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SaaS Realities: Business Benefits for Small and Midsized Business by
SAP
February 14, 2008 - This paper considers the business advantages of moving to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model for improving business operations, and to better meet the challenges of growth, competition and regulatory compliance faced by small-to-midsize businesses.
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Sales and Marketing: The New Power Couple by
Microsoft
December 01, 2008 - This white paper will review the obstacles to making business development a team sport and then will present best practices around people, process and technology for aligning the sales and marketing organization.
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SAP Business Transformation Study: ConAgra Foods by
SAP AG
September 01, 2007 - ConAgra Foods, Inc. is one of North America's largest packaged food companies. With the help of SAP and SmartOps, the company was able to tackle its key challenges in making its supply chain more efficient. Read this case study to learn about the challenges ConAgra faced along with the benefits achieved from implementing SAP and SmartOps solutions.
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SAP Pitfalls: How Can You Avoid Them? by
AT&T Corp
October 19, 2009 - SAP ERP applications can help you increase productivity, reduce costs, and gain strategic advantage. However, they touch every business process across your company and the risk for problems with implementation, management, and upgrades can be high. This paper identifies the most common SAP pitfalls and explains the best ways to resolve them.
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Save lots of money with your invoices! by
ReadSoft
October 13, 2009 - This case study examines how Alcan, a global leader in aluminum products, turned to ReadSoft's invoice processing software to automate their invoice process. With ReadSoft, Alcan was able to scan all their invoices and feed the information directly into their Oracle E-Business Suite.
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Sea Star Line, LLC: Clear Sailing for Inbound Document Workflow by
Esker Inc.
July 13, 2009 - Read this case study to learn how Sea Star Line worked with Esker Professional Services to help implement Esker DeliveryWare as their solution and the benefits that resulted from Sea Stars decision to use Esker DeliveryWare, which includes better visibility, productivity, and time and cost savings.
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Secrets to Successful DR and Continuity Planning by
Compellent
December 10, 2008 - This webinar reviews several enabling technologies that greatly simplify Disaster Recovery and business continuity like Silver Peak's WAN optimization solution. You'll also hear how OfficeWare was able to implement an effective and fully verified DR solution on a limited budget.
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Secure and Compliant Collaboration and Access by
IBM
March 31, 2008 - As part of its comprehensive security framework, IBM offers a broad, unified array of integrated access authorization and identity management solutions that enable organizations to secure their collaboration and access processes in alignment with their overall business needs.
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Secure and Cost-Effective Data Transport by
Thales
May 01, 2009 - This white paper addresses the concerns of chief information officers and network architects worried about how to best utilize new data transport infrastructures from an economic, operational, and security perspective. The purpose of this paper is to assist decision makers selecting new data transport methods and infrastructures.
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Secure and Cost-Effective Data Transport- Presentation slides by
Thales
April 21, 2009 - Do you know what data transport technology options are available in today's market? This paper will help you assess economic, operational, and security factors involved in selecting data transport technology and present Ethernet carrier services as an attractive data transport option.
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Secure Internet Single Sign-On (SSO) 101 by
Ping Identity Corporation
June 08, 2009 - Written for anyone interested in understanding how secure Internet SSO works, this white paper explores the limitations of current SSO implementations outside of a single security domain (including identity and access management systems and open source development) and introduces standalone secure Internet SSO as a solution.
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Securing a Dynamic Infrastructure by
IBM
June 12, 2009 - This white paper describes how security that is built into a dynamic infrastructure can mitigate risks, enabling agility, secure collaboration, and business transformation. The IBM Security Framework and lifecycle approach can help address changing business requirements.
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Securing Data Stored On Tape With Encryption by
Quantum Corporation
July 01, 2009 - With companies storing data for longer periods of time to meet compliance regulations and business best practices, the inherent risk of a data breach is growing significantly. Organizations should develop sound encryption key management processes to minimize administrative overhead and maximize the value of data encryption.
