SmartBiz IT Research Library

ANALYST REPORT - 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.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Entertainment Industry | ERP

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses five rules for negotiating that can help make the transaction more pleasant for everyone involved and better your chances at getting what you want.
Posted: May 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Consulting Services | Business Development | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Processes | Negotiation

WHITE PAPER - Efficient operations help you better control costs and enable you to offer more competitive pricing and terms to your customers. SAP Business One, a single, affordable application designed for small businesses, lets you streamline operations, access accurate information quickly, and get a 360-degree view of key business areas.
Posted: October 30, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Management | Customer Service | Enterprise Applications Software | Productivity | SAP (Product) | Small Businesses | SMBs

ANALYST REPORT - After a year of silence surrounding SAP’s newest Enterprise Resource Planning solution, SAP Business ByDesign is back. Read this Aberdeen Group paper for an analyst’s review of the product, including insights on the product’s price, functionality, and versatility.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: May 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | ERP | ERP Software | SaaS ERP | SAP (Product)

ANALYST REPORT - This report serves as a roadmap for those attempting to match environmental and social stewardship to clear, actionable, and measureable improvements to their bottom lines – thus ensuring the sustainability of their business ecosystem.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Dashboards | Environmental Compliance | Environmental Standards | EPA | ROI

WHITE PAPER - This paper details non-disruptive strategies for eliminating performance problems in existing data integration environments.
Posted: October 29, 2009 | Published: October 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management Software | Data Management | Data Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Performance Testing

WEBCAST - There has never been a more important time to uncover process waste, reduce non-value adding activity, and increase productivity. Accelerate results by aligning Lean Six Sigma, BPM and SOA. Find out more about best practices, the value of measures and monitoring, and how to get started in this webcast.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Premiered: February 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Reengineering | Business Processes | Six Sigma | SOA

DATA SHEET - AventX Connector for SAP ERP enables your users to email and fax any document you can print directly within the SAP application. Whether or your organization needs to deliver purchase orders, invoice, or bills of lading, our SAP-certified interface will meet your delivery requirements.
Posted: May 8, 2009 | Published: May 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Process Management | Email | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Software | ERP | Fax Software

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will discuss what you can do to protect your company's data in case of an unexpected disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan is not only a smart business move, but in some cases it is mandatory for legal and regulatory reasons.
Posted: May 28, 2009 | Published: May 28, 2009


Topics:  Business Architectures | Business Continuity Planning | Business Management | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Risk Management | Systems Management

ANALYST REPORT - In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances.
Posted: June 8, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Communications | Business Intelligence | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Business Metrics | Business Models | Business Performance Management | Business Process Modeling | Business Processes | Business Systems | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Communications Networks | Financial Management | Financial Reporting

WHITE PAPER - Today, the latest BI solutions put the power of advanced business intelligence into the hands of more people throughout the organization - improving the speed and accuracy of decision-making from top to bottom. Knowing your business, market, customers, and competition is critical for any organization. Read this for more...
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: April 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Integration Software | Business Intelligence | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Business Service Management | Business Structures | Business Systems | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | Decision Support Systems

WEBCAST - This webcast presents tips on smarter business intelligence in a down economy. Learn how to position your organization on a "platform of believability" with a single, reliable view of company-wide data. This approach allows for the right information at the right time, making agile, high-risk decisions easier.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Premiered: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuation Services | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Systems | Economic Environment

WEBCAST - BMC helped the Dell IT group to consolidate job scheduling and job monitoring within a single dashboard, reduce by 75 percent the number of IT administrators needed for patch management, and accelerate trouble-ticket resolution with automation. Watch the customer video.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Management | Dashboards | Job Scheduling Software | Patch Management | Patch Management Software

WHITE PAPER - SOA standards, such as Web Services, make information resources and task automation applications available yet loosely integrated for process designers to use and reuse at will. Thus processes modeled with BPM tools can be rapidly implemented in production via SOA infrastructure.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Integration | Business Development | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | SOA

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - With BPM BlueWorks from IBM, it's never been easier to get started with BPM. Using cloud-based processes and strategy tools, BPM BlueWorks allows you to capture and collaborate on BPM Business Designs, discover and contribute industry-specific BPM content and participate easily in the community. See how today.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Business Process Management | Business Process Management Software | Business Processes | Cloud Computing | SOA