Application Portfolio Management: Are You Getting the Most from ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... see Application Portfolio Management Tools for more ... However, presently APM and testing solutions are ... IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (formerly Systemcorp's ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/professionalServices/2006/05/news_analysis/NA_SP_NS_05_15_06_1.asp - 19k Summary: Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application portfolio management solutions.

IT Governance: Maximizing the Business Investment

by Neil Stolovitsky ... Known for its testing tools, service level management (SLM), and focus on ... IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (formerly Systemcorp's PMOffice product) has the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/projectManagement/2005/12/research_notes/TU_PR_NS_12_13_05_1.asp - 19k Summary: Implementing information technology (IT) governance means using a structure of relationships and processes to direct an organization. Some project portfolio management (PPM) vendors have adopted the IT governance mantra to differentiate their solutions from those offered by the enterprise resource planni

Rational Emphasizes Web Site Development Content Management

by C. Lisle ... Rational is responding a real need in the world ... IT managers have employed in testing and implementing ... Thus while software configuration management tools can be ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_EC_CML_12_12_00_1.asp - 7k Summary: Web sites are very public, putting the brand and image of a company out there on the site for all to see. Companies need to be sure they have a firm grip on what website visitors see. Rational Software and Vignette Corp. have teamed up to provide a product to do just that.

How One Provider's Solution Covers the Bases of Price Optimization ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Bundled with price testing and monitoring was the former ... start price, used as a rational stretch goal ... In other words, administrative tools provide control over ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/06/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_06_11_07_1.asp - 31k Summary: What are the solutions that enable Zilliant's customers to gain a better understanding of their markets' price response and translate this into more profitable pricing? Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite encompasses distinct solutions geared for each step of the pricing process.

Global Trade and the Role of Governance, Risk Management, and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Potential benefits of harnessing GTM tools include a better ... shifting from point-in-time testing to continuous ... actions gradually cede to rational thinking, ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_07_07_1.asp - 29k Summary: The growing number of legal and regulatory requirements associated with global trading is one of many reasons enterprises are looking into global trade management applications, and into harnessing the up-and-coming, strategic software category of governance, risk management, and compliance.

Aligning Java-based Application Strategies

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... IBM Competency Center to support testing and development ... core components of IBM WebSphere, DB2, Rational, and Tivoli ... some of the available tools and technologies ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/10/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_10_08_05_1.asp - 16k Summary: In announcing their merger plans, Lawson and Intentia will not only have to grapple with the usual issues, but will have to deal with the nuanced differences in their respective Java application endeavors.