Continuous Data Quality Management: The Cornerstone of Zero ...

by Greg Leman, CEO, Metagenix, Inc. ... Relationships. Just because a field is named FK_INVOICE doesn't mean that it's really a foreign key to the invoice file. Completeness. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2002/10/research_notes/MI_DW_XGL_10_17_02_1.asp - 25k - 2002-10-17 Summary: No matter how well an enterprise implements a CRM, ERP, SCM, Business Intelligence, or Data Warehouse project, poor data quality can destroy its utility and cost real dollars.

US Crypto Laws Relaxed, but Not Enough to Enable Commerce

by L. Taylor ... allow for "retail" encryption products up to any key length to be ... to encryption restrictions that obtaining strong encryption products in foreign markets has ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_02_09_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-02-09 Summary: The revisions the Department of Commerce has announced for U.S. export controls on encryption products will not be enough for U.S. crypto products to gain International acceptance. The U.S. crypto market will fail to reach its revenue potential, and overseas companies and International crypto markets wil

Fighting Cybercrime on the Internet

by L. Taylor ... of security technologies and vendors, identifying and qualifying key criteria necessary ... in, or who transports any minor in interstate or foreign commerce, or ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/07/research_notes/EN_ST_LPT_07_18_00_1.asp - 20k - 2000-07-18 Summary: Excerpts from a presentation on cybercrime by Laura Taylor, TEC Director of Security Research for the E-Gov 2000 Conference sponsored by SAIC on July 10, 2000 at the Washington Convention Center.

Legal Considerations in E-commerce

by D. Geller ... on-line, or about protecting your business from being hailed into foreign courts, your attorney will probably want to start with the key intellectual property ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/1999/11/research_notes/TU_EC_DPG_11_99_2.asp - 20k - 1999-11-01 Summary: Doing business on the Internet can involve some tricky legal issues. This article will help you understand the kinds of information you need to provide to your attorney to get the best possible advice on setting up your new Internet business.

Getting It Right: Product, Quality, Timing, and Price

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... long consisted of a number of autonomous modules for all key business processes ... integrated into the system; ICL Data Oy became the first foreign partner; and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_04_19_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-04-19 Summary: The most important factor in industry is no longer the mere price of the product. Increasingly, the purchaser's task has become to obtain the right product of the right quality at the right time and for the right price.

QAD Pulling Through, Patiently But Passionately

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to upgrade their ERP systems to function on par with their foreign partners and ... operations in China, and has been selected by IBM as a key solution provider in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_18_03_1.asp - 19k - 2003-09-18 Summary: QAD has been pulling through the downturn with a real strength (especially in terms of new licenses, and with a strong balance sheet and declining debt), a result of its persevering focus on manufacturing, which it recently coined in the slogan 'A passion for manufacturing'.

Confronting International Regulatory Compliance: Web-based GTM ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... DHS uses TradeBeam's GTM platform to manage security from the foreign factory to ... TradeBeam was reportedly selected to be a key participant in DHS' OSC trade ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_04_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-06-04 Summary: TradeBeam offers a hosted GTM solution. Its ongoing acquisitions will eventually create an end-to-end solution linking physical and financial supply chains enabling companies to manage and execute global trade activities from a single software platform.

Dealing with Global Trade Management Complexity

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... post-shipment financing, reconciliation, invoice presentment, dispute management, foreign exchange, and ... uninterrupted service and support for a key group of ... http:/.../research/researchHighlights/scm/2005/06/research_notes/EN_SC_PJ_06_18_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-06-18 Summary: To optimally complete the global trade cycle, a business must automate, track, and provide visibility to the entire global trade management process to optimize its supply and distribution chains.

No One Said Sourcing Overseas Would Be Easy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and smaller capital investment (if assets are transferred to the foreign country ... One key objective is the pursuit of lower prices, which often involves extended ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/08/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_08_17_07_1.asp - 28k - 2007-08-17 Summary: The many challenges and risks that retailers face when sourcing globally could be mitigated with the right software tools. Yet the sad fact is that few information technology systems fully support the complexities and unique requirements of global trade.

What s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2000

by M. Reed ... Cascading Referential Integrity: In previous releases of major databases, if an attempt was made to delete or update a key that had foreign keys, the operation ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/06/research_notes/PN_DW_MFR_06_21_00_1.asp - 21k - 2000-06-21 Summary: SQL Server 2000, the next major release of SQL Server 7, is Microsoft s SQL 7 release of its database both re-architected and re-written. Microsoft has high hopes for the latest version in a market that was worth $8 Billion in 1999, an 18% increase over 1998. What remains to be seen is whether it will