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A Balanced Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System Is Essential to Profitable Growth  by Plex Systems


July 20, 2010 - This paper explains how a comprehensive integrated PLM program enables improved productivity, accuracy, and decision-making – and ultimately increases profitability. Continue reading to learn more about how balanced PLM programs drive profitable growth.

 

A Candid Examination of Data Deduplication  by Symantec Corporation


August 26, 2009 - This DCIG analyst report will provide a detailed look at the benefits, primary role and implementation methods of data deduplication.

 

A Case to Optimize  by CDW Corporation


September 08, 2009 - A business manager identifies an urgent need for a software application and requests a server to run the new application. Then the server provisioning process kicks off. Read this short whitepaper to learn about new techniques and technologies that can enable your business to cut through so much of the red tape involved in adding new applications.

 

A Checklist for Effective Operational Data Integration Solutions  by Oracle Corporation


May 04, 2010 - This webcast reviews a checklist of 5 key requirements for implementing high-performance and reliable solutions to integrate data across your operational systems.

 

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations  by SAP America, Inc.


May 01, 2008 - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.

 

A Comprehensive Approach to Practicing ITIL Change Management  by BMC Software, Inc.


April 17, 2009 - Mission-critical data processing relies in large part on the automated initiation, execution, management, integration, and recovery of batch-mode IT processing. Read about BMC Software's solution that integrates their batch process automation solution, BMC CONTROL M, with their CMDB solution, BMC Atrium.

 

A Comprehensive Solution Approach to Legacy IT Modernization (LIM)  by BluePhoenix Solutions


June 15, 2010 - This white paper reviews the issues related to modernizing enterprise IT systems and presents a unique end-to-end approach to one of the most complex IT challenges facing CIOs today: Legacy IT Modernization (LIM). Continue reading to learn more about this comprehensive solution approach to LIM.

 

A contextual perspective on the cloud: past, present, and future  by Hewlett-Packard Company


July 21, 2010 - This document explores a scenario that IT organizations could face in the not too distant future, brought about by the advent of the cloud phenomena - one that forces radical change or results in dire consequences for IT as we know it, and perhaps even removing the function altogether.

 

A Cost Efficient, Robust Search Solution Is Vital to Vodafone - Panafon Hellenic  by Google GSA


December 01, 2007 - "The Google solution not only met but exceeded our expectations," exclaimed Dr. Petros Panagiotidis, Business Systems Manager of Vodafone - Panafon Hellenic. "If we had this solution three years back, when we started our integration project for the core network processes, we would have saved more than 22 man years of effort." Read this case study.

 

A Deep-dive on Building Lotus Domino Applications with XPages  by IBM


August 17, 2010 - Join us for this webcast exploring how a real world application was developed using Lotus Domino Designer. Learn how to leverage the Dojo JavaScript library, use built-in Ajax services and impart business logic using server-side JavaScript.

 

A Detailed Look at Data Replication Options for Disaster Recovery Planning  by Datalink and NetApp


May 05, 2010 - This white paper defines six types of replication and looks at the advantages and drawbacks of each. It also provides an overview of factors (such as protocol and total cost of ownership) that should be taken into account when developing a replication strategy.

 

A Guide for Building Productive, Collaboration Environments in SMBs  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


March 31, 2010 - This paper outlines the benefits and challenges of collaboration. It offers a guide to implementing an integrated collaboration environment based on Microsoft SharePoint and Dell servers with Intel processors that is designed for performance, availability, and the changing requirements of an SMB poised for growth.

 

A Guide to Cybercrime Security in 2010: Effectively Managing Vulnerabilities to Protect Your Dynamic IT Environment  by eEye Digital Security


July 09, 2010 - In this guide, you’ll learn the best ways to protect your dynamic IT environment from cybercrime attacks. Read this paper to find out more.

 

A Guide to Diagnosing .Net Application Errors  by AVIcode, Inc.


September 01, 2007 - This white paper offers a guide for effectively diagnosing .Net application health problems, code failures and performance bottlenecks.

 

A Guide to Utilizing Virtualization in a Disaster Recovery Strategy  by Dell and Microsoft


April 20, 2009 - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy.

 

A Lifecycle Approach to Systems Quality: Because You Can’t Test in Quality at the End  by IBM


December 17, 2009 - This white paper looks at approaches for effectively integrating quality management into lifecycle activities and the potential benefits this can deliver for project and business outcomes.

 

A Methodology for Implementing Continuous Roles Based Access Governance  by Aveksa


August 12, 2010 - To move beyond the broken processes and inefficiencies of today, organizations will need to invest in a continuous and automated process of role-based access governance. Read this paper to learn so much more.

 

A More Efficient Data Center with Viridity EnergyCenter Software  by Viridity Software


August 11, 2010 - The obstacles for not measuring power consumption are real, but not having information often leads to major operational and strategic issues. Read this whitepaper to learn how to begin energy optimization and energy resource management with Viridity's EnergyCenter software.

 

A New Approach to Value-Added Services: Simplify with a Common Infrastructure  by Hewlett-Packard Company


March 11, 2010 - Because the economic downturn has put cost efficiency at the top of the corporate agenda, this paper advises companies to leverage an IT-agile shared development environment and consolidate their network resources while providing common points of integration for voice and rich media services.  Read on for expert advice on achieving this.

