Software Selection

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

EBOOK: Trying to decide between third-party and SAP's own add-ons to SAP Workflow is a confusing but important process for ensuring employee adoption, efficiency, and productivity. This eBook helps identify and analyze SAP Workflow add-on solutions.

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

WHITE PAPER: Many software vendors are using the term 'SOA' in a misleading sense. Read this white paper to learn what to look for when evaluating enterprise applications to ensure that deploying them will actually help your organization achieve the agility that SOA promises.

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

RESEARCH CONTENT: Download this exclusive report from Kew Associates and Computer Weekly to learn how businesses plan to invest in cloud software between 2012 and 2017.

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 | Published: 14 Jan 2013

WHITE PAPER: Planning, budgeting and forecasting always will be crucial components to your organization. But choosing the right performance management software can be a tough task. This paper from IBM outlines the business challenges and drivers, as well as organizational and technological best practices to follow, and includes a software selection matrix.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 06 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to quit paper and effectively automate your sales order management process. Find tips for selecting a system that best meets your business needs and learn how to eliminate non-value-added tasks and human errors that drive up costs and customer dissatisfaction.

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 | Published: 13 Apr 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to uncover potential concealed costs of manufacturing ERP software and the right questions you should ask to avoid ending up with a shoddy system.

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 | Published: 16 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: In the rush to fulfill rising demand, some cloud application (Software as a Service, or SaaS) providers cut corners on requirements that are essential for delivering promised benefits like elasticity and reduced costs and complexity. Read this paper to learn 10 critical requirements of effective cloud applications.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Software as a Service (SaaS) is a term that many business people misunderstand. Read this white paper to learn what SaaS is, how it can help your organization, and what's important when evaluating your options.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems designed before the days of global competition are poorly integrated, expensive to maintain, and fail to provide enterprise-wide visibility, even with add-on functionality. Read this white paper to learn what functionality is needed to support today's requirements and how cloud-based ERP meets these needs.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

CASE STUDY: Read this white paper to learn the benefits that a multinational manufacturer achieved after they replaced four different enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications with one single system.

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 12 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be one of the best tools in your IT arsenal, but only if you have a system in place that is right for your particular business needs. Read this white paper to learn how a fully integrated ERP suite can help ease your product launch by giving you visibility into all of critical business data.

Posted: 21 Jun 2012 | Published: 21 Jun 2012

EGUIDE: Use this resource as a guide to the benefits ERP systems have in store for the smaller businesses and how these perks differ from the advantages that larger organizations see.

Posted: 31 May 2012 | Published: 31 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: With the acquisition of Sun, Oracle now provides Oracle Optimized Solutions: a complete applications to disk solution engineered, tested, and certified to work together as a single system. Read this white paper to learn more about Oracle Optimized Solutions and how they can be used to improve Oracle E-Business Suite operations.

Posted: 17 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how medical manufacturers are using enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to reduce the costs of their operations as well as justify current prices to insurers based on success rates and patient value.

Posted: 10 May 2012 | Published: 10 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how when deployed as a virtual application over the cloud and streamlined by mobile and social technologies, next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems create an integrated decision-making environment that will enable manufacturers to operate in real time over an intelligent value chain.

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 | Published: 16 Jan 2012

EGUIDE: This guide provides the top enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation best practices, including how to migrate your data, pick the best project team, and train your employees.

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 | Published: 15 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: Navigating enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems isn't always easy, but is necessary for the success of your business. Read this expert guide to learn five key tips and best practices for managing your ERP systems.

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 | Published: 16 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to identify exactly what to look for in an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to satisfy your business needs and how an implementation can dramatically effect your efficiency.

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Jan 2011

EBOOK: Read this Aberdeen Group e-book to understand how complex manufacturers are benefiting from enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementations. Learn what it takes to become a best-in-class organization including driving ERP usage, improving mobile access to ERP data, and more.

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 | Published: 15 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: A recent IDC Manufacturing Insight survey of equipment and machinery manufacturers found that since the economic downturn the biggest priority for organizations is profit growth. This white paper summarizes the results of the survey and explains how next-gen enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can help manufacturers turn a profit again.

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 | Published: 14 Mar 2012

EBOOK: Read this expert e-book to get comprehensive answers to all your ERP upgrade and migration questions. Inside, find: expert advice on recognizing when it's time to upgrade or migrate; tips for making a business case; the top five questions to ask before buying ERP systems; and best practices for a successful implementation process.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 08 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn a five step plan for choosing the right enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for the specific business challenges you want your system to address, thus ensuring implementation success.

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 | Published: 08 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how next-gen enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is faster than ever and can give your business a competitive edge when it comes to responding to customer requests, process speeds, and decision making.

Posted: 06 Mar 2012 | Published: 06 Mar 2012

EGUIDE: Use this expert resource as a guide to understanding which enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are best suited to fit your needs and why the biggest vendors might not always be the best option. Also find six steps for evaluating and selecting your ERP platform.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 24 Feb 2012