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June 19, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
February 20, 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty.
February 20, 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how wealth management firms can use client relationship management (CRM) strategies and technology to build relationships as trusted advisors, maximize share of wallet, and increase productivity.
December 2008 - (Free Research) The operations division in a large multibillion-dollar service company had significant challenges training its franchisees to overcome these challenges the company purchased and installed the SyberWorks Training Center with a 250-seat license.
May 2009 - (Free Research) BIRT Report Designers are easy-to-use, visual report development tools that offer programmatic control, extensibility and a component-based model for reuse.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Read this case study to see how a diversified company with a large, nationwide network discovered the GigaVUE Data Access Switch from Gigamon and gained several benefits.
February 2009 - (Free Research) The accelerated pace of doing business in today's world puts organizations under tremendous pressure. They need to be fleet and flexible, able to rapidly respond to opportunities, make decisions, and deploy resources. Critical to this is the way information is managed and stored.
April 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.
November 2008 - (Free Research) This service can help you prepare to take full advantage of server virtualization, which can lower total cost of ownership, increase agility, and reclaim IT staff time. We can provide architectural recommendations and a road map for adopting virtualization through the use of automated discovery tools and best practices.
June 2009 - (Free Research) According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this transcript, W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
July 2009 - (Free Research) According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
November 2009 - (Free Research) When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology.
September 2009 - (Free Research) Mobile network operators are not exploiting the full value of their most valuable asset—their subscriber information. While mobile network operators may be sitting on a gold mine of subscriber data, they do not have the tools they need to exploit it. This paper explains the avenues available to take advantage of their subscriber information.
December 2005 - (Free Research) Microsoft collaboration technologies can help companies provide workers with integrated communications, collaborative workspaces, access to information and people, and people-driven processes. Read this paper to learn more!
July 2009 - (Free Research) This guide is designed to provide you with a technical overview of the new and improved features in Windows Server 2008 R2.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Companies are quickly recognizing the need for several layers of security to protect against dangerous IT security threats. No single technology guarantees security, but application whitelisting covers situations not addressed by firewalls or antivirus utilities.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Fixing software security vulnerabilities during development is expensive, difficult and time-consuming. But fixing them after deployment is far more expensive and counterproductive. In this video featuring security expert Diana Kelley, learn state-of-the-art techniques for building a secure software development process.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Data is the lifeblood of any organization. Learn about how integration between Symantec & Dell technologies can optimize your data protection efforts.
November 2009 - (Free Research) A Windows 7 migration is an opportunity to drive across the board value into your IT infrastructure. Begin with the end in mind. Learn how to move your IT environment forward by leveraging the latest in security, data protection and systems management along with your Windows 7 refresh.
January 2009 - (Free Research) Poor application performance results in significant financial losses for most companies. Find out why, and more importantly how to avoid these losses by moving toward proactive application performance management, in this research from Forrester Consulting commissioned by Compuware.
December 2009 - (Free Research) This webcast discusses how to implement a structured approach to requirements management based on IBM Rational software -- a primary driver for quality improvement. A panel of experts share real-world examples and proven best practices for delivering innovative, high quality products to market in shorter timeframes.
July 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper describes the key infrastructure management challenges facing IT managers today. It then discusses how IT teams can improve the economics of infrastructure management by taking advantage of integrated, automated performance analysis and fault isolation technologies.
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