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 | Enterprise | Environmental Standards | Green Data Center | Power Consumption Monitoring

WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

ANALYST REPORT - After a year of silence surrounding SAP’s newest Enterprise Resource Planning solution, SAP Business ByDesign is back. Read this Aberdeen Group paper for an analyst’s review of the product, including insights on the product’s price, functionality, and versatility.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: May 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | ERP | ERP Software | SaaS ERP | SAP (Product)

WHITE PAPER - Because the economic downturn has put cost efficiency at the top of the corporate agenda, this paper advises companies to leverage an IT-agile shared development environment and consolidate their network resources while providing common points of integration for voice and rich media services.  Read on for expert advice on achieving this.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 11, 2010


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Communications Software | Telecommunications Management Software | Telephony Services

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 - Business processes are expected to run lean and green. The Accounts Payable process that runs with optimal efficiency and accuracy will diagnose bottlenecks in seconds, generate minimal waste and keep vendors and partners happy with fast inquiry response and timely payments. Read this paper from Dolphin Corporation to learn about automating AP.
Posted: March 11, 2010 | Published: March 10, 2010


Topics:  Accounting Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | NetWeaver | Real-time Analytics | ROI | SAP (Product)

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 - This paper details non-disruptive strategies for eliminating performance problems in existing data integration environments.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Performance Testing

WHITE PAPER - This paper discusses the benefits of moving to the cloud, including real ROI and lower total cost of ownership. Read this paper to learn more about the benefits your company could experience by moving to the cloud and learn some helpful hints for choosing a SaaS vendor.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Published: March 17, 2010


Topics:  CFOs | Cloud Computing | Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Financial Services | Financial Systems | Grid Computing | ROI | Software as a Service | Utility Computing | Vendor Selection

ANALYST REPORT - Mobile banking is quickly growing in popularity among young, affluent, tech-savvy smartphone users in America and Canada. As a result, financial institutions will have a highly interactive and expandable line of services and devices they can use to engage their customers.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Banking Industry | Banking Services | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Services | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Payments | PDA | Smart Phones

CASE STUDY - Trixell is a medical device world leader. Its products can be found in half of all X-ray machines produced worldwide. In eight years, production has increased 50-fold – a huge success, but also a huge challenge. Watch this video to learn more about Trixell and how they’ve overcome the many operational challenges involved in such rapid growth.
Posted: February 23, 2010 | Published: December 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Process Management | Enterprise Systems | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Execution Systems | Manufacturing Industry | Operational Support Systems

WHITE PAPER - The ability to manage data is becoming increasingly key to a company's ability to compete effectively in today's ever more competitive business environment. The following paper outlines some of these drivers and examines the strategic role enhanced data management can play.
Posted: March 16, 2010 | Published: March 16, 2010


Topics:  Business Management | Business Service Management Software | Business Systems | Customer Service | Data Management | Data Management Software | Data Quality | Information Management | Knowledge Management

WHITE PAPER - Butler Group has identified three key opportunities that virtualization offers organizations wanting to operate effectively in the new global economy, and these can be categorized as: automation, flexibility, and business alignment. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: February 26, 2010 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Process Automation | Data Centers | Globalization | Server Management | Server Virtualization