A Breakthrough in Service Delivery for Data Center Workloads  by IBM

June 25, 2009 - Watch this Webcast as IBM reveals new offering that can sustain ongoing cost reduction while improving service levels over the long term.

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations  by SAP America Inc

May 01, 2008 - 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.

A Guide To CRM ROI  by Relavis Corporation

August 13, 2009 - The purpose of this paper is to provide a foundation for building, analyzing and interpreting a return on investment (ROI) model for your customer relationship management initiative.

A Guide to the Value of Reliable Data in Manufacturing  by DataFlux Corporation

November 02, 2009 - This paper examines the impact of unreliable data on manufacturing companies. It then defines the requirements needed to guarantee data reliability in manufacturing and offers a practical approach to creating and governing that data.

A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management  by Apriso Corporation

March 06, 2009 - 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.

A Primer for IT and Business Decision Makers: Understanding the Planning and Deployment Requirements of Today’s Software-as-a-Service Solutions  by SAP

September 30, 2008 - Organizations are facing growing business challenges as a result of intensifying market trends. In response, THINKstrategies is finding a growing number of organizations of all sizes are investigating and adopting on-demand Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) alternatives to traditional, on-premise systems to meet their changing business needs.

A Tour of HP Sarbanes-Oxley IT Assessment  by Hewlett-Packard Company

April 01, 2009 - 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.

Aberdeen Report: Five-Step Mobility Management Plan for Lowering TCO per Mobile Employee, Reducing Risk and Increasing User Productivity  by BoxTone

October 08, 2009 - This complimentary Aberdeen report details how best-in-class companies are using a 5-Step Mobility Management approach to take control of their burgeoning mobile infrastructures. A must read for IT executives looking to cut mobility TCO and support costs, reduce security risks and increase mobile user productivity.

Accelerated Process Development and Execution in Large IP Service and Network Migration Programs  by Alcatel-Lucent

March 26, 2009 - The lessons from this whitepaper are applicable to a wide array of IP transformation programs and technically complex change management projects.

Accounts Payable Automation in SAP - An Investment in the Future  by ReadSoft

August 19, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how document process automation can speed up accounts payable processes, add to the company’s bottom line by cutting costs, reduce cycle times, and allow for faster financial statements and fewer late payment fees.

Achieve Fuel Distribution Excellence - Drive Efficiency And Growth With Integrated Solutions  by SAP America Inc

June 01, 2008 - The SAP for Oil & Gas solution portfolio provides functionality that gives fuel marketers and distributors visibility into their distribution network, integrates customer information, and automates processes to improve efficiency, forecast accuracy, and adaptability.

Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management and Continuous Improvement  by SAP America Inc

January 23, 2009 - 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.

Achieving HIPAA Compliance with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops  by Red Hat

October 05, 2009 - This paper will illustrate how Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops can help organizations comply with specific HIPAA mandates, while at the same time increasing their overall efficiency and agility.

Achieving North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Cyber Security Standards  by Lumension

March 02, 2009 - Learn about NERC compliance challenges and how to ensure audit-readiness by delivering end-to-end vulnerability management, endpoint protection and data protection solutions.

Adding Application Control to Your Security Toolbox  by Fortinet, Inc. / Alternative Technology Group of Arrow ECS

September 07, 2009 - Read this solution guide for suggestions on how to get the most out of implementing application control in your network. After discussing the expanding applications frontier and its impact on an enterprise, the paper defines application control and reviews the requirements it must meet.

Adoption of Mobile Devices in the Workplace: Striking the Right Balance  by Lumension

March 11, 2009 - Whether the economy is doing well or not, business leaders are always looking for the technological edge to bump up productivity and get more out of their workers. But new innovations always introduce new risks. The hallmark of a good C-level executive is the ability to balance the benefit of innovation with solid risk mitigation.

