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The Role of Open Source Data Integration
26/11/2009 external link
This free-to-download whitepaper looks at how Enterprise customers are demanding project]sized data integration tools that can be scaled up to enterprise use. They donft want complex, expensive DI products that...
The Evolution of Integration
26/11/2009 external link
Once upon a time life and information systems were simple. Then one day somebody let Pandora out of her box. Someone said -can't we add new requirements to these systems?...
How IP geolocation can improve your website experience and marketing activity
24/11/2009 external link
With geolocation technology, you can know a web user's real world whereabouts. This report examines the benefits from the fictional retailer's point of view. Things-4-You- a thriving online business, which...
Going Global With Geolocation.
24/11/2009 external link
This white paper, sponsored by Quova, Inc., a leading provider of IP geolocation data and services, illustrates how companies are using geolocation to greatly improve the user experience across languages...
Contact Centres: Optimum service at optimum cost
16/11/2009 external link
Getting the balance right between meeting the inbound call expectations of busy customers and optimising telecoms costs is the goal for many ICT managers. Technology now enables far more powerful...
The new information agenda:Do you have one?
9/11/2009 external link
The lack of trusted information — information that is accurate, timely and relevant— is on the minds of CEOs and senior executives around the world. a paradigm shift from siloed...
The business value of Web 2.0 technology.
9/11/2009 external link
Benefits of enterprise mobility span the business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrums. Enterprise mobil-ity can improve an organization's productivity, optimizelogistics operations, enhance customer relationships and streamline supply chain...
The Journey Along an Information-Led Transformation
9/11/2009 external link
A shift is underway from simple automation to business optimization, and information is at the center of it. Information, when aligned with your business strategy, holds the key to driving profitable...
Enterprise mobility: connecting to a world of opportunity
9/11/2009 external link
Benefits of enterprise mobility span the business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrums. Enterprise mobil-ity can improve an organization's productivity, optimizelogistics operations, enhance customer relationships and streamline supply chain...
Business Analytics and Optimization for the Intelligent Enterprise
9/11/2009 external link
Based on our survey of 225 business leaders worldwide, we found that enterprises are operating with bigger blind spots and that they are making important decisions without access to the right information....
Support Strategies: Customer Experience Management
6/11/2009 external link
Customer experience is the most powerful tool available today for distinguishing your company from competitors ? each contact with the customer offers an opportunity for strengthening your relationships by delivering...
Best Practices for Translating Customer Satisfaction into Revenue
6/11/2009 external link
Today's support organisations are focused on two top-level metrics: financial results and customer satisfaction. For most, it's easy to track financial performance, but customer satisfaction is akin to speaking a...
Forrester Strategies for Assessing IT Business Satisfaction
29/10/2009 external link
If you aren't assessing customer satisfaction you are overlooking a potential goldmine. This valuable data is crucial to creating a successful IT strategy. But where do you start? This new...
3 Strategies for Reducing IT Support Costs
29/10/2009 external link
As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is...
HP print solutions for Logica
14/10/2009 external link
IT services and business provider, Logica wanted to replace an ageing fleet of legacy printers and copies from different vendors with a single-vendor solution which would reduce costs and increase...
HP print solutions and Barclays Wealth
14/10/2009 external link
Leading investment management advisor Barclays Wealth wanted to replace its disparate, multi-vendor print environment with a more efficient and environmentally sound solution. One of the business benefits, Annual savings from...
HP MPS solution for AIB
14/10/2009 external link
Allied Irish Bank (AIB) wanted a Managed Print Services (MPS) solution at its head office that would improve service quality, deliver cost savings and lower operational risk. One of the...
IBM XIV® Storage System: Performance Reinvented
12/10/2009 external link
One of the major requirements of any SAN administration team is to provide users and applications with adequate performance levels. This task becomes increasingly difficult with demands for high performance...
IBM XIV® Storage System: Thin Provisioning Reinvented
12/10/2009 external link
Managing IT storage infrastructure is an endless balancing act of providing enterprise-class functionality and services while controlling costs. "Thin provisioning" is the practice of allocating storage to applications on a...
IBM XIV® Storage System: Ideal Storage for the New Media Era
12/10/2009 external link
The last decade has seen a revolution in the way in which digital information is generated and organized. The IBM XIV® Storage System provides a revolutionary solution for these requirements,...
IBM XIV® Storage System: Ease of Management Reinvented
12/10/2009 external link
Managing a storage system has become a costly and complicated task. The direct labour cost associated with its management is increasing. In addition, organizations incur hidden indirect costs due to...
Fact Sheet : IBMXIV Storage System
12/10/2009 external link
The IBM XIV® Storage System is a ground-breaking, high-end disk system, designed to support business requirements for a highly available information infrastructure. Built from a grid of standard Intel®/Linux® components, it is...
Success Story: Bank Leumi
8/10/2009 external link
Today, Bank Leumi leverages the IBM XIV system's single-tier architectureto consolidate storage tiers, achieve excellent performance anddramatically reduce management overhead.
Making the case for migration
8/10/2009 external link
This brief describes how Gerber Scientific, working with an IBM storage implementation team, migrated its production SAP applications and Oracle database from an existing proprietary storage infrastructure to the IBM...
Realising the benefits of going green
30/9/2009 external link
Cross over to greener communications with improved data accuracy. Many organisations have processes in place to improve the quality of their contact data to address business drivers, such as cost reduction...