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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you should ask if you find yourself in this situation. Your company has purchased a human resources (HR) software that will improve your business. But you’ve just learned that your s (...)
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you should ask if you find yo...
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2011-04-20
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This BI article looks at why and how in-memory technology transforms analytic applications. The primary bottleneck to high-performance multidimensional analysis has been slow hard drive speed—the time it takes for data to be transferred from disk storage to random access memory (RAM). With crashing RAM (...)
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... In May 2010, The Economist featured a review of SAP’s announcement to purchase Sybase and introduce in-memory technology in its next version of Business ...
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2010-09-01
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Find out how Jaspersoft is staying ahead of the game in the BI market in this comprehensive product note on Jaspersoft Enterprise Edition. Entering the BI space for large companies is not a small challenge. Jaspersoft may be doing its homework to acquire more recognition and make a smooth but sure entranc (...)
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Product Note: Jaspersoft—Is It Ready for Big Enterprises? Jorge García - March 31, 2010. Comments: 0. Read Comments With their ...
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2010-03-31
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Business performance management (BPM) includes setting key performance indicators, using data mining to discover data patterns and using software to help drive business decisions and develop corporate strategy. For an organization, there are many benefits to implementing a BPM solution. (...)
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Business Performance Management Basics: An Overview of Business Performance Management and Its Benefits to the Organization. Lyndsay ...
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2009-04-27
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One of the biggest challenges businesses face today in the area of human resources is the recruitment and retention of skilled talent. Combining a talent management strategy with an integrated talent management system can help ensure you have the right people in place to meet your organization’s needs. (...)
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"Star Search"—Talent Management Made Simple. Sherry Fox - February 27, 2009. Comments: 0. Read Comments So, what is talent management, anyway? ...
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2009-02-27
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While SAP and Microsoft are concurrently partnering for certain initiatives, they are still dueling about who is bigger, better, smarter, whose user screens are prettier and more user-friendly, and so on. But the major question is whether the market and users are ultimately going to be better for it. (...)
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While SAP and Microsoft are concurrently partnering for certain initiatives, they are still dueling about who is bigger, better, smarter, whose us...
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2009-01-05
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Having started as a business-to-business integration provider for a few major retailers in the United Kingdom, Eqos has evolved into a full-fledged, worldwide provider of global sourcing and supplier management solutions. (...)
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Having started as a business-to-business integration provider for a few major retailers in the United Kingdom, Eqos has evolved into a full-fledge...
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2007-10-12
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Corda's CenterView™ enterprise performance dashboards allow users and software partners to use Corda's dashboards to create the presentation layer of analytics, and to help organizations present and achieve their business goals across the organization. (...)
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Corda's CenterView™ enterprise performance dashboards allow users and software partners to use Corda's dashboards to create the presentation layer...
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2007-03-16
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical" including financials and accounting, asset management, and human capital management applications to supply chain management and channel management solutions. (...)
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical" including financials ...
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2007-01-15
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Pure-play enterprise incentive management (EIM) vendors who have focused on providing the capability to manage highly complex compensation systems will be well positioned to take advantage of the major growth projected in the EIM market. (...)
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... to meet broker and consumer expectations, while concurrently demanding process efficiency, data accuracy and transparency, and information technology (IT) cost ...
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2006-12-01
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Pure-play enterprise incentive management (EIM) vendors who have focused on providing the capability to manage highly complex compensation systems will be well positioned to take advantage of the major growth projected in the EIM market. (...)
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... to meet broker and consumer expectations, while concurrently demanding process efficiency, data accuracy and transparency, and information technology (IT) cost ...
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2006-12-01
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The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) hosts quarterly World Conferences to help organizations involved in data warehousing, business intelligence, and performance management. These conferences supply a wealth of information aimed at improving organizational decision-making, optimizing performance, and ac (...)
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... focused on five main themes, namely business analytics, leadership and management, data analysis and design, data integration, and administration and technology ...
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2006-10-25
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Many human capital management (HCM) vendors try to cover most of the bases through broader product suites. While there have been noticeable consolidation moves in the market, which vendors will eventually dominate cannot be exactly stated at this time. (...)
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Many human capital management (HCM) vendors try to cover most of the bases through broader product suites. While there have been noticeable consol...
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2006-09-29
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CommerceHub may be destined for leadership in collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment; trade promotions; new product design and introduction; sourcing and procurement; and so on. But given its current size and low global brand recognition, it is not there yet. (...)
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CommerceHub may be destined for leadership in collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment; trade promotions; new product design and int...
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2006-08-29
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By providing a single plug-and-play connection to multiple trading partners, CommerceHub strives to enable basically any retailer to electronically integrate with its suppliers, regardless of the idiosyncratic systems and capabilities that might exist among them. (...)
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By providing a single plug-and-play connection to multiple trading partners, CommerceHub strives to enable basically any retailer to electronicall...
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2006-08-28
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Multichannel retailers have to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill orders placed via Internet. Thus, they either have to build a complete set of these services in-house, or outsource some (or all) of them. (...)
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Multichannel retailers have to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill orders placed via Internet. Thus, they...
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2006-07-20
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality into their overall BI framework, while best-of-breed data integration vendors, who provide enhanced ETL functionality, have an increased focus on data cleansing and integrity. (...)
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality into their overall...
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2006-03-07
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Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought out companies, have been key for SAS to further entrench itself in the market. (...)
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Combining deep analytics with BI solution functionality, expanding in certain verticals, and by acquiring several well thought out companies, have...
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2005-08-11
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The core concept behind the Vanguard solution is that business intelligence (BI) must be demand-driven, which means that the business needs of the user dictate the technical solution, not the other way around. In other words, it should let the business users drive the process, and remove the problems of (...)
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The core concept behind the Vanguard solution is that business intelligence (BI) must be demand-driven, which means that the business needs of the...
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2005-07-20
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A total reward management system can help companies leverage their most complex and volatile asset: its human capital. Partnerships between human resources and line managers, and using collaborative platforms to communicate incentives and goals can increase strengthen a company's competitive advantage. (...)
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... opportunity to increase their competitive edge by better managing human capital by broadening the reward options and using collaborative technology to share ...
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2005-06-30