Alcatel-Lucent Ultimate Wireless Broadband Solution  by Alcatel-Lucent

June 11, 2009 - Read about Alcatel-Lucent's Ultimate Wireless Broadband End-to-End LTE solution. This industry leading solution enables you to successfully evolve your business model and realize the revenues, reduced costs, and increased efficiency delivered by Long-Term Evolution. Learn how it can help you take full advantage of wireless IP service delivery.

American Tire Distributors Successfully Faxes XMLP Documents via AventX  by STR Software

May 08, 2009 - Read the sterling results ATD replaced their homegrown solution with the industry's gold standard ERP solution, Oracle's E- Business Suite, operating on the HP Unix Hardware.

An IT Executive's Guide to Effective Unix Migrations with Dell Services  by Dell, Inc. and Intel

September 29, 2009 - In this podcast, listen to expert Scott Sawyer explain how Dell Services can help you plan for modernization of your legacy Unix infrastructure.

Anatomy of a PeopleSoft Enterprise Archiving Project  by IBM

February 01, 2008 - The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.

Anatomy of an Oracle E-Business Suite Archiving Project  by IBM

February 01, 2008 - Companies worldwide are affirming the value of database archiving as a best practice for managing application data growth. The basic principles for managing an archiving project presented in this paper can help you initiate and plan an archiving strategy that meets your organization’s requirements.

Application Acceleration for Satellite-Based Enterprise Services  by Blue Coat

December 30, 2008 - This paper reviews the best of the newest achievements in VSAT performance and utility and shows how these solutions could become part of the mainstream of corporate network deployment and an integral portion of commercial (and competitive) service provider offerings.

Application Security Whitelisting: Keep the Bad Guys Out - Let the Good Guys In  by Lumension

October 22, 2008 - Hear how First National Bank of Bosque County manages known and unknown applications, find out why implementing multiple layers of protection is beneficial and discover the flexibility benefits of managing authorized applications.

Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line: Americas  by Hewlett-Packard Company

November 05, 2009 - Nov. 5th at 10AM ET (3PM GMT) Attend this virtual conference to learn application transformation strategies such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.

Application Whitelisting: Enhancing Host Security  by McAfee, Inc.

October 21, 2009 - This paper explains how whitelisting (accepting only applications and behaviors that are on the approved list and denying everything else) provides a lighter, more agile alternative to blacklisting as a means to protect networks and end points.

Are Your Mobile Endpoints Secure?  by Trend Micro, Inc.

August 27, 2009 - In this video, Ron Clarkson--Director of Endpoint Security with Trend Micro--introduces Web Reputation, an add-on version of Trend Micro's Web Protection Platform. With Trend Micro's technology, whenever users are connected to the internet, their protection is up-to-date. Watch the video to learn more.

Asset Management to Support Product Lifecycle Management  by IBM

October 01, 2009 - Leading-edge manufacturers are discovering that they can improve production efficiencies and manage MRO expenditures by integrating their Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems.

Augmenting the Value of ERP to Achieve the Perfect Plant  by Apriso Corporation

September 10, 2008 - This paper reviews multiple compelling issues of establishing and maintaining connectivity to manufacturing operations to achieve the Perfect Plant through an existing ERP system.

Automated Invoice Processing Into SAP®  by ReadSoft

August 19, 2009 - Read this paper to learn how to automate the accounts payable process within SAP and find out what kind of investments will be needed and what great benefits your company can expect to incur as a result of document automation.

Automated Requisition Verification and Handling in SAP® ERP  by ReadSoft

August 20, 2009 - This white paper presents how to implement a simple automated requisition solution in a SAP ERP system, and what you need to know before doing so. Read this paper to learn the benefits of this solution that will compliment the invoice verification process.

Avoid Security Suffering With These 3 Questions  by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company

June 16, 2009 - Participants at industry conferences and events often ask where the right place to start implementing security is. This is similar to starting off a talk with a doctor by asking “What medicine should I take?” The answer is going to be more questions. This article presents three questions to ask yourself before starting a security implementation.