 

A Performance Comparison of Current and Previous Generation Dell OptiPlex Desktop Systems  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


October 01, 2009 - Dell Inc. commissioned Principled Technologies to run a set of performance tests on a mix of current and previous generation Intel® processor-based Dell™ OptiPlex™ desktop systems. The following report details performance testing procedures and provides key findings obtained.

 

A Platform Approach To Manufacturing Operations Management  by Apriso Corporation


March 06, 2009 - From a manufacturing executive's perspective, focusing on an open and flexible Manufacturing Operations Management platform creates a competitive weapon. This research provides a roadmap for creating such a platform in a cost effective way that still delivers benefits, such as higher levels of profitability.

 

A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Agile Tools  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - This evaluation guide is designed to help you choose the best tool for your needs today, while protecting your investment as your team, needs and agile maturity grow.

 

A Practitioner’s Guide to More Efficient Network Management  by Hewlett-Packard Company


September 25, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn the four key initiatives for attacking network management inefficiency and how automation solutions from HP can help.

 

A Quantitative Comparison of High Efficiency AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers  by APC by Schneider Electric


January 07, 2007 - This paper explains why a move to a DC-based architecture is unwarranted on the basis of efficiency by comparing the most efficient DC and AC power distribution methods.

 

A Question of Trust: How Service Providers Can Attract More Customers by Delivering True Security in the Cloud  by SafeNet, Inc.


June 04, 2010 - This white paper outlines the path cloud providers can take to start building trust into cloud deployments, and details the approaches and capabilities organizations need to make this transition a reality.

 

A Revolution in Agility: Business Integration Through Service Oriented Architecture  by Oracle Corporation


August 01, 2008 - In today's rapidly changing business environment, organizations of all types face one common and persistent challenge: how to become—and remain—agile enough to satisfy ever-increasing customer expectations and accommodate new compliance mandates, all while staying ahead of the competition. The solution is building business based on SOA principles.

 

A Side-by-Side Comparison of IVR Self-Service Effectiveness  by Raytheon BBN Technologies


June 24, 2010 - Watch this webcast and learn how to improve your IVR’s performance and reduce agent-handled call volume drastically. The webcast compares the effectiveness of IVR systems from six call centers, and explores why self-service rates vary from the single digits percentage-wise to almost half of inbound calls (in the same industry!) .

 

A Simple Guide to the Efficient Enterprise  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


April 05, 2010 - Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management.

 

A Smart Path to Virtualization  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


November 01, 2008 - Read this white paper to learn about how Dell is providing answers to key virtualization questions for the enterprise. Topics include; how to migrate to a fully virtualized environment as well as how the IT infrastructure should be configured for maximum benefit.

 

A Smarter Choice: Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet  by IBM


June 17, 2010 - In this webcast, learn why it is essential to employ workload optimized systems to support changing business needs. Discover how this integrated approach can help you reduce IT costs and deliver better performance. Find out how these technologies can be utilized to enhance the value of your business.  

 

A Technical Overview of the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server and Database Machine  by Oracle Corporation


September 25, 2009 - This white paper examines how the Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server allows companies to accelerate database performance, handle change and growth in scalable and incremental steps, and deliver mission-critical data availability and protection.

 

A Totally Redundant & Virtualized Infrastructure Solution  by Winchester Systems


May 11, 2010 - The white paper outlines the advantages, limitations, and best practices of using Winchester Systems v-IP Virtual iSCSI Storage Appliance and FlashDisk RAID in conjunction with a VMware virtual infrastructure. It is intended to provide a clear understanding of how v-IP integrates with VMware and focuses on the product’s robustness.

 

A unified mailbox that works  by Dimension Data.


July 01, 2008 - By integrating the latest release of Microsoft® Exchange with IP-based telephony, a new world of integrated messaging unfolds. The potential of a unified mailbox can only be deployed by using expert skills, explains Rudy Gopaul, Solutions Architect at Dimension Data.

 

A Unified View Across all your Messaging and Transactional Systems  by Nastel Technologies


June 11, 2010 - In many firms, multiple brands of middleware have been deployed as different teams have selected the one they felt best suited their needs.  And now, many are taking on Business Transaction Management. Continue reading to learn how organizations need a unified view across all their messaging and transactional systems and how Nastel can help.

 

A Virtualization Roadmap from Dell and Intel  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


April 29, 2010 - Virtualization is more than a technology. It is a way of thinking about problems that allow us to go beyond the physical limitations nor­mally associated with entire classes of hardware, from servers to storage. Attaining the maximum benefits of virtualization, however, requires a plan and constant monitoring to ensure peak performance.

 

Aberdeen Group: Enterprise Strategy Report - Global ERP Functionality Differences  by SAP America, Inc.


September 17, 2008 - Enterprises looking to compete in a global marketplace must be able to comply with international financial and legal requirements-they must be able to think globally but at the same time act (and comply) locally.

