Business Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices of Material Master Data Management
[ Source: Zynapse ]
January 2010-
Wondering why most organizations are challenged in driving continuing positive ROI from their system consolidation exercise? This paper focuses on what Meta group analysts Barry Wilderman and Bruce Hudson have to say about the impact of Material Master Consolidation in a system consolidation exercise.
Vendor Demonstration Guidelines And Best Practices For Clients
[ Source: Infosys Technologies Ltd ]
April 2010-
In a vendor evaluation project, clients or buyers typically invite the short-listed vendors to demonstrate their product or solution through an in-person presentation. This is referred as “vendor demonstration” in this article. Vendor demonstration is an important step in vendor selection process. The purpose of this article is to share guidelines and best practices for the vendor demonstration process from client’s or buyer’s perspective.
Six Calls To Success: Call Attempt Case Study
[ Source: Leads360 - Sales Software ]
October 2009-
Leads 360 recently performed a study that shows six calls equals success when trying to contact a lead. According to Leads 360, on the first call attempt there is only a 39% chance of contacting that lead, making just one more attempted call increases the chance of contact to 72%. That’s an increase of 87% simply by making one more call attempt. However six is the magic number of call attempts.
IBM Rational To MyEclipse Blue Edition Migration
[ Source: Genuitec, LLC ]
September 2009-
The goal of this white paper is to explore and resolve common concerns and issues surrounding a migration of your development environment from IBM’s Rational Application Developer (RAD) to MyEclipse Blue Edition from Genuitec. Why might a company choose to migrate their development tools? If the migration is decided upon, how would this be done easily and effectively? This paper will answer these common types of questions, as well as explore any intangibles that ...
Intelligent InSites Visibility Platform Case Study: The Lasting Hope Recovery Center
[ Source: Intelligent InSites ]
February 2009-
Intelligent InSites’ solution combines leading location-sensing devices and Web-based software to deliver the highest level of safety to staff and patients. It provides significant improvements over the noisy and obstructive overhead paging systems of the past and proves its effectiveness as a staff duress system.
Intelligent InSites Visibility Platform Case Study: The Alton
[ Source: Intelligent InSites ]
February 2009-
The solution combines location-sensing devices and Web-based software that provide significant improvements in resident care and staff effectiveness. The real-time locating and communication system uses small pendants to monitor the presence of residents and staff members within the community.
Mentor Graphics Collects Customer Feedback for Product Innovation
[ Source: Brightidea, Inc. ]
December 2008-
In June 2008, Mentor Graphics launched Mentor Ideas, a Web-based environment for capturing product enhancement ideas from customers. This initiative is focused on the Mentor Graphics PADS product line and customers, and, due to the success of the initial pilot, the company has now launched a similar initiative for its Expedition product line.
Insights: Looking Outside Your Industry for Innovation
[ Source: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ]
March 2008-
Executives at most companies recognize that today's need for innovation is greater than ever, and tomorrow's will be higher still. Customers are better informed, more demanding, and more likely to take advantage of increased market transparency. They see alternatives everywhere; if another company provides a better solution or product, they will know it, and switch to it quickly.
Unfortunately, innovation does not happen on its own. Some of the world's most powerful and ...
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra - Keynote
[ Source: TechWeb ]
October 2009-
Vivek Kundra, federal CIO talks about how he and the administration are transforming the role of technology in government -- away from spending on infrastructure, and toward spending on its customer, the American constituent.
A New Way of Working Smarter - Insights from Global Leaders
[ Source: IBM ]
April 2010-
It pays to work smarter not harder. According to a recent study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, organizations that are significantly outperforming their industry peers also happen to be making more headway on newer approaches to work.
They’re using dynamic, collaborative and connected ways of working to get things done effectively within a constantly changing environment. But most organizations are not yet meeting their ambitions in these areas.
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