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Attack of the PDF Documents: How Adobe’s PDF Format has become one of the top carriers of malware by Sophos, Inc. April 11, 2011 - (Free Research) Since PDF has become so common on the Internet, with nearly every business using it as the document format of choice for delivering forms, articles, and whitepapers, the security problems and malware potential of PDF are far too tempting for the bad guys to ignore.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Introduction to Requirements - The Critical Details That Make or Break a Project by Global Knowledge December 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper will discuss the various kinds of information technology requirements, their importance, the different requirement types, the concept of requirements engineering and the process for gathering requirements.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Strategic Brief – HIPAA by Alliance Storage Technologies November 2010 - (Free Research) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) enacted reform and standardization in the healthcare industry to protect patient confidentiality. Continue reading to learn more about the goals of HIPAA.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fixed Asset Inventory: A Guide to Getting Started by Sage Software March 2012 - (Free Research) Deployment of a fixed asset management provides countless benefits ranging from prevention of overpayment on property tax and insurance, to  reducing the risk of non-compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Read this paper to learn about best practices for fixed asset inventory management and tips for implementing a successful inventory process.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Financial process automation leads to better performance by Dolphin April 2013 - (Free Research) Financial reporting can be time-consuming and expensive if done manually. In this expert guide, learn how automating financial reporting can offer your organization key benefits and discover recommendations on how to get started.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A Shared Environment for IFRS Reporting Can Help Drive Financial Reporting Standardization - and Savings, too by Deloitte September 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses how the global movement toward IFRS offers companies the chance to significantly improve efficiency and reduce financial reporting costs by placing IFRS reporting in a shared environment, or "Center of Excellence" (CoE) and how IFRS CoE can help improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IDC Research Note:Oracle Financial Services and Insurance Forum: Highlighting Relationship-Based Pricing and Billing by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd February 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines how relationship pricing and billing is starting to move to retail banking as institutions seek to reward their best customers. Learn why you should embrace relationship-based pricing and how you can improve the support of your customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

crystalreports.com: Web-Based Reporting & Information Sharing by Business Objects crystalreports.com is a web-based report-sharing service that allows organizations to instantly share crucial business information with the right people - simply and securely. There is nothing to install, and places no additional workload on IT. It improves decision makers’ ability to make key business decisions based on timely and accurate data.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

crystalreports.com for Salesforce.com: Exception and Sales Reporting by Business Objects crystalreports.com is a Web-based report-sharing service that allows you to share Crystal Reports with the right people - simply and securely. Create advanced reports from your Salesforce.com data. Dig deeper for answers using graphs with drill down capabilities. View, schedule, refresh, and distribute reports online - inside Salesforce.com.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Best Practices in Performance Measurement and Reporting: Understanding the Global Investment Performance Standards by Advent Software, Inc July 1967 - (Free Research) This whitepaper, written in conjunction with Ashland Partners, explains the steps to becoming Global Investment Performance Standards compliant.  (WHITE PAPER)

Evaluating and Contracting for Cloud Financials Best Practice Considerations by Intacct Corporation March 2010 - (Free Research) Choosing a cloud computing solution can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? What questions do you ask? What do you specifically need to look out for? This paper answers these questions and more. Continue reading to learn the best practices for choosing a cloud computing solution.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Getting Started with Business Process Management by SoftwareAG Inc., USA February 2009 - (Free Research) In this whitepaper, you will learn about the different entry points for BPM, ways of ramping up process initiatives, organizational and cultural challenges that BPM practitioners face, and the critical success factors for BPM.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Do More with Less: The Five Strategies used by Successful SMB Manufacturers by Infor September 2008 - (Free Research) A common issue facing small and medium-sized business (SMB) manufacturers today is how to increase revenue and grow their business without significantly adding staff. Read this paper to learn five strategies used by successful SMBs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

What Is Cloud Computing? by Salesforce.com March 2009 - (Free Research) Cloud computing is a better way to run your business. Instead of running your apps yourself, they run on a shared data center. When you use any app that runs in cloud, you just log in, customize it, and start using it.  (VIDEOCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Case Development Best Practices for Data Center and IT Projects: Speed Up Your Project Approval and Start with Confidence by HP & Intel® June 2009 - (Free Research) How do companies create winning business cases to justify key data center and IT initiatives and speed-up the budget approval process? Read this paper for tips and best practices for how to succeed in the budget approval process and business case development.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Key Challenges in Risk Management: How Immediate Access to Integrated Information Can Mitigate Risk by Sybase, an SAP company April 2012 - (Free Research) <p>This white paper reveals the findings of a recent survey of senior risk and IT decision-makers in international financial institutions, exploring their current risk management capabilities and their plans for introducing integrated technologies, and examining the relationship between data management and risk mitigation in depth.</p>  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Impact Brief: How to Get Started with Enterprise Risk Management by RSA, The Security Division of EMC July 2010 - (Free Research) To implement a strategic, efficient and sustainable governance, risk and compliance (GRC) program, organizations need integrated technologies, expert resources and a unified view into business processes across IT, Finance, Operations and Legal domains.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Case for Contract Management -- Why You Should Get Started Today by SAP America, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) How well-versed are you in the three key areas of contract lifecycle management (CLM) that will give you the visibility to control your contracts and comply with regulations? Take this quick quiz to determine your contract competency and understand whether a CLM solution would benefit your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Identity Simplification and Consolidation through Virtualization and Synchronization by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions March 2009 - (Free Research) You'll want to read this paper if simplifying your company's identity and access management (IAM) infrastructures are on your agenda. Directory virtualization provides new opportunities to move towards this goal by abstracting disparate sources of identity data and presenting them in a unified fashion. Read on for details and more information.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Legally Avoid the Data Tax by Talend February 2011 - (Free Research) Fiscally conservative IT organizations should try to minimize their expenses and leverage their IT budgets. Understanding the data tax and where potential savings reside is a good place to start. This white paper explains how this data tax is being levied and provides valuable advice from our data tax advisors on how to legally circumvent this tax.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

8 Common Mistakes of Windows 7 Migration by Dell, Inc. April 2011 - (Free Research) Join this interactive webcast to learn more about:• Common mistakes that people make during the OS migration project • How Dell overcame mistakes we made during our migration • How Dell helped other companies overcome common mistakes • Goodness that came out of the migration program  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Fast Delivery of Complex Financial Reports - How Leading CFOs Do It by IBM November 2011 - (Free Research) Reporting speed and accuracy are vital today. But it would be wrong to assume that you have to spend more to go faster and do a competent job. This white paper illustrates how some organizations achieved top-tier results in financial reporting and why some did not.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Application Transformation and Modernization by Hewlett-Packard Limited November 2012 - (Free Research) Many organizations are finding that their applications are much more diverse and varied than many businesses would like. Access this presentation transcript to learn how to go about improving and updating your applications for a modern age. Learn the key considerations you must take into account and where to start.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

Revamping and optimizing your SAP GRC strategy by Security Weaver November 2010 - (Free Research) GRC is by now a well-known concept but processes for keeping track of it are still in the nascent stages at some companies, with many companies still using Excel or SharePoint for reporting purposes. Get advice on how to get started with GRC software within the SAP landscape, and how to use the software to achieve a successful compliance strategy.  (EBOOK)

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