WHITE PAPER - When choosing a data integration solution, companies are confronted with many product choices, multiple sources of information and different vendors. This paper cuts through the confusion with the top 10 reasons companies choose open source for their data integration needs and 31 proof points from actual users of open source data integration.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Connectors | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Management Software | Databases | ERP | ERP Software | Open Source | Open Source Software | Vendor Selection

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the warning signs that an ERP system is killing a business, and suggests how companies can thrive with a new approach to business systems.
Posted: April 10, 2009 | Published: April 10, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Mobile Device Management | RPO | RTO | Shop Floor Control | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This white paper gives four tips to help you bring lean supply chain improvements to your manufacturing operation. Additionally, it discusses six technology tools that help automate these lean supply chain practices.
Posted: June 19, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | ERP | ERP Software | Lean Production | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Procurement | Sales Order Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WEBCAST - The jury's no longer out - upgrading to Release 12 wreaks havoc on your existing reports. Significant application changes introduced in Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 are breaking reports critical to daily operations. View this webcast and learn how to mitigate the risk of broken reports and lower the cost of maintenance.
Posted: April 13, 2010 | Premiered: April 13, 2010


Topics:  Applications Software | Data Management Software | Data Migration | eBusiness Software | ERP | ERP Software | Oracle (Product) | Performance Testing | Reporting Software | SLA | Software Upgrades

WHITE PAPER - In this report, AIIM International set out to explore these challenges – what are the motivations, what are the factors for success and what return on investment (ROI) is being achieved. We also measure planned levels of spend.
Posted: May 26, 2010 | Published: May 25, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses five rules for negotiating that can help make the transaction more pleasant for everyone involved and better your chances at getting what you want.
Posted: May 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Consulting Services | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Processes | Negotiation

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 - One big area organizations often find easy ways to improve is in its facilities/real estate management. Cutting consumption translates into cost savings and helps the environment. Reducing your overall square footage reduces your electrical consumption and your carbon emissions. Read this analyst insight to learn how to get started.
Posted: January 29, 2010 | Published: November 1, 2009


Topics:  Buildings and Facilities | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Enterprise | Environmental Standards | ERP | Green Data Center | LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) | Power Consumption Monitoring

WHITE PAPER - This paper explains how a comprehensive integrated PLM program enables improved productivity, accuracy, and decision-making – and ultimately increases profitability. Continue reading to learn more about how balanced PLM programs drive profitable growth.
Posted: July 20, 2010 | Published: July 20, 2010


Topics:  Cloud Computing | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | PLM | PLM Software | SaaS ERP | Software as a Service

ANALYST REPORT - This DCIG analyst report will provide a detailed look at the benefits, primary role and implementation methods of data deduplication.
Posted: August 17, 2010 | Published: August 26, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Capacity Planning | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Storage | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.
Posted: June 25, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Software | Manufacturing Systems | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Event Management | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - In today's rapidly changing business environment, organizations of all types face one common and persistent challenge: how to become—and remain—agile enough to satisfy ever-increasing customer expectations and accommodate new compliance mandates, all while staying ahead of the competition. The solution is building business based on SOA principles.
Posted: December 23, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Integration | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Oracle (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Enterprises looking to compete in a global marketplace must be able to comply with international financial and legal requirements-they must be able to think globally but at the same time act (and comply) locally.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | ERP Software | Financial Reporting | Globalization | Manufacturing | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Cost Benefit Analysis | ERP | Financial Management | Financial Reporting | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Manufacturing | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Manufacturers are feeling new pressure on their operations from many directions. Dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, rapid product innovation, lean manufacturing, and the transition to new IT technology all manifest themselves on the plant floor and throughout the enterprise.
Posted: January 26, 2009 | Published: January 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Systems | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Management | Databases | ERP | Manufacturing | Quality Control | Real-time Analytics | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Wholesale distributors are facing critical factors that directly affect customer satisfaction and profit margins. This white paper examines those critical factors, and shows how you can gain the competitive advantages that empower your business to be successful in today’s marketplace. Read on to learn how to achieve effective inventory management.
Posted: April 26, 2010 | Published: April 26, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | ERP | ERP Software | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Industry Organizations | Supply Chain Management | Warehouse Management | Warehouse Management Software

WHITE PAPER - Today’s web applications require more than simple load balancing. This white paper describes the 8 must-have features of a more comprehensive application delivery solution.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: June 7, 2010


Topics:  Bandwidth Management | Capacity Planning | eCommerce | High Availability | Load Balancing | Security | Systems Management | Web Applications Software

WHITE PAPER - To succeed in this new climate, you now need to take decisive action to preempt scarcity, drive cost efficiency and find targeted approaches to revenue growth. Read this executive report to find out how.
Posted: August 26, 2010 | Published: March 9, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Systems | Global Economy | Globalization | Predictive Analytics | Predictive Analytics Software | Predictive Performance Management

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores the challenges that organizations face in trying to deliver quick time-to-value for IT projects and achieve the status of ‘agile enterprise’. It illustrates how IBM's Business Rule Management System (BRMS) can facilitate the alignment of IT with business and support the implementation of an agile decision service (ADS).
Posted: August 3, 2010 | Published: December 14, 2009


Topics:  Agile Manufacturing | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Business Service Management | Business Systems | IT Service Management

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Learn how agile development can lead to improved team efficiency, shorter development cycles, and higher quality software that is better suited to the customer's needs.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Development | Business Management | Customer Data Integration | Customer Service | Customer Support Software

CASE STUDY - Aker Solutions needed a managed print solution to give them flexibility both to grow and to downsize their deployment as their needs required. HP stepped up and delivered not just the technology and management capabilities, but also the flexibility they needed.
Posted: August 26, 2010 | Published: August 26, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Process Management | ERP | ERP Software | Printing Protocols | Printing Utilities

WHITE PAPER - Even when times are good, sales force effectiveness commands management attention: after all, the success of the sales force is integral to profitable growth. But in a tough economy, retaining customers and reducing costs become paramount, and thus sales force effectiveness truly takes center stage.
Posted: April 24, 2009 | Published: April 24, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Change Management | CRM | CRM Best Practices | Economic Environment | ERP | Productivity | Real-time Analytics | Sales | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Many large organizations have a centralized enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment based on proprietary mainframes or RISC-based systems. In contrast, Intel IT has successfully implemented a decentralized ERP environment that is based on industry-standard servers and supports more than 10,000 active users. Read this paper to learn more!
Posted: April 7, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2010


Topics:  Applications Management | Clustering | ERP | High Availability | Multi-core Processors | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - You can't avoid it any longer: Developing a strategy for managing employees’ personal mobile devices. Get this paper and learn how to create a more secure and manageable mobile enterprise. It’s yours, compliments of Sybase.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  ERP | Handheld Device Security | Handheld Devices | Laptop Computers | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | PDA | Security Best Practices | Wireless Computing | Wireless Messaging Security | Wireless Security

WHITE PAPER - This paper details an approach that application owners and operations managers can use to achieve a successful application performance management deployment. The ultimate goal is to help you take clear steps toward robust application performance management capabilities so that you can serve your internal and external customers more effectively.
Posted: July 21, 2010 | Published: July 21, 2010


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Life-Cycle Management Software | Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | ERP | SOA