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ALSO CALLED: Technical Documentation, User Aids, User Manuals, User Guides, Product Documentation, Technical Manuals, End-User Documentation, Developer Documentation, and User Documentation
DEFINITION: In computer hardware and software product development, documentation is the information that describes the product to its users. It consists of the product technical manuals and online information (including online versions of the technical manuals and help facility descriptions). The term is also  … 
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Simplify Document Management: Software Documentation Tool
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
SOFTWARE LISTING: Telelogic DocExpress® Word is a documentation tool that simplifies documentation management by enabling the power of creating and maintaining project documentation and technical documentation into the hands of non-technical end-users.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Best Practices for a Successful Upgrade Project
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WHITE PAPER: This white paper lists down all the best practices that should be followed in each and every important processes and functions of an upgrade lifecycle.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 16 May 2008
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Role Based Access Control for .NET Applications
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WHITE PAPER: The objective of this document is to provide the reader with useful information about designing and creating a Role Based Access Control system (RBAC) and this system provides three types of features: Authentication, Authorization and Audit.
Posted: 03 Jul 2008 | Published: 02 Jul 2008
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General Computing Controls Insight for PeopleSoft
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DATA SHEET: Approva's General Computing Controls Insight for PeopleSoft monitors configurable settings within PeopleSoft Enterprise and automatically alerts you of inappropriate values or changes in system settings which could lead to control violations.
Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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HP Upgrade Services for SAP ERP 6.0 - A Fast and Cost-effective Approach to Modernizing and Managing Your SAP Environment
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PRODUCT LITERATURE: SAP ERP 6.0 is the first, fully service-enabled platform for business excellence and innovation, offering superior functionality and ease of use, it also accelerate business growth, reduce costs, and minimize risks.
Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
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User Access Controls: Authorizations Insight for PeopleSoft
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DATA SHEET: Approva's Authorizations Insight for PeopleSoft monitors user authorizations across all your PeopleSoft ERP environments to detect, remediate and prevent segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts and inappropriate access to sensitive pages.
Posted: 02 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Timely, Trusted Data Unlocks the Door to Governance, Risk, and Compliance
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WHITE PAPER: This white paper will help you to understand how to reduce the cost of producing timely and trusted data for Governance, Risk and Compliance while improving business efficiency.
Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Four Types of Configurators: Which One Is Right for Your Business?
sponsored by Configure One
WHITE PAPER: This white paper highlights the functionality that companies are looking for in a configurator today, and examines the scope of the four categories of configurators and also provides some of the key questions you should ask potential software vendors.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Commerzbank: Managing Credit Risk and Increasing Operational Efficiency
sponsored by EMC Corporation
CASE STUDY: For Commerzbank streamlining the corporate credit lines to corporations and institutions, streamlining the corporate credit lending process to reduce paper and drive down costs had become a top priority.
Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2005
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Installing GroundWork Monitor Open Source
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SOFTWARE DEMO: With Groundwork Monitor, organizations leverage the flexibility and low cost of open source tools to achieve enterprise-level availability, performance, service level reporting, and operational efficiency.
Posted: 09 Jun 2008 | Published: 06 Jun 2008
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DOCUMENTATION DEFINITION (continued): …  sometimes used to mean the source information about the product contained in design documents, detailed code comments, white papers, and blackboard session notes.

The term is derived from the idea that engineers and programmers "document" their products in formal writing. The earliest computer users were sometimes simply handed the engineers' or programmers' "documentation." As the product audience grew, it became necessary to add professional technical writers and editors to the process. … 
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