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Rapid Implementation- The New Age of ERP  by Oracle Corporation


May 04, 2009 - By marrying technology with vertical industry expertise, the Oracle Accelerate family of solutions is helping midsize companies become the nimble organizations they need to be today.

 

Rational Agile Development Solutions eKit  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - Learn how agile development can lead to improved team efficiency, shorter development cycles, and higher quality software that is better suited to the customer's needs.

 

Rational Team Concert Trial  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Standard Edition, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle.

 

Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology  by Riverbed Technology, Inc.


February 01, 2009 - Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies.

 

Reaching New Heights: High-performing, clustered Workstation environment cuts energy consumption by 50 per cent  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


September 01, 2008 - Alenia Aeronautica, an Italian aviation company, wanted to increase processing speeds so that its engineers could run complex electromagnetic equations quickly and cost-effectively. Read this case study to see what solutions Dell had to offer.

 

Ready Access to Real-Time Data Helps Small Businesses Thrive  by SAP AG


February 01, 2008 - Today there is new and affordable technology that enables small businesses to access current data from any location, respond quickly to change, and thrive in a volatile business environment. A good example of this technology is the SAP® Business One application. Read this white paper to learn more!

 

Real Estate Firm Adopts Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to Drive Up-Sell Opportunities  by Microsoft


April 18, 2008 - Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online delivered the reliable solution Norris needed to safeguard, analyze, and share customer data with employees. His team can now use that data to much more effectively sell and up-sell his firm's products and services.

 

Real-time Shop Floor Integration, Simplified: The Right ERP System Can Make It Happen  by IQMS


December 24, 2008 - The key to achieving cost-effective savings in the supply chain is to exchange information accurately and quickly in real-time.

 

Reality Check – A Smart Business Continuity Strategy Can Offer Maximum Results at Minimum Cost  by CDW Corporation


September 08, 2009 - In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources.

 

Reality Check: Five Things You Should Know About SIP  by Catalyst Telecom


November 02, 2009 - In this edition of Reality Check, telecom analyst and resident expert Jon Arnold discusses the five things you should know about SIP. Take a listen and learn about SIP trunking, presence, mobile SIP and more.

 

Reality Check: The New End-to-end Application Performance Management Imperative Virtual Seminar  by Compuware Corporation


October 15, 2009 - What Application Performance Management tactics and best practices can you apply to ensure a good end-user experience? What process and strategy can you institute to enable your IT organization to align with the business? What can you do to prepare for the additional complexities that virtualization, cloud and SOA can bring to your environment?

 

Realize effective distributed development via a virtual software factory  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - This one minute flash video and accompanying interactive pdf will introduce you to the concept of a virtual software factory. Check out the interactive pdf for information and links to the solutions behind the factory, including links to some of our newest ROI calculators.

 

Realizing ITIL V3: Top Technologies to Drive Value  by Hewlett-Packard Company


August 01, 2008 - Interested in ITIL v3 but not sure how to start? ITIL v3 best practices define how IT can better organize itself to understand and meet business needs, from strategy to operations and ongoing improvement.

 

Realizing Seamless Change Management  by Oracle Corporation


December 01, 2008 - This white paper examines the importance of change management in the success of enterprise application implementations and upgrades. It also identifies the successful elements of change management as they relate to people, process, and technology.

 

Reassessing Server Costs for Mid-Size Companies  by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation


September 17, 2009 - This paper argues that while the current economic climate might suggest delaying data center upgrades, the opposite will save you money. Learn how upgrading to Sun Fire servers can put more on your bottom line.

 

Red Hat and Intel: Moving Intelligence Forward  by Red Hat


June 01, 2009 - Put state-of-the-art intelligence to work on the challenges of tomorrow by running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the latest Intel® Xeon® processors. Red Hat's open source, commercial-strength innovation delivers optimized results for performance, energy efficiency, and advanced virtualization on Intel platforms, all at an affordable price.

 

Red Hat Open Source Security  by Red Hat


October 08, 2009 - Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, is committed to utilizing the principles of open source to provide enterprise-level security to its customers. This paper reviews open source software development principles and process and how those lead to more secure software.

 

Red Hat Open Source Security  by Red Hat


September 24, 2009 - The open source development model allows innovation to happen rapidly in all areas—including security. The Red Hat development process leads the industry in providing innovative and secure solutions, and includes a dedicated Security Response Team whose speed and reliability is among the best in the industry.

 

Redefining the Application lifecycle: Looking beyond the Application to Align with Business Goals  by Hewlett-Packard Company


December 23, 2008 - This paper describes the HP approach and highlights the key opportunities to reduce the risks, costs, and time required to develop, deliver, and maintain high quality applications.

