This whitepaper will demonstrate why Data Services are a foundation requirement for enterprise SOA deployments by describing how just how valuable, and complex, business data is for the businesses that rely on it. 

Extending ERP is the focus of this document, which encompasses utilizing more functionality, extending the footprint beyond the core ERP functionality and making decisions between ERP vendors and pure play or "Best of Breed" solutions. 

In this paper you will learn how EnterpriseDB can offer a Migration assessment that will give you a clear picture of the effort and cost savings involved in moving your Oracle based data and application to a Postgres Plus Advanced Server platform. 

Check out this webcast to hear discussions from Kyle Kelt, Director of IT for VSP; Donald Light, Senior Analyst/Insurance Group for Celent, and domain experts from IBM and ILOG, an IBM Company. 

This paper presents service-oriented architecture (SOA) through the eyes of people with different roles within an organization. It will show their needs, challenges and tasks as they relate to SOA. 

This SAP executive insight "Organizational Readiness" explains the organizational readiness challenges that companies face. 

Valero Energy Corporation selected SAP because of its ability to provide a central hub for managing all interfaces and Web services, power to serve as a single integration & development platform for nearly all of Valero's business, capability to integrate SAP and non-SAP software systems, and support for synchronous & asynchronous messaging. 

Service Operation, the fourth book in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 publications, assists readers in developing management practices to ensure customers are satisfied and receive the value they expect. BMC experts have compiled an overview based on Service Operation, including valuable commentary, practical guidance and examples. 

The experiences of BPM leaders have created, for CIOs just beginning the implementation process, a road map to success: improved business and IT communication, an overall refresh of roles and responsibilities and greater process flexibility - those that do BPM right reap the ultimate reward of business innovation: competitive advantage. 

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is business applications that are delivered as an on-demand service via a secure internet connection and a standard web browser. Click below to learn what questions need to be answered to decide if SaaS is right for you and learn how SAP Business ByDesign delivers a new class of SaaS solutions. 

Oracle SOA Suite 11g is a significant step forward toward empowering enterprises across the chasm to the next generation business applications that is powered by a platform delivering rapid composition, comprehensive lifecycle management, customizability, and easy upgrades. 

This white paper from ZapThink discusses how organizations can quickly benefit from SOA, regardless of the economic climate.