 

Accelerate Application Performance and Scalability  by Oracle Corporation


August 02, 2010 - A rising need for delivering higher levels of scalable application performance in less space and at lower cost presents significant challenges to IT managers. Oracle solves this challenge with integrated hardware and software solutions that deliver industry leading performance and scale from the application to the disk.

 

Accelerate ITIL Initiatives  by Bomgar Corporation


March 01, 2008 - In this video, Joel Bomgar, Founder and CEO of Bomgar Corporation, explains how Bomgar fits into the ITIL framework, accelerating your ITIL initiatives through more efficient and effective Incident Management and Problem Management.

 

Accelerate ROI for Business Process Management with IBM Solutions Designed for Rapid Deployment  by IBM


January 15, 2010 - With IBM products, services and programs, businesses can develop business process management solutions to support their business priorities and objectives, both now and in the years ahead. Read this paper to learn how.

 

Accelerate Your Application Performance with Flash Storage Technology from Oracle  by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd


June 23, 2010 - Storage performance and capacity demands are increasing rapidly, creating storage input/output challenges for many enterprises running applications that need fast response times. Join us for a Webcast that will address those challenges and explore a proven solution: Oracle's Sun Flash storage portfolio.

 

Accelerate Your Data Processing in the Cloud with Amazon Web Services and RightScale  by RightScale


March 17, 2010 - In this Webinar, we show you how to improve your processing of real time financial analytics with RightScale and AWS. We show a live demonstration of how a hedge fund would run a scalable grid application environment that is automated, resilient to errors, and auditable.

 

Accelerate your Virtualization Journey with Avamar Deduplication Backup Software  by EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions


August 25, 2010 - Because virtualization puts new demands on enterprise data protection, companies are beginning to realize that a backup redesign is a necessary step in moving into virtualization. This webcast examines EMC’s Avamar Deduplication Backup Software solution and its integration with VMware virtual environments.

 

Accelerating Application Deployment with InfoSphere Foundation Tools  by IBM


August 13, 2010 - Despite criticism of application development methodology over the years, some fundamental problems haven’t been addressed successfully. This paper examines a new direction supported by the IBM InfoSphere Foundation Tools. These tools provide a coordinated approach well-suited to the special needs of contemporary information-centric development.

 

Accelerating Backup and Replication Across the WAN  by Certeon


June 09, 2010 - Read this report for a discussion of the WAN and SAN performance results gained from using this new backup and replication solution.

 

Accelerating SaaS: The Difference an Enterprise Cloud Will Make  by Tenzing Managed IT Services


June 29, 2010 - Tenzing's Director of Solutions Engineering, Raj Atwal with Doug Knoll from Learning Objects will address how to accelerate the development and delivery of SaaS applications using an enterprise cloud infrastructure.

 

Accelerating the Adoption of EHR Virtual Seminar  by SearchHealthIT.com


September 14, 2010 - On September 14, HIT experts reveal actionable strategies to optimize your infrastructure performance and scalability, expand server and storage capacity and take advantage of mobile health care applications to meet meaningful use mandates and accelerate EHR adoption.  Don’t miss this complimentary virtual seminar!

 

Access Control Lists (ACLs)  by Global Knowledge


August 27, 2009 - In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels").

 

Accessible Transactional Reports  by Xenos Group Inc.


June 17, 2010 - This paper discusses how having an accessible PDF as a standard electronic format for all clients removes the cost of special processing and makes the benefits available to any client who wishes to take advantage of them. Continue reading to learn about the many benefits of providing customers with easy access to transactional reports.

 

Accurate Costing Is Key to Profitability  by SAP America, Inc.


June 01, 2008 - To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.

 

Achieve Both PCI Compliance and Web Security  by Akamai Technologies


July 29, 2010 - Watch this webcast to learn how to protect your organization from the surreptitious software and malware that allows criminals into the heart of the system enabling them to steal data.

 

Achieving Better ROI from Composite Applications through Better Understanding, by EMA  by ASG Software Solutions


February 22, 2010 - This paper explores the characteristics, advantages, and challenges of composite applications in more detail.

 

Achieving Business Agility with Application Grid  by Oracle Corporation


December 19, 2008 - Application grid brings the same type of efficiency, scalability, and quality of service to the application layer. Discover how to get greater efficiency, exceptional agility, and superior quality of service with an application grid.

 

Achieving Business Agility with BPM and SOA Together: Smart Work in the Smart Enterprise  by IBM


October 30, 2009 - This white paper describes the principles for the convergence of BPM and SOA from a business perspective. The primary audiences are leaders and architects that need to understand how to effectively combine BPM and SOA as a key differentiator for successful enterprises in their drive toward business agility.

 

Achieving Compliant Manufacturing Excellence through Real-time Performance Management  by SAP America, Inc.


January 23, 2009 - Manufacturers are feeling new pressure on their operations from many directions. Dynamic market needs, increased compliance requirements, more distributed manufacturing operations, rapid product innovation, lean manufacturing, and the transition to new IT technology all manifest themselves on the plant floor and throughout the enterprise.

 

Achieving Cost Savings in Backup with Deduplication  by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.


July 09, 2010 - This document discusses that dollars and time currently consumed by existing tape libraries can be far better utilized by moving to disk back-up with deduplication.

