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Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors  by Advent Software, Inc


January 01, 2006 - In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.

 

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide  by Data Domain


May 08, 2009 - 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.

 

Backup as a service FAQ  by i365, A Seagate Company


November 23, 2009 - Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small-midsized business (SMB)? John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the benefits and drawbacks of online backup today. His answers are also available as an MP3 download.

 

Bankinter turns to Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technology to strengthen IT services support for desktop PCs  by Intel Technology Provider


May 09, 2008 - Bankinter, a multichannel bank, chose to work together with Intel and Infogroup in order to benefit from Intel® Core™ 2 Processor with vPro™ technology which it believed could meet its desktop platform manageability challenge.

 

Battling Modern Botnets  by FireEye


April 28, 2008 - The FBI ranks cybercrime among its top priorities in part because botnets are proliferating at an alarming rate, crossing corporate boundaries and spreading infections behind corporate firewalls. Learn how FireEye provides advance detection and a blended approach to today’s botnet problem that "traditional" solutions do not.

 

Be Prepared! Leverage SAP PLM to Navigate Through Uncertain Times  by SAP America Inc


July 22, 2009 - This webcast explores the business value of product lifecycle management (PLM) in an uncertain economy and explores SAP's approach to becoming more innovative, agile and efficient.

 

Be Prepared! Leverage SAP PLM to Navigate Through Uncertain Times - Podcast  by SAP America Inc


July 24, 2009 - This podcast explores the business value of product lifecycle management (PLM) in an uncertain economy and explores SAP's approach to becoming more innovative, agile and efficient.

 

Become a Service Provider CEO. Transform the World. Play Cisco myPlanNet.  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


October 19, 2009 - Cisco myPlanNet 1.0 is a simulation game that puts you into the shoes of a service provider CEO. You manage your business as it evolves from the stone age of dial-up, through the broadband and mobile connected eras, and into the dawning of the medianet age. Play now.

 

Becoming Proactive In Application Performance Management  by Compuware Corporation


January 09, 2009 - 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.

 

Beloit Creates New Opportunities with Google Apps  by Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program


October 15, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how Beloit grew their customer base by using Google Apps as a 'win-leader', created additional revenue streams, and deepened relationships with customers and opened up new oppurtunities.

 

Best in Class Virtualization: Using Intel-based HP G6 Servers with VMware vSphere 4  by HP, Intel, & VMware


June 05, 2009 - Read this brief paper to get the details about an HP and VMware solution that both enhances service and reduces cost, while positioning operations for growth when the economy turns around.

 

Best of Breed Virtualization Scenarios and Hyper-V Features  by Dell and Microsoft


March 20, 2009 - In this videocast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down the seven different layers of the server virtualization architecture, and explains the role the hypervisor plays in the success of that infrastructure.

 

Best Practices around How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


February 20, 2009 - View this mediacast and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM.

 

Best Practices for a Data Warehouse on Oracle Database 11g  by Oracle Corporation


January 19, 2009 - In order to ensuring the EDW will get the optimal performance and will scale as your data set grows you need to get three fundamental things correct, the hardware configuration, the data model and the data loading process.

 

Best Practices for Communications Transformation: Transportation, Energy, and the Public Sector  by Alcatel-Lucent


March 26, 2009 - This whitepaper will provide insight into: a- the communications requirements of three specific industry segments (transportation, energy and the public sector), b- best practices to deliver the services and manage the projects efficiently, and c- innovative solutions and strategies deployed by these industry segments.

 

Best Practices for Data Archiving  by CA


May 28, 2009 - This white paper will discuss what you can do to protect your company's data in case of an unexpected disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan is not only a smart business move, but in some cases it is mandatory for legal and regulatory reasons.

 

Best Practices for Implementing an Effective Email Archiving Strategy  by RSD


August 28, 2009 - In this expert podcast, learn best practices for implementing an effective email archiving strategy. Determine which archiving method works for your company and get tips to prepare for proper set-up. Listen to this podcast to get your archiving questions answered to ensure message security.

 

Best Practices for Implementing Automated Functional Testing  by Hewlett-Packard Company


April 01, 2007 - By automating functional testing, you can take major steps forward to improve automated business processes. Your development and QA teams can increase the speed and accuracy, and your IT department can achieve a higher ROI from software projects.

