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- Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict
- I've hung back on posting my thoughts on Business ByDesign for several reasons. When I wrote my pre-Sapphire08 conference story, it was clear this would dominate the Irregulars' questions. I needed to get through meeting with all the key executives and view the latest iteration of the product to gain...
- Tags: SAP AG, Brian Sommer, Design Effort, EDI, Roi/Tco, Operational Planning, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- In search of Business ByDesign: The NetWeaver 7.1 connection
- SAP CEO Henning Kagermann on Monday detailed another key thread in the Business ByDesign delay: Developers need to move the software as a service application to the company's NetWeaver 7.1 platform if it is going to meet its costs targets. In an interview with the Enterprise Irregulars...
- Tags: SAP NetWeaver, SAP AG, TCO, Roi/Tco, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- SAP's Apotheker: Business ByDesign costs led to delay
- SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker says that Business ByDesign, the application giant's high-profile software as a service product, was delayed because of its total cost of ownership for the company. That's a fancy way of saying SAP hasn't figured out how to make money at its $149 per...
- Tags: SAP AG, TCO, Leo Apotheker, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- The Leo Apotheker Legacy Starts Now
- The news that SAP is delaying the roll-out of Business ByDesign – and that its last quarter, while decent, failed to meet analyst estimates – is the perfect preamble to this post: With Leo Apotheker slated to assume to mantle of SAP by the end of the year, his...
- Tags: On-demand, SAP AG, TCO, Sales, Leo Apotheker, Leo, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Controlling the Uncontrollable: Managing eDiscovery Risk at the Edge
- A large enterprise spent $12.5 million to review documents that were past their retention period during a discovery. Sound familiar? Hear from information risk technology leader NextPage during this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand, to learn how your enterprise can delete and preserve the information residing...
- Tags: Document, NextPage, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Webcasts 2008-04-28
- IDC Executive Brief: The Rising Concerns Over Endpoint Security
- Today's IT environment is increasingly vulnerable to threats and attacks, both from within and without. The most vulnerable node in the enterprise network is the endpoint. This IDC executive brief examines how an integrated EPS solution with multiple security layers, has been proven to deliver the highest level of protection...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Endpoint, International Data Corp., Roi/Tco, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-04-23
- Google's paid click growth rates: Reasons for the decline; Earnings on deck
- Google's first quarter results on Thursday will be closely watched for the impact of the search giant's anemic paid click growth rates, but Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post already has a few explanations. In a research note, Post outlined the takeaways from five search engine marketers, who...
- Tags: Google Inc., Earnings, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- MicroBase (exe)
- MicroBase is designed for the small to intermediate business to hold contact information, automate invoicing, and filter through that data to display information about your customers the way you want to see it. Designed with over fifteen thousand lines of code. With low system overhead and high performance, MicroBase allows...
- Tags: Version, Information, MicroVB, MicroBase, Roi/Tco, Leadership, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management
- Software downloads 2008-03-24
- The REDFLY gives me back the utility of a Handheld PC, but with the latest OS
- So I was using the REDFLY Windows Mobile Smartphone Companion a bit more with the HTC Advantage and a thought came to me that the REDFLY solves the problem I had with the Windows CE Handheld PCs of the old days. I was a big fan of the Handheld PCs,...
- Tags: Device, PC, Operating System, Battery, Handheld Computer, Bluetooth Connection, Bluetooth, Keyboards, Handhelds, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Wireless, Hardware, Peripherals, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- An Introduction to OS Virtualization and Parallels Virtuozzo Containers
- Virtualization and automation technology is a major advance in IT infrastructure management. By leveraging the capability to abstract software and data from hardware and treat hardware as a pool of resources, virtualization and automation technology: Reduces the complexity and cost of IT infrastructures Provides users with...
