SmartBiz IT Research Library

VIDEO - Where can you find one complete and highly secure suite of productivity tools that all work together? With cloud services, you can deliver fully hosted online productivity tools for real-time communication and collaboration that are all designed to work together. The Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite is one stop shopping in the cloud.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Premiered: November 11, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Collaboration | Communications Software | Data Centers | Data Security | Instant Messaging Software | Productivity | SLA | Web Conferencing Software

WHITE PAPER - Microsoft® Online Services provide businesses with subscription-based Microsoft-hosted online services that offer access to rich communication, collaboration, and productivity applications from anywhere. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Productivity | SLA

CASE STUDY - Increasing competition motivated Coca-Cola company executives to launch a new strategic direction, mandating a platform to communicate and engage with all employees. It implemented a Microsoft-based hosted worldwide intranet with messaging and collaboration tools, which are accessible to all employees from any device.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Customer Service | Employee Performance Management (EPM) | IT Infrastructure | Productivity | Remote Users

CASE STUDY - CROSSMARK helps retailers reach their sales objectives. When a large retail chain issued a request for proposal to update its product demonstration program in six weeks, CROSSMARK had to find a partner and launch a joint venture company to persuade the potential client it could make the deadline. Learn how Microsoft solutions got the job done.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Email Software | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Exchange | Productivity | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Software

CASE STUDY - Intelliem provides customized solutions that help companies improve their IT environments and that train workers to use software productively. Intelliem needed a cost-effective Web conferencing service to replace meetings, training sessions, and presentations requiring travel to on-site locations. Microsoft® Office Live Meeting was adopted.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | IT Management | Microsoft Office | Productivity | VoIP | Web Conferences | Web Conferencing Software

CASE STUDY - James C. Nolan Law Office wanted to reduce monthly server maintenance fees, eliminate concerns about server reliability, and simplify the process of connecting seasonal workers to company systems. The firm got rid of its servers and subscribed to the Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Standard Suite.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: March 6, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IT Spending | Legal Services Industry | Messaging Software | Microsoft Office | Productivity | Remote Access Software | Server Consolidation

CASE STUDY - REEDS Jewelers is a full-service, multichannel jewelery retailer with 67 stores in the United States and an online presence. REEDS subscribed to Microsoft® Business Productivity Online Standard Suite, part of Microsoft Online Services, to give employees online access to the latest communications programs.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Collaboration | Communications Software | Communicator (Software) | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Outlook | Productivity | Workflow Software

CASE STUDY - Ingersoll Rand is a global diversified industrial firm. Ingersoll Rand contracted with Microsoft to standardize desktops, improve infrastructure, and optimize the IT platform resulting in lower IT costs, better agility and increased service levels.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Process Automation | Collaboration | Desktop Management | IT Spending | Microsoft Exchange | ROI | Service Level Management | Software Licensing

CASE STUDY - annatommie, an orthopedic diagnosis and treatment and rehabilitation center in the Netherlands, was growing rapidly and wanted to take advantage of electronic, automated efficiencies to save money and improve productivity, while minimizing IT costs. Read this case study to learn how Microsoft® Online Services helped them reach their goals.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Collaboration | Communications Software | Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Customer Data Management Software | Health Care Industry | IT Governance | IT Infrastructure | IT Spending | Microsoft Exchange | Productivity | Software Licensing

EBOOK - This e-book provides a roadmap for building a unified communications business case and offers practical strategies for implementing short-term projects with long-term payback, establishing metrics for ROI evaluation, and setting the stage for adoption of richer collaboration capabilities in the future.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Communications Networks | ROI | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems | Videoconferences | Voice Communications Software | Voice Networking | VoIP

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Migration, Consolidation, Upgrade or just to simplify the helpdesk support, WorkplaceControl is the ultimate tool to assist you with any project or issue concerning the Lotus Notes client.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Commerce | Collaborative Master Data Management | Collaborative Product Development | Lotus Notes

RESOURCE CENTER - This Networking Solutions Resource Center was developed to bring the latest information on networking technology to today's IT pros. The videos, reports, whitepapers, podcasts and other materials that you'll find here were created to show you how your company's networks can help the people who work there be more efficient and productive every day.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: November 6, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | IP Telephony | Network Appliances | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Configuration Management | Network Design | Network Infrastructure | Network Management | Network Managers | Network Testing | Networking | Networking Hardware | Productivity | Unified Messaging | Unified Messaging Systems

WHITE PAPER - IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Application Performance Management Software | Collaboration | Software Best Practices | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Software Project Management

WHITE PAPER - The Jazz application lifecycle management (ALM) platform is project, team and process centric. It redefines not just the way developers relate to one another, but also the way enterprises relate to their software development teams.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: February 11, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Product Development | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

VIDEO - A time of unprecedented market volatility and competition calls for a new business strategy. View this video white paper to learn how integrated business planning can help your company align strategic, operational, and financial plans.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Forecast/Demand Management Software | Oracle (Product) | Risk Management | Strategic Planning