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Feb 10, 2012

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DEFINITION: A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a corporation formed by private individuals to facilitate investment through an initial public offering (IPO). The proceeds are used to buy one or more existing companies.When money is raised by an IPO for a SPAC, the funds are placed into a trust until the purchase is made or a predetermined period of time elapses. If the transaction and associated legal … Definition continues below.
IPO Reports

CW+: How to manage expenses in small and mid-sized businesses sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: More than ever, small businesses need to efficiently control costs and optimise cash flow, but how, and what role does automation play in this process? Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Auditing (Finance) \| Financial Services \| Financing \| Small Businesses

Sophisticated insights in Banking - From complexity to client centricity sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines steps that financial institutions can take to become more business savvy and efficient in the age of the consumer. Read on and learn how to leverage information and reduce risk, properly set product prices, learn about your clients and more. Posted: 18 Nov 2011 \| Published: 18 Nov 2011 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Satisfaction \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financing \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Risk Management

Financing your EHR Implementation sponsored by Intel and HP WHITE PAPER: Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, healthcare providers who invest in EHR technology may be eligible for financial incentives. However, because incentive dollars arrive after implementation, many practices continue to see cost as a primary barrier to adoption. Read on to learn about the full range of financing options. Posted: 15 Sep 2011 \| Published: 15 Sep 2011 TOPICS: ARRA \| Budgeting \| EHR (Electronic Health Records) \| Financial Management \| Financing \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Loans

Collaborative Commerce for Dummies sponsored by Ariba, Inc. EBOOK: This e-book describes how using a cloud-based suite of applications and services integrated with a community of experts and trading partners can fuel the collaboration needed to improve your performance and profits. Posted: 04 Nov 2011 \| Published: 04 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Business Environment \| Business Management \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Collaboration \| Collaborative Commerce

Strategic View to Virtualization: HP Enterprises to dramatically cut costs sponsored by HP and Intel PODCAST: This podcast event provides important real-world perspectives on what virtualization is helping companies achieve, and offers suggestions on how to plan, deploy and managed virtualized environments. Posted: 10 May 2011 \| Premiered: 10 May 2011 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Environment \| Business Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Physical Security \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Expanding Business Benefit and Lowering Costs Through Desktop Optimization sponsored by Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Access this report to read about an IDC study that found the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) to have a 438% ROI over three years, improving both IT and end-user productivity. Posted: 14 Dec 2011 \| Published: 14 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Applications Management Services \| Applications Management Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business of Information Technology \| IT Management \| IT Spending

A clearer horizon. Do CIOs have more clarity about cloud computing? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits. Posted: 01 Dec 2011 \| Published: 01 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Development \| Business of Information Technology \| Business Processes \| CIOs \| Cloud Archive \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud CRM \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| ROI

CW+: CW 500 Club: How IPOS met the challenge of creating a global IT department sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: Managing a global IT department requires a global mindset, an understanding of different cultures, and an ability to fit the right approach to the needs of the organisation, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard in February Posted: 20 Oct 2011 \| Published: 20 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Management \| IT Management Services

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About SaaS ERP But Were Afraid to Ask sponsored by Plex Systems WHITE PAPER: It's hard to miss: the term Software as a Service (SaaS) is everywhere, garnering headlines in the technology press, leading to hot IPO's raved about in the financial press, and generally being described as the future of software technology. Posted: 31 Mar 2009 \| Published: 31 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Backups \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing Execution Systems \| Manufacturing Industry \| Rapid Application Development \| Shop Floor Control \| Software as a Service \| Software Development Tools \| Software Implementation \| Software Selection \| TCO

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: X2-2 Hardware Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, the world’s first and only integrated middleware machine, dramatically surpasses alternatives and provides enterprises the best possible foundation for running applications. Posted: 08 Apr 2011 \| Published: 08 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Enterprise Application Integration Middleware \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Hardware Management \| Systems Management

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: Software Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Software is a specific set of enhancements made to the core Oracle Fusion Middleware products to optimize their performance on Exalogic. Read this paper for a software overview. Posted: 08 Apr 2011 \| Published: 08 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Enterprise Application Integration Middleware \| Enterprise Applications Software \| IT Infrastructure \| Oracle (Product)

Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud: System Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Exalogic is at the forefront of the industry-wide shift away from costly and inferior one-off platforms toward private clouds and Engineered Systems. For enterprises that want to get more for their IT investment than merely keeping the lights on, Exalogic is the only choice. Posted: 05 Dec 2011 \| Published: 05 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Development \| Application Development and Integration Services \| Application Infrastructure \| Application Integration \| Applications Management \| Cloud Computing \| Hardware \| Middleware \| Oracle (Product) \| Software

