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Automation: The replacement of manual operations by computerized methods. Office automation refers to integrating clerical tasks such as typing, filing and appointment scheduling. Factory automation refers to computer-driven assembly...; Full Automation Definition >>

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TechNet Edge Series: Windows 2008 automation and Alerting Technologies: Interview with Otto Helweg about some of the things you can do out of the box with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 technologies around management, automation, and alerting. To view the entire video click here.; Tags: Microsoft TechNet, Automation, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Windows Server 2008; Videos 2008-04-29
iMacros Web automation and Web Testing (exe): Automate Web tasks: Check the same sites every day,data upload, online marketing and functional, performance and regression testing of Web sites: Browsing, form filling, clicking, and data extraction can be recorded into an Internet macro. Supports all Web sites, including Flash, Java and Silverlight applets. Includes a command line interface...; Tags: Web, Automation, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-29
BMC buys BladeLogic, eyes data center automation: BMC said Monday that it will buy BladeLogic, which specializes in automating data centers, for $800 million, or $28 a share. The news comes on the heels of a bevy of data center announcements from HP, which is hoping enterprises go for its data center as a...; Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Center, BladeLogic, Automation, Data Centers, Blade Servers, It Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers, It service Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-17
FlexiteBPMS (exe): Flexite is a powerful BPMS Business Process Management Suite and a process-oriented document management system, created to design, automate and improve business processes. Included in the package is a unique method and methodology, which gives the business side full control of the design, deployment and improvement of their own business...; Tags: Business Process, BPM, Automation, Flexeurope AB, FlexiteBPMS, Flexite, Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Software, Finance, Management; Software downloads 2008-02-20
Build automation Tool: r2build (2): R2build system is a tool/framework to establish your daily build(or nightly build, or build automation, or continuous integration system) in a very easy way . It includes, but is not limited to, plug-ins for email notification, FTP, various installer packaging tool, Java/C++/Ant/Nant/.Net/Delphi/C++Builder, and various source control tools. This version is...; Tags: Tool, Automation, Aurumcube, Productivity, E-mail, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-02-14

Reduced Cost and Time-to-Market for a Leading Pharmaceutical Company With automation of Clinical Trial Process: A leading pharmaceutical company conducts over 50 sets of clinical trials a year, each trial costing anywhere between USD 350 Million and USD 600 Million. They approached MindTree to build a system that could automate many intricate aspects of the clinical trial process. MindTree Consulting leveraged its expertise in the...; Tags: MindTree Consulting, Pharmaceutical Company, Clinical Trial, Automation, Healthcare; Case studies 2008-01-24
Macro Scheduler automation Tool (exe): Create scripts and record macros to automate and control your Windows applications, automate software processes and assign tasks to schedules, desktop shortcuts or hotkeys. Perform complex tasks with a single mouse click, or schedule your computer to perform tasks while you are away. Power users will appreciate the ability of...; Tags: Microsoft VBScript, Tool, Automation, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2008-01-04
DEKSI CRM (zip): DEKSI CRM is a powerful and feature rich multi-platform and scalable, on demand, Web-enabled CRM solution complete with marketing automation, sales force and contact automation, contract automation, quote and invoice management, product management, sales forecasting, reporting and analysis, integration with MS Outlook, MS Excel, Adobe PDF, Website integration, logistics, trip...; Tags: Automation, CRM, Integration, DEKSI CRM, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software; Software downloads 2007-12-17
Who will mandate electronic health records?: There's a race on to mandate electronic health records. (Picture from Medical Informatics Insider.) Insurers, politicians and hospitals are all piling on the pressure to make the investment. An AMA story this week describes the pressure. Some doctors are retiring rather than automate. In...; Tags: Hospital, Electronic Health Record, Insurance Company, Automation, AMA, E-health, Healthcare, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Web Seminar Series: Quote to Contract automation for Salesforce: Today, manually creating quotes and contracts inside your Salesforce.com system can slow down your sales cycle if you rely on nothing more than copying and pasting contact information, pricing, opportunity data and product information for every deal. Learn how to save time in your sales cycle and generate more revenue...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Sales Cycle, Automation, EchoSign, Sales Force Management, Sales Tools, Sales Strategy, Channel Management, Sales, Marketing; Webcasts 2007-12-05