 

Achieving Effective Inventory Management  by Sage North America


April 26, 2010 - Wholesale distributors are facing critical factors that directly affect customer satisfaction and profit margins. This white paper examines those critical factors, and shows how you can gain the competitive advantages that empower your business to be successful in today’s marketplace. Read on to learn how to achieve effective inventory management.

 

Achieving Full Lifecycle Traceability from Requirements to Code at Boston Scientific  by IBM


June 24, 2010 - Join us for this webcast to learn how integrated requirements, change and configuration management can empower your business by helping to establish predictability and control over complex software development requirements.

 

Achieving High Oracle Performance with Advanced Performance Management  by Quest Software


July 01, 2010 - In an ever-changing world, DBAs are managing more complex, business-critical systems. With demands of high performance and around-the-clock uptime, how can they keep providing maximum service levels? Advanced performance management is the answer. Learn more – read this Quest white paper.

 

Achieving Storage Efficiency with Deduplication and Dell/EMC Unified Storage  by Dell, Inc.


July 01, 2009 - This white paper describes Celerra® Data Deduplication, a feature of the EMC® Celerra network file server that increases the efficiency with which network-attached storage (NAS) data is stored.

 

Achieving Storage Efficiency through Data Deduplication  by Dell India


July 01, 2009 - This paper illustrates the concepts of Celerra Data Deduplication, a feature of the EMC® Celerra network file server that increases the efficiency with which network-attached storage (NAS) data is stored. Read this paper to learn how to achieve storage efficiency with data deduplication.

 

Achieving the Impossible: Unlimited Application Scalability  by Oracle Corporation


December 01, 2008 - For modern applications, particularly those built for the Java platform, there are proven approaches and solutions that can help an organization achieve predictable, scalable performance for their applications.

 

Active Administrator Version 5.5: Active Directory Management - Free 30 Day Trial!  by ScriptLogic Corporation


April 10, 2009 - Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses.

 

Active Directory Change Reporter Download - 20 Day Evaluation!  by NetWrix Corporation


July 20, 2010 - Download this 20 day evaluation version of the Active Directory Change Reporter.  This download includes both the standard and enterprise editions.  Just select between the Basic (standard) or Full-featured (Enterprise) modes in the setup wizard or in the Start Menu.

 

Active Directory Provisioning: More Efficient, More Secure...Wouldn't it Be Nice?  by Quest Software


July 01, 2010 - In this new Quest white paper, learn about the challenges of managing Active Directory using native tools – and how provisioning in your diverse environment is equally difficult. Then, discover a third-party solution that not only delivers a comprehensive provisioning solution, but one that makes it quick, easy and painless.

 

Adding Virtual Server  by Xiotech Corporation


June 03, 2010 - Watch this webcast to learn how to add a virtual server using Xiotech ICON Manager. Virtual View has the capability to manage both storage and virtual operating system environments. Virtual View also interfaces directly with VMware vSphere, Windows Server Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. This demonstration focuses on VMware's vSphere environment.

 

Addressing Deployment Challenges in Enterprise Identity Management  by Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.


June 02, 2010 - This Hitachi ID white paper describes the major challenges in deploying an enterprise identity management (IdM) system, including data cleansing, role engineering and workflow definition and maintenance. The information presented here is derived from hundreds of deployments performed over many years.

 

Addressing Single Sign-On Inside, Outside, and Between Organizations  by Prolifics, A Premier IBM Business Partner


December 29, 2008 - This white paper examines how IBM Tivoli Unified Single Sign-On addresses the needs of organizations for enterprise single sign-on, Web single sign-on, and federated single sign-on.

 

Addressing the challenges of implementing a customer-centric strategy  by Infor CRM


December 05, 2008 - The need for customer insight and responsiveness to that insight is the foundation and driving rationale for the emerging CRM concept of continuous customer dialogue through multi-channel touchpoints.

 

Addressing Windows 7 Application Compatibility  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


August 17, 2010 - In this paper, we'll discuss the different software compatibility options available to companies that are working on a Windows 7 migration, and show how Dell can help IT organizations throughout the process.

 

Adopting iPad for Enterprise Use. Register Now!  by Sybase, Inc.


July 26, 2010 - There is little doubt that Apple's iPad and iPhone will become valuable enterprise productivity tools. Watch this Sybase webcast and learn why IT departments should consider iPad and iPhone when planning new enterprise mobility strategies.

 

Advanced Case Management for Smarter Banking  by IBM


August 20, 2010 - Financial institutions broadly use case management solutions in alignment with existing core applications to address customer issues associated with their principal business activities—such as account opening, lending and call center customer service. Read this white paper to learn how to effectively assimilate these practices into the everyday.

 

Advanced Case Management for Smarter Government  by IBM


August 20, 2010 - Case management is an area in which many government agencies can benefit by using new tools and approaches. By reading this White Paper, learn how to unify information, processes and people to provide better, faster services and programs.

 

Advanced Compression with Oracle Database 11g Release 2  by Oracle Corporation


September 01, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.

