This paper explains how assessment, alignment, achievability, accessibility, agility and accountability, the six key concepts of value-driven product management, can be applied to create a repeatable process for developing successful products. 

While netbooks enable easy use of internet and web-based applications at a low price, the computing device still has many limitations in terms or processing power, storage and applications capabilities. Watch this webcast to learn the pros and cons of netbooks and other larger format notebook systems. 

This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime. 

In this 1to1 Executive Dialogue, Don Peppers and Steve Muran talk about the importance of customer retention, the need to integrate disparate sources of data, and the opportunity for financial institutions to rebuild customer trust as a means to competitive advantage. 

An old Chinese proverb advises us to "preserve the old, but know the new." Microsoft's old template concept has been preserved in the Windows Server 2008 operating system, in the form of what Microsoft calls the starter GPO (Group Policy Object). 

The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the financial impact of Progress Actional on its organizations. Forrester Research, Inc.'s aim is to clearly show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. Readers should use this study to better communicate a business case for investing in Progress Actional. 

Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system. 

Imanami's GroupID revolutionizes how IT manages groups. Your company's distribution and security groups will never again be out of date. Membership will always be accurate and outdated groups will be removed from Active Directory. Automatically. 

Grey Healthcare Group is one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies. Read this case study to learn how Grey Healthcare Group leveraged FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security. 

Intel IT, together with Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, End User Platform Integration, and Intel's Software and Services Group, conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. The results of the analysis are here. 

Informational applications have become one of the most critical areas of IT activity. How will these challenges be met? This report examines an option -– use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g -– that represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs. 

The evolution of consumer marketing causes everyone to think in new ways. Instead of reaching consumers through traditional media, Internet, product placement and word of mouth are good alternatives. Check out this paper for more information about integrated brand management.