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ALSO CALLED: Layoffs, Job Cuts DEFINITION: In a business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff, with downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early retirement … Definition continues below.
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A Standard Approach to Process Documentation sponsored by Lombardi Software WEBCAST: Rachel Pace-Maron, Director of Operations Support Service at PRC, was asked to document, standardize and communicate all of her company's processes to help improve business processes across 15 domestic and 5 international call centers. Listen as Rachel shares her experience and covers key learnings. Posted: 21 Dec 2009 \| Premiered: 21 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business Environment \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| CIOs \| ROI

Achieving Cost and Resource Savings with Unified Communications sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd WHITE PAPER: Enterprises are always seeking to cut costs and optimize resource utilization. Now, in this harsh economic climate, the need is more compelling than ever. This paper highlights potential savings exceeding $5,000,000 per year for each 1,000 employees through the application of Microsoft Unified Communications to your business and IT operations. Posted: 20 Nov 2009 \| Published: 20 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Communications Hardware \| Communications Systems \| Economic Environment \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Office \| Mobile Workers \| Teleconferencing Software \| Unified Messaging \| VoIP \| Web Conferences

BPM-SOA Business Case Best Practices sponsored by IBM VIDEO: View this viewcast to hear from Judith S. Hurwitz, and Marcia Kaufman of Hurwitz Group, as she describes best practices she's found from analyzing many different BPM-SOA implementations. Posted: 18 Dec 2009 \| Premiered: 18 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business Environment \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| SOA \| SOA Governance

CIO Executive Guide: Business/IT Alignment sponsored by SearchCIO WHITE PAPER: IT and business alignment tops the list of concerns and priorities for CIOs in 2004, according to a number of recent IT executive studies. Posted: 03 Feb 2005 \| Published: 03 Feb 2005 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business of Information Technology \| CIOs

Forrester Research: The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Unified Communications Products and Services sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd ANALYST BRIEF: Unified communications (UC), offers the promise of converging voice, data, and video communication and of eliminating many roadblocks in communication. In conducting these in-depth interviews with Microsoft UC products customers, Forrester found that organizations can achieve significant productivity improvements and cost savings. Posted: 02 Apr 2009 \| Published: 02 Apr 2009 TOPICS: Economic Environment \| Email Management \| Email Management Services \| Instant Messaging Software \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems

Gartner Newsletter Series #2: Implementing Virtualization through Data Center Physical Infrastructure Optimization sponsored by Panduit NEWSLETTER: This newsletter will focus on the fundamental issues and key trends in deploying a smart data center using a Unified Physical Infrastructure℠(UPI) approach. Posted: 28 Jan 2010 \| Published: 28 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Centers \| Economic Environment \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Networking \| Physical Security \| Scalability Testing \| Security \| Virtualization Security

Governance, Risk and Compliance for Life Sciences Companies sponsored by SAP America Inc ANALYST REPORT: To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency.. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| CFOs \| Chemical Industry \| Consumer Packaged Goods Industry \| Economic Environment \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Services \| Financial Services Industry \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Life Sciences Industry \| Retail Trade Industry \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

How Manufacturers Can Use Project ERP to Weather Tough Times sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how an organization can Survive poor economic conditions with strategic thinking and use of Project ERP by managing a downturn like a variance in a project. Posted: 19 Jun 2009 \| Published: 19 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Economic Environment \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Execution Systems \| Manufacturing Systems \| Project Management \| Project Management Software

How to Economically Boost System and Application Performance with NAND Flash sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WEBCAST: View this mediacast and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM. Posted: 20 Feb 2009 \| Premiered: 20 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Continuity Planning \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| Economic Environment \| Solid State Disks \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Strategic Planning

How to Profit in a Downturn: 4 Customer-centric Strategies for Growth in a Challenging Market sponsored by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty. Posted: 20 Feb 2009 \| Published: 20 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| CRM \| Customer Service \| Economic Environment \| Vendors

How to Use the Six Laws of Persuasion during a Negotiation sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Discover the Six Laws of Persuasion and learn how to use them to conduct more effective negotiations. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 10 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Business Environment \| Contract Management \| Leadership \| Marketing \| Negotiation \| Sales \| Strategic Planning \| Supplier Relationship Management \| Training and Educational Services \| Vendor Selection

Improving Process Flexibility: How to Respond Quickly to Changing Market Demands by Streamlining Processes sponsored by Oracle Corporation ANALYST REPORT: This white paper will show that by improving process flexibility and transparency, not only can employees and systems adapt more easily to changing requirements, but existing infrastructure and applications can run more smoothly together for longer, thus raising ROI. Posted: 25 Feb 2009 \| Published: 25 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Database Management \| Economic Environment \| IT Infrastructure \| Oracle (Product) \| SMBs

Leveling the Field: Powerful Software Solutions for Midsize Companies sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights the value and benefits Oracle partners bring to IT implementations through the global Accelerate program - fixed-scope/fixed-price approach that ultimately lowers costs to customers and speeds time to value. Posted: 04 May 2009 \| Published: 04 May 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Economic Environment \| ERP \| Global Economy \| ROI \| Software \| Software and Information Industry Association \| Software Best Practices

