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Demystifying IT Network Cabling Specifications from 5e to 7A
sponsored by Siemon Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the current state of copper-based network cabling standards as defined by ISO and TIA. Learn the difference between category 5e, 6, 6A, 7 and 7A and Class D, E, EA, F and FA.
Posted: 20 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007

Siemon Company

SOA Best Practices: The BPEL Cookbook
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) Cookbook highlights SOA best practices and challenges, detailing the importance of BPEL and other standards-based technologies in accelerating the adoption of an SOA.
Posted: 16 Mar 2009 | Published: 02 Aug 2007

Oracle Corporation

SOA Platforms - Evolving to Meet Stringent Market Realities
sponsored by Fiorano Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the evolution of SOA platforms from point products to second-generation architectures such as the enterprise service grid.
Posted: 13 Jun 2007 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

Fiorano Software, Inc.

Getting Started with ITIL's CMDB: Best-Practice Tips for Enterprise IT Professionals
sponsored by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)
WHITE PAPER: Gain insight into ITIL's CMDB, the drivers for adoption, potential pitfalls on the road to CMDB success, and best-practices guidance to organizations undertaking a CMDB initiative.
Posted: 09 Oct 2006 | Published: 01 Feb 2007

Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)

Holistic Master Data Management Solutions and Services: Establishing the Foundation for Increasing Business Value
sponsored by Accenture
WHITE PAPER: Master data management solutions helps organizations maximize the value of postmerger integrations, manage the product lifecycle, meet regulatory requirements and improve the effectiveness of transactional and reporting systems.
Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

Accenture

Seven Steps to Achieving Better Requirements Engineering in Your Organization
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 31 Mar 2009

IBM

PCI Compliance Made Simple
sponsored by Alert Logic
WHITE PAPER: Major data breaches have caused untold damage. These unfortunate events have led to the creation of a data security standard (PCI DSS) that all payment card industry members must comply to. This white paper helps to simplify and provide a deeper understanding of the PCI DSS v1.1 and discusses best practices to achieve PCI compliance.
Posted: 20 Jul 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2008

Alert Logic

The OSI Model: Understanding the Seven Layers of Computer Networks
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains each of the seven layers of OSI model, including their functions and their relationships, also it provide with an overview of the network process, which can act as a framework for understanding the details of computer networking.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2006

Global Knowledge

Securing the Organization: Creating a Partnership between HR and Information Security
sponsored by ISC2
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this white paper is to help Human Resource professionals understand the full scope of the growing information security profession and how it affects every aspect of an organization.
Posted: 14 Apr 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2008

ISC2

Facilitating Enterprise PCI DSS Compliance - Executive Summary
sponsored by Globalscape
WHITE PAPER: The GlobalSCAPE HS-PCI solution provides a comprehensive mechanism to quickly bring your organization into compliance with key requirements.
Posted: 16 Apr 2008 | Published: 15 Apr 2008

Globalscape