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- 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
- ViArt Shop Free 3.5 (Windows)
- ViArt Shop Free is a powerful, flexible and easy to use template-driven PHP shopping cart system, which is fully customisable to suit almost any design or function. It includes many advanced features such as a powerful content management system, a forum, helpdesk support system, integration with Froogle, and full built-in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Shopping Cart, Back-office, Integration, ViArt, ViArt Shop Free, Operational Accounting, Help Desk, Finance, It Operations
- Software downloads 2008-11-14
- Sendio Case Study: Khronos
- Khronos is a private investment group responsible for managing partner and client capital with a focus on alternative investments. Because of the high-value financial transactions that Khronos undertakes, the security of its e-mail messaging system is critical to the organization's success. Unfortunately, the influx of unwanted messages was having a...
- Tags: Messaging, Sendio, Khronos, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Help Desk, Groupware, Investment, Online Communications, Internet, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
- Case studies 2008-11-04
- Tired of the Same Old Song? Crank Up the ROI of Your Help Desk
- The help desk can be a rich resource for cost savings and ROI on the people, process and technology investments you've already made. Read this document to learn more about how to maximize your investment to drive ROI that will be music to the executives' ears.
- Tags: ROI, CDC Software, Roi/Tco, Help Desk, Call Centers, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations
- White papers 2008-11-01
- Buy techies with trust and freedom, not dollars
- Rewarding techies This is the 12th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. The biggest problem you will face in hiring a good CIO is that, in systems, failure succeeds and success fails. In IT:...
- Tags: Job, CIO, Information Technology, Finance, Help Desk, Call Centers, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Epicor Software Case Study: Catholic Education Office Credit Union
- When Patrice Rousseau, Helpdesk Engineering Manager, started at the Catholic Education Office in 2001 the only call logging system in place was a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Calls were dealt with in order of being logged, rather than in order of priority. It was also very difficult to maintain high customer...
- Tags: Education, Microsoft Office, Epicor Software Corp., Help Desk, Call Centers, Product Marketing, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Marketing, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-10-02
- Four ways HP productivity tools can help increase IT availability
- So many IT projects, so little staff. That's the problem for an increasing number of IT teams as they work to meet the growing demand for their services -- all too often without a corresponding increase in budget for staffing. This paper explores how HP resources such as device self-maintenance,...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Tool, Help Desk, Document Management, Strategy, Call Centers, Printers, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers 2007-08-01
- NetSupport DNA 2.7 (Windows)
- NetSupport DNA Dynamic Network Administration facilitates central management of your enterprise PCs in a secure, coordinated and efficient manner. Combining powerful Hardware and Software Inventory with Software Distribution, Application and Internet Metering, Web based Helpdesk, PC Remote Control and more, NetSupport DNA ensures compliance with corporate configuration standards whilst...
- Tags: NetSupport Ltd., Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Biotechnology, Help Desk, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations
- Software downloads 2006-01-02
- A Practical Roadmap to Higher Quality
- Understanding quality and cost in accordance with a set of interrelated business processes also serves to dramatize their core roles in measuring and directing IT efficiencies. For instance, quality metrics directly impact such ITIL disciplines as Incident, Problem and Availability management, Service Level Management, Capacity Management, and even basic Help...
- Tags: Baseline, Compuware Corp., ITIL, Service Management, Service Level Management, It Services, Financial Management, Process Improvement, Help Desk, It Operations, It service Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-01-01
- TSC2 Help Desk 4.1 (Windows)
- A Multi-user Windows Help Desk application that provides a suite of integrated tools for managing a technical support department. Includes work order management, equipment inventory, scheduling, reporting, network auditing, and a Web interface. The work order management system tracks all work requests and support issues, from computer errors and user-requested...
- Tags: Auditing, Microsoft Windows, Servantix, Insurance, Help Desk, Productivity, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, It Operations, Finance
- Software downloads 2005-03-07
- Law Firm Cuts Costs, Impresses Users and IT Staff With High-Performance Windows XP
- The law firm of Palmer & Dodge LLP was running Microsoft Windows 95 on older PCs and wanted state-of-the-art performance, reliability, and security to satisfy users and reduce costs. The solution was to move to Windows XP Professional on new PCs in conjunction with a full Active Directory implementation and...
