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BI and ETL - Process Management Pain Points
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Sound business intelligence (BI) reporting can be invaluable in helping your business peers make the best decisions for your company. Ensuring error-free, end-to-end integration of data between processes distributed throughout your organization, however, can be challenging. Learn how scheduling and process automation technologies can help.
Posted: 14 Feb 2012 | Published: 14 Feb 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Extending the Business Value of SOA through Business Process Management
sponsored by BEA Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the differences between SOA and BPM, and explores the benefits of combining the two for organizational initiatives.
Posted: 02 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

BEA Systems, Inc.

Robust Infrastructure for SOA: A Technical Introduction to WebSphere Application Server V6.1
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: IBM WebSphere Application Server, Version 6.1 is the foundation of the IBM WebSphere software platform and is the key building block for a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
Posted: 16 Nov 2006 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

IBM Software Group

Driving Strategic Planning with Predictive Modeling
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Uncertainty makes strategic planning complex. Removing uncertainty can create unlimited business value. There are solutions to help organizations overcome uncertainty and achieve results. Read this white paper to learn how to drive strategic planning with predictive modeling.
Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 18 Jul 2008

Oracle Corporation

Five best practices for deploying a successful service-oriented architecture: Leveraging lessons learned from the IBM Academy of Technology
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to learn about the five best practices for deploying successful SOA and see rapid return on your investment.
Posted: 13 Feb 2009 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

IBM

Enterprise Portal Rationalization: Using a Service-Oriented Architecture to Stop Web Asset Sprawl
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides an overview of the problem of Web sprawl, and an account of the rationalization strategies organizations are adopting to gain the upper hand on sprawl. Adopting a service-oriented architecture based on integrated application platform infrastructure emerges as the key to rationalizing sprawl.
Posted: 03 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

Oracle Corporation

Managing the Extended Enterprise for Profitable Growth
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: When today's modern, extended enterprises make the move to standardize on a single business software solution, they often find that very few vendors offer products with the necessary scope and flexibility. Read this paper to discover the required elements of successful, unified business software for the extended enterprise.
Posted: 02 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2010

SAP America, Inc.

How to Transform Your Business: A Strategic Roadmap for Delivering Value
sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Inside this white paper, learn about the top priorities for executives and the challenges for achieving them. Then, discover the information platform that is allowing organizations to consolidate their business and IT goals to encourage an environment of innovation and growth.
Posted: 28 Jul 2011 | Published: 28 Jul 2011

SAP America, Inc.

A Guide to SOA Implementation
sponsored by Torry Harris Business Solutions
WHITE PAPER: There is an information overload on SOA's merits, principles and products. This document will help to separate the hype from reality, distill the essential from the desirable, and explicitly address the how-to, nuts and bolts of an SOA implementation.
Posted: 02 Apr 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

Torry Harris Business Solutions

A BI Agenda for Midsize Organizations: Six Strategies for Success
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Make informed decisions at a lower cost with the right BI strategy.
Posted: 14 Jun 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2009

IBM