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Procurement Lessons Learned from the Economic Downturn (SAP Insider Article) sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success. Posted: 21 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Procurement \| SAP (Product) \| Spend Management \| Supplier Management \| Supply Chain Execution \| Supply Chain Management

Spend Performance Management - Maximize Savings, Reduce Supplier Risks sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management application provides full visibility into direct and indirect spend, and helps companies proactively identify cost savings opportunities and supply risks, reduce costs, maintain supply continuity, and increase spend under management. Posted: 05 Nov 2009 \| Published: 05 Nov 2009 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| Procurement \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| Supply Chain Intelligence \| Supply Chain Management

FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises: Complete Desktop-to-Datacenter Enterprise License Optimization Solution sponsored by Flexera Software WHITE PAPER: Lacking a strategic solution for Enterprise License Optimization most organizations are greatly overspending on some licenses and out of compliance on others, putting them at risk of costly software license audits. FlexNet Manager Suite is a comprehensive and proven solution for Enterprise License Optimization and license compliance management. Posted: 11 Mar 2011 \| Published: 11 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Applications Management Software \| Business Process Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Licensing \| Purchasing Best Practices \| ROI \| SAP (Product) \| Software Licensing \| Spend Management

Top Ten Reasons to Automate Operating Expense Controls sponsored by ExpenseWatch.com WHITE PAPER: Manual processes are error-prone, time-consuming and costly. Learn the top ten reasons to automate operating expense controls. Posted: 01 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Purchasing \| Purchasing Best Practices \| SMBs \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| Travel and Expense Management Software

Ten Steps to an Enterprise Mobility Strategy sponsored by iPass Inc. WHITE PAPER: Ensure traveling employees are productive while you control costs and security, with an enterprise mobility strategy. Posted: 30 Jan 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| LAN \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| VPN \| Wi-Fi

The Total Economic Impact™ of Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack, and Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Learn how Oracle's comprehensive industry leading configuration management and provisioning automation solutions help you reduce application management costs while delivering greater control and compliance. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Configuration Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| Oracle (Product) \| Spend Management

White Paper: SuperCluster M6-32: Taking Oracle Engineered Systems to the Next Level sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This guide explores the Oracle SuperCluster M6-32, which offers extremely large memory capacities and improves performance levels for your business. Posted: 07 Feb 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2013 TOPICS: Business Management \| Data Quality \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Oracle (Product)

Survey insights: Marketing's impact on the customer experience sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: To understand the impact of marketing management on business outcomes, IBM surveyed more than 500 professionals across fifteen industries. In this paper, explore insights from the IBM State of Marketing 2013 survey to better understand how to measure the correlation between marketing sophistication and financial performance. Posted: 19 Feb 2014 \| Published: 31 Aug 2013 TOPICS: CRM \| Customer Retention \| Customer Satisfaction \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Marketing

The Benefits of Running Your Business Software in the Cloud: Strategies for Success sponsored by NetSuite WHITE PAPER: Ad hoc, standalone applications have a tough time keeping up with the requirements of business growth. This resource examines key benefits you can realize by moving your business software to the cloud. Posted: 14 Feb 2014 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Infrastructure \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Applications Management Services \| Applications Software \| Business Management \| Business Systems \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Management \| Globalization \| SaaS ERP \| Software as a Service

Cloud Computing Cost-Saving with a Hybrid Model sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper unveils a theoretical financial model that will help you analyze cloud costs now and into the future. Posted: 19 May 2014 \| Published: 08 May 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Financial Management \| Hybrid clouds