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Better Planning Ensures Competitive Advantages for Eyeglass Manufacturer

Rodenstock is a prominent manufacturer of eyeglass lenses and frames in Germany. Project planning is a key concern for Rodenstock, whose reputation and success depends on its ability to bring innovations to market quickly. Until recently, the company planned projects using stand-alone solutions, including Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 and...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Rodenstock, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Case studies 2009-07-01

Gain a Competitive Advantage With Our Customizable, Cost-Effective BI and Enterprise Application Solution

In the global economy, competition is fierce and customers sophisticated. Business Intelligence BI provides a significant competitive advantage, enabling to analyze operations and market sector - and predict future patterns. With the right information available at the right time one will be able to make more informed decisions and manage...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, Enterprise Application, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Databases, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

Case studies 2009-06-09

University Programme Gives Graduates Competitive Advantage in the Labour Market

University of Maribor, School of Economics and Business has around 2,000 full-time students. Founded in 1959, the School of Business and Commerce was the first faculty at the university. School needed to integrate business information systems into its curriculum. The school developed an e-business programme to put enterprise solutions into...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Competitive Advantage, University Corp., Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Web Technology, Management

Case studies 2009-06-01

Gain Competitive Advantage Through IT Operational Excellence: Reducing Costs to Drive Investment in Innovation

Today's economic downturn is putting unprecedented stress on enterprises' IT organizations. Budgets are routinely cut. Workforces are constantly reduced. And cost-containment strategies are rigidly enforced. Yet businesses are more dependent on IT than ever before. And demands for more services delivered more quickly under more stringent Service Level Agreements SLAs...

Tags: Innovation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Competitive Advantage, Investment, Budgets, Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-05-01

How to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Remote Access

Today's economic downturn presents companies with an incredible opportunity to innovate and establish a more streamlined and efficient way of doing business. One of the most effective ways to ensure your business emerges leaner and stronger is to utilize an optimized combination of remote-access technologies - giving each employee the...

Tags: Webcast, Competitive Advantage, Citrix Systems Inc., Business, Workforce, Remote Access, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Telecommunications, Human Resources

Webcasts 2009-04-14

Turning Web X.0 Data Into Competitive Advantage

Over the last decade, companies have been slowly realizing that the World Wide Web represents both a pivotal new source of information on their customers and game-changing technology that will augment their current business operations. In response to this recognition, companies are showing interest in technology that tells them what...

Tags: Web, Competitive Advantage, British Broadcasting Corp., IBM Corp., Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management

White papers 2009-03-09

Deployment of SAS EBI Client Components in the Research Area of the Bank of Italy: First Experiences

Data Management and statistical analysis today need every competitive advantage they can get, and Information Technology IT management is being asked to deliver solutions that give a competitive advantage to the business process by reducing total costs while keeping the highest quality standard. One of the main tasks of a...

Tags: Bank, Competitive Advantage, SAS Institute, Analysis

White papers 2009-02-27

Marketing Research: Uncovering Competitive Advantages

SAS provides a variety of methods for analyzing marketing data including conjoint analysis, correspondence analysis, preference mapping, multidimensional preference analysis, and multidimensional scaling. These methods allows one to analyze purchasing decision trade-offs, display product positioning, and examine differences in customer preferences. They can help one gain insight into their products,...

Tags: Marketing, Competitive Advantage, SAS Institute, Marketing Research, Analysis

White papers 2009-02-03

Gaining the Competitive Advantage With RF Technology in Your Supply Chain

Companies look for any edge to remain competitive in today's high -speed business climate. Streamlining supply chain management systems can deliver that advantage - shaving even a few minutes off of order processing times can translate into better customer service through faster delivery of product to the customer, reduced costs,...

Tags: Supply Chain, Competitive Advantage, SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-01-01

Resiliency as a Competitive Advantage

In the 21st century, a successful organization is one which is responsive to change and agile enough to deal with any incident. The presenter of this webcast will discuss his must-know recommendations for CIOs and IT managers and security professionals in the areas of IT risk management and increasing the...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, Risk Management, IBM Corp., Strategy, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Security, Management, Finance

Webcasts 2009-01-01

How Midsize Businesses Are Using ERP To Gain Competitive Advantage in a Tough Economy

While many companies tighen up during hard economic times it is important to think about investing as well. For Midsize companies, this could be the perfect time to think about significant IT expansion. It may be crucial to invest now if the solution can: Improve efficiencies ...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Midsize Business, Competitive Advantage, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-01-01

Revol Wireless Dials in Key Company Strategies, Competitive Advantages With Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Technologies From Jaspersoft and Talend

Revol wireless is a privately held, regional provider of CDMA wireless communications services with headquarters in Independence, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. With as many as ten competitors in some geographic markets, wireless service is a highly competitive industry. Realizing the operational systems wouldn't be practical for supplying this information,...

