Business Process Automation White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This report provides the finance perspective on the challenges midsize companies are facing in deploying and using technology to support business analytics and growth strategies. Access this report now to learn why an integrated approach to BI and planning helps maximize their ROI in technology.

Posted: 11 May 2011 | Published: 11 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this issue, our authors have done an outstanding job of exploring many facets of VOI. Robert Shimp discusses the shift in the economy from that of a services economy to an information management economy.

Posted: 09 May 2011 | Published: 31 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing promises large gains in efficiency and flexibility at a time when demands on data centers are growing exponentially. Intel’s vision for the future of this technology focuses on key principles to make the vision a reality. View this resource to learn more.

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 | Published: 07 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how advanced case management solutions from IBM can help assist organizations in a wide array of case management scenarios.

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 | Published: 28 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: The longer a customer is loyal, the more profit the company gains. Read this brief to learn four steps to help guide your customer loyalty strategy.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Putting together a business case does not rank high on most IT executives’ list of favorite activities. But the ability to put together a compelling case is now more than ever a core competency. This paper explains how you can significantly increase your chances of approval if you follow the nine steps provided within.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper illustrates how Sterling Commerce solutions drive greater efficiencies, and improve the return on your B2B infrastructure investment. It explores how to automate more transactions with your existing electronic partners, and how to simplify the assessment and onboarding of your remaining manual trading partners.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: SLAs are critical tools that can help ensure appropriate performance. And the use of SLAs as part of the service delivery management process is on the rise. If you’re going to succeed, you’ll have to do your homework. This paper identifies the five critical steps you should take before you define your Service Level Agreements.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: As enterprises find new offerings and better products available to them, and as customer requirements change, there is a move to reassess and improve their processes involving B2B integration. This white paper provides guidance and tools that will help guide B2B teams as they go through their reassessment.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This research provides advice on when to replace FTP with managed file transfer (MFT) solutions and which features to consider.  MFT solutions can be MFT software and MFT as a service.  The report also highlights where MFT fits into the technology landsacpe, along with some of its key benefits.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: IDC conducted a study on behalf of Sterling Commerce, an IBM Company, to determine how Sterling Commerce customers were using B2B integration software innovatively to improve core processes. Continue reading this paper to learn the results of that study and find out how innovators use b2b integrations software to shrink cycle time and cost.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Handling large volumes of incoming mail - and making sure it reaches the right recipients at the right time - is key to operational efficiency and customer service quality across a variety of departments and processes. Check out this white paper to learn a better way to automate the business processes in the mailroom.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at trends that cause manufacturers to reevaluate and revamp their B2B processes and integration capabilities. Read on to also learn how manufacturers are reorganizing their internal operations to facilitate the shift from EDI-only transfer to a broader range of functions that support a larger view of commerce.

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Insurance agents across the country are saving time, saving money and writing more business using AppReader: The automated form conversion solution that allows applications to upload instantly to carrier systems, regardless of agency management system. Read on and find how how AppReader can benefit your business.

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines five frequently encountered BI and ETL process management painpoints, which can affect the accuracy and timeliness of vital enterprise data delivery, and how each of these painpoints can be successfully managed using process automation technology.

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 | Published: 31 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Businesses are struggling to keep up with the massive amount of change to their software applications. By strategically automating release management, companies can create a crisp, accurate Release Management function that dramatically boosts the competitive edge gained from application change. Control application change or let it control you.

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 | Published: 18 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu Interstage Business Process Manager (Interstage BPM) is a leading solution for Agile BPM - the next generation of BPM. Agile BPM is designed to flexibly address the requirements of all types of processes used to conduct a business: structured, unstructured, and hybrid process types, giving support to all forms of work.

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 | Published: 03 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper gives an overview of key considerations for implementing a solution to automate fax and email orders into your SAP system. Highlighting the advantages of an all-in-one platform approach vs. maintaining a mix of different applications, this paper outlines how to eliminate the time, cost and errors of manual order processing.

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: BPM is the best investment a company can make in establishing a platform for continuous improvement. The challenge for many companies is justifying the BPM investment instead of traditional paths for solving process problems – like buying an application or building a custom application. This paper provides a virtual checklist for the benefits.

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 | Published: 15 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for an outline of the steps an organization needs to take to achieve enterprise-wide business process management success.

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 | Published: 15 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Improving business efficiency is a perennial concern for any company that hopes to achieve “best-in-class” operations. Businesses that successfully improve efficiency stand to reduce operating costs while improving the effectiveness and profitability of their operations. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 | Published: 08 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: Businesses increasingly use IT automation tools to meet the challenge of managing their data centers. This document describes two types of IT automation software: enterprise job scheduling and run book automation (RBA). It explains how each solution helps to improve efficiency and reduce risks and when to use each solution and when to combine them.

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 19 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: In top - performing organizations, analytics has replaced intuition in predicting and acting upon real-time information. Read this white paper and see how an effective business analytics strategy can help organizations optimize performance, operationalize decisions and solve mission problems.

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 | Published: 15 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: Get the help your organization needs to link product paths into an intelligent whole, using software as the invisible thread to make it happen. This white paper examines software delivery for smart products, plus strategies for turning software development evolution into a business practice, and more.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 14 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Smart products have changed the way manufacturers approach developing complex products. Product innovation has evolved over the past few years, innovation is now dependent on software. Get the top four ways your organization can use an integrated product management process to thrive on a smarter planet in this informative paper.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 04 Oct 2010