ORB Reports

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, we examine the global tech sector response to the invasion of Ukraine, and how hackers are responding to calls for an IT army to target Russia. Our latest buyer's guide looks at cloud-based ERP and other business applications. And IBM's UK chief tells us how Big Blue is reinventing itself. Read the issue now.

Posted: 14 Mar 2022 | Published: 15 Mar 2022

EZINE: In this week's Computer Weekly, as the Information Commissioner calls on police forces to slow down the introduction of facial recognition, we examine the issues. We look at what the use of DevOps methods means for storage strategy. And we talk to Microsoft's global cyber security chief. Read the issue now.

Posted: 08 Feb 2021 | Published: 19 Nov 2019

CASE STUDY: BuilderMT is the nation's leading provider of production management software for residential homebuilders, and has achieved wide notoriety and national awards for streamlining the workflow management process and improving the efficiency.

Posted: 25 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

ANALYST REPORT: Access this analyst report to discover how the enterprise appetite for mobilization grows – but progress has been slow.

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 | Published: 09 Dec 2014

EGUIDE: What are the first steps to creating a strong app security program, and how do you know you've struck the right balance between static and dynamic testing? These are the types of questions we explore in this e-guide. Find out what role education is playing in building an app security program and get advice for mitigating SAP vulnerabilities.

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 | Published: 09 Sep 2016

EGUIDE: In this E-Guide, readers will hear from experts in the SOA space (including well-known David Linthicum) around SOA governance and its relationship with lightweight, flexible enterprise architecture.

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 | Published: 21 Oct 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this resource, HR and business leaders will find a comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of purpose-specific software and bundled software suites, providing you with key information to help you more strategically meet your organization's talent recruitment goals.

Posted: 19 Apr 2013 | Published: 19 Apr 2013

WHITE PAPER: This case study looks at how Virgin Media developed a set of transparent, efficient, and unified software testing tools to speed development, and increase quality.

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 03 Sep 2012

EGUIDE: DevOps is supposed to get your product to market as quickly as possible, while still maintaining a high level of quality and stability. The problem is that this requires automation, especially when it comes to testing. Read this e-guide to learn about the challenges to, and benefits of, automated testing in your DevOps environment.

Posted: 27 Oct 2017 | Published: 20 Oct 2017

WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses common myths surrounding static code analysis and explains what the technology can do for developers and the software development lifecycle.

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 | Published: 30 Nov 2013

WHITE PAPER: This report dives deep into a study on SaaS and how it is helping companies gain competitive advantage as opposed to simply reducing costs.

Posted: 28 Apr 2014 | Published: 31 Jan 2014

WHITE PAPER: EL ES DE engineering needed an integrated system that would provide increased visibility over inventory, time spent on jobs and clarity on purchase order status. Consult this resource to find out how adopting a cloud-based ERP solution gave the company the insight they need.

Posted: 06 Jun 2013 | Published: 06 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses three delivery models, including the benefits and considerations you must take when choosing the right model for your business.

Posted: 20 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

EZINE: Prescriptive analysis could do some of big data thinking for us -- if only we'd let it. This CIO Decisions e-zine explores the growing analytics field and the strategies at work.

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 | Published: 01 Apr 2014

WHITE PAPER: View this white paper to learn more about what contributes to an effective business analytics buying criteria. It examines the importance of implementing an integrated infrastructure and its relationship to business analytics.

Posted: 22 May 2013 | Published: 17 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, discover the reasons why you should be considering an SAP upgrade to improve enterprise resource planning (ERP) and how to get started. Learn about new features of the latest SAP release as well as the technical advances and new technologies available to you.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 27 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: Inside this resource, unveil your access code for a 15-day trial of a cloud-based application penetration testing solution that combines automated testing with manual validation to provide optimum security monitoring.

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 | Published: 19 Dec 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at cloud-computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies and what you need to know about these emerging trends.

Posted: 12 Apr 2012 | Published: 16 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: In this informative white paper, learn more about integrating cloud and on-premise applications from vendors such as Oracle, Salesforce, and Workday. Discover how a set of middleware tools enables you to easily integrate data from all types of information systems by reading now.

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Nov 2012

EGUIDE: Agile development roles are no longer set in stone. The most successful and efficient teams work together, each adding their own perspective. This featured article uncovers why testers should participate in requirement analysis and how organizations are getting their whole team more involved in Agile projects.

Posted: 02 May 2012 | Published: 02 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how an IBM Rational solution can help your company build better software faster, using an integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) solution designed to support collaboration across distributed agile development teams.

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 | Published: 28 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This exclusive paper examines a middleware platform that has the technical capabilities to support multiple solutions, allowing for flexibility and better developer tooling.

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 | Published: 11 Jun 2013

WHITE PAPER: Most developers write their own code, but also integrate third-party components into their application to save time and effort. This paper explains some strategies that will help to secure applications from vulnerable open source components.

Posted: 02 Feb 2018 | Published: 02 Feb 2018

WHITE PAPER: As more and more IT shops deploy multitier middleware platforms and frameworks for the delivery of business-critical application services, they are expecting to garner the benefits of the service-oriented architecture (SOA) or composite application development approach: agility, flexibility, productivity, and extensibility.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a look at service virtualization, and how it can speed application development by replicating unavailable components, and improve quality control with multiple scenario testing.

Posted: 07 Nov 2013 | Published: 03 Dec 2012