WHITE PAPER - This paper takes a new look at the SAP upgrade process in light of emerging best practices and new technologies. This report offers a discussion of the value of both technical and functional upgrades as well as a discussion of some of the best practices to enhance the value of your SAP upgrades while lowering overall cost.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | ERP | ERP Software | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices | Software Maintenance | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - In this article, the best advice on upgrading to SAP ERP 6.0 is compiled into a list of SAP upgrade do’s and don’ts for your reading enjoyment and practical use. Also included are some customer lessons from those who have upgraded to ERP 6.0 and have stories to tell.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Change Management | Configuration Management | ERP | ERP Software | NetWeaver | SAP (Product) | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices | Software Configuration Management | Software Testing | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Collaboration | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - This article provides real-life cases of how the software industry is delivering breakthrough solutions as they tap into the Intel Xeon processor 5500’s full capabilities. Learn how smart software combined with smart hardware saves time, money, and energy.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Architectures | Database Design | Database Management | Processor Architectures | Software Architectures | Software as a Service | Software Asset Management | Software Best Practices | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Life-Cycles

WHITE PAPER - Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Risk Management | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Licensing

WHITE PAPER - Over the past decade, a powerful new approach to development - open source software - has risen to prominence, dramatically increasing the opportunity to re-use existing software. This report describes a set of seven best practices whose objective is to encourage development based on component re-use and software assembly.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Applications Software | Intellectual Property | Open Source | Programming | Programming Languages | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Licensing | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - IBM offers the first integrated software platform dedicated to the delivery of smarter products, with our portfolio of software, hardware and services, IBM can help companies create and manage smarter products for a smarter planet. Read on to learn more.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Management | Green Data Center | Green Storage | Software | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - Simple changes in software investments and practices can have the dual effect of reduced energy consumption and improved team productivity. IBM Rational Software provides an opportunity to make day-by-day shifts toward this goal.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance | Software Selection

WHITE PAPER - In this white paper, we’ll discuss specific secrets of delivering more valuable software to customers despite having fewer resources. We’ll include secrets related to process, development, infrastructure, and information. It can be done, and we’ll tell you how.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Infrastructure

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 - HP QuickTest Professional software is a useful tool for regression test and function test automation. This paper will briefly review the challenges or testing Windows Forms applications and review the functionality of HP QuickTest Processional and its .NET add-in capabilities.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Software | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices | Software Testing | Testing | Wireless Application Development

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes HP Sarbanes-Oxley IT Assessment Accelerator, a template of pre-defined information based on ITGI's COBIT, which is loaded into HP Quality Center to help your organization define and execute Sarbanes-Oxley testing, evaluate the results, and develop remediation plans.
Posted: April 29, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Service Management | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Composite Applications Software | Software | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - Requirements definition and management is an activity that has the potential to deliver a high, fast ROI. This white paper explains the characteristics of a good requirement and presents ten steps to better requirements management. Read on to learn how better requirements translate into easier, higher quality projects.
Posted: April 2, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Management Software | Functional Requirements | Project Management | Project Management Software | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - Read this business brief to learn how your growing business can: lower costs by enabling process flexibility, improve process flexibility by cutting costs, use process flexibility to control costs across your entire organization, and to continuously keep your costs under control.
Posted: February 25, 2009 | Published: February 24, 2009


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Intelligence Software | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Oracle (Product) | Software Best Practices

WHITE PAPER - This paper examines the major considerations manufacturers looking to add, upgrade of replace Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software should be aware of. By being cognizant of these aspects you'll ensure that you'll be able to select a solution that best fits your needs, both now and in the future.
Posted: December 24, 2008 | Published: December 24, 2008


Topics:  Automotive Industry | Consumer Packaged Goods Industry | ERP | Manufacturing | Software Best Practices | Software Selection | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Integration | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software