 

Advanced GPS Techniques  by BlackBerry


June 11, 2010 - Watch this tutorial video, presented by Brian Zubert of the developer relations team at Research in Motion, as he covers advanced GPS. Topics included are: GPS on GSM, GPS on iDEN, GPS on CDMA, best practices, GPS in the browser and integrating with BlackBerry maps.

 

Advanced Load Balancing: 8 Must-have Features for Today's Network Demands  by Citrix


June 07, 2010 - Today’s web applications require more than simple load balancing. This white paper describes the 8 must-have features of a more comprehensive application delivery solution.

 

Advanced Virtualization E-book - Chapter 5: Avoid Security Holes in the Virtual Data Center  by SearchServerVirtualization


April 29, 2010 - In Chapter 5 of the Advanced Virtualization e-book, security experts Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest explain how to identify, map out and prevent some of the most common resource pool threats. The authors also debunk five common security misconceptions of server virtualization.

 

Advanced Virtualization E-Book - Chapter 3: Essentials of High-Availability Planning  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


March 05, 2010 - Design, management and testing can make or break high availability in your virtual environment. Chapter 3 of this Advanced Virtualization E-Book discusses the essentials of high availability planning.

 

Advanced Virtualization E-Book: Chapter 7 - Network Virtualization: Unifying the Data Center  by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.


August 04, 2010 - We are potentially at the beginning of a new generation of IT administrators who manage a range of technologies outside of the traditional realm of virtualization. Read this E-Book to learn more.

 

Advanced Virtualization E-Book: Hypervisor Management and Optimization  by Dell, Inc.


August 25, 2010 - All hypervisors essentially do the same job, but not in the same way. The three top hypervisors all have differences that require specific management tactics. Read this e-book to learn best practices and recommendations you can follow to optimize and maintain VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer.

 

Advancing healthcare security and privacy with digital workflows  by Hewlett-Packard Company


September 21, 2010 - Is your healthcare organization looking to enhance the security of patient information while allowing more access to authorized personnel? Are you looking to automate your workflows and use less paper? If these questions address areas of opportunity for your organization, then sign up now for HP’s webinar on Workflow Solutions for Healthcare.

 

Advancing Integration of Microsoft Hyper-V and Dell EqualLogic Virtualized SANs  by Dell and Microsoft


June 09, 2009 - This paper will discuss the importance of an enterprise-class storage infrastructure as you migrate to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization.

 

Advancing the Economics of Networking  by Juniper Networks, Inc.


April 01, 2010 - Download this white paper to find out how you can change this economic model and reduce capital and operational expenses, freeing up IT budget dollars and allowing your business to invest in innovative technologies that will reduce the cost of doing business while improving the bottom line.

 

Advancing the Economics of Networking: Ethernet Switching Solutions Reduce Capital and Operational IT Expenses  by Juniper Networks, Inc.


October 10, 2009 - Aging network systems and old habits have dictated how businesses spend their IT budgets. As a result, too many IT dollars are being spent on just barely remaining competitive with emerging companies and their newer IT infrastructures. Read this white paper to learn more about a new family of solutions that reduce IT expenses and free up budgets.

 

Advancing Your Desktop Virtualization Pilot  by Dell Inc., Intel, Citrix


July 08, 2010 - In this session, the speakers will review and address the most common goals of a desktop virtualization pilot, including, improved productivity, increased reliability and reduced costs.

 

Advantages of Dell PowerEdge 2950 Two Socket Servers over Hewlett-Packard Proliant DL 585 G2 Four Socket Servers for Virtualization  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


December 01, 2006 - Different virtualization infrastructures can offer a variety of advantages and disadvantages for data center managers. This white paper provides a head to head comparison of the 2 socket PowerEdge 2950 vs. the 4 socket HP DL585 server.

 

After the crisis: What now?  by IBM


March 09, 2010 - To succeed in this new climate, you now need to take decisive action to preempt scarcity, drive cost efficiency and find targeted approaches to revenue growth. Read this executive report to find out how.

 

Agentless Architecture - Beyond Simple Systems Monitoring  by Hewlett-Packard Company


March 18, 2010 - This webcast explores monitoring challenges that IT pros face. Gain insight into how to streamline your processes and improve monitoring efficiency.

 

Agentless Architecture. Agentless Backup is Not A Myth  by Asigra


August 24, 2010 - Backup and recovery software typically requires agents that are installed onto the host servers that a system administrator wants to back up. The Asigra solution requires no agents, which inherently makes it easier to install and support than legacy backup and recovery solutions. Read this whitepaper to learn more!

 

Agentless Architecture: Beyond Simple Systems Monitoring  by Hewlett-Packard Company


April 05, 2010 - This IT Briefing, based on an HP/TechTarget Webcast, “Agentless Architecture: Beyond Simple Systems Monitoring,” explores monitoring challenges that IT pros face. More specifically, it serves as an introduction to HP SiteScope. Read it today and gain insight on how to streamline your processes and improve monitoring efficiency.

 

Agile Decision Services: How IBM ILOG's Business Rule Management System helps Organizations Deliver Fast Time to Value for Business and IT  by IBM


December 14, 2009 - This paper explores the challenges that organizations face in trying to deliver quick time-to-value for IT projects and achieve the status of ‘agile enterprise’. It illustrates how IBM's Business Rule Management System (BRMS) can facilitate the alignment of IT with business and support the implementation of an agile decision service (ADS).

