WHITE PAPER - Software can't tell you how to beat the competition, but it can determine which products and services have the greatest profit margin, who are the most productive employees, or how many pairs of socks customers buy when they purchase particular styles of shoes. Having accurate, timely data takes the guesswork out of the decision-making process.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2009


Topics:  CEOs | CFOs | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | IT Managers | Productivity | SMBs

PRODUCT DEMO - Cisco myPlanNet 1.0 is a simulation game that puts you into the shoes of a service provider CEO. You manage your business as it evolves from the stone age of dial-up, through the broadband and mobile connected eras, and into the dawning of the medianet age. Play now.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  CEOs | Mobile IP | Network Architectures | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Telecommunications Service Providers

ASSESSMENT TOOL - The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, plus the need to provide trusted information to all users, are driving CIOs to rethink approach to information delivery. This quick self-assessment is the first step to find out how IBM's Info Agenda approach can help your company unlock the business value of information.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CEOs | CIOs | Decision Support Systems | Document Management | Query Tools | Records Management | Reporting Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Decision Support Systems | ROI | Strategic Planning

ANALYST REPORT - This study looks at what senior executives think about the value of corporate data protection efforts within their organizations. It is important for those individuals charged with managing a data protection program to understand how key decision makers in organizations perceive the importance of safeguarding sensitive and confidential information.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: July 15, 2009


Topics:  CEOs | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Information Security | Risk Management | Security | Security Managers | Security Policies | Security Spending

WHITE PAPER - This white paper demonstrates how running a responsible business and high levels of performance do not have to work against each other. And it makes a case for why sustainability issues should simply be part of a company’s overall performance management practices.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Balanced Scorecards | Best Practices | Business Performance Management | CEOs | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management

WEBCAST - Learn about the new integration between IBM® Rational® DOORS and IBM® Rational® Quality Manager and how it enables you to implement a successful requirements based testing approach to your development lifecycle.
Posted: August 5, 2009 | Premiered: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Business Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Economic Environment | Quality Control | Quality Control Standards | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WEBCAST - During the Webcast, we'll show you how adopting a proactive quality management approach to systems and software development can help minimize risk and assist in improving predictability across your development lifecycle.
Posted: August 5, 2009 | Premiered: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Environment | Business Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Cost Benefit Analysis | Economic Environment | Risk Management | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper is designed to assist CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Accounts Payable managers and ERP system administrators in learning, planning and evaluating automation of accounts payable processes to gain added efficiency in today's competitive business environment.
Posted: July 13, 2009 | Published: July 13, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Document Management | ERP | ERP Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper presents a solution that leverages comprehensive document process automation to deliver the advantages of paperless invoice processing as an on-demand service. It highlights the opportunity to shift ROI from the project level to the document level (capital versus operational expense) and realize automation benefits immediately.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: July 10, 2009


Topics:  Accounting | Accounting Software | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Operational Support Systems | Payment Processing | ROI

ANALYST REPORT - In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Metrics | Business Models | Business Performance Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Processes | Business Systems | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Communications Networks | Financial Management | Financial Reporting

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 - 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

ANALYST REPORT - Forrester reports that CEOs are beginning to recognize the need for their firms to become more agile in detecting and making the changes to strategy, operations, and products.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2007


Topics:  Agile Manufacturing | Business Intelligence | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | ERP | Lean Production

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | Training