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Securing Laptops with Full Disk Encryption by
PGP Corporation
February 16, 2008 - Read this paper to learn about the driving factors behind the increasing use of laptops in business activities, the data and information security issues associated with laptop systems, the overall benefits and challenges of encryption, the overall benefits of full disk encryption, and PGP Corporation's highly effective approach.
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Security on a Budget by
Global Knowledge
May 01, 2009 - We need to establish cost-effective security as a standard practice. This should be a long-term goal, not just one inspired by a tough economy. This paper explores several innovative ideas to help your organization save money on company security.
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Security Threat Report: July 2009 Update by
Sophos Inc.
July 06, 2009 - Businesses are continuing to face a challenging threat landscape. Check out this paper to learn about recent security threats related to Web 2.0, social networking sites, email, mobile devices, and Mac computers.
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Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT by
SAP
September 28, 2009 - Executives at small and midsize companies are making critical business decisions every day based on the information available to them. This information can come from a variety of sources: opinions from peers and colleagues; a personal sense of intuition or business judgment; or data derived internally or externally to the organization.
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Seeing the Big Picture: A Corporate Guide to Better Decisions through IT by
SAP America Inc
June 02, 2009 - A 2007 report conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that nine out of ten corporate executives admit to making important decisions on the basis of inadequate information. This whitepaper will discuss what information visibility can do for your organization as well as the three critical strategic areas of business decision making.
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Selecting a Visual Analytics Application by
Tableau Software
April 20, 2009 - Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications.
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Selecting an ERP Solution: A Guide by
Infor
November 14, 2008 - This paper provides guidance on how to develop a good, simple strategy to evaluate and choose the right ERP software package for your company.
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Self-Service Provisioning for Dynamic Data Centers by
Surgient
October 27, 2009 - Despite flat and even shrinking IT budgets, the demand for complex services and
infrastructure to support business initiatives continues to increase. The Surgient Virtual Automation Platform™ streamlines the administration of infrastructure delivery.
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SEPATON Addresses Backup of Virtualized Servers by
SEPATON
April 17, 2008 - SEPATON is among the growing list of vendors to join the VMware Technical Alliance Partner (TAP) Program. SEPATON has its sights set on solving the backup challenges of virtual server implementations - in particular, VMware environments - with VTL.
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Server Choices for Virtual Environments by
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation
September 22, 2009 - In this videocast, get expert advice on selecting a cost-effective server to fit your IT needs. Discover how blade and rack servers compare and learn the pros and cons of unified compute system (UCS) servers. Also, determine which hardware options to choose and decide whether it is better to scale-up or scale-out your virtualization project.
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Server Virtualization: The Complete Story by
Intel Technology Provider
November 18, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn about the little-known benefits of server virtualisation. Discover the critical role virtualisation plays in the security of your customers' data centre upgrades. Gain insight into different virtualisation technology you can provide to end-users.
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Service Desk Consolidation Cuts Costs and Increases Service Quality by
BMC Software, Inc
June 15, 2009 - The service desk is the last place you should try to cut back. For external-facing organizations, quality support keeps customer loyalty and repeat business high and ensures that partners and suppliers can do business with you cost effectively. Read this whitepaper to discover the path to proper service desk consolidation and its many benefits.
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Service Provider’s Pocket E-Guide to Fixed Mobile Convergence by
CommuniGate Systems
October 09, 2009 - Telecom service providers have to work harder at creating new ways to generate voice services revenue as the demand for wireless grows and traditional voice services declines. This pocket E-Guide details how service providers can leverage next-gen voice services, like Fixed Mobile Convergence, to address this issue.
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Services Access and Onboarding: The New Game for Network Providers by
Alcatel-Lucent
March 26, 2009 - This paper examines issues that are driving industry interest in services access and onboarding; factors that impact successful implementation; key business model considerations and how they impact the business, technical, operational, and partnership dimensions; and steps that Network Operators can take to ensure they maximize benifits.
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Seven Proven Strategies to Succeed in Reverse Logistics by
TAKE Supply Chain
November 16, 2009 - In this webcast you'll learn about the seven best practice strategies that your company needs to transform your reverse logistics into a value-added process. You will also gain a fresh perspective on developing the practices and methods needed to recapture value from returned items, protecting your brand’s integrity, and more!