 

Redefining the Economics of Running the Modern Data Center  by Eaton Corporation


September 16, 2009 - The cost of operating the data center is outpacing the cost of IT resources themselves. High-density equipment pressures power and cooling systems to the max. Learn of the new approaches and technologies that are redefining the economics of running the modern data center.

 

Reduce Churn Through Enterprise Feedback Management and Predictive Analytics  by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters


May 01, 2009 - In this case study, Cablecom recognised the key to tackling churn was to identify the point at which customers become dissatisfied with the service and before they made the decision to switch to an alternative provider.

 

Reduce Compliance Costs with an Integrated Program of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)  by SAP America Inc


November 01, 2006 - 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.

 

Reduce Costs and Gain Control of Your Virtualized Infrastructure with Consolidated Management  by Hewlett-Packard Company


October 07, 2009 - Join HP and VMware, industry leaders in virtualization and infrastructure and application management for this one hour webinar to learn how you can reduce management costs and gain increased visibility and control of your virtual infrastructure.

 

Reduce Costs: Limit TAPs, Probes, and Sniffers on a network-- increase monitoring capabilities  by Gigamon


June 15, 2009 - 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.

 

Reduce Downtime by 70% - Without Spending a Dime: Applying Best Practices of Successful IT Organizations  by Marathon Technologies


October 26, 2009 - Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities.

 

Reduce Risk & Save Money with Tokenless Two-Factor Authentication  by PhoneFactor, Inc.


September 10, 2009 - Threats continue to increase in frequency and many industry regulations require two-factor authentication. However, security tokens and other forms of authentication are inconvenient for employees and expensive. View this webcast to discover how phone-based authentication differs from security tokens and other methods of authentication.

 

Reduce Risk from Unauthorized Applications and Gain Stronger Endpoint Control  by McAfee, Inc.


September 04, 2009 - Check out this data sheet to learn about the key advantages and key features of McAfee Application Control.

 

Reduce the Pain of ERP Upgrades with Better Planning  by SAP America Inc


June 01, 2007 - This Report offers guidance on developing an overall corporate strategy for maintaining an ERP system by providing practical advice for planning and managing an ERP upgrade project.

 

Reduce Your CPU Cost by Tuning Your SQL  by Compuware Corporation


November 11, 2009 - The process of SQL "tuning" involves finding the absolute fastest route to answer your query. In this webcast, discover how SQL tuning brings down your CPU costs and lowers response and run times. Also find out answers to pressing SQL tuning questions including "how do you find the SQL to tune" and "which SQL must be tuned and why?"

 

Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save  by Quantum Corporation


October 23, 2008 - This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs.

 

Reducing Corporate Risk: Best Practices Data Protection Strategy for Remote and Branch Offices (ROBOs)  by i365, A Seagate Company


November 16, 2009 - 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.

 

REDUCING COSTS THROUGH BETTER SERVER UTILIZATION  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


March 01, 2009 - Keeping datacenters agile is key as IT organizations support dynamically changing business priorities and cope with economic pressures. By consolidating systems onto the latest server technology and taking advantage of virtualization techniques, enterprises can optimize datacenter efficiency, gain flexibility, and reduce operating costs.

 

Reducing the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection  by Double-Take Software


November 16, 2009 - Read this whitepaper to learn about how Double-Take Backup reduces the window for data loss, is more efficient than tape, and less costly than tape or other replications solutions.

 

Reducing the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection  by Double-Take Software


September 17, 2009 - Read this whitepaper to learn about how Double-Take Backup reduces the window for data loss, is more efficient than tape, and less costly than tape or other replications solutions.

 

Reducing Time and Staff Required to Meet Customer Service Level Requirements for Security and Compliance  by Shavlik Technologies


July 20, 2009 - As ORCS introduced Windows Server 2008 into the network, they sought new ways to improve efficiency. The need for an improved patch management system, combined with the requirements for PCI compliance, presented a dual challenge that they hoped they could address with a single technology solution. And they did. Read this case study to learn how.

 

Regaining Control of the Corporate Network to Ensure Business Processes  by Blue Coat


April 16, 2009 - Blue Coat Systems CEO Brian NeSmith discusses how the ADN brings together Application Performance Monitoring, WAN Optimization and Secure Web Gateway technologies to deliver the visibility, acceleration, and security that enables enterprises to align network resources with business goals.

 

Reinsurance Company Improves Data Quality, Enhances Profitability with DataFlux  by DataFlux Corporation


January 14, 2009 - DataFlux dfPower Studio combines several tools to help standardize incoming data and assist companies in building business rules into their system.