 

Agile Development eKit  by IBM


September 11, 2009 - Learn how agile development can lead to improved team efficiency, shorter development cycles, and higher quality software that is better suited to the customer's needs.

 

Agile Evaluation Guide  by IBM


May 01, 2009 - IBM Rational® software has helped thousands of companies worldwide improve their agility with software best practices, tools and services. IBM understands that a single-size solution does not fit all. Read this paper to learn more.

 

Aker Solutions: Flexibility makes HP Managed Print Services solution the right fit  by Hewlett-Packard Company


August 26, 2010 - Aker Solutions needed a managed print solution to give them flexibility both to grow and to downsize their deployment as their needs required. HP stepped up and delivered not just the technology and management capabilities, but also the flexibility they needed.

 

Alcatel-Lucent IRC  by Alcatel-Lucent


April 20, 2010 - Alcatel-Lucent is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users.

 

Alegent Health Implements Courion Solutions to Deliver Access Assurance  by Courion Corporation


December 01, 2009 - This case study describes how Alegent, a large healthcare system in Nebraska, implemented Courion Solutions to assist with their access assurance needs. Read on to learn what was changed and the benefits that were attained.

 

Aligning Sales Territories to Enhance Sales Productivity: Improving Customer Relationships in a Tough Economy  by SAP America, Inc.


April 24, 2009 - Even when times are good, sales force effectiveness commands management attention: after all, the success of the sales force is integral to profitable growth. But in a tough economy, retaining customers and reducing costs become paramount, and thus sales force effectiveness truly takes center stage.

 

All Qualified Security Assessors Are Not Created Equal  by AT&T Corp


August 04, 2010 - The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requires Level 1 merchants and service providers to undergo an onsite assessment of their security systems and procedures annually. This assessment is typically performed by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). This paper provides criteria to consider in choosing a QSA for your assessment

 

Allied Solutions Moves IP Telephony System to CDW Data Center  by CDW Corporation


September 01, 2009 - As part of a larger outsourcing project, Allied Solutions decided to outsource their IP Telephony infrastructure to take advantage of the stability, security, and redundancy that a data center could offer. To achieve this goal, they turned to CDW’s Hosting and Managed Services solutions.

 

Alloy Software by IBM and SAP  by IBM


August 13, 2010 - Alloy software by IBM and SAP is a solution that presents information and data from SAP applications in the context of what millions of business users are familiar with–the IBM Lotus Notes collaboration software user interface. Access this white paper to learn about how it works, deployment options, customization options and much more.

 

Altor VF3 Live Demonstration  by Altor Networks


February 05, 2010 - Altor is the leading provider of security for virtual data centers and clouds. This link provides you with full access to Altor security software running within a VMware environment hosted on our site.

 

AMD and HP are Proven in Business: A Decade of Industry-Leading Technology Innovation  by AMD, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft


August 04, 2010 - AMD and HP have collaborated to deliver an outstanding technology portfolio — from the desktop to the datacenter — that continues to grow more robust every year. Using AMD Opteron processors, HP delivers server designs that offer high performance, while at the same time helping to reduce power and cooling requirements. Read this paper for more.

 

AMD Opteron 6000 Series Platform and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Platform for Next Generation of Smart IT  by AMD, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft


July 27, 2010 - AMD Opteron processors together with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 featuring Hyper-V deliver the power, performance and value needed for the next generation of data centers. The new AMD Opteron 6000 Series platform and virtualization technologies from Microsoft address three key data center trends directly. Read this data sheet for more.

 

AMD-based Platforms Make the Grade: Collegiate Housing Services chooses AMD and HP for their IT infrastructure  by AMD, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft


August 25, 2010 - Read this case study to learn how Collegiate Housing Services (CHS)’s mission is to take the hassle out of student housing and how CHS offers a full suite of online services that help students live comfortably while pursuing advanced studies.

 

An Architecture For Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Business Intelligence  by MicroStrategy Incorporated


June 30, 2010 - This white paper explores the capabilities within the MicroStrategy BI platform that make it the mature, tightly integrated technology best suited to meet the demands of today’s SaaS applications. Download the white paper today.

 

An End-to-end Messaging Strategy for SMBs  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


April 29, 2010 - This paper outlines the critical requirements - reliability and availability, scalability, security, and performance - of an SMB messaging environment and describes and end-to-end messaging solution that meets those requirements.

 

An ERP Platform Strategy Based on Industry-standard Servers  by Dell, Inc. and Intel


March 01, 2010 - Many large organizations have a centralized enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment based on proprietary mainframes or RISC-based systems. In contrast, Intel IT has successfully implemented a decentralized ERP environment that is based on industry-standard servers and supports more than 10,000 active users. Read this paper to learn more!

 

An Expert Approach to PCI Programmes  by SecureWorks


August 27, 2010 - After an initial period of uncertainty regarding PCI compliance, a body of best practices has emerged that serves as a roadmap for organisations still planning and executing a PCI strategy, or for which the wave of compliance mandates is forthcoming.

