WHITE PAPER - In this product review, Benefitfocus IT professionals discuss their experiences with DataDirect XML Converters 4.0. They rate the product using several criteria and detail how the implemented the product into their IT enterprise.
Posted: March 16, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Process Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | SOA | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WHITE PAPER - Oracle's vision of the next-generation data center is the Oracle Grid Computing architecture, which provides the software building blocks for creating a service-oriented, shared-resource environment. Read this paper to discover more of what Oracle has to offer.
Posted: March 16, 2009 | Published: November 7, 2007


Topics:  Blade Servers | Business IT Alignment | Data Center Management | Grid Computing | High Performance Computing | Oracle (Product) | Server Virtualization | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper takes a look at the importance of corporate governance in today's context, some best practices that companies can adopt in this area for effective corporate governance and, more specifically, lays out 5 important steps to effective corporate governance.
Posted: February 27, 2009 | Published: February 27, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Corporate Governance | Global Economy | Globalization | SOA | SOA Governance

WHITE PAPER - This competitive snapshot compares and reviews some prominent open source application server offerings, particularly those from BEA, Oracle and IBM®.
Posted: February 12, 2009 | Published: February 11, 2009


Topics:  Application Server Software | Interoperability | J2EE | Load Balancing | Network Applications Software | Network Infrastructure | Open Source | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Talend is an open source provider of data integration products, it has a business model and organisation that more closely resembles that of a conventional software vendor, while still leveraging the open source model.
Posted: February 11, 2009 | Published: February 10, 2009


Topics:  Content Management | Data Integration | Data Migration | Metadata | Open Source | SOA | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - Learn more about the changing role of IT in business. This report includes research targeted towards senior executives responsible for managing and deploying information technology in pursuit of business objectives.
Posted: January 29, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Models | Customer Loyalty | Disaster Recovery | Executive Management | Investments | SOA | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Firms in Process Industries have made significant investments in information technology to increase the efficiency of their operations and supply chains. By integrating real-time decision making with mission-critical business processes, smart businesses can set a path for industry leadership.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Process Manufacturing Industry | SOA

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: December 29, 2008 | Published: December 23, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Applications Management | Applications Software | Business IT Alignment | Change Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Java | SOA

WHITE PAPER - A business process is defined as a set of related activities that produce either a service or a product, the idea behind BPM is to line up these processes with the goals of a department or company.
Posted: November 12, 2008 | Published: November 12, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | ERP | SOA | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Extending ERP is the focus of this document, which encompasses utilizing more functionality, extending the footprint beyond the core ERP functionality and making decisions between ERP vendors and pure play or "Best of Breed" solutions.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | ERP | Middleware | Product Life Cycles | SOA | Supply Chain Management | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this paper is to paint the EIM landscape, noting its components but focusing on the importance of an overarching EIM strategy that focuses on corporate objectives while at the same time offering cross-functional support.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 5, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Governance | Data Quality | Information Management | Master Data Management | Metadata | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Process Management | ERP | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Master Data Management | SAP (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - The benefits of Agile methods are becoming more obvious and compelling. While the most popular practices were developed and proven in small team environments, the interest and need for using Agile in the enterprise is growing rapidly...
Posted: August 14, 2008 | Published: August 14, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Enterprise | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains business strategies, trends, and issues related to enterprise resource planning, financial management, operations management, and human capital management that drive the consideration of ESA.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | ERP Software | Financial Management | Productivity | SOA

WHITE PAPER - This paper reviews the forces that affect the professional services market today, defines and explains the main pillars of service delivery innovation, and reviews the benefits firms derive from service delivery innovation.
Posted: August 6, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Globalization | Outsourcing | Professional Services Industries | SOA | Software as a Service