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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)

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 |

The Many Benefits of Lean IT by Cisco Systems, Inc. September 2010 - (Free Research) Can a leaner approach to IT deliver greater value at lower cost? Flextronics' CIO David Smoley reveals how a lean approach to IT, similar to successful methods used in manufacturing, delivers greater value to organizations and their customers.  (VIDEO)

Customer Experience for Marketing: Oracle Commerce Solutions by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 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)

7 Habits of Highly Effective Contact Centers and Help Desks by eGain Communications Corp. February 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 |

Service and Support: Made to Measure Using Consona Analytics as a Roadmap to Success by Consona Corporation October 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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

Let Customer Feedback Do the Driving by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters May 2007 - (Free Research) As the second installment in The Customer Innovation Series, this paper describes why and how Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) is a critical component in solving the problem of enhancing customer-driven innovation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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 |

Five Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean by Epicor Software Corporation February 2008 - (Free Research) A lean approach to manufacturing can help improve productivity and customer service. 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 |

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 |

Epicor's IT Service Management - Expert IT Help Desk Software by Epicor Software Corporation   (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Podcast - How to Produce an Actionable IT Service Catalog by newScale, Inc. October 2008 - (Free Research) The ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) best practice framework advocates that IT organizations produce a Service Catalog to document and communicate standard service offerings. As the cornerstone for IT-business alignment, the Service Catalog is...  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Applying ITIL Best Practice Principles to IPAM by BT Diamond IP December 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper will explain how each of the main ITIL areas can be applied specifically to IP address management (IPAM), and the benefits that can be accrued from using this management framework.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

ITSM classroom: How to run IT as a business by SearchCIO.com March 2013 - (Free Research) In this classroom, ITSM experts delve into topics that are top of mind for CIOs including how to run IT services as a business, apply lean principles to ITSM and shape the ITSM strategy around a product-centric view.  (VIRTUAL SEMINAR) READ ABSTRACT |

Linux Related Technical Support Study by SUSE August 2010 - (Free Research) When it comes to technical support services, not all Linux offerings are created equal. This white paper evaluates three leading Linux vendors on several critical support capabilities, including ease of access to services, knowledge and expertise, and speed and effectiveness of resolution.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Why Your Current Service Desk is Failing Your Business, and What to Do About It by CA Technologies. September 2012 - (Free Research) Outdated service management platforms are a problem for many businesses, as they result in an excess of costs and complexity.  In today's business environment, a service desk update may be in order, and this resource outlines the requirements for a successful platform, along with questions to ask before making a purchase decision.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IT Courseware by SkillSoft Corporation SkillSoft's IT Skills instruction is designed to encourage and prompt frequent learner interaction with the course content. SkillSoft maintains courseware integrity and effectiveness by offering a balance of thorough instruction, challenging practice exercises and quizzes.  (ASP & SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

The Perfect Combo: ITIL, I.T. Service Management, and Social Media by BMC Software, Inc. August 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to discover how your service desk can facilitate higher levels of productivity for end users with the integration of social media. Help your business gain improved service delivery and support, as well as improved overall customer satisfaction.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

PGI halves the time-to-market for new products with cloud infrastructure solutions from CA Technologies by CA Technologies. December 2011 - (Free Research) Keeping up to date with the latest technology is crucial to maintain a competitive edge but with lengthly IT provisioning processes can delay the time-to-market for customer products.  Read this white paper to learn how one company created a cloud-based approach that facilitated business growth by cutting costs and increasing services quality.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Total Economic Impact™ Of Panduit’s Unified Physical Infrastructure℠ (UPI) by Panduit August 2010 - (Free Research) This study illustrates the financial impact of moving from disparate and aging wiring systems to an integrated, building-wide IT connectivity infrastructure.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework by ComputerWeekly.com January 2012 - (Free Research) Download the Service-Oriented Cloud Computing Infrastructure (SOCCI) Framework from the Open Group.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Buy Supports New Line of Business and World-Class Sales Force by Microsoft August 2010 - (Free Research) In this case study you’ll learn how Best Buy for Business considered several options, including expanding its internally developed retail application, adopting a hosted CRM solution through Salesforce.com, or implementing Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM. In the end, the solution was clear.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

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