Special report on EMC sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com ESSENTIAL GUIDE: This special eight-page indepent report from Computer Weekly, packed with graphs and diagrams, is essential reading for anyone doing business, or thinking of doing business with EMC. Posted: 15 Nov 2011 \| Published: 15 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape \| Security \| Security Hardware \| Security Industry \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Security Tokens \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Controllers \| Storage Devices \| Storage Efficiency \| Storage for File Virtualization/NAS Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Industry \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Media \| Storage Networking Industry Association \| Storage Optimization \| Storage Provisioning \| Storage Replication \| Storage Replication Services \| Storage Replication Software \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Security \| Storage Service Providers \| Storage Spending \| Storage Standards \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Switches \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Supplier Management \| Supplier Relationship Management

The Customer Experience Edge sponsored by SAP America, Inc. EBOOK: Getting the right mix of quality service, engagement and communication is difficult, and it's not uncommon for an organization's customer service score to fall short of the experience they believe they are providing. This e-book preview excerpt delves into the finer details of providing a quality customer experience. Posted: 25 Jul 2011 \| Published: 25 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Customer Interaction Services \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Self-Service \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| SAP (Product)

E-Book: Leveraging CRM to Increase Sales Effectiveness in a Challenging Economy sponsored by SugarCRM Inc. EBOOK: This e-book will explore the methods for optimizing sales efforts and working smarter to meet business needs in today’s economy. Continue reading to learn methodologies for increasing sales effectiveness and making this year a successful one for your organization. Posted: 22 Sep 2010 \| Published: 22 Sep 2010 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Software \| Mobile CRM \| Sales \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Sales Force Automation \| Social Networking \| Software as a Service

CW+: Special Report on Oracle sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This has been a landmark year for Oracle, the technology company headed by the charismatic and staggeringly wealthy Larry Ellison. Ellison, who is 65, has been chief executive officer since he founded Oracle in June 1977. He was listed the sixth richest person in the world in 2010. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Asset Management \| IT Asset Management Software \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management

Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN & Citrix XenDesktop 1,000 Desktop Reference Architecture sponsored by Dell Compellent WHITE PAPER: Dell tested a sample of 1,000 virtual desktops and simulated real-world workloads using a Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN in a Citrix XenDesktop VDI environment with Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 as the hypervisor. Posted: 30 Aug 2011 \| Published: 30 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| iSCSI SAN \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Storage Virtualization Software \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

The Cyber Savvy CEO: Getting to grips with today’s growing cyber-threats sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: The recent surge in cyber attacks has forced organisations to align cyber security efforts across all of their operations, rather than focusing on IT, but CEOs now need to take the lead in protecting their organisations, this report from PwC argues. Posted: 05 Jan 2012 \| Published: 05 Jan 2012 TOPICS: CEOs \| CIOs \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Cybersecurity \| Cyberterrorism \| Hackers \| Security \| Surveys

The Superstar CFO: After the Crisis sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the concerns and goals of the modern CFO during this crucial, post-recession recovery period. Topics discusses inside are the increased need for fast, acurate and keeping up with governance, risk and compliance (GRC) while moving forward. Posted: 19 Jul 2011 \| Published: 19 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Management \| CFOs \| Compliance (Finance) \| Data Analytics \| Financial Management \| SAP (Product)

CW+: Special report on Accenture sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: When Bill Green spelled out his vision for Accenture in a rare interview shortly after taking over as chief executive six years ago, he said the company would “dream up and build services so powerful and so exceptional that they will be required to compete in any industry, from financial services to manufacturing”. Posted: 21 Oct 2011 \| Published: 21 Oct 2011 TOPICS: Outsourcing \| Systems Integration \| Systems Integration Services

Storage Magazine August 2011 sponsored by SearchStorage.com EZINE: In the August 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse examines the current state of data deduplication technology and shares insights on how to decide which option will work best in your shop. Posted: 05 Aug 2011 \| Published: 05 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Data Compression \| Data Deduplication \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| Disk Storage Systems \| Hybrid clouds \| VDI

Global sourcing trends 2011 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: At the beginning of each year, we survey Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing Group lawyers in Asia, Europe, and the United States regarding the current state of the world’s outsourcing market and emerging trends likely to shape that market over the next twelve months. Posted: 24 Oct 2011 \| Published: 24 Oct 2011 TOPICS: IT Services \| Outsourcing

IPO DEFINITION (continued): … formalities are not completed by the deadline, the money is returned to the investors with allowances for bank and broker fees. By law, the SPAC management personnel are not allowed to collect salaries during this time.In recent years, with increased regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following high-profile abuse cases, SPACs have begun to proliferate in various industries. The SPAC approach sometimes makes it possible for companies to go public when they cannot afford to do so by traditional means. The SPAC alternative can also be attractive when credit is tight. Unique …
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