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Avocent Accelerates Critical Applications over WAN While Ensuring Distributed Web Security at Branch Offices by BlueCoat September 19, 2011 - (Free Research) IT infrastructure management solutions provider, Avocent Corporation, needed to accomplish two critical tasks: Improve performance of key business applications and provide decentralized Web security and control for their branch offices. View this case study to learn how they were able to meet both needs with just one solution.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

How to select a KVM over IP system to assist with HIPAA compliance by Avocent February 12, 2008 - (Free Research) Effective security for health care information requires a multi-layered approach. Physical, logical and operational security are essential ingredients for successful compliance with HIPAA.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 25: Software Licensing in a Virtual Environment by SearchDataCenter.com August 04, 2010 - (Free Research) Stay up to date on the current state of software licensing in a virtual world and learn the guidelines that can help keep your organization out of trouble. Also in this issue, find out how to make the most out of hardware contracts, and separate the fact from the fallacy in cloud computing.  (EZINE)

Graydon, Head & Ritchey, LLP Migrates From Microsoft Hyper-V To VMware, Virtualizing Key Applications And Centralizing Management Of Their Virtual Environment by VMware, Inc. April 19, 2011 - (Free Research) After an outage occured, shutting down email and document management systems, management at Graydon, Head & Ritchey lawfirm decided to invest in a new IT infrastructure. Read this case study to learn how VMware helped the firm virtualize key applications and centralize management of their virtual environment.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Contract Management: How to Shrink Your Sales Cycle through Smart Contract Management by SpringCM October 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the seven best practices in contract management. It's time for you to think about how to manage your contracts more effectively, close more deals, and get more cash. Learn how in this paper.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The SAP Contract Lifecycle Management Application: Reducing Cost and Risk While Optimizing Contract Value by SAP America, Inc. December 2012 - (Free Research) Too many companies struggle to efficiently create, file, and ensure the compliance of corporate contracts using manual, incomplete, disjointed processes.View this demo to learn how SAP Contract Lifecycle Management streamlines these processes by automating contract creation, enhancing visibility, and improving compliance.  (VIDEOCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

The Case for Contract Management -- Why You Should Get Started Today by SAP America, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) How well-versed are you in the three key areas of contract lifecycle management (CLM) that will give you the visibility to control your contracts and comply with regulations? Take this quick quiz to determine your contract competency and understand whether a CLM solution would benefit your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

An On-Demand Solution to Optimize Contract Management by SAP America, Inc. April 2011 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn three ways your company can get the most out of its contracts by ensuring that the agreements you enter into are low in risk and that contractual terms are being observed and met.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enterprise Contract Management for Life Sciences: Integrating Contract Creation, Administration, and Execution by SAP AG June 2009 - (Free Research) Leading life sciences companies are recognizing the need for synchronized, enterprise-wide pricing and contract management processes. An integrated solution can provide the transparency needed to satisfy auditors, balance pricing with go-to-market strategies, and support sales and finance teams - including accurately predicting margins.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Using Storage to Maximize the Business Benefits of Virtualization by LeftHand Networks June 2008 - (Free Research) The adoption of virtualization by corporations is being spurred by the availability of high performance multi-core servers that deliver the processing power, memory, and connectivity speeds.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly 20 September 2011: Download the new issue of the UK's leading technology publication, featuring in-depth analysis of the latest IT news and technology trends by ComputerWeekly.com September 2011 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine what reform of the UK's banks will mean for financial services IT strategies. We also look at the problems of software licensing when moving to desktop virtualisation, discuss how to make sense of cloud computing, and provide part three of our guide to business intelligence. Download the new issue now.  (EZINE)

SearchCIO.com eBook: Unlock Outsourcing Potential and Change by SearchCIO.com May 2009 - (Free Research) The key to unlocking outsourcing potential lies in targeting the right projects, choosing your suppliers wisely and then managing them with an eye on economic conditions at that global site. Here's a step-by-step plan for optimizing savings.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Stratus Technologies: Stratus streamlines contract negotiations by SpringCM March 2011 - (Free Research) Stratus needed to address 3 key needs: Salesforce.com integration; user access through a familiar Outlook interface; and full self-service visibility for salespeople. The SpringCM Contract Accelerator for Salesforce.com enables Stratus' sales teams to collaborate, share best practices and to streamline contract negotiation and approval processes.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

DocuSign - Electronic Signature Services by DocuSign, Inc. DocuSign is a secure and convenient way to get a legally binding electronic signature. It's fast and easy-to-use. For businesses, DocuSign can dramatically increase efficiency and accelerate growth while reducing administrative costs.  (ASP)

ISG Outsourcing Index (EMEA) by ComputerWeekly.com April 2013 - (Free Research) The ISG Outsourcing Index provides a quarterly review of the latest sourcing industry data and trends.  (IT BRIEFING) 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 |

Improving Teammate Communication, Collaboration and Productivity on Task Order RFPS by SpringCM November 2008 - (Free Research) Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) selected a solution called Privia by SpringCM that enable CTC to keep all teammates and internal participants on task without program manager or contract administrator intervention.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation by Schneider Electric May 2013 - (Free Research) Check out this resource that describes energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), and how they are smart alternative financing option for consolidation projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Prepare For Vendor Audits and Improve Software Asset Management with Integrated IBM Solutions by IBM December 2010 - (Free Research) Read on to learn how effective software asset management can support both cost effectiveness and cost efficiency through automation and by matching inventory with actual deployments, thereby helping to reduce over- and under-licensing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Ensure Best Price and Contract Compliance Now Delivered in real-time with Big Data analytics by Oversight Systems September 2012 - (Free Research) Traditional procurement and financial analytics practices lack the visibility today's businesses need, and can lead to millions of wasted dollars. Check out this paper to learn about an innovative financial analytics tool that can help monitor and analyze purchase data to ensure prices and contracts are being met.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

E-Book: A CIO’s Guide to Outsourcing by Dimension Data November 2010 - (Free Research) Access this e-book and learn outsourcing contract danger signs, how to tell if changing vendors is worth the risk, the importance of encouraging innovation and flexibility from providers, and more!  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Negotiating cloud contracts by ComputerWeekly.com January 2013 - (Free Research) This article, drawing on sources including interviews with cloud computing providers, users and other market actors, is the first in-depth research into how cloud contracts are negotiated.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly 16 August 2011: Read our analysis of the week’s biggest news stories in IT and in-depth features examining the latest technology trends by ComputerWeekly.com August 2011 - (Free Research) In this week’s issue of Computer Weekly we kick-off a programme of content aimed at providing a resource for IT training, education and career development. We also look at the controversial supplier contracts for the NHS IT programme, and examine the challenges of Big Data - plus our usual analysis of the week’s news. Download the latest issue now.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

An On-Demand Sourcing Solution for Rapid and Sustainable Savings by SAP America, Inc. May 2011 - (Free Research) Many procurement organizations struggle to meet savings goals with an overworked staff using time-consuming, manual processes or outdated systems. Read this paper to learn how to better collaborate with key stakeholders, qualify suppliers, ensure a competitive bidding process, and negotiate contract terms with suppliers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Change Management Best Practices for the Engineering and Construction Industry by Oracle Corporation April 2009 - (Free Research) The purpose of this white paper is to highlight best practices of identifying and managing changes that might occur on a construction project, and provide a process to effectively manage changes on construction projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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