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ALSO CALLED: Selecting Vendors, Companies DEFINITION: A tier 1 vendor is one of the largest and most well known in its field -- often enjoying national or international recognition and acceptance. Vendors may be both manufacturers and value-added resellers (VARs). For example, Cisco Systems Inc. is regarded as a tier 1 vendor in storage area network switching equipment and related technical certifications. Tier 1 vendors may also be a "preferred" … Definition continues below.
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The Top 10 Reasons for Choosing Open Source Data Integration sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: When choosing a data integration solution, companies are confronted with many product choices, multiple sources of information and different vendors. This paper cuts through the confusion with the top 10 reasons companies choose open source for their data integration needs and 31 proof points from actual users of open source data integration. Posted: 16 Mar 2010 \| Published: 16 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Connectors \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Management Software \| Databases \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Open Source \| Open Source Software \| Vendor Selection

E-Book: Best Practices for Selecting Midmarket ERP Software sponsored by itelligence, Inc. EBOOK: Navigating the ERP software market can be a big challenge. Experts say there are over 80 different ERP packages available today. Choosing an ERP package means answering challenging questions about requirements, vendor services and deployment style. In this eBook, get advice and best practices for the ERP software selection process. Posted: 20 Sep 2010 \| Published: 17 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Contract Management \| Contracts \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Licensing \| Manufacturing Software \| Negotiation \| SaaS ERP \| Software as a Service \| Software Licensing \| Software Selection \| Software Upgrades \| Strategic Planning \| Vendor Selection

Cloud Computing by Government Agencies: Meeting Business and Security Challenges in the Cloud sponsored by IBM TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This article briefly describes the procurement challenges and then jumps into advising government cloud service purchasers on the positives and negatives of security in the cloud, and how to manage their potential vendors' security risks. Read on to learn more. Posted: 13 Sep 2010 \| Published: 17 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Budgeting \| Cloud Computing \| Government Agencies (U.S.) \| Network Security \| Security Threats \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management sponsored by SDL Web Content Management Solutions Division WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant will help CIOs and business and IT leaders that are analyzing their Web strategies to assess whether they have the right Web Content Management offering to support them. Use this Magic Quadrant to understand the fresh vitality in the WCM market and how Gartner rates the leading vendors and their packaged products. Posted: 08 Sep 2010 \| Published: 07 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Business Process Outsourcing \| Information Management \| Interoperability \| Location-Based Services \| Location-Based Services (Software) \| Strategic Planning \| Vendor Selection \| Web Content Management

Creating a Dynamic Information Infrastructure sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Discussions with customers and research into vendor offerings are the basis of this white paper. It prescribes a customer transformation roadmap, profiles two customers’ information infrastructure journeys, and provides an analysis of IBM’s and EMC’s associated visions and strategies. Posted: 06 Aug 2010 \| Published: 17 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Software \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Support Software \| Information Management \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Considering Leading Architectures for Specialty Analytic Servers sponsored by Sybase, an SAP company WHITE PAPER: Recent reports expose the monumental growth rate of data volumes. With increasing data volumes comes a need for computational power to absorb and analyze all this data in an attempt to gain a competitive edge. This paper attempts to shed some light on the decision process for selecting a specialty analytic server in today's business environments. Posted: 05 Aug 2010 \| Published: 05 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Application Server Software \| Architectures \| Data Analytics \| Data Management \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Database Server Software \| ILM \| Multi-core Processor Architecture \| SAP (Product) \| Vendor Selection

Case Study: Ocean County Utilities Authority sponsored by Perceptive Software CASE STUDY: Read this case study of a New Jersey utility company to learn how replacing their former document imaging system with the ImageNow enterprise content management allowed them to save time, accelerate AP approval processes, streamline cumbersome processes and curb frustration for employees. Posted: 02 Aug 2010 \| Published: 02 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Digital Imaging \| Digital Imaging Software \| Document Imaging \| Document Imaging Software \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| Financial Transaction Processing \| Information Management Software \| Productivity \| Vendor Selection

