WHITE PAPER - This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains why unified communications is essential and why Windows® Phones are ideally suited to serve as the "mobile connection" in a unified communication environment.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Collaboration | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Mobile Middleware | Mobile Workers | Smart Phones | Unified Messaging | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CIOs | Dashboards | Data Management | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Reporting Software | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - CFOs at large hospitals must process enormous amounts of information to make quick strategic decisions. This paper will explore the decision-making challenges faced by CFOs and examine the many benefits of solutions that accelerate insight.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | CFOs | Dashboards | Data Integration | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Operational Metrics (Systems) | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Read this brief paper to learn how the new CA integrated service management product offers real hope for beleaguered IT organizations that are trying to bring together the pieces to build an integrated service management story.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Dashboards | IT Management | IT Service Management | IT Services

WHITE PAPER - On-premises software and SaaS vendors looking to provide BI and analytics functionality have a choice to develop their own components or to partner with an existing BI and analytics vendor. In this white paper, IDC presents evidence showing that a partnership with SAP can result in rapid ROI, improved productivity, innovation and more!
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Data Warehouses | Partnerships | Reporting Software | ROI | SaaS ERP | SAP (Product) | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Double-Take Availability provides the only complete protection solutions for your SharePoint implementations. It protects the data, customizations and Web Parts, SharePoint configuration and the server state. Download this paper to see how Double-Take Availability protects your Sharepoint implementations across the enterprise.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: October 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Master Data Management | Collaborative Product Development | Microsoft Exchange

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about IBM's business process management solution, WebSphere Business Monitor software, which enables your organization to measure, monitor, and report on business process performance as well as identify and correct problems.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: December 28, 2008


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Enterprise Resource Management

WHITE PAPER - Organizations that plan an information strategy, make realtime business analytics available to all levels of the organization, and architect an extensible information platform can generate more revenue, lower costs, reduce risk, and predict future outcomes with greater confidence. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business IT Alignment | Information Management | Reporting Software | Strategic Planning

WHITE PAPER - Social technologies, commonly called Web 2.0, were originally used to describe consumer technologies that enable groups to organize and share information and media. But enterprises quickly caught on to the value of these easy-to-use tools for capturing and sharing ad hoc information that may otherwise not be documented.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: April 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Messaging Software | Oracle (Product) | Social Computing | Social Networking | Web 2.0 | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - While there has been much hype around cloud computing, it is critical for executive staff of competitive enterprises to understand and begin planning for internal cloud services. IT executives must own and drive enterprise-wide cloud computing strategies.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Cloud Computing | Grid Computing | SaaS ERP | Software as a Service | Utility Computing

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines how to conduct successful C-level sales calls and the psychological strategies and linguistic tactics that help you convince company leaders to buy. Read on to learn the five steps for conducting the successful C-level sales call.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Sales | Sales and Marketing Software | Sales Contact Management Software | Sales Force Automation

WHITE PAPER - The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) was developed to solve the problems caused by loops in a bridged, or switched, topology. Read this paper for useful knowledge of the Spanning Tree Protocol - knowledge that will be useful for the CCNA exam.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Certificate in Computer Programming | Certification Programs | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper from SAP for an interview with Kathleen Wilhide, research director of IDC’s Compliance and Business Performance Management Solutions program.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2008


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | ERP | ERP Software | Procurement | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides practical advice for knocking down the barriers to AP automation. It also discusses six levels of AP automation.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Billing Services | Billing Software | Billing Systems | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Office Applications Software