 

An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers  by APC by Schneider Electric


May 01, 2008 - This paper shows you how to design an architecture that combines high-efficiency power and cooling equipment with configuration and operation strategies to optimize efficiency for your data center.

 

An International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Fable: The Company That Waited Too Long  by SAP America, Inc.


June 01, 2010 - The best-run businesses of the future will report under IFRS, so it is crucial for SAP customers to transition soon - and on their own timetable. Continue reading to learn more about the benefits of switching to IFRS now and learn which parallel accounting option is right for you company.

 

An Introduction to System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability - Get to Know the Core Components of HA Solutions and Important Installation Considerations  by Vision Solutions


January 01, 2007 - This white paper provides an introduction to System i high availability for companies that want to understand this technology and evaluates whether such a solution can become a cost-justifiable component of their backup and recovery strategy.

 

An IT Manager’s Guide to Managing Personal Devices in the Enterprise  by Sybase, Inc.


March 16, 2010 - You can't avoid it any longer: Developing a strategy for managing employees’ personal mobile devices. Get this paper and learn how to create a more secure and manageable mobile enterprise. It’s yours, compliments of Sybase.

 

Analysis: High-Performance Application-centric Storage For Virtualization and Consolidation  by Xiotech Corporation


March 01, 2010 - The Xiotech Emprise 5000 storage device and its foundation component, the Xiotech Intelligent Storage Element (ISE), are designed to redefine the construct of a storage foundation building block. The idea is to provide a storage target that delivers application-specific requirements, such as I/O operations per second (IOPS). Read more!

 

Analysis: Leverage Scale-out SAN Storage to Hone ROI for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure  by Xiotech Corporation


May 17, 2010 - Distributed computing has been the dominant IT architecture for the past 15 to 20years. Over that period, IT has needed to adapt to profound changes in the infrastructuresupporting the way that users access applications. Read on to learn more!

 

Analyst Podcast: Interview with Vertafore: Solving DR Challenges  by FalconStor Software


February 15, 2010 - Get first-hand feedback from IT professionals. This customer interview focuses on FalconStor’s leading Continuous Data Protector technology, providing high speed local and remote disk-based data protection with instant recovery.

 

Analyst Whitepaper: Practical Approaches for Securing Web Applications Across the Software Delivery Lifecycle  by IBM


July 08, 2009 - When web application delivery is implemented in a collaborative, re-peatable, and process-oriented manner, companies can benefit from more efficient development models and more secure applications. Read this white paper to learn more.

 

Analyzing the Accuracy and Time Costs of Web Application Security Scanners  by eEye Digital Security


June 02, 2010 - In this study, both 'Point and Shoot' (PaS) as well as 'Trained' scans were performed for each scanner. In the 'Trained' scans, each tool was made aware of all the pages that it was supposed to test, mitigating the limitations of the crawler in the results. Read on to find out more.

 

Anatomy of a Data Breach - Why Breaches Happen and What to Do About It  by Symantec Corporation


August 18, 2010 - This paper examines the three most common sources of data breaches, and offers a broad perspective on what can be done to stop data breaches, as well as specific recommendations to take preventive action.

 

AppDynamics Lite  by AppDynamics


July 16, 2010 - AppDynamics Lite troubleshoots java performance problems in production environments. It organizes an application into business transactions, helping identify slow, stalled, and failed transactions. The application is free. Download now.

 

Application Development: Improving Productivity Among Evolving Application Platforms  by ASG Software Solutions


June 15, 2010 - Join special guest Jeffrey S. Hammond, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc. and Ian Rowlands from ASG, as they discuss some of the options shops have at their disposal for improving consistency and cross platform governance of your application development efforts

 

Application Governance In Action - Delivering Value Throughout The Application Lifecycle  by Hewlett-Packard Company


February 09, 2010 - This white paper makes the case for application governance by extending the definition of application lifecycle and application lifecycle management. It examines the critical roles of metadata, collaboration, and other important aspects of application governance. Additionally, this paper contains four use cases of application governance in action.

 

Application Grid: Ideal Platform for IT Consolidation  by Oracle Corporation


April 01, 2009 - Application grid brings the same type of efficiency, scalability, and quality of service to the application layer that database clusters brings to the database layer. With an application grid you get greater efficiency, exceptional agility, and superior quality of service. Download this free white paper now.

 

Application modernization – a path to business transformation  by Micro Focus, Ltd


July 22, 2010 - This White Paper explores a number of practical ways to achieve this, including optimizing mainframe development and testing processes, platform migration, and process modernization. It also looks at the benefits, return on investment (RoI), and relative risk factors for these options.

 

Application Modernization And Migration Trends In 2009/2010: Are You Leveraging or Missing an Opportunity?  by BluePhoenix Solutions


June 15, 2010 - BluePhoenix Solutions commissioned Forrester Consulting to survey the attitudes of firms in North America about their plans for application modernization and migration in the 2009/2010 time frame and beyond. This analyst report describes the key results of the survey and what they mean for you and your company.

