SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - Join us to learn how to leverage IBM’s software, hardware and services to achieve competitive advantage.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Premiered: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Selection | Systems Management

WHITE PAPER - Simple changes in software investments and practices can have the dual effect of reduced energy consumption and improved team productivity. IBM Rational Software provides an opportunity to make day-by-day shifts toward this goal.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Development Methodologies | Software Quality Assurance | Software Selection

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we will discuss what an Information Strategy is, why it is important, and what it takes to build one. We will also consider IBM's Information Agenda, that company's approach to assisting in the development of an Information Strategy.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Risk Management | Software

VIDEO - Tight economic times can squeeze businesses hard. Yet to succeed, you must innovate to differentiate yourself from your competition. How can you cut costs without stifling innovation or undermining your investments? Watch this quick video to explore how you can achieve your business objectives within your limited budgets reality.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Quality Assurance | Software Testing

WEBCAST - In this Webcast, we’ll talk about some famous and not so famous disasters and why investing in requirements should be a top priority to avoid similar occurrences in your own organization.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Premiered: September 29, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Project Management | Software Quality Assurance

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will outline the major organizational, cultural, and project considerations that are critical to a successful Agile adoption.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Financial Applications Software | Financial Management | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools | Strategic Planning

TRIAL SOFTWARE - VI Service Desk fulfills the need to provide consistent, centralized service and support. Tickets are prioritized, assigned to the proper resources and escalated to the next support tier when necessary. Robust Ad-hoc reporting helps IT track trends and justify change.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  CRM Software | Help Desk Management | Help Desk Software | Help Desks | Human Resources Software | Reporting Software | Software | Technical Support Staff

WHITE PAPER - This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting and explores tightly integrated solutions that together centrally manage data and metadata on a unified platform--the first step in implementing a complete performance management solution.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Data Management | Financial Reporting | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Oracle (Product) | Software

WEBCAST - Join us for this webcast to learn key strategies for reducing the cost of data management and collaboration projects by deploying software that you already own. Also find out about secrets for saving time while empowering your information workers.
Posted: September 15, 2009 | Premiered: September 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Collaboration | Collaborative Applications Software | Collaborative Product Development | Shareware | Software | Software as a Service | Software Best Practices | Software Implementation

PODCAST - Regulatory requirements can be challenging and expensive to manage for any organization. This podcast will address some of the most common challenges and how software and applications can ease this process.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Premiered: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Monitoring | Application Performance Management | Oracle (Product) | Regulations | Software | Software Best Practices

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Download a free trial of IBM Rational Requirements Composer V1.0.0.1, a requirements definition tool for organizations seeking easy to use elicitation and definition tools that enhance their ability to create the right requirements for their projects and drive improved quality, speed, and alignment across the IT lifecycle.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | IT Infrastructure | Software | Software as a Service | Software Development Methodologies | Software Installation

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Download a free trial version of IBM® Rational® Team Concert Standard Edition, a member of the Rational Team Concert family of products built on the Jazz Technology Platform. Jazz is a scalable, extensible team collaboration platform for seamlessly integrating tasks across the software lifecycle.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Corporations | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Content Management | Platform as a service | Scalability Testing | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Development Tools

WHITE PAPER - This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Infrastructure | Software Quality Assurance | Software Selection

PRESENTATION - This interactive teleconference will answer your questions about combining social software (instant messaging, team wikis, blogs, and professional networks) with software delivery tools.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Advanced Planning and Scheduling Software | Lotus Notes | Social Networking | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Configuration Management | Software Development Life-Cycles | Software Development Methodologies | Software Development Tools

ASSESSMENT TOOL - This one minute flash video and accompanying interactive pdf will introduce you to the concept of a virtual software factory. Check out the interactive pdf for information and links to the solutions behind the factory, including links to some of our newest ROI calculators.
Posted: September 11, 2009 | Published: September 11, 2009


Topics:  Distributed Data Management | Distribution | ROI | Software | Software Best Practices | Software Maintenance | Software Virtualization