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KOALA in Depth: Accountability - Foundation for Stakeholder Engagement

Asset accountability is more than simple assignment tracking - it's going to the effort to understand who the key stakeholders for an asset or service are, then maintaining the discipline to include the right people in relevant maintenance, change/update, strategic deployment, and other planning activities and IT management processes. The...

Tags: Asset, Avocent Corp., Accountability, Asset Accountability, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance

White papers 2009-07-01

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The role of data governance in the enterprise

According to analyst reports, the volume of enterprise data doubles every 18 months - and a lot information is inaccurate, duplicated or out-of-date and needs to be managed. Commentary - Every corporate decision and operation relies on the quality of the organization?s underlying data. ...

Tags: Data Quality, Data Governance, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, data management, Navin Sharma Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Special to ZDNet News, Navin Sharma Pitney Bowes Business Insight, Special to ZDNet News

News items 2009-11-12

Live from the X2 Community Conference

I'm at the X2 Development Corporation Community Conference for the next two days. It's an annual event that our SIS vendor puts on to bring together end users (power, guru, new, and otherwise) and, not surprisingly, build community among their growing cadre of school districts. Obviously,...

Tags: District, Aspen Technology Inc., SiS, Help Desk, Call Centers, Process Improvement, Financial Accounting, It Operations, Quality, Business Operations, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Research: Thumbs-up for IT's attention to energy efficiency, thumbs-down for lifecycle management

Don't mean to bring you down, but since more of you are likely to be reading about environmental issues today, it being Earth Day and all, I figured I would share some statistics from a new Sustainable Computing Assessment benchmark that has been created by Redemtech. The...

Tags: Asset, Energy Efficiency, Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, Green IT, Redemtech, Asset Management, Patches, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-22

The U.S. electrical grid: How big of a cyber target is it?

Updated: Spies have reportedly been probing the U.S. electrical grid for months and planting software that could be activated at a future date, according to a Wall Street Journal. The report highlights the latest vulnerabilities facing U.S. power infrastructure. The Journal notes that the spies are from China,...

Tags: Security, SCADA, Grid, Master Station, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-08

You against the green IT world. Do your practices stand up against the best?

For those of you whose favorite "F" word these days is "free," asset disposition company Redemtech is touting a new online tool that will let your team run a Sustainable Computing Assessment for your company. OK, in this case, the term "free" is relative. The tool in question is sponsored...

Tags: Green IT, Tool, Productivity, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-01-28

Choosing the Right Asset Management Tool for Your Operation

Asset management solutions can be as rudimentary as a log book or a basic Excel spreadsheet, or as expensive as a sophisticated enterprise-wide tool that can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars on the high end. The challenge is to find the right solution that fits particular...

Tags: Asset, Motorola Inc., Motorola Asset Management Solution, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations

White papers 2009-01-15

The emerging case for open business methods

The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...

Tags: Business, Business Method, Business Strategy, Dave Bort, Dion Hinchcliffe, Internet, Management, Network, Open Source, Reasons Organization, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-12-04

From the Sun reseller trenches

From the Sun reseller trenchesStill looking for secret shoppersI'm looking for some help. Specifically I want to know what happens if you call your local Sun reseller or CDW and tell them you're interested in Sun Ray using Solaris on SPARC for about 25 to 50 new users in...

Tags: Sales strategy, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sun Microsystems Inc., reseller

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Regional Retail Grocer Optimizes Supply Chain With Wireless Control, Tracking & Management of Industrial Trucks & the People Who Operate Them

Price Chopper is a family owned company that prides itself on longstanding traditions of innovative food merchandising, leadership in community service, and cooperative associate relations. After upgrading its Warehouse Management System WMS, Price Chopper realized that to fully streamline operations, it also needed an industrial vehicle management system. This type...

Tags: Asset, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management System, Wireless, I.D. Systems, Vertical Industries, Asset Management, Food & Beverage, Enterprise Software, Software, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Manufacturing

Case studies 2007-07-19

eCare: Hands-On Customer Support

No matter what the industry, businesses are realizing that one of the quickest and most effective ways to strengthen their business is to treat their customer base like the valuable asset it is. The competition for customers in every industry is fiercer than ever, as loyal customers are expensive to...

Tags: Industry, Motorola Inc., Strategy, Management

White papers 2007-07-01

Momentum Webcast: Using Software Asset Management in Healthcare to Improve Security and Meet HIPAA Requirements (Level 100)

The attended of this webcast will learn how Software Asset Management SAM can help to support the requirements set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA. The presenter will discuss how SAM processes help protect the privacy and database integrity of customer and client information required by...

Tags: Software, Security, Webcast, Health Care, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Webcasts 2007-01-25

DOD's supply chain management overhaul makes headway, needs metrics

Think your supply chain systems are complicated? Try being the Department of Defense, which spends $150 billion on its supply chain and is in the middle of revamping its processes and technology systems to eliminate waste. Here are a few...

Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, Government, Supply chain, U.S. Department of Defense

Blog posts 2007-01-19

Google QuickBooks 2007: Death of Yellow Pages, local newspapers?

In “Done Deal: Google partners with Intuit QuickBooks for $120 billion SME ad spend” I present the $120 billion small business market opportunity Google is targeting via its integration of Google advertising and listing services in the next release of QuickBooks.In announcing the deal, Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Intuit...

Tags: Google Inc., Intuit QuickBooks

Blog posts 2006-09-14

FBI ripped for IT upgrade costs

FBI ripped for IT upgrade costsSeems they need to buy some accounting software instead....Maybe instead of blowing obscene amounts of money on their "Trilogy" software, they should instead first invest in some basic accounting and asset management software. Seems that some serious expense oversight and inventory management should be...

Tags: Federal government, FBI, information technology

Discussion threads 2006-03-21

Time to bring your money in-house

Time to bring your money in-houseExactlyNot only are we happy, even eager, to use a bank, we also use the internet to transmit our bill payments, account transfers, etc.. What the heck are we thinking?Excellent question!Mr. Wainewright raises an excellent point here! I am Mr. In-House 90% of the time...

Tags: Financial services, Investment, Financial accounting, bank, banking

Discussion threads 2006-02-17

NASCIO points to successful IT frameworks

Successful IT management at the state level requires the application of robust IT management frameworks, the National Association of State CIOs emphasized in a research brief PDF released yesterday. The report pointed to four successful frameworks - one from a state, one from the private sector, and two adapted...

Tags: information technology

Blog posts 2005-08-05

Novell Case Study: PT. Astra Daihatsu Motor

PT. Astra Daihatsu Motor Daihatsu is a subsidiary of PT. Astra International, Tbk., which was formed by the merger of Daihatsu Indonesia, Daihatsu Engine Manufacturing Industry and National Astra Motor. Daihatsu recognized the need to step up its approach to improve accountability and meet Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Daihatsu wanted to implement...

Tags: Software, Novell Inc., Asset Management, Tools & Techniques, Sarbanes-Oxley, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance

Case studies

SYMX Improves Patient Safety and Inventory Visibility Using BizTalk RFID

Every year, hospitals must over-purchase equipment and supplies by 20 to 30 percent to compensate for lost and stolen items. SYMX supports hospital staff and patients by delivering visibility and rules-based workflows in the healthcare setting. With the help of Microsoft and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Innovative Architects, SYMX used...

Tags: Patient, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Corp., RFID, SYMX

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