Tags: JasperSoft, Data Warehouse, Competitive Advantage, Strategies Ltd., Wireless, Revol Wireless, Business Intelligence, Storage, Pricing, Databases, Wi-Fi, Open Source, Wireless And Mobility, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Marketing

Case studies 2009-01-01

Agile Foundation for Competitive Advantage: Oracle Tuxedo Enables Speed, Innovation, and Efficiency in Financial Services

Unrelenting competition is transforming the financial services industry, spurring firms to reinvent themselves to win customers and asset share. At the same time, organic growth, operational costs reduction, and risk and regulatory compliance remain among the most pressing issues facing financial institutions today. As financial institutions seek new ways to...

Tags: Innovation, Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Service, Competitive Advantage, Financial Company, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance

White papers 2009-01-01

Information on Demand Brochure: Unlocking the business value of information for competitive advantage

This executive level brochure provides the strategy behind Information on Demand IOD, the 5 entry points to IOD and includes a summary of the 2008, information market analyst Ovum's independent evaluation of IBM's Information On Demand initiative which declared IBM to be at the "vanguard of the unified information management...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, Business, Information, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-12-16

Webcast: Mobile Tools for Competitive Advantage

In tough economic times, your business needs a competitive advantage! Expensive office suites and high overhead infrastructure are the staples of traditional organizational design. Consider the payoffs your business could reap from leveraging mobile technology: implement leaner infrastructures, and increase your coverage area and speed of responsiveness without increasing your...

Tags: Webcast, Mobile, Competitive Advantage, PC Connection Inc., Tool, Mobile Tool, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Webcasts 2008-12-11

The Importance of an Information Strategy

Since its inception, IT has focused on reducing costs through process automation and the implementation of applications. However, that is no longer enough to sustain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. Today, important business decisions depend on having up-to-date, trustworthy information. At the same time, you need to assess...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-12-01

Winning Markets - How Customer Communications Management Drives Competitive Advantage

Every order received from the customer gives a greater level of knowledge about that customer, it enables to further enhance the offers, perhaps with the advent of data modeling and advanced data management integrated with customer communications techniques even tailor offers on a one to one basis. Another great by...

Tags: Knowledge, Competitive Advantage, Customer, Customer Communications Management Community, Data Management, Research & Development, Strategy, Productivity, Business Operations, Management

White papers 2008-10-18

Structuring Content for Competitive Advantage With EMC Documentum and Quark

By combining EMC Documentum's XML content store and XQuery tools with Quark's authoring software, it's easy to create, manage, and publish structured content in the investment research process. This powerful tool set enables the organization to quickly deliver research content to all audiences across the globe, in any format, giving...

Tags: Competitive Advantage, Quark Inc., EMC Corp., Documentum, Storage, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-10-09

Investment Firm Gains Competitive Advantage With Mobile Phones and Financial Software

Sinco International Investments Sinco staff needed a way to access financial information during laborious investment negotiations. They were also looking to shorten the expensive deal resolution process. After deploying Windows Mobile phones equipped with Liquid Scenarios Mobile 2008 financial software, Sinco gained an important competitive advantage, shortened the process, saved...

Tags: Phone, Financial, Mobile, Competitive Advantage, Investment, Cell Phone, Financial Accounting, Finance

Case studies 2008-10-01

Creativity Inc. Gains Competitive Advantage in $10 Billion Craft Industry With IBM Cognos Software

Creativity Inc. is a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of basic crafting, beading, organization, paper crafting, and scrapbooking products. It needed to Provide supply chain team with daily and weekly details about customer fill rate to better meet customer expectations. It deployed a Business Intelligence BI solution that coordinates disparate...

Tags: Team, Cognos Inc., Competitive Advantage, Industry, IBM Corp., Team Management, Tools & Techniques, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Pricing, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

Case studies 2008-10-01