Toshiba TEC Halves the Lead Times on Its Orders Through Flow automation: Known in Europe for its laptop microcomputers and as a manufacturer of sophisticated electronic components, the Japanese group Toshiba also enjoys an enviable position in office systems through its subsidiary, the Toshiba TEC group, which specializes in multifunction printing systems (scanners, photocopiers, printers, etc.) and point-of-sale equipment (tills, balances, etc.)....; Tags: Oracle Corp., Logistics, Toshiba Corp., Printing, Automation, Toshiba TEC, Supply Chain, Document Management, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Case studies 2007-12-01
HP Retail Marketing automation: HP Retail Marketing Automation is a flexible, Web-based collaboration application that speeds creative execution, lowers costs and helps produce more compelling promotional materials.; Tags: Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Automation, HP Retail Marketing Automation; Webcasts 2007-12-01
Just how bad are medical records?: A story this weekend from the Associated Press says doctors who examined their own medical records found them rife with errors. (Illustration from ICANotes, a mental health medical records company.) The article offers just two paragraphs concerning automation: A possible fix is to go paperless. But electronic...; Tags: Medical Record, Automation, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-23
automation Anywhere (exe): Automation Anywhere is an intelligent automation software for IT & business processes. Automate & schedule complex tasks in minutes, without any programming. Record keyboard & mouse or create automation scripts with drag and drop actions. Features SMART Automation TechnologyTM, scheduler, repeat options, web recorder, variable & debugging support, task-chaining, conditional,...; Tags: Software, Web, Tethys Solutions, Automation, Channel Management, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management; Software downloads 2007-11-21
IBM applies autonomic computing to energy management: IBM has been talking about autonomic computer--the Holy Grail of self-regulating IT, as in the way the nervous system regulates and protects the human body autonomically--since the beginning of the century. To be precise, in October 2001 IBM Research published the "IBM Autonomic Computing Manifesto," with the premise:...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Autonomic Computing, IBM Corp., Automation, Energy Efficiency, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-08
The Evolution of Job Scheduling: CA's Approach to Workload automation: This IDC White Paper presents an overview of key concerns driving IT management and how they translate into needs that can be addressed through modern approaches to job scheduling and workload automation. The paper traces evolutionary trends in job scheduling software, which is growing from traditional batch job schedulers to...; Tags: Job, Computer Associates International Inc., Automation, International Data Group, White Paper, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-11-01
The Total Economic Impact of SAS Marketing automation: In April 2007, SAS Institute SAS commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential Return On Investment ROI enterprises may realize by deploying SAS Marketing Automation. SAS Marketing Automation provides comprehensive data management, campaign management, and advanced customer analytics to enable marketers and analysts to manage sophisticated,...; Tags: Marketing, SAS Institute, Automation, SAS Marketing Automation; White papers 2007-11-01
Intelligent Document automation to Increase Purchasing Process Efficiency with ERP Systems: For many organizations running packaged enterprise resource planning ERP solutions from SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and other vendors, purchasing processes still involve conventional mail or fax delivery of purchase orders and accompanying documents such as RFQs, terms and conditions, and quotes. These manual processes limit the potential to achieve...; Tags: Fax, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Automation, ERP, Esker S.A., ERP System, Enterprise Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Software; White papers 2007-10-26
Medsphere reboot is complete with Doyle hire: Medsphere completed its re-boot yesterday by announcing the hire of new CEO Michael J. Doyle from AHS, an online billing company. The hire makes good sense. The weakness of Medsphere, which began with the VA's public domain VistA software, always lay in the billing area. Since the...; Tags: Hospital, Billing, Automation, Medsphere, AHS, Open Source, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-10-16
The pay-off for hospital automation is decision support: Recently Robert Scoble interviewed Christopher Longhurst, a Stanford physician who also works in his hospital's IT department. While most of the excitement over automating records involves issues like handwriting and privacy, Longhurst said the most exciting potential really lies in decision support. He gave this...; Tags: Physician, Decision Support, Automation, Christopher Longhurst, Tools & Techniques, Data Mining, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-10-11