 

Best Practices for IT Governance in a Global Organization  by SkillSoft Corporation


December 01, 2008 - This ExecBlueprint discusses the evolving role for the technology executive and what now constitutes "effective IT governance." The authors share effective strategies for building a good relationship with the CEO, planning projects, and managing the technology staff.

 

Best Practices for Managing Data Center Costs via Application and Server Consolidation  by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation


September 17, 2009 - This paper shows how next-generation Sun servers, based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, allow IT organizations to meet these challenges by delivering game-changing performance and virtualization improvements that help enable companies to leverage best practices for IT management, application deployment, work processes, and cost control.

 

Best Practices for Network Transformation for Carrier Ethernet Services  by ECI Telecom


May 17, 2009 - ECI's 1Net architecture helps service providers converge core Ethernet and DWDM networks for increased service flexibility while lowering operating and capital expenses. ECI's converged network not only addresses the needs of operators, but also sets a new standard for network efficiency and service quality. Read this whitepaper to find out more.

 

Best Practices for Securing Web 2.0  by Patriot Technologies, Inc.


June 01, 2009 - This white paper was designed with the aim of revealing, understanding, analyzing, and presenting the predominant issues relating to the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in the corporate environment.

 

Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures  by VM6 Software


October 27, 2009 - This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment.

 

Best Practices for Wireless Technology for Fixed Video Surveillance  by Motorola, Inc.


August 21, 2009 - As organizations address the implementation of fixed video surveillance solutions, they must carefully consider the most important factors, in particular the Big Three issues concerning the infrastructure required to support cameras at selected locations: cost, deployment time and performance. Read this white paper to learn more.

 

Best Practices in Complex Equipment Manufacturing, Sales, and Service  by SAP America Inc


January 23, 2009 - This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers.

 

Best Practices in Extending Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): A Buyer's Guide to ERP versus Best of Breed Decisions  by SAP America Inc


September 17, 2008 - Extending ERP is the focus of this document, which encompasses utilizing more functionality, extending the footprint beyond the core ERP functionality and making decisions between ERP vendors and pure play or "Best of Breed" solutions.

 

Best Practices of the Best-Run Sales Organizations  by SAP America Inc


June 01, 2009 - Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle.

 

Best Practices: Application Performance Management, Overview  by Compuware Corporation


June 09, 2009 - Discusses end-to-end APM as a process focusing on the key areas that impact overall service delivery: design, implementation and operations.

 

Best Practices: Protect Your Online Revenue Through Web Performance Testing  by Gomez


September 24, 2009 - Tune in to this webcast to hear from an industry expert as she discusses drivers and best practices for effective web performance testing and quality life-cycle management for today's rich and complex applications.

 

Better Reporting, Better Results: Successful Strategies from the Field  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


March 17, 2009 - 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.

 

Beyond Backup Ezine: Disaster Recovery Strategies for Branch Offices  by Overland Storage


July 09, 2009 - The July/August issue of CIO Decisions Ezine focuses on disaster recovery in remote and branch offices, especially in midmarket organizations. Read this issue to learn some great tips and techniques for increasing your remote workers' ability to bounce back after an unfortunate event.

 

Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration  by SAP America Inc


June 01, 2008 - In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.

 

Beyond the Thin Client: Why a Smart Client CRM Solution May Be a Smarter Choice  by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution


November 11, 2009 - This white paper compares and contrasts the two primary alternatives to thin clients and examines the differentiating characteristics that could impact your CRM implementation. Read on to learn why a smart client CRM solution may be a smarter choice.

 

BI for Business Users: How IT Can Make Business Intelligence Easy for Everyone  by IBM


April 23, 2009 - Today, the latest BI solutions put the power of advanced business intelligence into the hands of more people throughout the organization - improving the speed and accuracy of decision-making from top to bottom. Knowing your business, market, customers, and competition is critical for any organization. Read this for more...

 

BI for Small and Mid-sized Businesses  by LogiXML


October 08, 2009 - This paper dispels some myths about BI in smaller companies and outlines the main options at your disposal.

 

BI in a Down Economy? Take a Smarter Approach  by Sybase, Inc.


July 08, 2009 - This webcast presents tips on smarter business intelligence in a down economy. Learn how to position your organization on a "platform of believability" with a single, reliable view of company-wide data. This approach allows for the right information at the right time, making agile, high-risk decisions easier.