Case Study: Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. sponsored by Perceptive Software CASE STUDY: Read this case study of Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc. to learn how replacing its old document imaging system with a new low-maintenance full-featured document management, imaging and workflow suite improved allowed for better information sharing and document availability, faster customer service and increased productivity. Posted: 02 Aug 2010 \| Published: 02 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Document Imaging \| Document Imaging Software \| Document Management \| Document Management Software \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| Financial Transaction Processing \| Information Management Software \| Productivity \| SAP (Product) \| Vendor Selection

Interoperating with Cisco Systems: Hands-On Look at Configuring D-Link and Cisco for Seamless Savings sponsored by D-Link WHITE PAPER: The best network design invariably is multi-vendor. That is even more true in an era of constrained budgets where sticking with your existing vendor brings with it not only a price premium, but also the continuation of proprietary approaches. Read this whitepaper to learn more about D-Link's interoperability benefits with Cisco systems. Posted: 06 Jul 2010 \| Published: 02 Jul 2010 TOPICS: Configuration Management \| Interoperability \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Vendor Selection

Lowering the Cost of Business Intelligence With Open Source: A Comparison of Open Source and Traditional Vendor Costs sponsored by Pentaho Corporation ANALYST REPORT: Many of the top reasons given for the use of open source BI software is "lower costs." The question is whether commercial open source actually matters when it comes to lowering license and support costs. Read this analyst report for comparison of the software and support costs of traditional BI vendors versus commercial open source BI from Pentaho. Posted: 03 Jun 2010 \| Published: 03 Jun 2010 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Licensing \| Open Source \| Open Source BI \| Pricing \| Software Licensing \| TCO \| Vendor Selection

E-Book: Best Practices for Selecting Midmarket ERP Software sponsored by IQMS EBOOK: With over 80 different ERP packages available today, determining what’s right for your organization can seem like a daunting task. But, with this e-book you will get advice and best practices for every step of the ERP software selection process. Ensuring you will not get lost in the sea of ERP software. Posted: 20 Apr 2010 \| Published: 20 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Processes \| Cloud Computing \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Project Management \| ROI \| Software as a Service \| TCO \| Vendor Selection

Full Automation through ERP Helps Streamline Manufacturing Operations by Increasing Efficient Usage of Money, Manpower and Time sponsored by ECi Software Solutions - M1 ERP System for Manufacturers WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how a fully integrated, state-of-the-art ERP system provides the solution to the many challenges facing manufacturers. You will also learn what to look for when selecting an ERP solution provider. Posted: 02 Apr 2010 \| Published: 02 Apr 2010 TOPICS: Cost Benefit Analysis \| ERP \| ERP Software \| Manufacturing \| Manufacturing Industry \| Manufacturing Software \| Manufacturing Systems \| Project Management \| Shop Floor Control \| Vendor Selection

ROI Case Study: Intacct Emergent Game Technologies sponsored by Intacct Corporation CASE STUDY: Emergent needed an accounting application that would enable it to reconcile multiple currencies across its multiple subsidiaries, reduce manual data entry and monthly consolidation processes, and streamline revenue management. Continue reading to learn how Emergent chose Intacct for the financial management solution. Posted: 22 Mar 2010 \| Published: 22 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Accounting \| Accounting Software \| Cloud Computing \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financial Service Providers \| Financial Services \| Financial Systems \| Software as a Service \| Vendor Selection

Evaluating and Contracting for Cloud Financials Best Practice Considerations sponsored by Intacct Corporation WHITE PAPER: Choosing a cloud computing solution can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? What questions do you ask? What do you specifically need to look out for? This paper answers these questions and more. Continue reading to learn the best practices for choosing a cloud computing solution. Posted: 17 Mar 2010 \| Published: 17 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Accounting Software \| Application Hosting \| Cloud Computing \| Financial Management \| Financial Services \| Financial Systems \| Grid Computing \| ROI \| Software as a Service \| Vendor Selection

Presentation Transcript: Buying Your BI Solution from Your ERP Vendor: Strategic Business Enabler or IT Convenience? sponsored by IBM PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores the benefits and drawbacks of buying business intelligence (BI) solutions from enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors, and shares survey results that reveal whether or not customers who have gone down the sole-sourcing path are happy with their decision. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Service Providers \| Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| ERP \| Market Research \| SAP (Product) \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

ERP Assessment and Selection: Get It Right the First Time sponsored by Panorama Consulting Group WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper for several great tips for selecting the right ERP vendor for your organization. This paper breaks the process down into easy-to-follow steps, beginning with the basic questions decision-makers should ask. Posted: 14 Sep 2009 \| Published: 14 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CIOs \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| ERP \| ERP Software \| ROI \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

