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The Financial Edge™: Fund Accounting Software for Nonprofits by Blackbaud The Financial Edge gives you all the information you need to make the best financial decisions for today and tomorrow. Think of it as insurance for your organization’s future.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

EIU Report: Preemptive Action: Mitigating Project Portfolio Risks in the Financial Services Industry by Oracle Corporation January 31, 2011 - (Free Research) This research report explains how to ensure long-term viability in the financial services industry by depending on your ability to invest wisely in projects, meet regulatory targets and avoid the costly and public failures that brought down so many other organizations in the financial services industry.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The 2004 Oversight Systems Financial Executive Report on Sarbanes-Oxley by Oversight Systems August 2008 - (Free Research) Through a combination of an invitation-only online survey and survey intercepts, 222 corporate financial leaders from across the U.S. participated in this study on corporate attitudes toward Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence by SAP America, Inc. June 2009 - (Free Research) The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations by SAP America, Inc. May 2008 - (Free Research) 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.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Research Note: CFOs Must Continue to Focus on XBRL and IFRS, Gartner FEI CFO Study Finds by IBM July 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper details a Gartner research study that analyzes the lack of attention to XBRL and IFRS projects by IT organizations and details recommendations for improving disclosure management strategies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: How the Pioneers Plan to meet Reporting and Compliance Mandates by SAP November 2009 - (Free Research) The ARRA was enacted to jumpstart the US economy and drive it out of the recession. One of the requirements of the recovery act is that organizations that receive funds for projects must report on the outcomes of those projects. Read on to learn what these executives and managers plan to do to meet the reporting and compliance mandates.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

The Business Case: Information for Project Portfolio Decision Makers by Global Knowledge May 2010 - (Free Research) Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Evaluating Financial Management Software ...Is it time for a change? by Microsoft March 2008 - (Free Research) Financial management software that becomes disjointed can impact the success and profitability of any business. Read this paper to learn how your business can streamline processes to manage accounting, project management, payroll and human resources.  (WHITE PAPER)

The Role of Security Management in Achieving "Continuous Compliance" by CA Technologies. December 2007 - (Free Research) There's a focus today on regulatory compliance involving financial reporting, security and data privacy. But there are also tremendous business performance opportunities that can be fueled by the new requirements. This paper details the benefits of continuous compliance, which include reduction of risk and cost.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Buckle Up (On the Road to IFRS) Straight Talk Book Series by Deloitte July 2009 - (Free Research) The 11th book in our Straight Talk series helps executives understand the implications of IFRS and their role in addressing the associated changes. The publication also offers practical suggestions to help companies navigate through pressing issues and developing your own conversion road map.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Shared Environment for IFRS Reporting Can Help Drive Financial Reporting Standardization - and Savings, too by Deloitte September 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses how the global movement toward IFRS offers companies the chance to significantly improve efficiency and reduce financial reporting costs by placing IFRS reporting in a shared environment, or "Center of Excellence" (CoE) and how IFRS CoE can help improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Industry Intelligence: International Financial Reporting Standards for Hedge Funds by Advent Software, Inc January 2010 - (Free Research) This paper introduces hedge funds and hedge fund service providers to IFRS.  (WHITE PAPER)

The Business Case for Data Security by Imperva November 2010 - (Free Research) This paper examines the drivers for adopting a strategic approach to data security, compares and contrasts current approaches, and presents the Return on Security Investment (ROSI) of viable data security solutions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The ROI for ERP: An Overall Approach by ComputerWeekly.com September 2012 - (Free Research)  Nucleus Research offers advice on calculating the return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Industry Analyst Reports - Getting in Front of IT Compliance and Risk Management by CA Technologies. July 2010 - (Free Research) Read this Forrester Consulting analyst report to find out about the trends in managing IT compliance and risk. This report discusses the result of an evaluation conducted by Forrester for CA Technologies.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Financial process automation leads to better performance by Dolphin April 2013 - (Free Research) Financial reporting can be time-consuming and expensive if done manually. In this expert guide, learn how automating financial reporting can offer your organization key benefits and discover recommendations on how to get started.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Whitepaper: The time is ripe for “Enterprise Disclosure Management” by IBM October 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the "Last Mile of Finance" and disclosure management strategies for improved financial reporting. Learn more about the software options available and the benefits a disclosure management strategy can provide to your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fortifying the Financial Close-to-Disclose Process white paper by SAP America, Inc. October 2012 - (Free Research) In today's economic climate, it is more important than ever for a company to achieve faster, more accurate financial closing and reporting.  Check out this white paper to learn about common targets for improving financial close, and get tips for how your business could optimize its financial processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Managing the Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards by Oracle Corporation July 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting and explores tightly integrated solutions that together centrally manage data and metadata on a unified platform--the first step in implementing a complete performance management solution.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Optim Data Growth Solution for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise by IBM IBM's Optim™Data Growth Solution for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise provides proven archiving capabilities. Now you can align continuous control of your PeopleSoft data with business objectives to optimize performance, mitigate risks and control costs.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Sage Timberline Office Product Overview by Sage SalesLogix April 2008 - (Free Research) Sage Timberline Office is powerful financial and operations software for construction and real estate management industries - software designed to control costs and maximize revenues.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

2009 ERP Report: Hospitality and Entertainment by Panorama Consulting Group November 2009 - (Free Research) This part of Panorama’s ERP Report outlines the use of ERP software at companies in the hospitality and entertainment industry, including a comparison of ERP results to other industries. This study includes ERP implementation results surrounding average budget, duration, actual costs, and implementation variables.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

IFRS in the Life Sciences: Broad implications by Deloitte September 2009 - (Free Research) This paper provides practical industry insights on IFRS for life science executives and includes useful sections on: IFRS challenges and opportunities in life sciences; Implications of IFRS for financial reporting, tax, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, IT, and treasury and much more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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