This is the first in a series of six reports addressing the opportunities and challenges faced by midsize manufacturers. 

The SAP® Business All-in-One fast-start program enables you to configure a solution online, obtain an estimate of costs, and implement the solution quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers rapid time to value and lets you tailor the solution to meet your changing needs, protecting your long-term investment. 

Whether you are a wholesale distributor of furniture, machinery, chemicals, or food and beverages, your success depends on how quickly you adapt to demands from customers and suppliers. You must constantly differentiate your services from the competition while improving operating efficiencies and controlling costs. 

This podcast, the third in a series of studies examining the impact that emerging online media have on B2B technology marketing, shows how three mainstays of the Web 2.0 culture are evolving into B2B information delivery tools: Online video, Social networks and Wikis. 

This paper explains various ways unified communications solutions have proven their ability to help organizations solve various problems like, enabling them to transform their business, streamline business processes and reduce costs. 

This white paper describes in depth the advantages of mail automation in a business world that still relies on paper-based transmissions such as faxing and mail distribution. 

This report, the second in a series of studies looking at the impact emerging online applications have on B2B technology marketing, finds that blogs and Real Simple Syndication (RSS) are catching on more quickly than previously thought. 

This paper examines the impact of de-duplication in a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment. 

Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. This benchmark study is a roadmap for reducing overall manufacturing costs through the utilization of manufacturing technologies. 

Examine the comprehensive strategies, solutions, and best practices for the aerospace and defense (A&D) manufacturing industry based on technical and business expertise. Learn best practices and strategies for profitable growth in your business. 

The evolution of consumer marketing causes everyone to think in new ways. Instead of reaching consumers through traditional media, Internet, product placement and word of mouth are good alternatives. Check out this paper for more information about integrated brand management. 

This paper discusses why failure happens and how to prevent it by following the overriding best practice in successful acquisitions, mergers, and divestitures: preparedness. 

Enterprises that employ advanced sourcing strategies are positively impacting product development cycles and building stronger supplier relationships by making better, more informed decisions. Get the details in the results of this Aberdeen Group survey.