Many institutions are investigating opportunities to create more value for customers by eliminating or reducing non-value-adding activities. Lean processing, long a staple in manufacturing, provides this opportunity for increasing efficiency within financial services. 

Integrating asset maintenance activity and equipment history in IBM Maximo with financial and planning systems is helping Tube Lines meet its financial targets, plan for long-range capital investments and improve the rail infrastructure. Read this case study now to learn more. 

Read this case study to learn how Sourcefire's solutions can help top credit and debit card processors, as well as companies completing far fewer online transactions, in protecting sensitive customer data from cybercriminals. 

KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group conducted an in-depth analysis of 15,452 Web leads generated by KnowledgeStorm. The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of Web leads that maximize sales opportunities and to debunk myths around what makes a good sales lead. 

This expert resource presents the top ten reasons to consider third party monitoring as a way to address the dual challenge of managing complex infrastructures while at the same time optimizing application performance and eliminating downtime. 

This resource chronicles the achieved business continuity, cost savings, and outstanding citizen services of one Illinois municipality. Discover how this organization was about to cut costs of over $84,000 and achieve ROI in less than 24 months. 

Enterprise social applications are the next generation of collaboration and productivity tools, capturing the interpersonal knowledge of workers and the implicit connections among people, systems, and data. 

This whitepaper, aimed strategic decision makers, will discuss how you can reduce telephony costs, maximize your ROI and improve your business collaboration and communication activities. 

This white paper details the best practices essential for effective value chain analysis during an enterprise level SOA initiative. 

This paper outlines the connectivity and productivity requirements you need to ensure your network is truly prepared to handle the onslaught of today's mobile devices. Read on to learn details on the necessary access, authentication and security options as well as the features required to ensure your network is ready to make every device compliant. 

As Agile is embraced by development organizations everywhere, the need to produce clean, maintainable software quickly is great. To achieve development agility, developers must maintain velocity, eliminate bug debt, and focus on peer interaction. Read this paper to learn how to automate time consuming development activities to boost productivity. 

The first decade of the 21st century saw a dramatic change in the nature of cybercrime. Hackers have evolved from teenage boys spreading graffiti for kicks and notoriety to organised, financially motivated gangs. Read this white paper for a better understanding of the history of malware and learn to craft a better, safer future for internet users.