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September 08, 2009 - (Free Research) Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
October 16, 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper discusses how to define, track and enforce IT policies; automate IT compliance processes; and reduce the effort and cost of managing business applications.
April 01, 2009 - (Free Research) As the following pages will demonstrate, the evidence is that improving Business Transaction Assurance presents a real bottom-line opportunity and is moving high up the business agenda. However, companies' current systems are not equipped with the necessary tools to manage and control such transactions.
June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) CROSSMARK helps retailers reach their sales objectives. When a large retail chain issued a request for proposal to update its product demonstration program in six weeks, CROSSMARK had to find a partner and launch a joint venture company to persuade the potential client it could make the deadline. Learn how Microsoft solutions got the job done.
June 29, 2007 - (Free Research) Stanley Stuart Yoffee & Hendrix, Inc. (SSYH), a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner based in Florida, implements software solutions utilizing the Microsoft family of products. With large-scale projects across varied industries, the company turned to the Microsoft Dynamics™ Sure Step Methodology to help communicate with customers...
July 25, 2008 - (Free Research) After evaluating several customer relationship management solutions, including Salesforce.com, the company replaced NetSuite CRM with Microsoft Dynamics® CRM. Using Microsoft Dynamics CRM, the company cut call times in its customer support call center by 30%, reduced agent training time by 25 percent, and strengthened its growth capacity.
June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) In this e-book, experts share their advice on the things that can make or break a project. Readers will discover what the current market for managed hosting is like, what to include in an SLA, and the key considerations when selecting a hosted provider.
September 29, 2009 - (Free Research) Some pundits foresee a future in which all data center computing is done in the "cloud," but that future is a long way off. Most organizations have just begun to venture into the cloud. Many others remain skeptical because of security and quality-of-service concerns. Read this ebook to learn what CIOs can to do now to prep their own environments.
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.
June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to read about the breadth of technologies Blue Coat offers in a single platform that enable service providers to differentiate their MLPS solution.
October 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This paper examines the risks and costs organizations face if they do not make the appropriate investments in hardware and software technologies to support their information retention strategies. The second part of the paper discusses how HP is fully capable of supporting customers' information retention strategies.
November 24, 2009 - (Free Research) With Microsoft recently announcing plans to terminate support for the VB6 IDE and the VB6 runtime, many organizations are looking to migrate their VB6 application. This paper reviews the current migration and modernization solutions for converting valuable software assets from the VB6 platform, as well as 12 tips for handling the migration.
November 16, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper examines the vulnerabilities of today’s remote and branch office IT landscape, and details the advantages of a disk-based backup and recovery strategy for managing and protecting the data contained in these systems.
February 01, 2009 - (Free Research) ServiceU Corporation was challenged to deploy reliable hardware to support
its Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 environment and virtualize other applications to enhance business flexibility. Read this case study to learn about the benefits that ServiceU achieved through by implementing Dell hardware and Microsoft Hyper-V technology.
July 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Organizations that have yet to implement an e-mail archiving solution have a new decision: use an on-premises or cloud-based (sometimes referred to as Software as a Service or SaaS) solution? The latter is more viable when the archive service is delivered by a reputable, well-established provider such as Iron Mountain.
by Fortinet, Inc. / Alternative Technology Group of Arrow ECS
October 05, 2009 - (Free Research) Check out this podcast transcript for the latest information about application security threats and how Fortinet can provide multi-function security system solutions as well as an award-wining Partner Program.
April 14, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn about the many offerings of Webroot's Software as a Service (SaaS)-delivered e-mail and Web security suites, including anti-spam, anti-spyware, anti-virus, and email archiving and encryption.
VUE software delivers flexibility and automation to help solve the complexities of insurance sales commission and incentive compensation plans. VUE’s web-enabled incentive management solution reduces costs while driving accuracy and efficiency into your organization. This comprehensive solution offers the ease of a total solution from one vendor.
November 10, 2008 - (Free Research) Dorado Software recently introduced Redcell OpsCenter 6.1 platform and Redcell Advanced Monitors to help you visualize, clarify and monitor IT resources and the network fabrics that bind them. This paper explores these new capabilities and how they uniquely position Dorado Software customers for the benefits of an SLA‐oriented management approach.
June 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Vyatta is a network operating system (enterprise-class router, firewall, VPN +) that removes the need for proprietary hardware, allowing you to leverage performance and price advantages of x86-based servers and virtualization technologies.
January 23, 2009 - (Free Research) MPLS is a foundational technology that allows service providers and enterprise architects to offer state-of-the art networking to their customers.
This complete product suite is designed to facilitate the development, dissemination, measurement, and management of corporate knowledge to improve productivity and performance.
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