Download the Open Group Service Integration Maturity Model (OSIMM). 

In this first issue of Business Applications Digest, find advice from industry insiders on mastering the five success factors for enterprise resource planning (ERP) upgrades, choosing the best fit between 'best of breed' business intelligence (BI) and built-in ERP tools, and how to take advantage of the latest Software as a Service (SaaS) trends. 

Planning is a key component of any IT transformation effort, whether the effort is large or small. This resource discusses top ten tips for successfully planning your IT transformation in an efficient, cost-effective manner. 

Read this paper to learn how the changing face of customer loyalty is affecting retailers now and in the future. Learn how to gain advantage from more adept use of technology and data, and the importance of effective customer insight to stay attuned to fast-changing customer behavior and sentiments. 

This case study explores how one organization within the healthcare industry was able to modernize their enterprise resource planning (ERP) system by migrating from a traditional mainframe to HP Proliant servers. Discover how they were able to successfully handle increased sales growth and new acquisitions. 

This white paper provides a road map for Web delivery teams to reduce operational expenditures, and shows how to improve the effectiveness of critical information required for decision making for Internet services. 

Today's consumer expects instant gratification. Our world has become mobile, connected, interactive, immediate and fluid. The enterprise and IT must work together to create value for customers and citizens. HP has a vision for this world: Instant-On. View this video to find out if you have what it takes to build an instant-on enterprise. 

Today, maintaining a competitive edge while managing costs is the challenge that most organisations face. High up on the IT Directors‟ to do list is innovation in the way costs are managed and contained, while at the same time providing a dynamic and responsive IT service to the business. 

Software-oriented architecture (SOA) adoption is complex and successful strategies based on a maturity model and lessons learned provide an excellent pathway for your roadmap. This data sheet provides an executive overview of Oracle's proven approach to SOA. 

In this third edition of the Customer Experience Exchange e-zine, Chris Maxcer delves into world of incorporating team-building activities into contact center agents' schedules, Vangie Beal discusses Dell's six-year investment in social media and Anna Fiorentino writes about why customer loyalty has dipped nearly 10%. 

Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE) is a unique and innovative data protection feature of the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series iSCSI SAN that enables fast online backups and quick restores of VMware virtual machines and VMFS file systems. 

In today's instant on world, instant results can put your enterprise ahead of the competition. To embrace this new view, enterprise IT must overcome complexity and critical constraints. This resource explores how organizations can meet today’s instant on demands efficiently and cost-effectively.