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ALSO CALLED: B/OSS, OSS, Network Operations Support Systems, Business & Operational Support Systems, BSS/OSS, BOSS, Operations Support Systems, Operation Support Systems, Business and Operational Support Systems, and Operation Support Software
DEFINITION: An operational support system (OSS) is a set of programs that help a communications service provider monitor, control, analyze and manage a telephone or computer network. As the traditional voice telephone systems converges with packet-oriented Internet traffic (including VoIP), broadband applications such as teleconferencing and DSL, more sophisticated systems like OSS are needed activities like
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Operational Support Systems Reports
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10 Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Cost Structure
sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc.
ANALYST REPORT:
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years).
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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Webcast - IT Performance Management: Measure, Monitor and Modify for Operational Excellence
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST:
High-performing organizations take a more practice-based and practical, approach to measuring, managing and enhancing IT performance. Adopt new, flexible solutions to support the way that your organization uses IT to drive operational excellence.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 03 Nov 2009
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Lean Scheduling and Execution
sponsored by SAP AG
ANALYST REPORT:
This benchmark study showcases the operational performance benefits manufacturers are currently enjoying due to the adoption of Lean scheduling and execution principles.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Published: 26 Oct 2009
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Transforming Insight Into Action with Business Process Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:
Take action based on deep process insight with business process management. This white paper shows how your business can not only acquire deeper insight into current business operations, but also how to use that insight to drive performance, productivity and savings throughout your organization with BPM from IBM.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Published: 15 Oct 2009
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Building on SOA for greater business value
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER:
To thrive in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, top businesses of all sizes and in all industries are looking for better ways to achieve operational excellence that enables them to run their companies more efficiently and cost-effectively and drive innovation that matters to recognize market needs and respond to them quickly and decisively.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009
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Zoom-In on File Integrity Monitoring for PCI DSS
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WEBCAST:
Register for this webcast to hear Gene Kim, Tripwire CTO, and John Kindervag, Forrester Research Senior Analyst and former PCI auditor, discuss why file integrity monitoring sets the stage for successful PCI compliance.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 05 Oct 2009
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Oracle WebLogic Suite 11g: Benefit Your Business with Fast, Efficient Middleware
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER:
Oracle WebLogic Suite, a foundational element of Oracle Fusion Middleware, offers the ideal mix of performance, scalability, and operational efficiency to support modern IT requirements driven by ever-changing business needs.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Published: 18 Sep 2009
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Catalog Based Services: A New Paradigm in Enterprise Application
sponsored by Wipro Technologies
WHITE PAPER:
This paper evaluates the impact of changing market landscape on enterprise application service offerings, and evaluates traditional service models in today's context and attempts to evangelize an innovative service model which meets the need of the hour-- faster ROI at lower TCO.
Posted: 17 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Sep 2009
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Increasing Operational Efficiency and Agility with BPM
sponsored by Esker Inc.
PODCAST:
In this expert podcast, find out why many companies are turning to business process management (BPM) to automate processes, optimize workflows and improve operational efficiency and agility.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 20 Aug 2009
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Practical Steps to Achieve and Maintain NERC Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper describes seven practical steps information security professionals can take to integrate controls into IT production operations, to simultaneously achieve NERC compliance goals, and also IT operational and security goals.
Posted: 31 Jul 2009 | Published: 31 Jul 2009
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Automation on Demand: Creating an Efficient and Cost Effective AP Solution
sponsored by Esker Inc.
WHITE PAPER:
This paper presents a solution that leverages comprehensive document process automation to deliver the advantages of paperless invoice processing as an on-demand service. It highlights the opportunity to shift ROI from the project level to the document level (capital versus operational expense) and realize automation benefits immediately.
Posted: 10 Jul 2009 | Published: 10 Jul 2009
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Breaking the Business Intelligence Log Jam
sponsored by ParAccel
ANALYST REPORT:
In an ongoing business intelligence project, the new required updates pile up at a steady or accelerating rate, while the effort to make each change grows as the system grows more complex. The inevitable result is a growing backlog of unmet business needs. That build-up is the BI Log Jam. Read this analyst report to learn how to break the cycle.
Posted: 26 Jun 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009
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Killing Time: Reducing Operational Latency to Boost Productivity
sponsored by ParAccel
ANALYST REPORT:
Operational systems and analytical systems are on a convergent path. The artificial divide between operations and analysis is closing rapidly as a combined result of Moore's law and technological innovation. This promising development is leading to real reductions in latency of operations and the creation of time itself for decision-makers.
Posted: 26 Jun 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009
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The Operational Responsiveness of Business - a new white paper from Progress Software
sponsored by Progress Software
WHITE PAPER:
Operational responsiveness is the ability of business processes and systems to respond to changing conditions and customer interactions as they occur, enabling business leaders to capitalize on opportunities, drive greater efficiencies, and reduce risk. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009
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ER/Studio 8.0 - Database management for the Enterprise
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
Database architects and administrators need to discover, document, and re-use data assets; reverse-engineer, analyze, and optimize existing databases; and design to comply with regulatory requirements and organizational standards.
Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 14 May 2009
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Help Desk vs. Service Desk: Which One is Right for You
sponsored by Numara Software
WHITE PAPER:
This white paper is intended to help support center managers self-assess their center's primary functions and maturity level in order to choose an incident management system that best fits their needs without wasting money on features that will not be used.
Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009
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The Business Value of the Network Integrator
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER:
Read this white paper to learn how the Network Integrator is responsible for managing subprojects within the context of multivendor agreements with the appropriate third parties and service providers.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Federal Desktop Core Configuration: Achieving Compliance with the Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Lumension
WHITE PAPER:
Read about how the differences between different FDCC automation tools affect security and IT costs and learn how Lumension Vulnerability Management, an SCAP-validated solution helps agencies comply today.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEFINITION (continued): … An operational support system (OSS) is a set of programs that help a communications service provider monitor, control, analyze and manage a telephone or computer network. As the traditional voice telephone systems converges with packet-oriented Internet traffic (including VoIP), broadband applications such as teleconferencing and DSL, more sophisticated systems like OSS are needed activities like ordering and tracking network components (including IP addresses), usage and traffic patterns, billing and reporting. Operational Support Systems definition sponsored by SearchTelecom.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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