 

Bitpipe Research Guide: Content and Knowledge Management  by Bitpipe


November 22, 2006 - Content Management Systems give you the power to leverage company-wide knowledge assets for competitive advantage.

 

Bitpipe Research Guide: EAI and Web Services  by Bitpipe


November 30, 2006 - Research has shown more than 30 percent of IT spending is on integration, with software costs running into the millions of dollars for large enterprises.

 

Bitpipe Research Guide: Network Design and Management  by Bitpipe


November 16, 2006 - This research guide will help you select the best Network Design and Management solution for your company. It provides Network Design and Management information on Network Design and Management products.

 

Bitpipe Research Guide: Software Development Management  by Bitpipe


November 30, 2006 - Don't think you're in the software business? Think again.

 

Bitpipe Research Guide: Storage  by Bitpipe


November 30, 2006 - Storage challenges for IT professionals are particularly complex in today's environment of rapid obsolescence of storage hardware and digital media.

 

Bloor Research - Data Integration Platforms Market Update  by Talend


February 10, 2009 - 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.

 

Bloor white paper: The Importance of an Information Strategy  by IBM


December 11, 2008 - 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.

 

Blue Bell Creameries® Improves its Inventory Management and Standardizes Procedures with an Automated Data Collection System  by TAKE Supply Chain


October 14, 2009 - To improve inventory management and standardize procedures, Blue Bell turned to TAKE Supply Chain's Gemini Series™ for OPM mobile software solution. Read this case study to learn more about the benefits Blue Bell experienced from switching to TAKE Supply Chain’s Gemini Series™, and learn how your company can do the same.

 

Blue Coat and VMware  by Blue Coat


December 26, 2008 - Check out this solution brief to see how the joint Blue Coat and VMware solution enables IT organizations to consolidate servers and perform disaster recovery operations in real-time, without the risk of performance degradation due to latency or limited bandwidth.

 

Blue Coat WebFilter  by Blue Coat


December 31, 2008 - Review this brief data sheet to learn how WebFilter helps prevent Internet attacks from spyware, phishing, peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic, viral content and more. WebFilter also includes Dynamic Real-Time Rating (DRTR), a patented technology that can instantly categorize Web sites when a user attempts to access them.

 

Blue Coat: The Technology Leader in Application Delivery Networking  by Blue Coat


June 17, 2009 - Check out this comprehensive microsite to view white papers, videos, press releases, case studies, and webcasts highlighting Blue Coat's application delivery networking solutions.

 

BMC Database Administration Solution for DB2 z/OS  by BMC Software, Inc


April 17, 2009 - BMC provides a set of tools and utilities that are designed to automate the complex processes involved in updating and managing DB2 environments with the aim of being easy to use, and fast and effective in their execution.

 

BMC Service Automation: The next step in the evolution of Business Service Management  by BMC Software, Inc


November 03, 2009 - As you know, automation is a critical component in achieving long-term IT savings. We've compiled a few resources to give you an overview of the benefits of service automation and the technology behind our comprehensive solution.

 

BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques  by BMC Software, Inc


April 17, 2009 - Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this whitepaper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage.

 

BMC SQL Performance for DB2: A Review of the Potential Return on Investment  by BMC Software, Inc


November 20, 2009 - 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.

 

BMC SQL Performance for DB2: Two Minute Explainer Video  by BMC Software, Inc


April 24, 2009 - Inefficient DB2 applications can waste MIPS and cost an organization thousands while mainframe application demand continually grows. Learn how BMC's SQL Performance solution for DB2 can reduce CPU MIPS, improve DB2 application performance, correct problems before they occur, and enable staff to work on more productive tasks.

 

Book Chapter: SAN for Dummies Chapter 14 Continuous Data Protection  by FalconStor Software


February 10, 2009 - In this chapter on Continuous Data Protection, you will learn how to use recent technical innovations to instantaneously recover data while enhancing overall data protection to make it faster, easier and more efficient.

