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Gartner: Two-tier ERP suite strategy - considering your options by ComputerWeekly.com September 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Increasing numbers of companies are evaluating a two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) strategy; running separate lower-cost regional solutions for small-tomidsize subsidiaries, despite, in many cases, already rolling out a global ERP system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Innovation Barrier, Part 2: Symptoms, Solutions, and the Impact on Equipment Manufacturers by Fanfare November 16, 2007 - (Free Research) This paper is the second in a two-part series exploring the innovation barrier – the point at which testing can no longer keep pace with development in the equipment manufacturing industry. It examines the innovation barrier’s symptoms – from slowdowns in development to mounting quality issues – and the potential impact on equipment manufacturers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Innovation Barrier: Has Testing Fallen Behind Development? by Fanfare February 2007 - (Free Research) Constant product innovation has contributed to a thriving equipment-manufacturing industry, however, fewer time-saving tools are available to QA than developer groups. As a result, testing is becoming an innovation barrier. This paper examines the innovation barrier: its causes, effects, & what’s needed to restore the vigorous pace of innovation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

EaglePicher Technologies Meets Huge Demand Spike With Crucial ERP Implementation by Plex Systems April 2009 - (Free Research) EaglePicher management turned to Plex Systems of Auburn Hills, MI to help initiate a manufacturing-based ERP system for its manufacturing facilities. Its new lean manufacturing abilities have enabled it to accurately determine cost and profitability by part, allowing it to become increasingly competitive, especially against offshore competitors.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

SecurStor 2500 RAID by Excel Meridian Data, Inc. SecurStor 2500 RAID is designed as a high-performance and high-availability solution, with multiple configuration options providing available No Single Point of Failure redundancy for up-to 64 TB of multi-host cluster-capable storage.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

Tying the Shop Floor to the ERP System by Plex Systems March 2009 - (Free Research) ERP on the Shop Floor is as critical to the viability of the enterprise as any component in the execution of manufacturing. High performing manufacturers have found that full integration of real-time operational data collected from the shop floor to the top floor is key to reducing costs, streamlining operations and improving customer satisfaction.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Smarter communications through analytics by IBM November 2011 - (Free Research) As research suggests, investments in data integration and analytics that maximize the value of each customer are worthwhile and create potential for financial gain. To quantify the value of those investments, an illustrative $8 billion communications provider was modeled. Results from this effort are presented throughout this paper.  (WHITE PAPER)

Forrester Wave: Open Source Business Intelligence by Actuate January 2012 - (Free Research) Need to compare open source business intelligence (BI) technologies and understand which vendor leads the pack? Download Forrester’s evaluation of open source BI vendors and learn why Actuate BIRT is named the leader due to its richness of reporting functionality.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Federating Architectures For BI Professionals by Composite Software December 2011 - (Free Research) In this BeyeNETWORK e-book, data warehousing expert Wayne Eckerson describes how to create a federated business intelligence (BI) architecture that aligns with organizational imperatives.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

The work/life report: The Hybrid Organisation: Technology by ComputerWeekly.com June 2010 - (Free Research) The enterprise must be ready to embrace technologies that facilitate the blurring of the boundaries between work and life, in order to maximise the productivity, insight, innovation and collaboration gained from investments in its people, as well as technology itself.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Coaching Techniques for Dealing with Underperformers by Global Knowledge Network, Inc. May 2004 - (Free Research) People do not perform at their job for one of two reasons: either they can't or they won't. The second type of employee is the one we will address in this paper- the employee who chooses not to do his or her job for whatever reason.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Back Office Outsourcing and Investment Reporting - A Guide for Investment Advisors by Advent Software, Inc January 2006 - (Free Research) In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.  (WHITE PAPER)

Podcast: Emerging Media Series, Issue Two: Blogs and Real Simple Syndication Report by KnowledgeStorm Webinars (E-mail this company) September 2006 - (Free Research) This podcast will focus on the content of a new KnowledgeStorm research report, the second in a series of studies looking at the impact emerging online applications have on B2B technology marketing. The research finds that blogs and Real Simple Syndication (RSS) are catching on more quickly than previously thought.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager VA Performance on vSphere 4 by Riverbed Technology, Inc. November 2011 - (Free Research) Cloud infrastructure platforms like VMware vSphere 4.0 can benefit from load balancers that connect users to the most suitable datacenter. This white paper outlines how the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance (VA) improves traffic performance compared to a Linux install.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Guide to Evaluating Two-Factor Authentication Solutions by PhoneFactor January 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper will help you choose the two-factor solution that is right for your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Philips Medical Systems Cures Storage Heartache with the Intel® Entry Storage System SS4000-E by Intel Corporation January 2008 - (Free Research) Using two of the Intel SS4000-E storage servers mirrored for additional redundancy, Philips has cut about USD 10 thousand off the storage cost for more than one terabyte of data by eliminating the need to buy expensive optical disks.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly Special Report: Fujitsu by ComputerWeekly.com January 2011 - (Free Research) Fujitsu has been an insular company, with a market centred in Japan. Does it have what it takes to reinvent itself as a well-represented global player, with cloud computing at its heart?  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data quality best practices with real-time integration by IBM February 2012 - (Free Research) This brief e-guide explores the notion that data quality issues are worse in real-time data integration applications versus batch-oriented techniques. In the form of two articles, this resource serves up options for real-time integration, touches on the concerns associated with it and outlines the proper steps required to address data quality.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

ERP Selection Checklist for Manufacturers by Plex Systems September 2011 - (Free Research) In this ERP Selection Checklist, provided to you through our ERP Decision Center, two experts with broad experience in ERP implementations give their advice on matching business requirements with product features in five key categories: functional fit, integration, business intelligence and reporting formats, deployment model and customizability.  (VIRTUAL SEMINAR) READ ABSTRACT |

ERP and BI: When 1 + 1 = 3 by SAP America, Inc. January 2011 - (Free Research) More and more, SMEs turn to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to provide control and visibility. Each provides value, but the marriage of the two becomes the perfect storm, igniting improved performance and visibility. Read this white paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Advanced Compression with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 by Oracle Corporation December 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper helps you manage more data in a cost-effective way. With data volumes tripling every two years, Oracle advanced compression delivers compression rates of 2 to 4 times across all types of data and applications.  Read this to learn more about how it can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Exadata Case Study: TDWI "What Works" Reprint by Oracle Corporation December 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper presents two case studies that illustrate how Oracle Exadata increased storage capacity for data warehouses by 150%, reduced operational and database running costs by 50% and on average improved database query performance by 10 times.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tips for Maximizing the Return on Your ERP Investment by Sage Software January 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper describes two strategies organizations can employ to maximize the returns from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments: use a proven methodology to speed implementation and achieve ROI faster, and define and track metrics to measure progress in meeting business objectives.  (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)

Analyzing the Virtualization Deployment Advantages of Two- and Four-Socket Server Platforms by Dell, Inc. and Intel March 2011 - (Free Research) Intel IT and Intel's Data Center Group conducted proof of concept (PoC) testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to compare two- and four-socket servers based on Intel Xeon processors for a variety of virtualization scenarios. Download this white paper for a detailed look at this test and its results.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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