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May 26, 2012

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DEFINITION: Consumer packaged goods (CPG) are consumable goods such as food and beverages, footwear and apparel, tobacco, and cleaning products. In general, CPGs are things that get used up and have to be replaced frequently, in contrast to items that people usually keep for a long time, such as cars and furniture. Although the CPG industry has been slow to invest in new technology, it is increasingly turning … Definition continues below.
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Strategy Guide to Converged Infrastructure in Retail sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: Timely access to information is something retailers need to satisfy consumer needs and wants. HP’s Converged Infrastructure can improve customer service and give retailers a competitive advantage. Learn how, through the use of HP’s Converged Infrastructure, retail businesses can streamline/standardize equipment, and advance their technology. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Consumer Packaged Goods Industry \| Converged Networks \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Service \| Information Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Retail Trade Industry

BI for the CPG Industry - Supply Chain Visibility Drives Performance sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: CPG companies are discovering that high product volume sales come at the expense of extreme data complexity. Companies struggle to maintain open lines of communication with retail customers and distributors trying to manage the flow of product. Learn how CPG companies deliver BI to business managers to better manage fluctuating product demand. Posted: 05 Jan 2011 \| Published: 05 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Consumer Packaged Goods Industry \| Data Management \| Information Management \| SAP (Product) \| Supplier Relationship Management \| Supply Chain Collaboration \| Supply Chain Intelligence \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chains \| Value Chain Management \| Value Chains

Rising Above the Competition as a Cloud Services Provider: Five Effective Steps for Claiming Your Share of the Pie sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: Learn how you can rise above the competition as a cloud provider, especially by using the five key steps outlined in this resource. Posted: 06 Apr 2012 \| Published: 06 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| Public Cloud \| Public cloud computing \| SLA \| SLA Management Services \| Vertical Industries

Analyst's take: Siemens PLM software cuts costs and boosts innovation for packaged goods industry sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software for the consumer packaged goods and food and beverage industries enables companies to optimize package design and accelerate innovation while reducing costs. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Business Performance Management Software

Four Secrets to Innovating with Packaged Applications sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for an explanation of how current IT methodology for implementing application integrations and business process automation is failing the business over the long run. Learn about the four established patterns of innovation that help organizations avoid these negative consequences. Posted: 03 Jun 2010 \| Published: 03 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Enterprise Application Integration Middleware \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Oracle (Product) \| ROI \| SOA

Technology Industry Survey 2012 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This exclusive research reveals what IT professionals really think about technology, their employers, and their careers Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Consulting Services \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Services \| IT Workforce

Keeping Up with the Mobile Consumer sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Mobile applications and devices have galvanized the retail industry. Read this white paper to learn about the business challenges, opportunities, organizational inhibitors, and technology enablers for retail industry mobility. Find recommendations for keeping the consumer at the center of your mobile strategy. Posted: 27 Mar 2012 \| Published: 27 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Development \| Consumer Applications Software \| Mobile CRM \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Retail Channels

Technology Industry Survey2012 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Whether it is an inappropriate ‘tweet’, an internetsecurity scandal or a story of the fastest growingcompany in the world, technology, be it for theright or wrong reasons, has become regular frontpagenews.This survey aims to give a snapshot of thetechnology industry from the inside. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Management \| IT Services

Migros’ running costs halve with HP Integrity Blade server solution sponsored by HP & Intel WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how one company in the retail industry significantly reduced running costs while maintaining its high system availability with high performance server technology. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| High Availability \| Retail Trade Industry \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Software \| Server Virtualization

The Connected Consumer sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: There is a new customer with which every online business must contend. Armed and empowered, they are leveraging a multitude of channels and a myriad of devices to stay “connected” to their favorite sites. What makes the connected customer tick? Find out in this paper by Lauren Freedman of the e-tailing group. Posted: 01 Mar 2012 \| Published: 01 Mar 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Analytics \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Online Advertising

Computer Weekly - 22 May 2012: Why Tesco is spending £150m online sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com EZINE: This week’s Computer Weekly, we talk exclusively to Tesco CIO Mike McNamara about why the UK's biggest retailer is spending £150m on its online business. And, with the London 2012 Olympics only weeks away; we look at how IT testing is progressing. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Compliance Software \| Consumer Market \| Disaster Recovery \| Retail Channels \| Software \| Software Development Life-Cycles \| Software Development Tools \| Software Implementation

Don’t Just Manage Your Trade Promotions — Optimize Them sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how the new SAP Trade Promotion Optimization application can help you optimize your trade promotions with smart, data-driven decisions, improve your trade spend, increase sales performance, and speed return on investment. Posted: 15 May 2012 \| Published: 15 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Consumer Market \| Predictive Analytics \| Predictive Analytics Software \| Supply Chain Intelligence

Computer Weekly - 8 May 2012: The changing face of retail IT sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com EZINE: In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. Posted: 07 May 2012 \| Published: 07 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| eCommerce Software \| Governments \| Mobile Device Management \| Oracle (Product) \| Retail Trade Industry \| SaaS business intelligence \| Web Development

