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 

Download this e-book and find out how a unified close, consolidate and report (CCR) process gives leaders timely and accurate insights to make smarter decisions. You also discover features of the ideal CCR solution and learn what to look for in the selection process. 

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. 

This paper encourages all businesses to consider a more formal "green" strategy in regards to client computing and the technology refresh cycle. The timing could not be better. There is also a business case to be made that the 'business as usual' environment could view the "green" initiative as a compelling event unto itself. 

The Internet has changed the dynamics of technology sales and marketing. While most marketing efforts emphasize generating leads, and most sales efforts are focused on closing sales, not enough consideration is given to the little-understood but vital middle ground of lead qualification. Learn more about industry best practices. 

This white paper explores how to change some of the default user experiences by customizing elements of both the Look and Feel and the site Navigation. Many additional "out of the box" customization elements are available. 

The City of Ulm turns to Enteo v6 to rollout Windows Vista and applications on all clients with minimal effort and high degree of reliability. 

Web collaboration solutions are emerging as one of the building blocks of those applications. 

This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks. 

As businesses build the optimized data center, VMware vSphere can deliver consolidation as well as cost effective business continuity, disaster recovery, and high availability for mass application adoption with packaging and pricing that matches individual market segments. Read this paper to learn more. 

This white paper takes a closer look at HP CloudSystem, a comprehensive, integrated technology system that enables enterprises to build, manage, and consume services across all cloud environments. Discover the three easy steps you should take to provide a solid foundation for your data center. 

This white paper details how organizations can leverage cloud-based storage offerings as part of their data protection plans. The paper also takes a closer look at the solutions offered by Riverbed that allow organizations to integrate cloud-based storage within solutions that address a growing set of data protection demands. 

This new What Works! e-book explores best practices for effectively engaging prospects in a virtual environment to shorten the sales cycle, beat the competition and close more business.