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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHITE PAPER: This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document is designed to help firms understand their data conversion options. It outlines what data is critical and must be converted for compliance purposes and business continuity, what data is not critical, the relationship between data conversion and reporting, and what to look for in a new technology provider relative to data conversion.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: The challenge for Chief Compliance Officers is to understand the risks associated with each of these three drivers of compliance and how they can be mitigated. Read this paper to find out more.

Posted: 08 Mar 2010 | Published: 08 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: In investment reporting, customers expect detailed reports of irreproachable accuracy, delivered with no delay or excuses. This whitepaper will serve as as a guide for Investment Advisors.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

ANALYST REPORT: This report from Oxford Economics and AT&T shows ICT investment and productivity growth are closely linked - and European countries are lagging behind other parts of the world in both areas.

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Whether you are just starting a compliance program or need to fine-tune your existing process, this document will help you understand the steps involved in becoming GIPS compliant. It is not a substitute for the Standards themselves. It is designed to help you understand the value of compliance, what’s needed to achieve it, pitfalls to avoid.

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 | Published: 23 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Meaningful use is only the beginning:  Efficiency and more –appropriate coding bring savings and increase revenues.  This white paper discusses features and benefits of an EHR system, government incentives, sources for ROI as well as building the business case for EHR.

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 | Published: 16 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses an exclusive survey where CFOs weighed in on their perceptions and understanding of cloud computing. Read more about what this CFO survey reveals about the potential economic and efficiency benefits of the cloud.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Companies that use IBM Cognos software are able to improve productivity, reduce or avoid headcount, reduce financing costs, and increase profitability.  These benefits are achieved because when employees can rapidly access and analyze data in consistent ways, they are better able to make business changes that both lower costs and increase revenues.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011

CASE STUDY: This case study details how HP's Finance & Administration (F&A) services helped AOL Inc. succeed. Read on to learn more about HP's F&A services.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

CASE STUDY: This case study will shed important light on how service management software, in particular, is helping to improve productivity and provide real-time visibility into critical financial data.

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 | Published: 01 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: A new approach to Business Process Management (BPM) is the use of BPM and SOA together in a layering strategy. This white paper explores the BPM layered concept and offers a case study of how ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has benefited from its deployment.

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 | Published: 21 Dec 2009

EBOOK: This guide helps organizations assemble the right people, make the right investment in a solution and helps finance create best practices to ensure a successful XBRL compliance. Read this now and learn what XBRL is, how it works and why it’s mandated, best practices to prepare for an XBRL mandate, who to involve in the mandate process and more.

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains why automated reconciliation is quickly evolving into a competitive necessity. The costs associated with manual reconciliation, the benefits from automation, and the best reconciliation workflow model will all be discussed.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes two strategies organizations can employ to maximize the returns from their enterprise resource planning (ERP) investments: use a proven methodology to speed implementation and achieve ROI faster, and define and track metrics to measure progress in meeting business objectives.

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper for survey results that discuss asset and revenue growth in the financial industry.

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 | Published: 09 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization.

Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read how Business analytics investments are more important than ever for business competitiveness and profitability and are becoming increasingly essential to maximize a company's return on investment.

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Published: 10 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Discover how to efficiently measure projected business value, increase the ROI of your SAP investments, and improve the overall worth of your IT initiative with a consistent methodology for both business and IT users.

Posted: 31 Jan 2008 | Published: 31 Jan 2008

WHITE PAPER: Accounts payable remains a manual and often inefficient business process. Read this white paper for a discussion of best practices options and a solid approach to implementing solutions for automating and optimizing Accounts Payable in the SAP environment.

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 | Published: 25 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights key directives and legislation within the European Union that have an impact on IT security practitioners, especially those responsible for the safe storage of data using data loss prevention technologies.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This White Paper presents the initial conclusions from The Open Group on how to build and measure Return on Investment (ROI) from Cloud Computing. It was produced by the Cloud Business Artifacts (CBA) project of The Open Group Cloud Computing Work Group.

Posted: 21 Oct 2011 | Published: 21 Oct 2011