- Tags: Information Technology, Law Firm, High-performance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Litigation, Microsoft Windows 95, Help Desk, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows 2000, Roi/Tco, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Case studies
- International Network Services Case Study: American Family
- American Family Insurance, a $9 billion Fortune-500 powerhouse, has been meeting the insurance needs of customers for nearly 70 years. American Family Insurance needed to transform its decentralized, informal help desk into a world-class support organization. American Family selected Predictive Systems now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Network Services...
- Tags: International Network Services, Insurance, Help Desk, Financial Planning, Call Centers, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, It Operations, Finance
- Case studies
- Friends First Transforms IT Support
- Friends First, founded in 1834, is a leading financial services group in the Irish market. It provides a comprehensive range of pensions, investments and insurance products and services to more than 250,000 clients. IT support at Friends First has been transformed by the adoption of Touchpaper's HelpDesk software in 2002....
- Tags: Information Technology, Touchpaper Software, Help Desk, Call Centers, Strategy, Financial Planning, Insurance, It Operations, Management, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
- Case studies
- Novell Case Study: SVA
- Sozialversicherungsanstalt der gewerblichen Wirtschaft SVA is the administrative body responsible for the social insurance of all self-employed workers in Austria, excluding those employed in agriculture. SVA implemented Novell SecureLogin to provide single sign-on access to 15 applications for 1,400 users. With just one password to remember and rapid login to...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Help Desk, Authentication/Encryption, Call Centers, Insurance, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, It Operations, Security, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Finance
- Case studies
- South African Waterfront Company Makes Splash With New Intranet Portal
- The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town's working harbour attracts 20 million visitors each year. It offers exciting retail venues, entertainment facilities, office locations, world-class hotels, and luxury apartments. Historically, the company administered these venues with disparate paper processes and IT systems. To increase team working and reduce duplication...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Printing, Intranet, Document Management, Help Desk, Portals, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, Internet, Marketing, Management
- Case studies
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- Merck Serono International S.A. Integrates Disparate Systems and Improves Help Desk Services
- Merck Serono International S.A. wanted to integrate the accounting systems from several locations worldwide and coordinate requests for assistance related to finance and distribution from locations. Merck Serono International S.A. organized a help desk service, providing 16,000 users in all Merck Serono locations with operations support, such as dispatching sales...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Merck & Co. Inc., Serono S.A., Help Desk, Call Centers, It Operations
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- Security for virtual environments from the Catbird Seat
- Alright, the title is a bit of a stretch. What can I say, I love bad puns. I spoke with my friends from Catbird after VMworld and have only now found the time to post something about that conversation. Bad Analyst! Go to your room! ...
- Tags: Network, Compliance, Virtual Environment, Catbird, V-Security 2.0, TrustZones, Catbird Control Center, Security, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- Helpdesks and productivity
- Helpdesks and productivityGood start, and then...You lost it.1980 CalledThey want their mainframes back. :DWhy don't you explain your present value...calculation. Do you even know what present value means? What time period are we talking?Huh?You imply that on a Sun Ray platform the only problems are the applications or how they...
- Tags: Call centers, help desk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Flight profile (Virgin Galactic models SpaceShipTwo)
- Flight profile Virgin Galactic models SpaceShipTwoSpaceship TwoI think this is great. I am a big fan of Burt Rutan and all of his projects. I cannot wait until SpaceShip Two is complete. I am the academic coordinator for the Aircraft Manufacturing Technology program at a technical school...
- Tags: SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- Welcome to the Outsourcing Blog!
- Dear all... It's a pleasure to begin the outsourcing-focused discussion blog for ZDNet, where we will be having upfront discussion on a series of topics around the "O" issue. We will debate issues such as the following over the next few months: Captives versus...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Fersht
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
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