WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Direct marketing is about communicating a message to a specific prospect or customer. This white paper from Business Objects, an SAP company, focuses on these concepts as they pertain to marketing, and particularly as they are supported by data quality functions inside of the broader EIM framework.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  CRM | CRM Best Practices | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Database Management | Direct Marketing | Direct Sales Channels | Enterprise Resource Management | SAP (Product) | Storage Resource Management

DATA SHEET - AventX Connector for SAP ERP works in conjunction with AventX UNIX to automatically fax a limitless number of business documents directly from your SAP application. An economical, easy-to-implement product, the AventX Connector for SAP ERP gives companies the simple tools they need to achieve measurable savings and enhan
Posted: May 8, 2009 | Published: May 8, 2009


Topics:  Document Imaging | Document Management | Document Management Software | eBusiness | eBusiness Services | eBusiness Software | ERP | Fax Software | SAP (Product)

CASE STUDY - Prior to The Wolf Organization's move of SAP to production in 2000, the company spent significant time and resources on manually faxing and mailing approximately 5,000 invoices per week. They chose AventX Connector for SAP ERP for automating the fax delivery of purchase orders, invoices, and acknowledgements. Read more about their experiences.
Posted: May 8, 2009 | Published: May 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | eBusiness | eBusiness Services | eBusiness Software | ERP | Fax Services | Fax Software | FoIP | SAP (Product)

CASE STUDY - Experiencing continued failures generated by their existing fax solution, Sloan Valve's replacement solution needed to integrate with SAP and MS Exchange. STR Software developed a product to address Sloan Valve's needs - AdventX Connector For SAP ERP on Windows. Read this paper for more details on how it works!
Posted: May 7, 2009 | Published: May 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | ERP | Fax Software | FoIP | Microsoft Exchange | Oracle (Product) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: April 27, 2009 | Published: April 27, 2009


Topics:  CRM | CRM Best Practices | CRM Software | Customer Profiles | Sales | Sales Representatives | SAP (Product) | Strategic Planning

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to discover how INERGY Automotive Systems enhanced overall security, protected business-critical applications, diminished need to expand WAN bandwidth, and optimized access to centralized systems and applications by implementing successful data and network convergence using Blue Coat Intelligence solutions.
Posted: April 20, 2009 | Published: April 16, 2009


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | ERP | Network Applications Software | Network Convergence | QOS | SAP (Product) | VoIP | WAN | WAN Hardware

WHITE PAPER - This paper is intended to educate users, developers, managers, and executives of companies using SAP, on the efficiencies gained from an integrated, automated document delivery system.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Document Management | Document Management Software | ERP | ERP Software | Fax Services | Purchase Order Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes SAP Solution Manager, its use within the context of ASAP implementation methodology, and how Oracle User Productivity Kit integrates with it to provide complete and complementary support.
Posted: April 7, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | SAP (Product) | Testing

WHITE PAPER - The purpose of this paper is to outline how IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP Business Warehouse. This topic is of interest to Business and IT Executives as well as SAP Solution Managers and Project Managers.
Posted: March 31, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Information Management Software | Knowledge Management Software | NetWeaver | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Faced with budget cuts In today's economic environment, how can IT maintain service levels and continue to provide value to business? Smart IT decision-makers are investing in master data management.
Posted: February 20, 2009 | Published: February 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Storage | Database Administration | IT Managers | Master Data Management | SAP (Product) | Service Level Management

WHITE PAPER - Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains.
Posted: January 30, 2009 | Published: October 18, 2008


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Investments | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Productivity | ROI | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | SAP (Product) | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Accounting | Benchmark Testing | Best Practices | Business Processes | Financial Services Industry | Fixed Assets | Performance Testing | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Customer Service | ERP | Inventory Management | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Software | Process Manufacturing Industry | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Management