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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 |

CA Mainframe Security Compliance by IBM June 2008 - (Free Research) In this video, learn how to combat against regulatory, staffing and audit pressures that security management shortcomings bring to the table.  (VIDEOCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Reconciliation: A Practical Guide for Asset Managers by Advent Software, Inc July 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed.  (WHITE PAPER)

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 |

How Security Features in Windows® Server® 2008 Can Save You Money by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft September 2011 - (Free Research) Unfortunately, data theft and the financial consequences of such breaches can be severe. Many organizations lose customers and revenue because of the violation of trust incurred from a breach. Inside this white paper, learn about a security approach that can help reduce risk, while also controlling operating costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IT matters again by ComputerWeekly.com December 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 |

Next-Generation, Low-Latency Front-Office Computing for Capital Markets by Oracle Corporation August 2008 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn how financial organizations can embrace a portable, standards-based architecture to create a predictable, sustainable millisecond response time environment that will increase revenue generation and opportunity optimization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SearchSAP.com E-Book: SAP Workflow update: Must-knows for delivering successful workflow projects by Dolphin October 2010 - (Free Research) SAP shops have long been using the Workflow module to automate processes controlled by the SAP FI module. Customers are looking to extend SAP Workflow to derive more value from SAP systems in place. Learn the benefits and challenges of using the SAP Business Workflow module as well as tips for planning a successful Workflow strategy.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Ten Steps to an Enterprise Mobility Strategy by iPass Inc. (E-mail this company) January 2012 - (Free Research) Ensure traveling employees are productive while you control costs and security, with an enterprise mobility strategy.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

EaglePicher Technologies Meets Huge Demand Spike With Crucial ERP Implementation by Plex Systems April 2009 - (Free Research) EaglePicher management turned to Plex Systems of Auburn Hills, MI to help initiate a manufacturing-based ERP system for its manufacturing facilities. Its new lean manufacturing abilities have enabled it to accurately determine cost and profitability by part, allowing it to become increasingly competitive, especially against offshore competitors.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

The single most important document: Moving annual reporting into the 21st century by IBM June 2011 - (Free Research) Despite being so important, the process to create the annual report, the 10-K and the 10-Q is still stuck in the Middle Ages. This paper explores the history of annual reporting, the process of manually creating the annual report, and how to bring this process into the 21st century.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Eurizon Capital increases value of business information thanks to Business Intelligence solution by Hewlett-Packard Limited January 2012 - (Free Research) Read on to learn more about the benefits of HP's business intelligence and data planning system and how it can reduce total cost of ownership by 30%.  (CASE STUDY) 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 |

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy (Forrester Consulting Report) by IBM September 2009 - (Free Research) Database security is the last line of defense, so it deserves greater focus on the protection of private data from both internal and external attacks than IT pros have traditionally given it. Read this paper to learn what steps you can take to improve database security in your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Closing the print security gap by ComputerWeekly.com November 2011 - (Free Research) This report provides an overview of the inherent risks when operating an insecure print environment and discusses the current market landscape while recommending some best practices for adopting an integrated information and print security strategy.  (WHITE PAPER)

Computer Weekly - 31 January 2012: The importance of IT strategy by ComputerWeekly.com January 2012 - (Free Research) In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the importance of IT strategy when budgets are under pressure. The first part of our Buyer’s Guide to virtualisation examines the barriers preventing many organisations from adopting the technology; and Transport for London’s CIO talks about how IT helps avoid Olympic travel chaos. Download the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses by Global Knowledge March 2009 - (Free Research) Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Master Data Management Projects in Practice - An Information Difference Research Study by Talend December 2009 - (Free Research) Organizations are often turning to Master Data Management as a key enabler in improving the timeliness, quality and reliability of BI with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. This survey report presents recommendations on the "do and don't" of MDM as well as some findings on the use of open source and manual coding in MDM projects.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Securing Data at the Source by Oracle Corporation January 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines today’s challenges and Oracle’s solutions, including Encryption and Masking, Advanced Security, Secure Backup, and Data Masking Pack, Access and Authorization, Vault and Label Security, Auditing and Monitoring and Management pack.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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)

Forum Presidio - Open PGS Security Gateway - Regulatory Compliance by Forum Systems Forum Presidio™ is a comprehensive secure content exchange platform that allows enterprises to immediately comply with Government privacy regulations using a low cost and easy to manage centralized solution. Forum Presidio™ can be used as a legacy-to-XML security bridge for a smooth migration to XML Web services.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Tips to Prepare for the Upcoming IFRS Conversion by Sage Software January 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 |

Priorities for Improving the Financial Close: Don't Forget about Reporting by IBM October 2011 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how the right financial consolidation solution can help you replace silos of inconsistent data with the information and analytic capabilities you need for actionable insight.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

5 ways to increase online self-service adoption for financial services by Tealeaf September 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 |

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