Retailers Gain Simple, Budget-Friendly WLAN Options sponsored by Aerohive Networks WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores new WLAN architectures and deployment models that have emerged which offer more options to help retailers get what they need while sticking to their budgets. Posted: 13 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Network Security \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Retail Trade Industry \| Security \| Smart Phones \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware \| WLAN Management \| WLAN Protocols

CRM Solutions For The Finance And Insurance Industries sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this report to learn how Forrester Research rated 24 CRM solutions in terms of their strengths and weaknesses in supporting four key cross-functional processes in the finance and insurance industry. Posted: 28 Mar 2012 \| Published: 28 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Software \| Financial Services Industry \| Insurance Industry \| Mobile CRM \| Software as a Service

European cross-border e-commerce sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: European consumers' growing use digital channels as part of their shopping experience is driving retailers’ focus on delivering efficient online, cross-border operations in Europe, this research report from Accenture reveals. Posted: 17 Jan 2012 \| Published: 17 Jan 2012 TOPICS: eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| eCommerce Software \| European Union \| Online Marketing \| Online Payments \| Online Shopping \| Retail Channels \| Retail Trade Industry \| Sales \| Sales Channels

Trend Micro: Enterprise Readiness of Consumer Mobile Platforms sponsored by Kappa Data WHITE PAPER: This study offers an evaluation of today's four leading mobile operating systems, comparing them based upon twelve categories of security and management criteria to offer you a better understanding of what is needed for your mobile enterprise strategy. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Authentication \| Email \| Encryption Standards \| Endpoint Security \| Mac OS \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Passwords \| Security \| Smart Phones \| Tablet PC \| Windows

NEWELL RUBBERMAID: SAP® Consulting Improves Inventory Allocation for Consumer Products Giant sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how Newell Rubbermaid Inc. improved its use of the available-to-promise (ATP) functionality of the SAP enterprise resource planning (ER) application to better allocate inventory and determine what goods were available to customers, and create even greater supply chain efficiencies. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| Inventory Management \| Inventory Management Software \| Order Management Systems \| Supply Chain Management \| Supply Chain Software

Consumer technology in the enterprise - a Computer Weekly Buyer's Guide sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The pressure to allow employees to use more of the technologies they have at home in the workplace has reached critical levels. Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile IP

The Banking Industry Architecture Network and TOGAF sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This paper from the Open Group reveals how banks can benefit from combining complementary industry frameworks on enterprise architecture. Posted: 20 Feb 2012 \| Published: 20 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Banking Industry \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Enterprise Architectures \| SOA \| Standards \| Standards Organizations

Security risks that can affect your industry sponsored by Websense, Inc. EGUIDE: As the threat landscape continues to evolve, the approaches to thwart them must also. But with emerging trends like social networking and the influx of mobile devices, ensuring adequate security is becoming more complex. In this expert resource, explore the security risks organizations face in today’s changing environment. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Handheld Device Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Tokens \| Social Networking \| Web Application Security

Mobile adult industry is a sexy business opportunity sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: The global adult industry is among the largest in the world, estimated to be worth nearly $100 billion worldwide by 2006. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile IP

Retail Week Tearing Up the Rule Book sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Retail consumers can now research purchases online and access customer support via social networking sites, and disgruntled consumers can now shop around on the Web and on mobile devices. Read this white paper to learn more about the drastically changing world of retail. Posted: 26 Apr 2012 \| Published: 26 Apr 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Software \| Mobile CRM \| Online Shopping \| Retail Channels \| SAP (Product) \| Social Computing

Collaboration in the Cloud: everything to everyone, or too good to be true? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: As we increasingly see technologies redefined with the suffix “as a service” are we entering a time of “everything as a service”? How will the future of the cloud change the way we work, bring new benefits to market and improve customer service? How can the cloud re-invent organisations? Posted: 26 Oct 2011 \| Published: 26 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Security \| Virtualization Security

When Good Backups Go Bad: Data Recovery Failures and What to Do About Them sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll learn about some of the most common pitfalls associated with backups and how to avoid them. You'll learn about the repercussions of poor/failed backups, and learn how to establish a backup strategy that can ensure minimal downtime during a disaster. Read on to learn more. Posted: 22 Nov 2011 \| Published: 22 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Center Management \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Storage \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Management \| Storage Security

Security Challenges and Solutions for Midsize Retailers sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In this paper, explore the security issues and constraints facing midsize retailers today and uncover how integrated security solutions that can help deliver comprehensive protection while delivering optimal price-performance. Posted: 26 Apr 2012 \| Published: 26 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Managed Security Services \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| Retail Trade Industry \| Risk Management \| Security Management \| SMBs

CONSUMER PACKAGE GOODS INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): … Consumer packaged goods (CPG) are consumable goods such as food and beverages, footwear and apparel, tobacco, and cleaning products. In general, CPGs are things that get used up and have to be replaced frequently, in contrast to items that people usually keep for a long time, such as cars and furniture. Although the CPG industry has been slow to invest in new technology, it is increasingly turning to computerized and Web-based applications for customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and marketing automation. A number of vendors, including Oracle, SAP, and Siebel Systems offer products for the CPG sector.

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