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ROI

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ALSO CALLED: Return On Investment, ROI Calculators, Cost Calculators, and IT ROI
DEFINITION: The law of diminishing returns is a classic economic concept that states that as more investment in an area is made, overall return on that investment increases at a declining rate, assuming that all variables remain fixed. To continue to make an investment after a certain point (which varies from context to context) is to receive a decreasing return on that input.

The law of diminishing returns  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on ROI
The Pursuit of the Perfect Order
sponsored by Inovis
WHITE PAPER: In this context, "order" means the full order lifecycle, encompassing a variety of supply chain interactions including the exchange of requests for quotations and purchase orders.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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eGuide: Guide to Network Security
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This Expert E-Guide will help you find out how having a well-written security policy and a reliable network security checklist will help your organization ensure a more secure network.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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eGuide: Virtualization Management - Best Practices, Market Trends
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
WHITE PAPER: As enterprises embrace virtualization, IT sees a need for better management tools for this new technology. In this E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com learn about monitoring physical and virtual environments and other issues concerning IT.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Measuring the True Business Benefits of Web Collaboration
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the key communications challenges faced by organizations today and how web collaboration is delivering the right tools to help organizations meet their growth objectives.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 04 Sep 2008
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Enterprise Content Management (ECM) ROI Calculator
sponsored by IBM
ASSESSMENT TOOL: Content-rich processes, from opening a new account to customer billing, are central to day to day operations, this tool helps demonstrate the value of implementing an Enterprise Content Management and Business Process Management solution.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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No Paper Weight Analyst Validation
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper includes an assessment of new cost/risk dynamics and their benefits that were part of the No Paper Weight ROI analysis to provide a more comprehensive ROI analysis.
Posted: 03 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Virtual Desktop ROI Calculator
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix has created a return on investment (ROI) calculator for centrally-delivered virtual desktops, using Forrester's Total Economic Impact™ methodology.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 29 Aug 2008
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Financial Benefits of a Grid MP Implementation
sponsored by Univa UD
WHITE PAPER: This white paper analyzes the financial benefits that a Fortune 100 company gained from using Grid MP technology from Univa UD.
Posted: 02 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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TEM for IP Readiness
sponsored by AnchorPoint
DATA SHEET: AnchorPoint TEM solutions provide a business process foundation for companies to systematically prioritize, address and assess their telecom spend - and apply the technologies and services that will yield the highest ROI.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Business Objects Learning Zone
sponsored by Business Objects
RESOURCE CENTER: This handy Resource Center gives you all the goods with none of the fluff; it includes white papers, Web seminars on ROI, podcasts, peer case studies and demonstrations-all logically organized so you can easily learn how BI can help you...
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: Deduplication storage is quickly becoming the standard for disk-based backup and nearline storage use in enterprise data centers across many industries.
Posted: 26 Aug 2008 | Published: 26 Aug 2008
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Silverpop Vtrenz Webinar: "Do More. Earn More. Automate BtoB Marketing Tasks"
sponsored by Vtrenz, Inc
WEBCAST: B2B marketers have a broad range of responsibilities, from tactical execution to strategic visioning & scramble to fill the sales pipeline with leads, build their teams, establish standard processes and demonstrate a ROI.
Posted: 22 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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OTC Derivatives Processing: Blazing a Trail to Automation
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to understand how automation of the confirmation process will allow firms dealing in OTC derivatives to not only handle more volume, but to do so with less operational risk.
Posted: 21 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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From Cold to Hot: Lead Nurturing Programs That Generate Sales
sponsored by Vtrenz, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the importance of lead nurturing–in the lead management process. It discusses best practices for nurturing leads in today's competitive business environment, and offers advice for implementing a lead-nurturing program.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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Desktop Delivery: Making Desktop Virtualization Work
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses Desktop Virtualization and the impact on desktop management. It explores the challenges for desktop management in a pre-Desktop Virtualization world and issues that are not well addressed by Desktop Virtualization.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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SRM Explained: Companies Try Green Storage Strategies to Reduce Power Consumption
sponsored by 3PAR
WHITE PAPER: Escalating storage demands are creating a dilemma for many storage administrators. This article explains the concepts of green storage, examines deployment issues, looks at one user's struggles, and considers the future of green storage practices.
Posted: 20 Aug 2008 | Published: 20 Aug 2008
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Initiating Your Virtualization Project
sponsored by IBM
VIDEOCAST: In this presentation, virtualization expert Barb Goldworm provides an in-depth introduction to virtualization, showing how and where virtual technology can add value to IT infrastructure.
Posted: 18 Aug 2008 | Premiered: 18 Aug 2008
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The True Value of Learning
sponsored by SkillSoft Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses a different culture that is developing for learning and training departments. This new cultures prime concern is meeting monetary and fiscal targets.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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Customer Relationship Management - Fast Return on Investment (ROI) in Sage CRM SalesLogix Implementations
sponsored by Sage (UK) Limited
WHITE PAPER: This report explains how a wide range of Sage CRM SalesLogix customers define ROI and the return they are achieving with their Sage CRM SalesLogix implementations.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Customer Relationship Management - Integration for a Customer Centric View
sponsored by Sage (UK) Limited
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a valuable list of factors for executive management, IT decision makers and sales professionals to consider when planning a successful CRM integration project.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Turn SOX Compliance into Cash: Link Sarbanes-Oxley Requirements to Business Improvement.
sponsored by Oversight Systems
WHITE PAPER: Successful quality and compliance is a continuous improvement process that demands a closed-loop control structure. Oversight Systems provides results and a leveraged environment for improving quality in financial operations.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Advanced Workflow: The SpringCM BPM Solution
sponsored by SpringCM
PRODUCT LITERATURE: The SpringCM Advanced Workflow solution is designed to automate any complex business process regardless of the type of industry or the number of steps involved. Learn more about it in this whitepaper.
Posted: 12 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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SRM brings new levels of visibility and automation to storage
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: Many storage professionals are turning to a new generation of storage resource management (SRM) tools to help them understand the configuration of their storage environment and the behavior of the individual storage components.
Posted: 12 Aug 2008 | Published: 12 Aug 2008
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Delivering Reports, Plans and Metrics for Better Marketing
sponsored by Cognos Incorporated
WHITE PAPER: Learn how IT can help deliver critical business information for Marketing resulting in less guesswork, greater customer value, and greater return on investment.
Posted: 11 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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EMA Advisory Note: Danger of Tools before Process and Requirements, Or - Time to Buy a Lawn Mower
sponsored by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores some of the considerations and pitfalls for purchasing a CMDB tool before taking the final leap and provides a common sense approach to evaluating the direction in which your company is heading.
Posted: 11 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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B2B Database Marketing Trends and Best Practices
sponsored by Extraprise Group, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This article reviews specific client examples of best practice application of database marketing in B2B environments.
Posted: 10 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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ROI DEFINITION (continued): …  has broader applications than economics. In fact, it is one of the most widely recognized economic principles outside of the economic classroom. In a call center, for instance, service level improvements decline in rate in relation to each additional successive agent added.

Other real-world examples abound:

  • A student considering one more hour of study after 2 AM.
  • A prospective car buyer evaluating the benefits of a higher grade of luxury vehicle
  • A farmer weighing adding an extra bushel of fertilizer to a saturated field of corn
  • A marketer analyzing … 
    ROI definition sponsored by SearchCRM.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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