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Seven Tips for Profiting from Lean Times with CRM by
Oracle Corporation
January 26, 2009 - With their rapid speed of deployment, integrated analytics and built-in best practices, on-demand CRM solutions can quickly vault a sales organization ahead of its rivals. And because of their flexible licensing structure, on-demand solutions can be deployed selectively, enabling businesses to deploy only as much CRM as they need.
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Seven Ways ITIL Can Help You in an Economic Downturn by
BMC Software, Inc
June 15, 2009 - IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) best practices promote a well-functioning, collaborative IT environment that can enable the business and your IT organization to cope with the effects of economic stress. ITIL can help you to deliver higher-performing technology services that help your business to be both more competitive today and...
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SharePoint Customization Best Practices by
Global Knowledge
December 10, 2008 - This white paper explores how to change some of the default user experiences by customizing elements of both the Look and Feel and the site Navigation. Many additional "out of the box" customization elements are available.
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SharePoint E-Zine - Volume 16: Adding Virtualization to SharePoint Governance by
SearchWinIT
November 18, 2009 - In this issue, we'll discuss how virtualization sprawl has quickly become a major issue in virtualized SharePoint deployments since today's technology makes it so easy to create virtual machines. We'll also talk about taking advantage of SharePoint's underutilized business intelligence tool, and using jQuery to enhance your user interface.
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Simplify and Automate Desktop Management with Virtualization by
HP, Vmware and AMD
September 10, 2009 - There are two sides to desktop business continuity: users' needs and IT management. Users need on-demand accessibility of their desktops, applications and data. IT managers must limit complexity caused by supporting diverse users and hardware. This webcast discusses how to automate and simplify virtual desktop management to improve efficiency.
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Simplify Reporting with XL Reporter in SAP® Business One by
SAP AG
August 01, 2008 - With the SAP® Business One application, you get a fully integrated financial
analysis and reporting tool that provides quick access to comprehensive data.
The XL Reporter tool uses a familiar interface and unique drag-and-drop technology to simplify report creation for financial and operational data.
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Simplifying UNIX Migration - Dell and Red Hat Pave the Way by
Dell, Inc. and Intel
July 01, 2009 - Dell has teamed-up with Intel and Red Hat and developed a migration strategy to simplify the consolidation of the enterprise data center from an outdated, proprietary architecture to an easily managed open systems platforms. To learn about how easy it is to migrate from UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell PowerEdge servers, please read on.
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SIP: Myth versus reality by
Orange Business Services
July 21, 2009 - Modern packet-based communications are sweeping away traditional telephony standards and changing the way businesses stay connected. SIP, the latest IP enabler to hit the market, is often portrayed as the key to implementing more sophisticated, flexible voice and unified communications. But is that a fact, or merely well-publicized fiction?
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Six Data Protection Tips for SMBs by
Double-Take Software
August 19, 2009 - This whitepaper provides six tips for an SMB approach to protecting critical data. These tips used in conjunction with Double-Take Availability from Double-Take Software can help SMBs defend against crippling downtime and data loss.
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Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them by
SAP BusinessObjects
June 19, 2009 - Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information.
Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to...
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Six Secrets to 24x7 Exchange Availability by
Marathon Technologies
September 28, 2009 - The following six secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability—with no IT intervention—in the event of a disaster.
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Smart Decisions for Extraordinary Times by
Microsoft
September 09, 2009 - With Microsoft Unified Communications businesses can simplify management and maximize budget and resources. You can consolidate costly third-party solutions and avoid capital investments.
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Smart Security Center by
ESET
October 20, 2009 - The ESET Smart Security Center features two webcast sessions - including a live Q&A with the experts following the presentation - plus resources centered around antivirus solutions tailored to your business needs.
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SMART, Modular, Cost-Effective Steps to Workload Automation by
BMC Software, Inc
April 17, 2009 - This paper proposes a high-level methodology for implementation of Workload Automation (WLA) - a mature evolution of job scheduling that automates complex IT processing and includes support for event-driven workloads, multiple platforms, Web services, composite applications, SOAs, virtual systems, system and application integration, and more.
