SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - This white paper by Dr. Walid el Abed, CEO of Global Data Excellence, discusses how an effective data strategy embedded within the business strategy can turn data into a real competitive advantage, deliver short and longer term value and enable business success and sustainability.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Processes | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Stewardship | Master Data Management

PRODUCT DEMO - View this Flash demo on virtualization to understand how CA can help you accelerate your time to market, achieve operational excellence across physical and virtual environments and reduce risk associated with virtualization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Systems | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtualization Security

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this E-Guide and explore how certifications can help SAP gauge market levels of training and experience to deliver a better and faster ROI. Discover how the Business Process Expert certification can enhance the skills needed to create and compose business processes as well as bridge the gap between IT and business.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Certification Programs | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | ROI | SAP (Product) | SOA | SOA Governance | Training | Training Software

WHITE PAPER - For many companies reverse logistics is the last frontier of waste in today's supply chain. To help identify where poorly managed returns may be affecting your bottom line, this paper takes a look at the six hidden costs of reverse logistics.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Published: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Enterprise Asset Management Software | ERP | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chain Software | Supply Chains

WEBCAST - This webcast discusses a new method for dealing with part nonconformance. Additionally, this webcast will present a demonstration of software that will was created to deal with part nonconformance that can reduce costs and save time for any organization.
Posted: November 16, 2009 | Premiered: November 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Manufacturing Software | Supply Chain Automation | Supply Chain Management | Supply Chains

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help.
Posted: November 13, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Processes | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Management | Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Network Performance

WHITE PAPER - This white paper is designed to give warehouse operations managers and IT managers a useful framework for understanding SAP's Task and Resource Management (TRM) application. It presents an overview of TRM and its unique capabilities and benefits to provide key insight into which organizations will reap the highest value from TRM.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Logistics Outsourcing Services | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Execution | Supply Chain Management | Warehouse Management | Warehouse Management Software | Warehouses

WHITE PAPER - Companies do not always know what technologies or processes exist that can help them achieve their desired improvements. Read this paper to learn how Catalyst Logistics Assessment for SAP, makes it easy and affordable to identify specific areas where they can improve.
Posted: November 12, 2009 | Published: November 12, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Customer Satisfaction | Inventory Management | Inventory Management Software | Logistics Outsourcing Services | SAP (Product) | Supply Chain Intelligence | Supply Chain Management | Warehouse Management | Warehouse Management Software

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about IBM's business process management solution, WebSphere Business Monitor software, which enables your organization to measure, monitor, and report on business process performance as well as identify and correct problems.
Posted: November 11, 2009 | Published: December 28, 2008


Topics:  Business Activity Monitoring | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Enterprise Resource Management

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

EZINE - IT Service Management frameworks are helping CIOs leverage best practices to lead change, improve response time and better manage the IT/business relationship. In this CIO Decisions eZine, experts offer insights into how to roll out your ITSM implementation.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | CIOs | IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Management Services | IT Service Management | ITIL

WHITE PAPER - Oracle helps organizations achieve their goals with best of breed products that integrate with Oracle and non-Oracle solutions, such as SAP. Download this whitepaper to learn more.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Integration | Business Process Automation | CIOs | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP Software | Master Data Management | Oracle (Product) | Product Life Cycles | SAP (Product)

ANALYST REPORT - As the key findings in this report will show, developing or enhancing a spend analysis program and closing process gaps to ensure tight linkage to the sourcing process are straightforward and practical ways to attain greater savings and deliver greater value in this period of uncertainty and strict budgets.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Data Quality | Enterprise | Knowledge Management | Procurement | Spend Management | Surveys