, explains how Software as a Service business intelligence can deliver a more cost-effective way to get relevant information to those who need it faster than traditional business intelligence can.
August 2009 - (Free Research) This IDC Vendor Profile evaluates Mimecast, an emerging supplier of email archiving, security, and continuity solutions delivered in a software-as-a-service model. This document discusses the company's history, product offerings, and competitive position in the context of cloud-based storage and security infrastructure services.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Check out this paper to learn how Oracle Enterprise Asset Management (eAM) successfully automates the printing of Oracle eAM documents such as work orders and accompanying attachments into company business processes.
November 2009 - (Free Research) After comparing several different software- and hardware-based solutions (including biometrics), reviewing industry-trusted research reports (such as Gartner), and talking to existing customers and technical staff of various other vendors, Associated Banc-Corp selected SafeWord for Citrix® a strong authentication solution.
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