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Smarter Analytics Comes of Age with Sybase IQ 15 by
Sybase, Inc.
August 01, 2009 - Sybase IQ is the world's leading column-based analytics server, delivering the smartest approach to enable enterprises to turn raw data into actionable information through analytics - to increase revenue, customers and margins.
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Smarter Products - The Building Blocks for a Smarter Planet by
IBM
May 01, 2009 - IBM offers the first integrated software platform dedicated to the delivery of smarter products, with our portfolio of software, hardware and services, IBM can help companies create and manage smarter products for a smarter planet. Read on to learn more.
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SOA Governance: An IBM White Paper by
IBM
October 06, 2009 - As SOA becomes a new way of implementing applications, organizations need a way to manage the assets (especially reusable services) developed as part of their SOA activities, to permit the use of these assets to be maximized and insure the results the enterprise envisions. Read on to learn more.
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Social CRM Comes of Age by
Oracle Corporation
April 01, 2009 - Web 2.0. Collaborative computing. Social media. And now Social CRM. These terms are used interchangeably, and often, to describe the massive transformation taking place across organizations today. What strategies and tools do the newest CRM solutions provide to leverage this new reality? Read this white paper to learn more about Social CRM.
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Software as a Service Dramatically Improves CRM Success by
Oracle Corporation
February 01, 2008 - Explore the results of this Yankee Group study aimed at determining how on-demand technology can be used to improve sales effectiveness. Gain a deeper understanding of the difference between sales administration and sales effectiveness and the role technology plays in driving revenue.
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Software Reliability: Building Security In by
Ounce Labs, an IBM Company
November 19, 2009 - 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.
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Solutions for Small to Medium Data Centers by
APC
October 23, 2009 - APC® by Schneider Electric enables you to adapt your data center to the changing needs of a business. With the same InfraStruXure® HD-Ready architecture, you can start out with a low-density data center, and later scale up to high density as needed without picking up the phone to call for more capacity, engineering or quotes.
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Solving the Challenges of Exponential Data Growth by
Syncsort
October 12, 2009 - This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isn’t a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications.
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Speeding ETL Processing in Data Warehouses by
Syncsort
October 12, 2009 - For processing data for BI analytics and other applications, the usual go-to software products include various extract, transform, load (ETL) and data warehousing solutions. However, these products do not always provide the speed required to deliver data on time. An additional product can speed the processing of high volumes of data.
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Spend Analysis: Pulling Back the Cover on Savings by
SAP America Inc
October 01, 2008 - As the key findings in this report will show, developing or enhancing a spend analysis program and closing process gaps to ensure tight linkage to the sourcing process are straightforward and practical ways to attain greater savings and deliver greater value in this period of uncertainty and strict budgets.
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Spreadsheet Reporting with Actuate BIRT Spreadsheet by
Actuate
September 09, 2009 - Actuate BIRT Spreadsheet is an innovative reporting technology that produces reports as easy-to-use and familiar Excel spreadsheets, combining the autonomy users experience with Excel with the efficiency, scalability and control of a centralized reporting solution. Download this technical whitepaper to learn more about Actuate BIRT Spreadsheet.
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SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys™ 3.0 - Specifications by
SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters
May 05, 2009 - Use SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys to categorize text responses whether you conduct surveys to support business, education, or government decisions, or for your academic research. No matter your field, you now have a way to combine your qualitative and quantitative analyses using a single advanced but easy-to-use desktop software program.
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SQL Server 2008 - 10-20Terabyte Data Warehousing by
Dell, Inc.
November 01, 2008 - This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008.
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SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Series: Business Strategies by
Dell, Inc. and Intel
November 20, 2009 - It isn't always easy to know when to upgrade to the latest hardware or software release. In the case of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, there are many compelling reasons to make the move, including: Enhanced business intelligence; improved business continuity features; better performance and better management
capabilities.
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