 

Reliable Email Security: Anti-virus with Improved Capture Rates and Minimal Server Burden  by ESET


September 01, 2009 - AppRiver needed a very fast, lightweight antivirus engine that would complement their SecureTide service. After a thorough evaluation process, they found ESET NOD32 Antivirus to be the most reliable and stable platform. It now protects more than 50,000 mailboxes for AppRiver.

 

Remote Office Backup and Rapid Recovery Solutions… on a budget  by Double-Take Software


November 19, 2009 - Protecting data that is not in the primary datacenter amplifies all the traditional challenges of backup - either there is not enough bandwidth to accomplish a remote backup in the window available, or the process of handling and shipping tapes is in the hands of non-IT employees.

 

Remote Support Center Solution - 30 Day Free Trial!  by ScriptLogic Corporation


September 08, 2009 - Supporting remote or travelling workers has become an increasingly high priority for many IT departments. The remote workforce that was once thought of as "merely a trend" has now become the norm.

 

Removing the Barriers to IT Governance: How On-Demand Software Changes the Game  by Innotas


September 01, 2009 - 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.

 

Replicate with Integrity: Protecting VMware Data to Ensure Fast Recovery, Business Continuity  by FalconStor Software


February 10, 2009 - This document discusses how technologies from FalconStor Software and VMware work together to enable organizations to overcome the limitations and deliver application-consistent replication for automated DR in a virtual environment.

 

Reports and Analysis Across Silos: Business Intelligence in Mashups and Cloud Applications  by LogiXML


October 15, 2009 - This LogiXML webcast teaches you to solve your data problems, leverage mashups, integrate with and embed external applications, and more.

 

Research Report on Virtualization and Cloud Computing in Test/Dev Environments  by Platform Computing Corporation


October 26, 2009 - Read this report to learn the research findings of this study, which examined the challenges of managing Test/Dev environments and the opportunity for server virtualization and cloud computing to address them. This paper includes several graphs and an in-depth discussion of the advantages of private cloud computing.

 

Reshaping Your Endpoint Security Strategy  by Shavlik Technologies


July 20, 2009 - The business of managing and securing endpoints is in serious need of an overhaul. You can no longer count on antivirus and antispyware programs that were written for Windows 95 to defend against modern threats. Read this white paper to learn about solutions that take a new look at modern technology, modern threats, and modern business reality.

 

Resource Protection in Virtualized Infrastructures  by Intel Corporation


September 03, 2009 - This paper provides an overview of security concerns and considerations that organizations must address when implementing virtualization.

 

Responding Quickly to Changing Markets: Anticipate, Adapt, Excel  by SAP America Inc


January 23, 2009 - This paper examines how to tap into the potential of your nimbler organization by instituting efficient operations. Learn how to predict and respond quickly to changing market trends and customer demands.

 

Restoring deduplicated data today  by Quantum Corporation


July 13, 2009 - James Brissenden, Sr. Strategy Consultant at GlassHouse Technologies, discusses the issues surrounding restoring deduplicated data in this podcast.

 

Retailers' Response to the Global Economy Downturn - Enabling Immersive Shopping Experiences  by Oracle Corporation


March 09, 2009 - This white paper will explore the global retail industry's movement towards the attainment of total immersive shopping experience (ISE) abilities, and discuss how integrated customer relationship management (CRM) software suites will represent the key technological enabler to achieve this fundamental strategic business objective.

 

Retaining Customers in Today's Economic Landscape: Improving SAP Order Management  by Esker Inc.


July 10, 2009 - This paper will present the challenges businesses face in implementing effective order management and will help in overcoming these challenges. You will learn the benefits of the Esker Platform over its competitors and be presented with a case study documenting companies that implemented the Esker platform to beat their order management problems.

 

Rethink Endpoint Security  by Trend Micro, Inc.


August 27, 2009 - Do you think your current endpoint security solution is adequately protecting your assets? Watch this video to learn how endpoint security approaches are changing to better meet the challenges posed by clever cybercriminals.

 

Rethink Endpoint Security to Revolutionize Enterprise Protection  by Trend Micro, Inc.


March 02, 2009 - With OfficeScan 10, Trend Micro introduces a revolutionary new way to defeat the volume of today's threats. This white paper describes this new technology and how it provides more effective protection for enterprise endpoints while reducing management complexity for administrators and resource utilization for end users.

 

Rethinking Business Continuance in the Enterprise: Driving Data Availability Up and Costs Down  by HP, Intel, & VMware


April 16, 2009 - The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down.