 

Boost ROI with Faster, Easier, VISUAL Analytics  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


February 24, 2009 - Join us at this live webcast and learn how you can:<ul> <li>Use RFM analysis to quickly rank customers for high-return marketing</li> <li>Use advanced visualization techniques to uncover segments and patterns in your data, and apply these insights to growth, acquisition, and retention planning</li> <li>and more</li></ul>

 

Boston Celtics: Email Management In The Cloud Enables NBA Championship Team To Reduce Complexity & Administrative Burden And Cost With Benefits For Green IT  by Mimecast


August 06, 2009 - The once reliable email management system that had been used by the Boston Celtics front office staff began to experience downtime and hang-ups as the infrastructure grew more complex. This case study documents how the Celtics IT administration team performed the cutover to Mimecast's unified email management system in the cloud.

 

BPM SOA and Web 2.0: Business Transformation or Train Wreck?  by Oracle Corporation


August 14, 2008 - The challenges faced by today’s government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied—and to stay afloat, these organizations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models.

 

BPMN Basics, Organizing Your Business Processes  by IBM


November 13, 2009 - Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) is a newer language but has been the focus of much attention from business and IT. As business processes grow more complex, BPMN provides a structured way to organize them. But it is important to know the basics before selecting a BPMN solution.

 

Branch Modernization  by Microsoft


June 01, 2009 - Your organization can reduce information technology (IT) costs, improve IT service levels, and enable new business scenarios by adopting best practices that will enable you to modernize your branch infrastructure. These best practices presented in this paper include virtualization, centralized management, and increased network efficiency.

 

Brand Management - Leveraging the Power of Integrated Marketing  by SAP America Inc


February 01, 2008 - 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.

 

Breakthrough Data Recovery for AIX - Vision Solutions  by Vision Solutions


April 09, 2008 - The purpose of this podcast is to provide a roadmap to the most effective strategy and technology to protect data and provide fast recovery for data which is lost or corrupted due to accident and malicious action.

 

Breakthroughs with Windows 7 Webcast  by Microsoft


September 08, 2009 - Interested in knowing the impact Windows 7 operating system can have on your business? If so, please join Tony Piltzecker, Server Partner Technology Specialist, Microsoft Corporation, for this webcast and learn about the hottest new capabilities in Windows 7.

 

Brown & Brown Protector Plans: E-Discovery Results 5X Faster - Data Integrity Ensured, Hardware And Labor Requirements Minimized With SaaS-Based Unified Email Management Solution  by Mimecast


August 06, 2009 - In this case study, we'll see why Brown & Brown Protector Plans turned to Mimecast's SaaS-based, "always available" enterprise email management in the cloud for their archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy needs.

 

BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester Demonstration  by IBM


October 06, 2009 - This quick demo gives you a great overview of the look and feel of BSD Group’s Oracle Extension for Rational Performance Tester, its features, and its capabilities. This plug-in will help you capture, record and playback transactions using Oracle NCA technology. View the demo now to learn more about increasing application visibility during testing.

 

BT Embraces Web 2.0 with Blue Coat Systems  by Blue Coat


December 02, 2008 - Read this case study to learn how BT selected Blue Coat ProxySG for its flexibility in combining user and application visibility, with extremely granular levels of security and control, to enforce rules that allowed undisruptive use of recreational applications and safe access to sites previously considered off-limits, such as MySpace.

 

Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization  by Microsoft


November 05, 2009 - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This webcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

 

Build Trust by Connecting Security Operations and Compliance  by Tripwire, Inc.


September 19, 2008 - 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.

 

Building a Best-Run Finance Organization  by SAP America Inc


June 01, 2008 - 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.

 

Building a Powerful, Resilient, Affordable IT Infrastructure  by CompuCom and IBM


October 09, 2009 - Small and midsize companies with strapped IT budgets and limited IT resources do not have to be limited to inflexible, inefficient IT infrastructures that offer unreliable IT services. Instead, smaller companies can empower their IT environments through virtualization, optimizing assets and realizing new opportunities for efficiency.

 

Building a Smarter Storage Infrastructure  by F5 Networks UK


September 10, 2009 - This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.

 

Building High-performance, Highly Available IP Storage Networks with HP SAN/iQ Software  by Hewlett-Packard Company


August 13, 2009 - If you’re an administrator who’s planning to build a high performance, highly available IP network using HP SAN/iQ Software, you should read this document in its entirety. You’ll find important configuration guidelines, best practices, and frequently asked questions that will help you to accelerate a successful deployment.

 

Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products  by IBM


August 05, 2009 - Start smart: get powerful techniques to improve your mission critical systems and product development process by viewing the On Demand Webcast, Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products.

