Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability. These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues. 

Simplify your key financial processes with Cognos. 

The purpose of this paper is to outline how IBM Cognos 8 Performance Management software and solutions are best suited to drive maximum value from investments in the SAP Business Warehouse. This topic is of interest to Business and IT Executives as well as SAP Solution Managers and Project Managers. 

IBM Business Intelligence solutions draw on trusted and timely data to deliver consistent information in the terms businesses can own and understand. 

Read this paper for a detail comparison of AS/400 WebSphere and HP/Oracle/INFINITE. Points of contrast include initial cost, ease of upgrade, return on investment, duration and intensity of training, and total cost of investment. 

A recent worldwide survey listed business intelligence (BI) as CIOs' number one priority for 2008, the third consecutive year BI topped the list. From a business user perspective, this translates into more interactive and pervasive BI, both creating a richer user experience and reaching every place where work is done. 

The focus of this white paper will outline the benefits of web-based training along with a practical framework for developing ROI when looking at the cost of traditional training methods verses e-Learning. 

This competitive snapshot compares and reviews some prominent open source application server offerings, particularly those from BEA, Oracle and IBM®. 

Dell Inc. commissioned Principled Technologies to run a set of performance tests on a mix of current and previous generation Intel&Reg; processor-based Dell&trade Latitude&trade notebook systems. Read this report to learn about key findings. 

This part of Panorama’s ERP Report outlines the use of ERP software at companies in the hospitality and entertainment industry, including a comparison of ERP results to other industries. This study includes ERP implementation results surrounding average budget, duration, actual costs, and implementation variables. 

The browser wars bring fresh challenges for web designers and developers. This session enables you to understand JavaScript behavior and performance across browsers, as well as consider object load order differences. 

Are you looking for the right Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) product for your organization? Check out this Citrix e-kit for current information about desktop virtualization products. 

One of the key findings discovered in this series of tests is that the Dell PowerEdge R710 server and Dell EqualLogic storage supported 22.2% more virtual machines than did the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 server and HP StorageWorks EVA 4400. Read this test report to learn more.