Lightweight Services: Recomposing SOA for the Current Economic Times sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: A constrained economy hasn't offset the need for increased business integration within the fast and responsive enterprise. Learn how a careful choice of technologies and middleware such as Sun's LightWeight services platform, become even more critical. Posted: 05 Jan 2010 \| Published: 05 Jan 2010 TOPICS: Application Server Hardware \| Application Server Software \| Business Integration \| Economic Environment \| ESB \| Identity Management \| Middleware \| SOA \| Software Development Methodologies \| Web Services

Making the Case for BPM in 2010 sponsored by Lombardi Software WEBCAST: How do you get people to listen to you and place BPM at the top of the budget priority list? Well, start with the fact that the majority of customers report a better than 100% ROI in under one year. We have some more ideas for you. Posted: 21 Dec 2009 \| Premiered: 21 Dec 2009 TOPICS: Application Development \| Application Integration \| Best Practices \| Business Environment \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Processes \| CIOs \| ROI

Managing IT in a Downturn: Beyond Cost Cutting sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: Downturns give companies a chance to buck conventional wisdom and increase their IT investments. Targeted investments in many areas can generate efficiencies and revenue growth that surpass the savings from straight cost reductions. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Banking Industry \| CIOs \| CRM \| Dashboards \| Economic Environment \| IT Management \| IT Spending \| Productivity \| Sales Representatives \| Telecommunications Industry

Managing Project and Portfolio Risk in the Oil and Gas Industry During an Economic Downturn sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Project portfolio management solutions, such as those from Oracle, enable project leaders to successfully manage risk, even in this volatile climate. They also enable companies to identify the best strategies for pursuing existing projects and to identify the most-promising future projects for investment. Posted: 09 Oct 2009 \| Published: 09 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Economic Environment \| Oracle (Product) \| Portfolio Management (IT Management) \| Project Management \| Project Management Software \| Project Portfolio Management

Managing Risk In Perilous Times: Practical Steps to Accelerate Recovery sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: In this research, we examine the lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management. Posted: 04 Jun 2009 \| Published: 04 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Economic Environment \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Regulatory Compliance \| Reporting Software \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Measuring the Total Economic Impact of Content Delivery Using Adobe Flash Media Server sponsored by Limelight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This study provides a framework for evaluating the potential financial impact of investing in a media streaming platform. By reviewing the calculations and assumptions used in Forrester's multi-company analysis, readers can better understand and communicate a business case for increasing their investment. Posted: 01 Feb 2010 \| Published: 01 Feb 2010 TOPICS: Content Delivery \| Economic Environment \| ROI \| Server Management \| Software \| Streaming Media Services \| Web Server Software

Meeting Economic Challenges Through Accelerated Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: With the current economic state the way it is CIOs must rethink how they manage IT costs and operations. This white paper will take a closer look at how virtualization can help cut down the costs as well as improve efficiency of the data center. Posted: 02 Jul 2009 \| Published: 02 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Budgeting \| CIOs \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Economic Environment \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| TCO

Operational Responsiveness: Case Studies of Business Making Progress sponsored by Progress Software CASE STUDY: Read these case studies to learn how Progress Software made it not only possible but also made it easy to improve operational responsiveness for several leading companies that operate in many varying industries. Learn the benefits these organizations accrued from Progress Software and learn what benefits your company can experience. Posted: 24 Aug 2009 \| Published: 24 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Infrastructure Providers \| Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Business Environment \| Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| ERP \| ERP Software \| SOA

Oracle Accelerate - Not Just Smart but Timely sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper gives you an overview of how Ovum has helped penetrate the upper-midmarket. Even when the slowing growth of the market hasn't. Posted: 24 Sep 2009 \| Published: 24 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Activity Monitoring \| Business Development \| Business Environment \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Systems \| Global Economy \| Oracle (Product)

Oracle AppCast: Globalization Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with The Boston Consulting Group's Hal Sirkin sponsored by Oracle Corporation PODCAST: Listen to this podcast featuring Hal Sirkin, senior partner and managing director at The Boston Consulting Group, to learn about the new Era in international business competition. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Premiered: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Environment \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Global Economy \| Globalization \| International Oracle Users Group

Oracle Business Brief: Controlling Costs with Flexible Processes sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this business brief to learn how your growing business can: lower costs by enabling process flexibility, improve process flexibility by cutting costs, use process flexibility to control costs across your entire organization, and to continuously keep your costs under control. Posted: 25 Feb 2009 \| Published: 25 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business Environment \| Business Intelligence Software \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management Software \| Oracle (Product) \| Software Best Practices

Presentation Transcript: Leveraging Virtualization to Constrain Costs sponsored by 3PAR PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Download this presentation transcript to learn how virtualization has been a major key to the success of everyone's favorite discount travel site as Priceline.com has continued to grow its competitive edge in the face of lean economic times. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| CIOs \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Economic Environment \| Green Data Center \| Green Storage \| High Availability \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| TCO

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DOWNSIZING DEFINITION (continued): … In a business enterprise, downsizing is reducing the number of employees on the operating payroll. Some users distinguish downsizing from a layoff, with downsizing intended to be a permanent downscaling and a layoff intended to be a temporary downscaling in which employees may later be rehired. Businesses use several techniques in downsizing, including providing incentives to take early retirement and transfer to subsidiary companies, but the most common technique is to simply terminate the employment of a certain number of people.Rightsizing is downsizing in the belief that an enterprise really should operate with fewer people. Dumbsizing is downsizing that, in retrospect, failed to achieve the desired effect.
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