 

Building the Business Case for Predictive Analytics: Nucleus Research  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


February 20, 2009 - Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from statistics and data mining that analyze current and historical data to make predictions about future events. In this Nucleus Research report, learn how your company can achieve ROI from Predictive analytics applications.

 

Building the Cloud - It takes more than an API - Secure, Reputable Support for ISVs and Application Developers  by Iron Mountain Digital


October 14, 2009 - ISVs eager to unlock the potential of cloud technology have latched onto APIs that allow them to integrate cloud technology with their own applications. Ultimate success depends on choosing the right cloud storage provider. Read this Opinion Paper from the Taneja Group to learn more.

 

Building Your IT Staff: Essential Experience and Skill Sets for Tomorrow's Challenges  by SkillSoft Corporation


August 18, 2009 - In this paper, the top information services leaders share their expertise on how to most efficiently build your IT staff. Read this paper to learn the essential qualities and must-haves for your company's IT Staff.

 

Business Case for IBM Virtualization Solutions: Bottom Line Impact for Enterprise Infrastructures  by IBM


July 09, 2009 - The IBM Dynamic Infrastructure initiative is a combination of programs, products and services designed to improve service to users, reduce costs and more effectively manage risk across all components of organizational IT infrastructures.

 

Business Continuity Planning IT Survival Guide  by CA


December 05, 2008 - This survival guide will help you and your company start to plan an effective business continuity plan. The end result should be a reduction in risk factors and to minimize the impact of disasters that are out of your control.

 

Business Fitness Gets in Shape with GoToMeeting Corporate with GoToWebinar  by Citrix Online


March 23, 2009 - This new case study explores how Citrix® GoToMeeting® Corporate with GoToWebinar® has transformed Business Fitness's sales and marketing efforts, enabling the company to significantly reduce costs, speed up the sales cycle and vastly improve nurturing efforts.

 

Business Intelligence - Now More Than Ever  by SAP BusinessObjects


December 19, 2008 - The goal of this white paper is to explain why business intelligence is a sound investment for any IT manager to make, especially now. Budgets are tighter and demands from executives to see immediate results from IT implementations are increasing. This paper outlines the benefits of a BI solution and its impact on a company. Read on to learn more.

 

Business Intelligence for Consumer Packaged Goods: Actionable Insights for Business Decision Makers  by SAP America Inc


May 01, 2008 - This paper discusses about how technological advances are enabling improved decision making across three broad axes: simplicity and relevance, agility and integration.

 

Business Intelligence for Process Industries: Actionable Insights for Business Decision Makers  by SAP America Inc


January 23, 2009 - Firms in Process Industries have made significant investments in information technology to increase the efficiency of their operations and supply chains. By integrating real-time decision making with mission-critical business processes, smart businesses can set a path for industry leadership.

 

Business Intelligence for the Health Care Industry: Actionable Insights for Business Decision Makers  by SAP America Inc


January 23, 2009 - Hospitals from across the world are facing increased pressure to improve operations from multiple directions. What is needed is a new generation of business intelligence (BI) tools and applications designed with the health care sector in mind, capable of integrating cross and inter-departmental processes and information.

 

Business Intelligence in SAP® Business All-in-One  by SAP AG


October 26, 2009 - With the business intelligence functionality in SAP® Business All-in-One solutions, your company can gain visibility, insight, operational alignment, and accountability to increase revenue, margins, and liquidity; streamline processes; improve agility; and become a best-run business.

 

Business Intelligence Standardization  by SAP BusinessObjects


June 19, 2009 - This paper gives an overview of the advantages of implementing business intelligence (BI) standards. Learn how successful organizations have standardized on, and benefited from BI solutions from SAP - and why you should join them.

 

Business Intelligence: A Guide for Midsize Companies—Improving Your Company’s Efficiency and Effectiveness, No Matter Its Size  by SAP AG


September 01, 2009 - While your company has continued to improve its operating efficiencies, you feel your company should be spending more time analyzing what's going on and predicting and planning for the future. This white paper from SAP offers guidance on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your company with business intelligence.

 

Business Intelligence: The Definitive Guide for Midsize Organizations  by SAP America Inc


June 01, 2008 - Business intelligence (BI) allows organizations to better understand, analyze, and even predict what's occurring in their company.

