WHITE PAPER - Evidence of the competitive value of business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions is growing. This IDC white paper discusses the growing body of evidence suggesting a direct link between investment in business analytics solutions and organizational performance.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Performance Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Spend Management

WHITE PAPER - A recent worldwide survey listed business intelligence (BI) as CIOs' number one priority for 2008, the third consecutive year BI topped the list. From a business user perspective, this translates into more interactive and pervasive BI, both creating a richer user experience and reaching every place where work is done.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Knowledge Management | Product Life Cycles | Productivity | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - There are plenty of appliances that provide Google-like enterprise search but these tools are no replacement for true enterprise application search. This white paper explains the difference between these technologies and how they can help or harm your company.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | Enterprise Applications Software | Enterprise Search Software | Search Engines

WHITE PAPER - With business units demanding more access to corporate data, IT is pressured to deliver. Yet current business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse systems only examine specific quantifiable data. This white paper from Business Objects, explores the growth trend of unstructured data and examines the many benefits of unstructured data analysis.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Visualization | Data Warehouse Software | Data Warehouses | Decision Support Databases | Information Management | Information Retrieval Software | Information Storage and Retrieval Systems | Knowledge Management | Unstructured Data

WHITE PAPER - ERP implementations don't have to take months or years. This white paper discusses how Colfax Corp. implemented IFS Applications in as little as nine weeks. It presents a case study of Colfax's complex but rapid rollout, and offers fast tracking tips from Colfax Business Analyst Jay Michael.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Commando teams carefully plan and execute to reduce risk and achieve success. Read this sales survival guide to learn how to - and why you should - adopt this philosophy and the main factors to focus on that will ensure your sales organization not only survives 2009 but comes out of it successfully.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Metrics | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Campaign Management | CRM | Lead Generation | ROI | Sales Force Automation | Sales Order Management

WHITE PAPER - Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 18, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Management | Operational Support Systems

WHITE PAPER - Every organization faces its own unique challenges in getting the job done. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to increasing revenue while decreasing expenses. See how Business Objects reporting solutions allow you to do just that.
Posted: June 17, 2009 | Published: June 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CRM | CRM Software | Knowledge Management | Knowledge Management Software | Reporting Software | Revenue Projections | Sales and Marketing Software | Workforce Management Software

WHITE PAPER - Download this paper and learn how Blaze Advisor makes it easy to bring the power of predictive analytics to bear on decisions, integrating judgmental and regulatory business rules with analytically derived models for more precise, more effective decision making. Download and learn the secrets of developing decision management applications.
Posted: June 16, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Decision Support Databases | Decision Support Systems | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Download this paper and learn about a decision making solution that will help you survive in this difficult economy by managing decisions with greater precision, agility, speed and consistency while driving down costs.
Posted: June 15, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | CRM | Customer Service Best Practices | Decision Support Systems | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will expand on what Oracle defines as Complete CRM - how businesses can better engage customers and users, manage customer transactions, and analyze results to adapt and take advantage of changing business and economic circumstances to realize greater value from CRM.
Posted: June 10, 2009 | Published: June 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | CRM | Customer Loyalty | Customer Retention | Sales | Web 2.0

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Metrics | Business Models | Business Performance Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Transaction Processing | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the evolution of the data integration and quality industry, and explains the benefits of moving toward a single data services architecture. It outlines requirements for a software platform for supporting such an architecture, and, as an example, reviews the BusinessObjects“ Data Services XI Release 3 platform.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: June 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Management | Data Compression | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Workgroups

WHITE PAPER - This is the first in a series of six reports addressing the opportunities and challenges faced by midsize manufacturers.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Global Economy | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Pricing | Product Management | Productivity | Revenue Projections | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - The paper provides valuable evidence about the benefits of achieving aligned operational excellence. In it you'll discover why companies that build and align their operational capabilities for strategic advantage earn a distinct execution premium in their business performance.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | CEOs | CRM | ERP | IT Infrastructure | Operational Metrics (Systems) | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | Six Sigma | Strategic Planning | Supply Chain Management