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February 29, 2008
The Business Benefits of Software-as-a-Service: Making the Most of the On-Demand Advantag Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a growing phenomenon in worldwide business. From the original ideas of outsourcing the data center and having third parties manage the software (the ASP movement of the turn of the century) to true SaaS today, the tsunami of outsourced IT and new methods of accessing business software solutions has created a multi-billion dollar market. Explore the business advantages and considerations in moving to "on-demand" and running your business via Software-as-a-Service. Get Serious About SOA Governance: A 5-Step Action Plan for Architects In this white paper, you'll learn why governance is so crucial to reaping the full benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Find out how the lack of governance can expose your organization to serious risks; discover five key practices to consider as you build your SOA governance plan; understand the importance of flexibility and enforcement; and learn how to build an airtight yet flexible governance plan that helps you avoid risk and get the most out of your SOA investment. Open Source Security Myths Dispelled When choosing between proprietary and open source security solutions, many organizations are misled by open source myths. As a result, they ask the wrong questions when evaluating their options and unnecessarily limit their IT solutions. February 15, 2008
Smart Decisions: The Role of Key Performance Indicators Businesses thrive or fail based on their ability to identify, define, track, and act upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Find out how best-in-class companies use Key Performance Indicators to make decisions that drive their organizations forward. Dillard's Inc. Uses Xerox Office Document Assessment Your business can save substantial time and money while increasing accuracy and efficiencies. Dillard's, Inc. teamed up with Xerox to improve information flow between its corporate office and nationwide stores. VoIP for Small Business This guide compares the basic functions and features of seven of the leading Hosted PBX providers for small businesses. Vendors compared include AccessLine, Aptela, Bandwidth, Covad, Global Phone, Packet 8, Speakeasy, Smoothstone and Vocalocity. An in-depth table features side-by-side comparisons of multiple topics including the following:
Free On-Demand Webinar: General CE Mark Overview Do you import products into the European Union or the European Free Trade Area? Find out if your product must carry the CE Mark to meet legal requirements. Who Should Attend?
February 10, 2008
Free Aberdeen Survey Report: Technology Strategies for Integrated Business Learn why best-in-class companies view sales & operations planning (S&OP) technology as critical to improving on their already strong corporate performance. A survey by the Aberdeen Group of nearly 140 enterprises showed that S&OP has helped a majority of companies to improve forecast accuracy and cross-departmental communication. But most companies have failed to see improvements in profit-related metrics like gross margin and customer retention. Traditional S&OP processes are no longer sufficient: S&OP has evolved to become Integrated Business Planning. Search VMware: The Web's independent resource for managing VMware environments Search VMware covers all areas of VMware, such as implementing VMware-related virtualization technologies for server consolidation, disaster recovery, lab and test, desktop centralization, or other production usage. Straight from the experts, you'll get the latest VMware news, tips, expert advice, learning guides, white papers, and webcasts. 2008 Internet Security Trends Spam and malware attacks are becoming more frequent, more targeted, more stealth, and more sophisticated. This special Internet security report highlights today's key security trends and suggests ways to defend against a new generation of Internet threats certain to arise in the future. Hitting Your Numbers: Creating Excellence with Commercial Open Source CRM This free white paper outlines how open source CRM can drive performance in your sales organization, providing a better, more cost-effective solution for managing sales goals and objectives. A Marketer's Quick Reference Guide for Content Distribution and Marketing Programs If you have signed up for an online B2B lead generation program using content distribution, or if you're preparing to do so, you'll want this reference guide close by.
February 08, 2008
Contact Center On Demand: Right Price – Right Results With contact centers under increasing pressure to make their resources more accessible to their customers while reducing costs, recent research from the Aberdeen Group reveals that hosting contact center capabilities is one of the top three strategic initiatives companies will take in the next few years. Find out how on-demand contact centers delivered in the form of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can offer significant benefits to your organization's customer service department. Learn more about the benefits of hosted/on-demand contact center strategies and other detailed research findings from this Aberdeen Group report. EE Times Asia EE Times Asia serves the electronic engineering community by delivering the latest industry and technology trends and explaining how those trends impact the engineering realities of the region. EE Times Asia fills the engineering community's on-going need for trends-analysis and "how-to" application that can be referenced again and again. By delivering relevant information at a time and in a format that's appropriate to this community's current design needs, EE Times Asia better prepares the region's engineers to compete in today's fast-changing technology marketplace. Effective Disaster Recovery: Are You Ready? Learn how a simulated business reduced risks, lowered disaster recovery costs, and increased organizational flexibility as part of a disaster recovery plan utilizing IT solutions. Find out how your organization can leverage IT to deliver essential capabilities for disaster recovery:
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