This brief paper outlines a solution that seamlessly synchronizes your customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) data to grant you timely access to the information you need to make pivotal and proper business decisions. 

White papers are one of the most misunderstood, miswritten and misused marketing tools available. While many companies think they need a white paper, few manage to write, design or use them to their full potential. This paper outlines eight key steps to take when writing a white paper and what you should do once the paper is written. 

In this white paper, Dan Moore, the senior vice president of professional services at IBM, Cast Iron reviews the current application environment in light of emerging trends, describes an ideal complete integration solution and discusses common sense best practices as well as pitfalls. 

Here five things about Windows Server 2008 that are the less obvious, more esoteric, yet useful features or quirks. The following is a brief list of some things that I tend to assume that many people know, and I am constantly amazed by clients and students who really don't know them. How many do you already know? 

This paper explains how with a community-driven development approach, enhancements are driven by a community of users, which means the system constantly improves in the exact way a user requires. Continue reading to learn the power of community-driven product enhancement. 

This week's Computer Weekly examines how the Football Association's IT director is using technology to help improve the prospects for the England national team. Our Buyer's Guide to government IT looks at the future of open source in the public sector and we report from Infosec 2012 on the rising number of cyber attacks. Read the issue now. 

As VoIP usage becomes widespread, enterprise users will become subject to many of the same security risks that have affected data networks. This report highlights some of the potential security problems associated with VoIP and address what measures can be taken to secure enterprise VoIP deployments. 

Nissen Chemitec America has utilized several different systems to manage enterprise operations but these systems weren’t designed to meet the specific needs of automotive injection molding suppliers. Nissen selected EnterpriseIQ because it meets manufacturing-specific functionality and automotive industry requirements in a single-database system. 

To compete head on, industrial equipment manufacturers are adopting new software and business processes that can help them reduce costs and raise margins while satisfying customer demands. 

Whatever the type of business, it’s rare to find one that doesn’t have a computer at its heart. Able to manage everything from accounts to stock control and customer communications, a company computer is a critical purchase which should be chosen taking the specific needs of the  business in mind. 

This week’s Computer Weekly, we talk exclusively to Tesco CIO Mike McNamara about why the UK's biggest retailer is spending £150m on its online business. And, with the London 2012 Olympics only weeks away; we look at how IT testing is progressing. 

This white paper details how Web 2.0 technologies support business strategies by improving efficiency and productivity as well as harnessing knowledge through collaboration. 

Listen to this podcast with Forrester Research principal analyst Liz Hebert to learn about the cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management application options available to today's manufacturers. Get tips on software selection and integration.