 

Reverse Logistics Management-- An Effective Strategy for Revenue Maximization in CPG Industry  by Wipro Technologies


April 06, 2009 - This paper presents an overview and introduction to reverse logistics and how to manage reverse logistics in the CPG industry in an efficient manner.

 

Revolution on the Network Edge  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


October 02, 2009 - In this webcast, discover a new aggregation services router with the equivalent capacity of 160 standard routers. Discover how to leverage this technology to improve performance, reduce bandwidth consumption, reduce expenses and much more.

 

Rich Media On Steroids: Pumping up network capacity 1000x  by Blue Coat


July 09, 2009 - Check out this webcast, which explains the uses of video in today's enterprise, discusses video delivery acceleration, reviews actual case studies, and offers resources for more information.

 

Riding the Growth Wave: Leveraging Economies of Scale  by SAP AG


April 01, 2008 - This paper examines how an integrated information technology solution can help you take advantage of economies of scale to boost manufacturing utilization, enhance service levels, and improve the efficiency of your sales and administrative activities.

 

Right from the Start: SOA Lifestyle Governance  by Oracle Corporation


June 18, 2008 - This paper presents an overview of strategies and practices for governing the transformation to, and the evolution of, SOA.

 

Right-Sizing Your Power Infrastructure: How to Optimize Energy Efficiency Without Impeding Growth  by Eaton Corporation


October 30, 2009 - Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems.

 

Riverbed Steelhead Product Family  by Riverbed Technology, Inc.


October 01, 2009 - What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN.

 

Road Map for Delivering BI Publisher Documents from Oracle EBS: A Guide to the Automated Delivery of Oracle E-Business Suite Documents via Email and Fax  by STR Software


September 09, 2008 - This document is designed to be a guide to the Oracle E-Business Suite. It is intended to educate users, developers, managers, and executives of companies using Oracle E-Business Suite to automate and maintain the distribution of business documents

 

Road Map for Delivering XMLP Documents from Oracle EBS  by STR Software


May 08, 2009 - A transparent, out-of-the-box solution, AventX Oracle Connector utilizes native Oracle E-Business Suite functionality (workflow, forms, and database technology) to automate fax and email delivery of any document that can be printed. The result: measurable savings, streamlined workflow, and enhanced productivity.

 

Robot/ SCHEDULE Enterprise: Brings Cross-Platform Success to Key Energy Services  by Help/Systems


October 19, 2009 - Learn how Key Energy Services, Inc., the largest rig-based oil well services company in the industry, is using Robot/SCHEDULE - the automated, job scheduler and batch management software across multiple platforms.

 

ROI Case Study: Crest Animation  by Hewlett-Packard Company


November 23, 2007 - Download this case study and read how Crest Animation eliminated storage bottlenecks, improved productivity, and gained more than $19 Million in benefits with HP StorageWorks Solution.

 

ROI for the Online Channel: The Business Drivers for Your Investments in WCM Technology  by SDL Tridion


June 01, 2009 - This document provides you with the knowledge you need to make the connections between the SDL Tridion Web Content Management solution and its effects on your business.

 

Role Based Access Control and Entitlement Management  by FoxT


September 30, 2009 - The new Role-Based Access Control utilities enforce entitlements down to the data and device level. The ability to effectively provision and audit these fine-grained controls across diverse technology domains is still a challenge. Read this transcript for practical guidance on how to implement a unified policy management infrastructure for RBAC.

 

Router Essentials  by Global Knowledge


October 11, 2008 - Build a basic foundation of knowledge about routers, the devices that allow you to move packets between networks, by reading this white paper.

 

Routers are Dead; Long Live the Router  by Cisco Systems, Inc.


November 20, 2009 - Get a firsthand look at the next-gen routers that will enable you to create a truly borderless network, while giving you the convenient, powerful network management features you crave in today’s resource-challenged IT environment.

 

RS-232: A Key to Understanding Data Communications  by Global Knowledge


October 11, 2008 - Read this paper to learn the history and current application of RS-232, a standard that refers to two classes of devices: Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment.

 

Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun™ Logical Domains  by Sun Microsystems, Inc.


June 15, 2009 - This article discusses running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on servers configured with Sun™ Logical Domains (LDoms). Sun LDoms virtualization technology allows the creation of multiple virtual systems on a single physical system, and enables fine-grained assignment of CPU and memory resources to an Oracle RAC workload.

 

Running SQL Server 2008 in a Hyper-V Environment: Best Practices and Performance Considerations  by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd


October 01, 2008 - Through a series of test scenarios that are representative of SQL Server application fundamentals, this document provides best practice recommendations on running SQL Server in Windows Hyper-V environment.

 
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