 

Application Modernization Driving Growth in the Financial Services Sector  by Micro Focus, Ltd


July 22, 2010 - A 2010 survey conducted by Vanson Bourne shows that IT departments within the Financial Services sector are looking to Application Modernization and Migration to help achieve their business growth objectives. Read this paper to find out more.

 

Application Modernization: Three High Payback Strategies  by ASG Software Solutions


April 22, 2010 - Application modernization provides an attractive and cost effective alternative to application development, enabling companies to defer investment in replacement initiatives without compromising business support. Read this paper to find out more.

 

Application Monitoring: Best Practices for Application Performance  by AVIcode, Inc.


January 01, 2007 - This white paper explores how to optimize application availability and reliability through an always on approach to application monitoring that combines reactive and proactive techniques.

 

Application performance management: a six-step approach to improving staff efficiency and efficiency and customer satisfaction  by Hewlett-Packard Company


July 21, 2010 - This paper details an approach that application owners and operations managers can use to achieve a successful application performance management deployment. The ultimate goal is to help you take clear steps toward robust application performance management capabilities so that you can serve your internal and external customers more effectively.

 

Application Performance is Top Priority, End User is King  by CA Technologies.


May 03, 2010 - This IDG Research Services study demonstrates that CIOs and IT leaders recognize the business impact of application performance - it’s all about end-user and customer satisfaction, increasing productivity, and lowering costs.

 

Application requirements: Rightsizing and defining requirements in use cases  by IBM


September 01, 2010 - Lost your way with use case bloat? Finding use cases are becoming mis-use cases? Help is here.  Susan Burk shares her experiences on how and why use cases can go off-course and how to get them back on track.

 

Application Security in the Cloud - Best Practices  by RightScale


August 10, 2010 - This webinar presents security implementation for applications running in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment with the RightScale management platform, using best practices developed by HyperStratus.

 

Application Security Viewpoint  by Ounce Labs, an IBM Company


February 03, 2010 - Application security is the aspect of understanding how applications are built and how someone could gain an advantage by looking at the application’s flaws. In this podcast, dive into the nature of applications for details on their security and how we interact with them.

 

Application Tiering and Tiered Storage  by Dell, Inc.


March 25, 2009 - Storage consolidation brings many applications together to a single storage pool. It improves storage utilization, simplifies management, and increases reliability in well implemented SANs. While consolidation makes it easier to manage, provision, and backup your data, how do you manage different application service level requirements?

 

Applying deduplication to your data protection strategy with Dell | EMC  by Dell, Inc.


August 24, 2010 - Join Dell and EMC Data Domain for a discussion on the latest deduplication technologies, deployment options, potential benefits and more in terms of choosing a dedupe technology perfect for your business needs.

 

Applying Knowledge Management to Project Management  by Global Knowledge


June 01, 2009 - There is a growing, interdisciplinary field known as knowledge management that is dedicated to how we acquire, organize, manage, share, and utilize knowledge and information. This white paper will discuss what knowledge management is, why it is important, and how you can apply knowledge management to project management.

 

Apriso, Trixell's Manufacturing Operations Portal  by Apriso Corporation


December 08, 2009 - Trixell is a medical device world leader. Its products can be found in half of all X-ray machines produced worldwide. In eight years, production has increased 50-fold – a huge success, but also a huge challenge. Watch this video to learn more about Trixell and how they’ve overcome the many operational challenges involved in such rapid growth.

 

Architecture, Design, and Construction Part 1  by IBM


May 25, 2010 - Join this briefing to see a demonstration of the IBM Rational Software Development tools focusing on application modeling, design, development and coding.

 

Archiving and SAP® Environments: For Business, IT, and Regulatory Requirements  by ASG Software Solutions


February 22, 2010 - A recent survey of CIOs found that over 75% want to develop an overall information strategy in the next three years, yet over 85% are not close to implementing an enterprise-wide content management strategy. Read this paper to find out more about comprehensive archiving solutions in SAP environments and how they can help manage enterprise content.

 

Are .pst Files Becoming Obsolete?  by Sherpa Software


June 02, 2010 - In this podcast featuring Microsoft MVP Brien Posey, learn about the challenges of .pst files and learn how to use this technology in Exchange environments. Discover how the new features in Exchange Server 2010 will impact .pst files. Find out about the future of this technology and learn how to create archive mailboxes.

 

Are Your Sales Reps Missing Important Sales Opportunities? How Sybase Mobile Solutions for SAP Dramatically Increase Sales Productivity  by Sybase, Inc.


March 31, 2010 - The most effective sales are face-to-face sales, yet sales representative only spend 26% of their time selling face-to-face. The rest of their time is taken up with administrative tasks, prep and travel. Learn how Sybase Mobile Solutions for SAP can increase sales productivity and bring the advantages of business mobility to your organization.

 

As The Market Turns Around A Hot New Communications Service Market Emerges  by Hewlett-Packard Company


February 08, 2010 - Communications as a service (CaaS) is a hot new market that promises to grow quickly. In CaaS, communications technology is located in a data center of a communications service provider, and is owned and managed by the service provider as a multi-tenant infrastructure. Read the white paper for more information on Communications as a service.

 
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