 

Business IP Telephony Cost Savings are Driving Unified Communications Beyond the Office Walls  by Sprint


November 13, 2009 - Mobile unified communications can take many forms, but it is essentially defined by the ability to deliver all the communication options of the office desk to workers outside the office. This pocket E-Guide details how to alleviate cost pain points of communications by implementing various aspects of mobile and unified communications.

 

Business Network Transformation: Product and Service Leadership  by SAP America Inc


October 21, 2009 - For manufacturers today, achieving strategic goals requires not only intimately understanding technology and markets but also overcoming higher hurdles that have been exacerbated by trends toward globalization and outsourcing. Read on to learn more about how your company can achieve product and service leadership.

 

Business Network Transformation: Rethinking Relationships in a Global Economy  by SAP America Inc


January 01, 2008 - The ability to operate effectively in business networks, be they coordinated or collaborative, is critical to sustaining competitive advantage in a commoditizing global economy. By focusing on their unique core capabilities, business network participants spend less on duplication and more on innovation, resulting in higher degrees of..

 

Business Process-Centric Information Technology: Aligning Business and Technology for High Performance  by Accenture


February 18, 2009 - Process-centric IT is, first and foremost, a way for the IT organization to build applications that will deliver greater flexibility and agility to the business-enabling high performance.

 

Business Ready Virtualization for the Data Center  by Dell, Inc.


June 09, 2009 - Dell is committed to driving the cost and complexity out of virtualization, helping you accelerate adoption and achieve cost savings sooner without sacrificing productivity. Read this solution guide to learn about Dell's Business Ready Virtualization Configurations.

 

Business Resiliency for a Smarter Planet: New, Affordable Ways to Ensure IBM Power Systems Availability  by Vision Solutions


March 05, 2009 - Do you have the right technologies to compete in today's economic times? IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure™ initiative combined with Resilience 2.0 technologies from Vision Solutions deliver a secure, virtualized, energy efficient, and highly resilient IT environment for businesses of any size.

 

Business Rules with JBoss: Value Overview and High-level Technology Summary  by JBoss, a Division of Red Hat


July 17, 2009 - In this webinar you will learn about the features, capabilities, and value offered by JBoss Enterprise Middleware in the management of business rules. We'll introduce business rules management concepts and value, explore use cases, and dive deeper into the JBoss Enterprise business rules management technology.

 

Business Solutions: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard  by CDW Corporation


November 03, 2008 - This brief document provides a listing of the six primary objectives for companies to meet in order to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

 

Business Together with Microsoft: the unified communications and collaboration solution of Orange Business Services and Microsoft  by Orange Business Services


July 20, 2009 - 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.

 

Business Value of Sterling Commerce Managed Services for B2B Integration  by Sterling Commerce


September 01, 2009 - Increasing cost controls and unpredictable cost increases are leading many enterprises to rethink how they support their business-to-business (B2B) operations. As a result, many enterprises are choosing to outsource B2B integration by partnering with a managed services provider.

 

Business Wire hosts award-winning events for client education with GoToWebinar  by Citrix Online


June 24, 2009 - Business Wire, a global market leader in commercial news distribution, adopted Citrix® GoToMeeting® with GoToWebinar® in order to enhance communication with clients, increase employee training and deliver added value to customers by providing top-notch educational Webinars. Download the case study to learn more.

 

BusinessWeek Research: Talent Management - The New Business Imperative  by SAP America Inc


August 01, 2007 - 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.

 

Butler Group Technology Audit for Blaze Advisor 6.5  by FICO


October 01, 2008 - Download this analyst report and discover how Blaze Advisor provides a high-performance runtime environment for .NET, Java, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), or legacy applications and features strong change management through its rules repository.

 

Buyers Guide to Endpoint Protection Platforms  by Sophos Inc.


October 13, 2009 - This paper explores how traditional methods for endpoint security should evolve. Learn how a lack of data protection can hurt your bottom line. Gain insight into the true costs of an endpoint security system. Find out how Sophos’s recent integration of Utimaco is affecting the security market. Read on to learn more.

 

Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience?  by IBM


September 30, 2009 - This webcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.

 

Buying your BI solution from your ERP vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? - Podcast  by IBM


October 08, 2009 - This Podcast explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision.

 
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