Hospitality Industry

WHITE PAPER: Although enterprise resource planning (ERP) is an important tool for boosting operational efficiency and cost savings, it also offers manufacturers a leg-up in their globalization efforts. Read this white paper to see how critical ERP can be to global business, and how to choose the best solution to support this imperative.

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 | Published: 29 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Security information and event management (SIEM) plays a critical role in meeting the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and many other industry standards. In this paper, gain a in-depth look into the specific requirements of PCI DSS and how SIEM technologies can help achieve compliance, while reducing risk.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 13 Feb 2012

EZINE: This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT.

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 | Published: 16 Apr 2012

CASE STUDY: When a large international hospitality company, Hilton Worldwide, needed to boost the efficiency of its global operations it turned to a workforce performance and compensation system. Read this case study to learn how Hilton controlled its accelerating growth while effectively managing a diverse, global workforce.

Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Published: 27 Apr 2012

IT BRIEFING: The digitisation index from Booz & Co reveals the business leaders and laggards in the digital technology and explains why it is vital to embrace it.

Posted: 28 Mar 2012 | Published: 28 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses considerations for A&D manufacturers in the context of enterprise information systems and how they can help address 5 areas of concern: compliance, control, communications, competitiveness, and cutting cost, waste and complexity. The needs of the A&D market aren’t easily addressed by one-size-fits-all products.

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 | Published: 04 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how medical manufacturers are using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to reduce the costs of their operations as well as justify current prices to insurers based on success rates and patient value.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 10 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper will help you identify and examine the vital points to consider as you seek the best warehouse management system (WMS) solution to accomplish your goals and move your company into a more competitive position.

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 | Published: 25 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Bit9 conducted a survey on 1,861 IT and security professionals worldwide to examine their current views on today’s evolving threat landscape and their stance against them. View this report for a summary of the overall results and key findings, and find out how you compare to your peers.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Bit9 conducted a survey on 1,020 IT and security managers in France, Germany, Spain and the UK studying their current views on today’s emerging threats and their stance against them. View this report for a summary of the overall results and uncover key findings.

Posted: 23 May 2012 | Published: 23 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we introduce geographic data services and discuss how they are employed in both operational and analytical business applications. The paper also reviews analytical techniques applied across many types of organizations and examines a number of industry-specific usage scenarios.

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a low risk, high impact approach to gaining control of regulatory compliance. The procedures, tasks, and behaviors that bear upon compliance can be overwhelming. Yet organizations that can master these activities, operate more efficiently, compete more effectively, and build their brands. Learn how GRC technologies can help.

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 | Published: 25 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This 2012 IT skills and salary report analyzes the responses of over 9,500 IT pros to explore the relationship between training, salary, and an employee’s sense of professional satisfaction. Find out which jobs pay the most and which employees are the most satisfied.

Posted: 30 Apr 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Improve productivity and customer service with a lean approach to manufacturing. Read this white paper to learn how ERP works with lean to identify value and non-value components with your SAP system to give you a competitive edge.

Posted: 25 Apr 2007 | Published: 25 Apr 2007

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines and quantifies the costs and benefits of deduplication in VMware environments. Three detailed case studies from organizations in different industries are presented.

Posted: 23 Apr 2012 | Published: 23 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Because perceptions of converged infrastructure (CI) often vary in the IT industry, HP and Intel contracted Forrester Consulting to survey IT decision-makers internationally on benefits and barriers to implementation of CI. Learn the results of that survey in this white paper.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

EZINE: This week’s Computer Weekly delves into the new world of Windows 8. We also talk to some top CIOs about how the downturn has shaped their priorities. You'll also find the third and final part of our Buyer's Guide to IPv6 migration, all inside this digital magazine.

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 | Published: 05 Mar 2012

IT BRIEFING: The Acronis Global Disaster Recovery (DR) index is an annual benchmark of businesses disaster recovery preparations worldwide.

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Feb 2012

CASE STUDY: USA Technologies sought a solution that offered better QA and testing to meet the expanding demand of transactions at its 48,000 point-of-sale, cashless micro-transaction machines. This paper outlines the solution it chose and how it offers an automated software load and elevated performance testing. Read this to learn more about its benefits.

Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Sorting through smart phones, PDAs and ruggedized computers for business use is no easy task. Rather than trying to stay on top of all the new products, companies can follow five basic tips to find the best option. This white paper explains these tips and how they can be applied to assist the enterprise mobile computer selection process.

Posted: 12 May 2011 | Published: 12 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines a case study of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and how it used Alfresco for its document management needs.

Posted: 09 May 2012 | Published: 09 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews a study of the impact of social media on customer service and how to plan and implement social media for maximum effectiveness within your business.

Posted: 16 May 2012 | Published: 16 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: In this brief white paper, Jeff Martin, Station Casinos’ director of business intelligence (BI), provides specific examples of the types of problems that the company wanted to solve, and offers insight into the specific job scheduling solution it selected to overcome its challenges.

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 | Published: 20 Jan 2012

CASE STUDY: When it was determined the IT infrastructure on Carnival ships was consuming too much power and occupying too large a footprint, Carnival Cruise Lines engaged Dell Consulting Services to evaluate its options. Read this case study to learn more about Dell's robust solution.

Posted: 03 May 2011 | Published: 03 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper demonstrates that a data grid infrastructure, built with clustered caching, can help you avoid "weak link" vulnerabilities that can sabotage SOA strategies. Discover why the data grid offers improved data access that can create a competitive edge, improve financial performance, and sustain customer loyalty.

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 | Published: 06 Oct 2010