To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency.. 

This guide is intended to help advisors who are considering going independent or who have already struck out on their own to better understand and navigate their technology options. 

This paper summarizes the salient findings from a research into online consumer behavior and outlines the proper mechanisms for introducing security measures to streamline security and improve end-user experience by taking into account consumers’ attitudes and understanding of online security. 

Tune in to this webcast to hear from an industry expert as she discusses drivers and best practices for effective web performance testing and quality life-cycle management for today's rich and complex applications. 

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. 

The goal of this tutorial is to focus on the key issues involved in developing an e-discovery capability and to help organizations plan to become better prepared for the rigors of the e-discovery process. 

Download your free copy to learn the top paying salaries for IT jobs based on state, industry, certification, and more. 

This research brief provides an overview of the current LTE market and addresses the technical and business challenges that operators will face as they migrate to all-IP networks. It provides insight into operators' common questions and helps address planning and implementation concerns including migrating away from existing legacy systems. 

In August 2007, CFO Research Services launched a research program to explore the ways in which the role of the finance team has changed in recent years. This report presents the findings of our online survey of 255 senior finance executives. 

Oracle Financial Analytics provides organizations with better visibility into factors that drive revenues and shareholder value. Oracle BI Applications are powerful, pre-built solutions that enable organizations to implement more quickly, with less risk and at a fraction of the cost required to build traditional business intelligence solutions. 

In this webinar, you'll learn about the rapidly changing state of law firms, how law firms must pay closer heed to business management issues to remain competitive. You'll hear the voice of the client and what law firms must do to succeed in the face of change. 

Overall Web performance - including availability, responsiveness and consistency - can have a huge impact on an online retailer's revenues, brand and customer satisfaction. Read this whitepaper to learn 12 tips to assess online retail readiness for the upcoming holiday season. 

This white paper examines how traditional CRM technologies, while valuable in helping organizations manage customers and revenues, have not really assisted the salesforce do their jobs.