- Tags: Parallels Virtuozzo, Parallels Virtuozzo Containers, Operating System, OS Virtualization, Parallels Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Roi/Tco, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-03-21
- Measuring TCO: Wintel vs Lintel
- The most basic, and traditional, Wintel vs Lintel TCO comparison argued that since the hardware is the same, everything comes down to the cost of the OS and applications licenses -all of which are free for Lintel and expensive for Wintel. This drew many different responses, but...
- Tags: Wintel, Benefit, TCO, Linux, Roi/Tco, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Logistics Group Migrates to New Server Environment for TCO Decrease of $15,000
- As with all businesses, Beltmann Group tries to control costs. Any major outflow of money may produce a negative impact on the business, either in the form of decreased profit or in resources not targeted to the areas that might increase high-value sales. As Beltmann Group faced its renewal date...
- Tags: Logistics, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Servers, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sales, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-12
- iPhone in your business: Pondering the ROI case
- Apple has dressed the iPhone up in a business suit, but the real work is just beginning. Apple needs to convince chief information officers that there's a return on investment in a switch to the iPhone. The day after an Apple event is always the analysis day....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, ROI, Apple Inc., Keith Bachman, Roi/Tco, Team Management, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Grant Thornton Achieves 99.7% Accuracy Tracking Mobile IT Assets
- Grant Thornton LLP is one of America's largest accounting firms. This case study explains how the company simplified its IT asset tracking process to minimize loss rates during business expansion. Learn how Grant Thornton used Computrace to standardize its IT asset management across a nation-wide network of...
- Tags: Absolute Software, Mobile, Information Technology, Grant Thornton LLP, Roi/Tco, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Spanish Manufacturer Boosts Sales and Productivity With Business Management Tool
- Spanish company TECNIDOS manufactures and sources solutions for cosmetic and pharmaceutical customers. The firm's decision to consolidate multiple databases into a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 5.0 business management solution has dramatically boosted employees' productivity. They now serve customers faster and have boosted sales, resulting in a rapid return on investment for...
- Tags: Business Management, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Strategy, Roi/Tco, Sales, Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- IBM and the Systems House Enable a Start-Up to Gain Firm Footing
- Heartland Medical Supply, LLC, a sales and distribution company in Iowa City, Iowa, serving hospitals, pharmacies and physicians' offices in all of Iowa, plus western Illinois. In 2001, Heartland started with just eight employees, but is now up to 16. Heartland Medical Supply wanted to permit a small business to...
- Tags: Information Technology, IBM Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Roi/Tco, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- ParkwayHealth Singapore Reduces Total Cost of Ownership by 40%
- In 2004, ParkwayHealth decided it was time for a complete technology refresh. The healthcare provider's existing SAP-based technology platform had proven to be inflexible and costly to maintain. The organization went to tender for applications infrastructure to replace the existing SAP R/3 implementation and an IS-H MED hospital system at...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, TCO, ParkwayHealth Singapore, Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Operational Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Are Your Products Open or Closed? How to Respond to the New Openness
- Companies in many industries are struggling to determine how best to deal with the power that social computing gives their customers as an open forum to share how they feel about products with millions of fellow consumers. This newfound power in the hands of customers is creating an openness of...
- Tags: Endeca Technologies Inc., Product Innovation, Optaros, Roi/Tco, Social Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Webcasts 2008-02-27
- Live: Google/ComScore conference call
- I will post information about the conference call starting at 2:00EST. A New Perspective: The Consumer Electronics Buying Process 2:00 Waiting for the call to start 2:03 Still a few more minutes as people are still "dialing in"...
- Tags: Google Inc., ComScore Networks Inc., Conference Call, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Unified Communications Pocket Guide
- This comprehensive guide, intended for technical IT staff, voice system managers, and CIOs, provides a complete introduction and expert guidance to enable the successful deployment and management of a Unified Communications UC solution in the enterprise. It describes the issues decision makers need to understand as they set out...
- Tags: Unified Communications, ShoreTel, Voice System, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-02-25
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