This brief yet informative analyst report from Gartner Research Inc., explains why Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) eSignature systems are gaining popularity in North America and their pros and cons. 

Read this analyst report from Forrester Research Inc., to hear what industry insiders think of electronic signatures and how they can improve your customer relationships and sales deals. 

This benchmarking study from ESI International identifies the trends impacting the project management function in IT industry in three areas: PMO maturity, measuring and reporting on PMO effectiveness, as well as training involvement. 

Check out this white paper to learn about two network protocol models, TCP/IP and OSI. 

Effective negotiations and management of telecom contracts can have a measurable impact on a business’ financial performance. 

This extensive survey from Aberdeen Group examines how various sales performers are using electronic signatures. 

Economies of scale, flexibility and costreduction – cloud advocates have made sure that we are familiar with these potential benefits, even if we have yet to agree on an exact definition of cloud computing. But doubters argue that none of these benefits will actually be available unless some fundamental security issues can be overcome. 

Read this white paper to learn about Enterprise Cloud Services for SAP applications, scalable solutions offered on a three-month to multi-year contract on a pay-per-month, per-user, or per-instance pricing. Discover the many benefits these flexible services can offer your organisation.  

Watch this webcast on collaborative sourcing to learn how to build a sustainable collaborative sourcing program, bring more "spend under management" or "procurement influence", and create the role of automated contract management and supplier performance management in strategic sourcing decision making processes. 

In this e-guide, gain expert insight into how to secure messages with Exchange Server 2010. Find out about common issues IT pros have with unprotected Exchange mailboxes and learn about options to ensure protection. And get tips for managing Exchange servers and administrators to achieve a successful message security initiative. 

This white paper describes the many benefits of electronic signatures and how your organization can implement an eSignature system into your current contract process. 

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.