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Spend Analysis: Pulling Back the Cover on Savings by SAP America Inc October 01, 2008 - (Free Research) As the key findings in this report will show, developing or enhancing a spend analysis program and closing process gaps to ensure tight linkage to the sourcing process are straightforward and practical ways to attain greater savings and deliver greater value in this period of uncertainty and strict budgets. (ANALYST REPORT) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO ANALYST REPORT

Five Procurement Guidelines You Can't Afford to Ignore by StarCite August 2008 - (Free Research) Here is a list of 5 guidelines that companies should keep in mind as they create their spend management program: Data Consolidation, Preferred Vendor Program, Legal Oversight, Company-wide Visibility and Coordination. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Six Mistakes Companies Are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them by SAP BusinessObjects June 2009 - (Free Research) Organizations need technology that can unlock the value of information. Information can drive new insights to help transform and significantly improve the business, especially critical in an uncertain economy. This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to... (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

The Economics of Endpoint Security by Sophos Inc. May 2009 - (Free Research) View this videocast to learn how to get a great endpoint security solution that includes management without having to invest a huge amount of resources. (VIDEO) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO

Garnering Executive Support: Building Your Business Plan for Strategic Meetings Management by StarCite March 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, brought to you by StarCite, corporate travel and meetings professionals will learn why executive support is vital to a strategic meetings management effort and how to garner that support - even if it requires investment and resources from upper management. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Mid-market Meetings Management by StarCite August 2008 - (Free Research) Aberdeen research has found that although both the mid-market and large sectors have similar performance results and organizational structures for meetings management, large organizations are better positioned for long-term success. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Global Trade Management Landscape of Vendors by SAP America Inc November 2009 - (Free Research) This report takes a close look at the capabilities of the software vendors that are addressing the Global Trade Management (GTM) market and summarizes their functionality and ability to address the different kinds of risk in the global supply chain. (ANALYST REPORT) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO ANALYST REPORT

Automation on Demand: Creating an Efficient and Cost Effective AP Solution by Esker Inc. July 2009 - (Free Research) This paper presents a solution that leverages comprehensive document process automation to deliver the advantages of paperless invoice processing as an on-demand service. It highlights the opportunity to shift ROI from the project level to the document level (capital versus operational expense) and realize automation benefits immediately. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

McAfee Buyer's Guide to Data Protection by McAfee, Inc. July 2009 - (Free Research) Data--Protect critical information anywhere it goes. Implementing data protection products and processes can be daunting. Make the right decisions by exploring what is available and what makes sense for your organization. Use this simple guide to evaluate different vendor offerings. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Spend Performance Management - Maximize Savings, Reduce Supplier Risks by SAP America Inc November 2009 - (Free Research) 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. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Spend Analytics: A Foundation for Procurement Performance Management by SAP America Inc October 2008 - (Free Research) Read this white paper from SAP for an interview with Kathleen Wilhide, research director of IDC’s Compliance and Business Performance Management Solutions program. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Integrating Corporate Travel, Procurement and Meetings Management: A Best Practices Roadmap to Strategic Meetings Management Success by StarCite March 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, StarCite presents its latest industry research about where corporations stand when it comes to travel and meetings integration - and a roadmap for companies ready to reap the rewards of an integrated approach. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Analyzing the Total Cost of a Global Service Desk by CompuCom Systems, Inc. April 2009 - (Free Research) Do you know what it really costs to operation your Service Desk? If your organization has not addressed Total Cost of Ownership, you are probably experiencing out-of-control cost increases and reduced service quality for end-user support. Read this white paper to learn about CompuCom's Service Desk solution. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Best Practices for Deploying anSAP Landscape Using The c-3000 Blade Enclosure and the MSA2000 (Windows/MS-SQL) by Avnet, HP and Partners February 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses detailed best practices for deploying a 150-user, 250-GB, three-tiered SAP® Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) landscape. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Best Practices for Deploying an SAP Landscape Using the c3000 Blade Enclosure and the EVA4400 by Avnet, HP and Partners September 2008 - (Free Research) Discover best practices for deploying a 250-user/250-GB three-tiered SAP ERP landscape in an HP BladeSystem c3000 blade enclosure with HP ProLiant BL460c blade servers running Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, an HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) 4400 disk array, and an Ultrium 448c tape blade with HP Data Protector software. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Reduce Downtime by 70% - Without Spending a Dime: Applying Best Practices of Successful IT Organizations by Marathon Technologies October 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn Niel Nickolaisen's proven model for strategic and tactical alignment of IT with business objectives - enabling IT to do more for the business with less. By implementing all four components of Niel's model, IT can dramatically reduce system downtime and closely align their efforts and investments with business priorities. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

10 Key Actions to Reduce IT Infrastructure and Operations Cost Structure by Nimsoft, Inc. November 2009 - (Free Research) Infrastructure and operations (I&O) comprise 60% or more of total IT spending worldwide. I&O leaders are under intensifying pressure to reduce costs. This Gartner research note outlines the key actions that should be taken to change the I&O cost structure in the short term (through 2010) and in the longer term (during the next three years). (ANALYST REPORT) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO ANALYST REPORT

The IT Management Software Megavendors by BMC Software, Inc October 2009 - (Free Research) The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. This SWOT Analyst report for Q3 2009 regroups the market contenders by categories for an easier evaluation to enable vendor strategy professionals to substantiate decisions about their partnership and go-to-market strategies. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

5 Smart Ways to Take Action: The IT Leaders' Handbook - Optimization in Today's Economy by Symantec Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) It may seem there's little you can do directly to reduce the impact of the current economic turbulence on your organization. This handbook distills the actions you can take to lay the foundations of a clear, strategic action plan for the coming year. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Mainframe Rehosting with Oracle Tuxedo: Accelerating Cost Reduction and Application Modernization by Oracle Corporation March 2009 - (Free Research) As companies face increasing pressure to deliver more business value from their IT spending and free up funding for new business initiatives, reducing mainframe costs and modernizing legacy applications have become top-of-mind. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Significant and Sustained: Cutting Costs While Achieving Better Performance by Accenture February 2009 - (Free Research) The current economic downturn requires a strategic approach to cutting IT costs, high-performance businesses successfully reduce overall costs sharply and for the long term, shifting spend toward IT capability and business growth. (BROCHURE) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO

Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function by SAP America Inc January 2009 - (Free Research) the following article will share the results of SAP research as well as APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative (OSBC) research. The OSBC research is the first global set of common standards for business processes and data, giving organizations an independent, authoritative resource for evaluating and improving business practices. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

Nucleus Research - Focusing IT Efforts During Uncertain Times by Compuware Corporation July 2009 - (Free Research) Rebecca Wetteman, Vice President with Nucleus Research, discusses the impact of the current economic climate on IT spending and how IT leaders can justify and articulate the value of infrastructure projects like application performance management. (PODCAST) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO PODCAST

Podcast: The Economics of Endpoint Security by Sophos Inc. May 2009 - (Free Research) Listen to this podcast to learn how to get a great endpoint security solution that includes management without having to invest a huge amount of resources. (PODCAST) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO PODCAST

Accelerate Value Creation: The Virtuous Cycle of Using Technology to Maximize Business Value by SAP America Inc October 2008 - (Free Research) Understanding how IT can drive value and competitive advantage for your company is important for executives in all industries. This SAP Executive Insight paper explores the relationship between IT investment and performance and productivity gains. (WHITE PAPER) VIEW ABSTRACT | GO TO WHITE PAPER

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