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Service and Support: Made to Measure Using Consona Analytics as a Roadmap to Success by Consona Corporation October 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Management 101 tells us that success in business starts with setting goals and measuring progress toward them. Service and support success requires that all stakeholders know where they’re going and how they’re doing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

7 Habits of Highly Effective Contact Centers and Help Desks by eGain Communications Corp. February 17, 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper, we discuss seven traits of successful contact centers and help desks, backed by stories and tips from our customers - some of the world’s most innovative customer service and support organizations. Read on to learn more about the seven habits that could set your contact center or help desk on the path to success and growth.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Skill Courseware by SkillSoft Corporation SkillSoft’s Business Skills Library focuses on behavioral skills that are designed for business professionals and key to performance regardless of job responsibility, as well as the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the various areas of functional responsibility in today’s business organizations.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Customer Experience for Marketing: Oracle Commerce Solutions by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 13, 2012 - (Free Research) Today, customers hold the buying power – not marketing. In fact, research shows that 73% of customers will be loyal to brands that deliver a great customer experience. Read this paper to discover how the customer experience is driving business value and learn the 3 key principles  of delivering an exceptional experience.  (WHITE PAPER)

CRM: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Five Principles for CRM Success by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution February 20, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explains how, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is first and foremost a strategy. This guide provides insight to help you take a more customer-centric view of your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Top 9 Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty and Engagement by Allegiance January 2008 - (Free Research) Customer loyalty is a critical way to retain more of your customers and grow your business faster. Explore these nine principles to foster a culture of greater loyalty and engagement and you will see immediate profits.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean by Epicor Software Corporation April 2007 - (Free Research) Improve productivity and customer service with a lean approach to manufacturing. Read this white paper to learn how ERP works with lean to identify value and non-value components with your SAP system to give you a competitive edge.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Making Service and Support Your Revenue Engine: The Initiative That’s Too Important to Delay by Consona Corporation June 2011 - (Free Research) The value of service and support is hidden in a fog of metrics—measures that link monitors and bulletin boards, populate binders, fascinate managers, annoy employees, and ultimately mislead us about the business. Read this whitepaper and discover the real value of support is the revenue it protects and creates.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Cloud Customer Service and Support: Great Experiences by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) View this brief video for great customer service strategies that allow your customers to connect with service resources whenever and wherever they need. Also, discover how to get deeper insight into your clients' history and interactions with your business and services.  (VIDEOCAST)

Good to Great: Transform IT through Service Lifecycle Management by Hewlett-Packard Company June 2008 - (Free Research) This paper examines service lifecycle management SLcM and the ITIL v3 principles on which it is based. It shows how SLcM provides the framework for organizations to optimize business outcomes and facilitates continual service improvement.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Innovate the Steve Jobs Way: 7 Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success by Citrix Online UK January 2011 - (Free Research) This new e-book by Carmine Gallo, columnist for BusinessWeek.com, explores the 7 guiding principles of Steve Jobs' success and how you can use them to emerge from the recession stronger, more inspired and more innovative than ever.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

The new business of technology: extend, transact and optimize by IBM July 2012 - (Free Research) New opportunities for engagement bring with them new requirements for IT workloads and system structures. This resource outlines a three-part approach for extending SOA principles to outside business engagements: extending applications, processes and services, transacting with integrity, scale and speed, and optimizing business operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Lean Manufacturing by IFS January 2012 - (Free Research) This paper illustrates how IFS Applications support lean principles, particularly in the many manufacturing environments that require both rate-based and order-based shop floor execution. This hybrid approach lets you go lean step by step, as you are able, not because an inflexible system forces you to do so.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience for Service: Oracle Commerce Solutions by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) Phenomenal customer service has never been more critical. A 2011 CEI report shows that 89% of customers will stop doing business with a company after a single bad experience. Inside this resource, learn more about the role of customer service in delivering a great customer experience and find out what strategies market leaders are using.  (WHITE PAPER)

WebFOCUS Operational Enterprise Business Intelligence by Information Builders Inc. (E-mail this company) WebFOCUS is a comprehensive and fully integrated enterprise business intelligence platform. It sets the standard for enterprise business intelligence by scaling to support every level of the global organization – executive, analytical, & operational – and make data available, accessible, and meaningful to every person or application that needs it.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Cognos Business Intelligence for Report Authors by IBM January 2012 - (Free Research) Utilize a complete set of enterprise reports that are easy to build, maintain, secure and deploy, all delivered in a collaborative authoring environment and based on the fundamental principle of "author once — consume anywhere."  (VIRTUAL SEMINAR) READ ABSTRACT |

Making Support Social: Turning Customer Engagement Into Customer Success by Consona Corporation May 2010 - (Free Research) Social media is fundamentally changing how businesses and their customers interact. In this paper, learn of some of the broad trends in social media, and then provide specific guidance on how to use social media to deliver support better, faster and cheaper.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Knowledge Management is NOT an Add-on! by Consona Corporation October 2010 - (Free Research) Service and support organizations can benefit tremendously from knowledge. When implemented effectively, knowledge management processes and technology can deliver significant benefits. Read this paper to learn about delivering knowledge-driven CRM.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Selection Criteria for Remote Support Tools: “Best-of-Breed” Products Speed ROI for Technology Investment by NTR Global October 2009 - (Free Research) Remote support technology is a very popular service and support automation tool for high-tech companies. Freeware and shareware options are available, but come with their own risks. Leveraging a best-of-breed product can improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Read on to learn what to look for in a remote support platform.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtual Support Networks: Ten Tips for Delivering Managed Services to On-Site Systems by CA Technologies. September 2008 - (Free Research) In late 2004 and early 2005, DB Kay & Associates conducted a market survey to uncover the best practices for deploying Virtual Support Networks.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Green Data Center: Energy-Efficient Computing in the 21st Century, Chapter 3, 2009 Update by APC by Schneider Electric February 2009 - (Free Research) This chapter is a primer on energy efficient cooling and power distribution principles and best practices in data center.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience: Empower Your Agents by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) View this brief video to learn what your business's customer service and support systems should look like. Watch this on-demand video now to find out why simplicity and ease-of-use is key to delivering the best possible customer interactions.  (VIDEO)

To Get Promoted in Customer Support, Do These Five Things by Parature, Inc. March 2008 - (Free Research) Ascendancy in customer support ranks today demands a mix of both technical and business insight. Professionals that make service and support their career path and successfully move up the ladder, boast a range of skills across both disciplines.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

eGuide: Mistakes to avoid when providing virtualization services and support by IBM October 2011 - (Free Research) This expert e-guide, brought to you by SearchSystemsChannel.com, reveals the four most common virtualization stumbling blocks that resellers encounter and offers advice for avoiding and overcoming them.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Case Study-VMware Consona Knowledge Management by Consona Corporation June 2010 - (Free Research) Changing corporate culture to focus on customer service and support is practically a routine activity in large service-oriented organizations these days.This case study covers what VMware is doing to provide outstanding support for their customers.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

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