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Building a Best-Run Finance Organization by SAP America, Inc. June 01, 2008 - (Free Research) This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations by SAP America, Inc. May 01, 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 |

Twenty-three reasons why companies choose integrated XBRL by IBM May 27, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper discusses how companies around the world must determine how they will approach compliance with the mandated use of XBRL. Learn the proper approach to accelerate financial reporting, decrease errors, streamline processes and ultimately, lower costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tips to Prepare for the Upcoming IFRS Conversion by Sage Software January 05, 2012 - (Free Research) Read this paper for a detailed look into at the challenges associated with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and best practices to overcome them and manage your financial information.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence by SAP America, Inc. June 02, 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 for optimizing financial workflows in SAP environments by Dolphin May 06, 2011 - (Free Research) There's potential for SAP Workflow to provide structure to a crazy mix of papers and financial forms at any company.  In this white paper, find out best practices to get the most out of the SAP Workflow experience.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

5 ways to increase online self-service adoption for financial services by Tealeaf September 27, 2011 - (Free Research) Financial institutions need to take immediate steps to ensure they understand the experience of their customers who are transacting online. In this white paper learn how to implement an effective customer experience management (CEM) to help build customer loyalty, revenue, cost savings, and more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Sybase Mobility Guide - a downloadable book by ComputerWeekly.com March 10, 2011 - (Free Research) This guide from Sybase is full of examples of mCommerce at work. The benefits range from speeding up economies to life-changing improvements. For merchants, operators and banks, the new channel offers another way to grow business and revenues while meeting the financial needs of customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fast Delivery of Complex Financial Reports - How Leading CFOs Do It by IBM November 14, 2011 - (Free Research) Reporting speed and accuracy are vital today. But it would be wrong to assume that you have to spend more to go faster and do a competent job. This white paper illustrates how some organizations achieved top-tier results in financial reporting and why some did not.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study: Appleby Simplifies Global Disaster Recovery with Fluid Data Technology by Dell Compellent May 09, 2011 - (Free Research) Because Appleby operates data centers in several geographic regions, replication for disaster recovery purposes is one of the company’s top concerns. The company’s decentralized storage infrastructure seemed to make multi-site replication prohibitively costly and complex. Check out this case study to learn about the solution Appleby found.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Overview by Oracle Corporation January 22, 2011 - (Free Research) This paper explains how Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications are complete, prebuilt BI solutions that deliver intuitive, role-based intelligence for everyone in an organization - from front line employees to senior management - that enable better decisions, actions, and business processes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study: Financial services firm gets fast ROI on backup solution by Peer Software January 25, 2012 - (Free Research) Entrusted with managing massive volumes of data, Santa Fe Partner's small IT staff knows the importance of security and data availability. Recently, they were looking for a file synchronization tool that would help the company manage market and transactional data as well as allow data transfer for DR. Read on to learn about the solution they chose.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Operational Intelligence - Boosting Performance with 'Right Time' Business Insight by IBM January 24, 2012 - (Free Research) This report from Aberdeen looks at how leading companies are using business intelligence (BI) to achieve superior performance in sales management, customer service and financial efficiency. Read how your organization can achieve similar performance by following specific steps and actions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IT matters again by ComputerWeekly.com December 01, 2011 - (Free Research) This report from Deloitte argues businesses are again investing in IT to provide the differentiation and innovation critical from their competitors despite the downturn.  (IT BRIEFING) READ ABSTRACT |

Lending and Credit Solution Brief by ILOG, an IBM Company April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses approaches for enabling greater product agility and efficiency in credit decisions, improving customer retention and attracting a higher number of new consumers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Rule Management Systems and Financial Services: Equifax as a Case Study by ILOG, an IBM Company April 2008 - (Free Research) This case study examines Equifax's process of implementing a Business Rule Management System (BRMS) and the lessons learned. It provides readers with an understanding of BRMS as well best practices should they choose to implement a BRMS.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SL Case Study: Phoenix International by Microsoft September 2008 - (Free Research) This engineering services company engages in global underwater recovery operations. Learn how it uses modern systems to maintain accurate financial data and estimate costs for clients in the commercial and government sectors.  (CASE STUDY)

American Gateway Bank Stays Calm Amid the Storm with HP StorageWorks P4000 SANs by HP and Intel May 2011 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn how American Gateway Bank used such technologies as SANs and server virtualization from HP to reduce infrastructure spending, help IT staff focus on business-critical initiatives and harden the company’s disaster recovery preparedness plan.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Special report on EMC by ComputerWeekly.com November 2011 - (Free Research) This special eight-page indepent report from Computer Weekly, packed with graphs and diagrams, is essential reading for anyone doing business, or thinking of doing business with EMC.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+: Special report on Accenture by ComputerWeekly.com August 2010 - (Free Research) When Bill Green spelled out his vision for Accenture in a rare interview shortly after taking over as chief executive six years ago, he said the company would “dream up and build services so powerful and so exceptional that they will be required to compete in any industry, from financial services to manufacturing”.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CW+: Compass: How to negotiate effective telecoms contracts by ComputerWeekly.com October 2010 - (Free Research) Effective negotiations and management of telecom contracts can have a measurable impact on a business’ financial performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

XBRL Mandate for Dummies by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) This guide helps organizations assemble the right people, make the right investment in a solution and helps finance create best practices to ensure a successful XBRL compliance. Read this now and learn what XBRL is, how it works and why it’s mandated, best practices to prepare for an XBRL mandate, who to involve in the mandate process and more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Video - ABD Insurance Group by Riverbed Technology, Inc. January 2012 - (Free Research) When ABD Insurance & Financial decided to switch its email environment from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange, the company knew it would have to optimize its network. By offering a variety of flexible equipment and applications, Riverbed met the company’s diverse needs for WAN optimization, DR, and replication services.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Nimble Data Architecture: What ‘Getting Data Integration Right’ Can Do for Your Business by Liaison Technology (E-mail this company) November 2011 - (Free Research) Read this paper to gain insight on the best practices for data integration projects and the importance of aligning data architectures with your business goals.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Strategy Guide to Business Risk Mitigation for Financial Services by Intel and HP March 2011 - (Free Research) Although disaster recovery is an important consideration for all companies, it's especially so for financial institutions. Even the briefest interruptions can have a major impact on revenue, operations and reputation. Read this paper for the necessary steps of disaster preparedness.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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