PODCAST - In this podcast Simon Jacobson, Senior Research Analyst, AMR Research, examines how global manufacturers apply IT to their processes as part of their ongoing evolution toward becoming demand-driven manufacturer.
Posted: September 26, 2008 | Premiered: September 26, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | ERP | ERP Software | Risk Management | Software as a Service

PODCAST - Is Software as a Service (SaaS) ERP really a viable option for manufacturers? View this expert podcast and learn the pros and cons of SaaS ERP for manufacturers -- and find out what to consider when deciding between SaaS vs. on-premise ERP.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Premiered: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Application Hosting | Business Performance Management | ERP | ERP Software | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Industry | Software as a Service | Software Maintenance

WHITE PAPER - This report outlines the important findings of a survey of 627 respondents involved with virtualization, compares the results with previous EMA research, examines the trends in virtualization and forecasts the future for virtualization management.
Posted: September 24, 2008 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Grid Computing | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper summarizes the key questions every organization should ask of a vendor and the ways ‘The Oracle Advantage' addresses each of these areas.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Call Centers | CRM | Customer Data Integration | Customer Satisfaction | Customer Service Best Practices | ERP | Software as a Service | Software Selection | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - The only way to ensure that demand for SaaS will remain healthy is to have a SaaS escrow in place as a contingency plan that responsibly addresses disaster recovery and business continuity concerns.
Posted: September 19, 2008 | Published: September 19, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Service Providers | RTO | Software Architectures | Software as a Service | Software Asset Management | Software Licensing

WHITE PAPER - In this whitepaper, Bola Rotibi, a Principal Analyst from Macehiter Ward-Dutton, explains how static analysis is a proven technique to significantly improve code quality.
Posted: September 17, 2008 | Published: September 17, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | ERP | Security | SOA | Software | Software as a Service | Software Development Life-Cycles

WHITE PAPER - This paper outlines an approach to compute and compare the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on-premise procurement software vs. on-demand.
Posted: September 10, 2008 | Published: September 10, 2008


Topics:  Hardware | Procurement | Software | Software as a Service | TCO | Training

WHITE PAPER - Read this E-Guide to learn how and why midmarket companies are integrating their SaaS applications with their existing business applications quickly, securely and in a way that maximizes their ROI.
Posted: September 8, 2008 | Published: September 8, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Business Intelligence | CRM | ERP | Financial Management | Software Architectures | Software as a Service

WEBCAST - Check out this webcast and learn about the current trends in SIEM technology and find out how next-generation solutions can help your company increase overall security.
Posted: September 5, 2008 | Premiered: September 23, 2008


Topics:  Data Security | Information Security | Network Infrastructure | Network Security | Regulatory Compliance | Security Event Management | Security Infrastructure | Security Threats | Software as a Service

SOFTWARE DEMO - Infor ERP SyteLine offers a robust set of integrated data management and lean capacity planning tools for a broad range of industries.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Management | ERP | Inventory Management | Market Trends | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - The Gartner analysis identifies several threat categories that are growing in number and complexity, exploiting operating system and application vulnerabilities in desktop and mobile PCs to infect corporate networks.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Security | Identity Theft | IT Managers | Security | Software | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This paper begins with a discussion of the challenges that SMBs face in managing and supporting the IT solutions they need to run their businesses and examines the obstacles they face trying to effectively meet service management objectives.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Business Processes | CRM | Hardware | Inventory Management | IT Managers | SMBs | Software | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - In the new global economy, a company's competitive edge is intrinsically tied to the ability to quickly collaborate with co-workers, partners and customers. This summary report explores different market trends with commentary from industry experts.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Application Programming Interfaces | Business Processes | Collaboration | Instant Messaging | Knowledge Management | Software | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper educates end-users and decision makers on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Learn how it differs from traditional software, and what the key benefits are when deploying SaaS applications. It also looks at Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  CRM | Hardware | Information Management | Internet Access | Server Management | Software as a Service | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses the important benefits that business Instant Messaging (IM) can provide to any sized organization, the risks faced from unmanaged use of IM, and the factors that must be addressed as organizations plan their upgrade.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Benefits | Best Practices | Instant Messaging | IT Managers | Security | Software as a Service | Staffing | Supply Chains