WHITE PAPER - This white paper looks at the top three reasons that CRM initiatives fail to achieve their goals and provides clear, practical recommendations for ensuring that your CRM initiative avoids these pitfalls and delivers desired returns.
Posted: June 10, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Change Management | CRM | CRM Best Practices | CRM Software | Customer Retention | Customer Satisfaction | Economic Environment | Productivity | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper will discuss challenges facing companies and how to respond.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Balanced Scorecards | Capital Expenditures | CFOs | Economic Environment | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Systems | Financing | Investments | Portfolio Management (Finance)

ANALYST REPORT - 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..
Posted: June 7, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Communications Systems | Economic Environment | Globalization | Metadata | Research and Development | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - There are many elements that impact a company's brand. Concentrating on a select few lets you control financial investment while maximizing the returned benefit. This SAP Executive Insight focuses on efforts that target a key set of brand-related opportunities and describes how companies can strengthen brand value even in a recession.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: June 5, 2009


Topics:  Branding | Business Process Management | CRM | Customer Loyalty | Customer Satisfaction | Economic Environment | Knowledge Management | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | SAP (Product)

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 27, 2009


Topics:  Backups | CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Green Data Center | Green Storage | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

WHITE PAPER - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was a dramatic action designed to quickly stimulate an economic recovery in the United States. This SAP Executive Insight examines some of the major challenges agencies face with respect to this stimulus plan. It describes how governments can transform their organization to devote more resources..
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: June 5, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Economic Environment | Government Agencies (U.S.) | Investments | Project Management | Regulatory Compliance | ROI | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Downturns give companies a chance to buck conventional wisdom and increase their IT investments. Targeted investments in many areas can generate efficiencies and revenue growth that surpass the savings from straight cost reductions.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Banking Industry | CIOs | CRM | Dashboards | Economic Environment | IT Management | IT Spending | Productivity | Sales Representatives | Telecommunications Industry

ANALYST REPORT - To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency..
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | CFOs | Chemical Industry | Consumer Packaged Goods Industry | Economic Environment | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Life Sciences Industry | Retail Trade Industry | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This SAP Executive Insight examines specific concerns that confront utility executives in today's economy. Further, it describes how gaining greater business visibility and transparency can enable organizations to execute decisively and effectively in this challenging climate.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Circuit Boards | Economic Environment | Power Consumption Monitoring | Power Generation Equipment | Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - In this research, we examine the lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management.
Posted: June 4, 2009 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Finance) | Economic Environment | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Regulatory Compliance | Reporting Software | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

VIDEO - Watch this videocast to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times.
Posted: May 27, 2009 | Premiered: May 27, 2009


Topics:  Backups | CIOs | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Economic Environment | Green Data Center | Green Storage | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | TCO

VIDEO - View this videocast to learn how to get a great endpoint security solution that includes management without having to invest a huge amount of resources.
Posted: May 14, 2009 | Premiered: May 14, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | Endpoint Security | IT Spending | Secure Content Management | Security | Security Management | Security Spending

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights the value and benefits Oracle partners bring to IT implementations through the global Accelerate program - fixed-scope/fixed-price approach that ultimately lowers costs to customers and speeds time to value.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: February 25, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Economic Environment | ERP | Global Economy | ROI | Software | Software and Information Industry Association | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: May 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Economic Environment | Open Source | Open Source Software | Security Best Practices | Security Management | Security Policies | Security Spending | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper is about enterprise architecture as it pertains to finding and maximizing the business value in greener operations. Higher energy efficiency and a smaller carbon footprint are obvious areas of interest for any business, but how do you balance these goals with productivity, customer service, and all your other business concerns?
Posted: April 9, 2009 | Published: December 31, 2008


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Data Center Management | Economic Environment | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Computing | Enterprise Systems | Environmental Compliance | Political Environment