IP Telephony from A-Z -- The Complete IP Telephony eBook sponsored by ShoreTel EBOOK: Check out this comprehensive eBook to discover the ins and outs of IP telephony system selection, deployment, and management. Posted: 19 May 2009 \| Published: 31 Dec 2007 TOPICS: Communications Software \| Communications Systems \| IP \| IP Telephony \| QOS \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Messaging \| Wireless Telephony Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning Software: Taking the Plunge sponsored by VAI, Vormittag Associates, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover the many benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Posted: 20 Mar 2009 \| Published: 20 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Call Centers \| CRM \| Data Integration \| ERP \| Sales Force Automation \| SMBs \| Software Selection \| Systems Operations \| Vendor Selection

Storage: The Best Products of the Year 2008 sponsored by Storage Magazine EZINE: Innovation was the byword for storage vendors in 2008. See which products came out on top in this issue of Storage. Other topics covered include deduplication, multitiered disaster recovery, and storage in a down economy. Posted: 16 Feb 2009 \| Published: 16 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Economic Environment \| NAS \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Management \| Storage Spending \| Vendor Selection

Fact or Fiction Security Survival Guide sponsored by Lumension WHITE PAPER: This guide serves as a good first step in preparing us from falling into the trap of security misconceptions and sets the record straight about each misconception that are most likely to encounter while talking to colleagues or vendors. Posted: 02 Feb 2009 \| Published: 02 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Encryption Standards \| Endpoint Security \| Network Management \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Software \| Security Spending \| Vendor Selection

Presentation Transcript: Determining First Network Access Control (NAC) Deployments For Your Organization sponsored by Bradford Networks PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Learn how different priorities trigger the need for network access control and see examples of how to get NAC up and running in a phased approach. Posted: 21 Jan 2009 \| Published: 21 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Best Practices \| Business IT Alignment \| Network Authentication Protocols \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Password Management \| Passwords \| ROI \| Vendor Selection

Channel Success Stories: The SMB Market Case Study: KIS sponsored by Dell PartnerDirect and Intel PODCAST: This Channel Success Story will give you insight into how KIS is addressing Data Consolidation and Management; Green IT; Virtualization; Security; Unified Communications and "earning its stripes" in the SMB market. Posted: 15 Dec 2008 \| Premiered: Dec 15, 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT) TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Remote Support Services \| Security \| SMBs \| Storage Virtualization \| Vendor Selection

How to Use the Six Laws of Persuasion during a Negotiation sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Discover the Six Laws of Persuasion and learn how to use them to conduct more effective negotiations. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 01 Oct 2006 TOPICS: Business Environment \| Contract Management \| Leadership \| Marketing \| Negotiation \| Sales \| Strategic Planning \| Supplier Relationship Management \| Training and Educational Services \| Vendor Selection

Channel Success Stories: Managed Services Case Study: B Resource sponsored by Dell PartnerDirect and Intel PODCAST: This Channel Success Story gives you insight into how B Resource has been able to grow its business without growing its staff, and it provides practical advice and guidance from a company that has achieved spectacular results. Posted: 08 Dec 2008 \| Premiered: Dec 8, 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT) TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Managed Security Services \| Network Appliances \| Remote Support Services \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Vendor Selection \| VMware

Selecting an ERP Solution: A Guide sponsored by Infor WHITE PAPER: This paper provides guidance on how to develop a good, simple strategy to evaluate and choose the right ERP software package for your company. Posted: 14 Nov 2008 \| Published: 14 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Enterprise Systems \| ERP \| IT Managers \| SMBs \| Software \| Strategic Planning \| Vendor Selection

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VENDOR SELECTION DEFINITION (continued): … A tier 1 vendor is one of the largest and most well known in its field -- often enjoying national or international recognition and acceptance. Vendors may be both manufacturers and value-added resellers (VARs). For example, Cisco Systems Inc. is regarded as a tier 1 vendor in storage area network switching equipment and related technical certifications. Tier 1 vendors may also be a "preferred" vendor that provides products and services to you at appealing prices or other favorable terms.See also: tier 2 vendor
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