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Global Financial Leader Deploys Solution for Compliance and Operational Advantages

Bank of America, one of the world's leading financial institutions, provides its services through 6,100 retail banking offices and nearly 18,500 ATMs. For a large and complex organization like Bank of America, compliance with the numerous U.S. and international financial regulations is of vital importance. One of the most significant...

Tags: Bank Of America Corp., Financial, Compliance, Microsoft Corp., Financial Leader, Basel II, Portals, Banking, Financial Accounting, Web Technology, Financial Services, Internet, Finance

Case studies 2008-07-01

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Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Reid promises 60 on Saturday

promises, promises, promisesHe will not get his 60 on Saturday. There are enough senators with the backbone to avoid what will be an economic catastrophe for our nation.Obama created phantom jobsSomeone did bother looking into the jobs Obama claimed to save / create and found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1t3zZBhJ7wBlog not about Obama or...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Reid

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?

Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...

Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona

Who could he be talking about?How about the 57% of people in America who don't buy carbon emissions causing global warming?Looks like the other "vested interests" needs to step up their re-education regime, er, I mean, need to do more "raising awareness."Lies told to control populationOh yeah, look at Al...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Kevin Rudd

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%

Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...

Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Future ERP

Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Uncle Sam: less wasteful?

At first thought, the idea of ......disconnecting elevators to the first six floors sounds like a great idea, but what about the handicapped - there would have to be a way to let them use the elevator ... universal access to all places and all that jazz ...LudoThis blog is...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, tax, Uncle Sam, dictator

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Salesforce.com Plays In the Enterprise - Again

Back in 1999, I was a salesforce.com user and at that time, it was a rather kludgy sales force automation application that didn't do much right - for example if I tried to export a .CSV file it gave me an .XLS file and vice versa.  I read something by Marc...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Accounting, Financial, Sales Force Management, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of

but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Taxes, Obama, job, tax

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

SAP's Schwarz & Sikka: The Road to More Agile Business Performance

Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with SAP CTO Vishal Sikka and separately SAP executive board member John Schwarz, and I've been ruminating on our conversations a lot since those meetings. Fortunately I was part of a group of bloggers who have been following SAP closely, and...

Tags: Performance, SAP AG, Financial Planning, Change Management, Performance Management, Strategy, Finance, Tools & Techniques, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Virgin Galactic unveils Eve; Snares Abu Dhabi investment

Sir Richard Branson unveiled his latest aircraft, or rather spacecraft. In a few years, for $200,000, thrill seekers will be able to ride into sub-orbit space. Separately, Virgin Galactic landed a $280 million investment from Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments. In this raw video, you get a look at...

Tags: Virgin Group, Investment, Virgin Galactic, Aabar Investments, Business Structures, Aerospace & Defense, Network Technology, Finance, Manufacturing, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left

Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftTime for the Old Gaurd to retirelike Gates, Jobs, ect.May be time to see where the new generation takes theses companies. Microsoft will only survive if Balmer leaves as well.....because Microsoft needs change.RE: Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftDespite the changes...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Five-Way

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Quickoffice Premier v7.6 for Palm OS (Mobile)

Best Overall Application- Consumer's ChoiceBest Business Application - Handango Champion AwardBest Product Award - Handheld Computing MagazineLeave your laptop behind and turn your Palm phone or PDA into a portable officeanytimeanywhereThe award winning Quickoffice Premier makes it possible to create new or access existing contracts, business plans, sales presentations, financial...

Tags: Mobile, Operating System, Palm OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Quickoffice, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Office Suites, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM

The debate and discussion about what defines Social CRM a.k.a. CRM 2.0 vs. its traditional parent has been going on for about 2 years pretty regularly and started, according to thought leader Graham Hill almost a decade before that. Personally, I'm done defining it and am moving...

Tags: Customer, Business, Tool, CRM, Social CRM, SCRM Business Strategy, Co-creation, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Bleak Xmas Ahead: Where's the innovation I need to fill the stockings?

I know this is the July Fourth holiday and I'm half a year away from gift giving. But, when I looked through the Sunday supplements in today's newspaper, I couldn't find anything to buy. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Squat. Yes, I scanned the Best Buy, Office Depot...

Tags: Innovation, Incrementalism, Recipe, Herewith, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-05

Banco BHD Manages Risk-Performance Relationship Using SAS Business Analytics

BHD Bank, a pioneer in multiple banking services in the Dominican Republic, was founded in July 1972 and is still the leader in promoting important historical changes in the financial system. As measured by assets, BHD is the second-largest private bank in the country. The challenge was that BHD needed...

Tags: Analytics, Credit Card, SAS Institute, Business Analytics, Banco BHD, Banking, Financial Services

Case studies 2009-07-01

EMC CEO Tucci pens dear Data Domain workers letter

NetApp and Data Domain have agreed to merge in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, but the deal is in limbo as shareholders weigh a $1.8 billion all cash offer from EMC. In between there's a lot of campaigning for the various Data Domain interests. Enter an...

Tags: NetApp Inc., EMC Corp., Worker, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Airlines on Climate: Don't blame us blame the Banks

I've posted before in these pages about how the business lobby, under pressure to respond to climate change, is starting to fracture. There was another dramatic example of this yesterday in Kuala Lumpur at the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association IATA when the CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, took an...

Tags: Bank, Carbon, Climate, Climate Group, Government, James Farrar, Management, Strategy, UK Air Passenger Duty

Blog posts 2009-06-09

China demands new PCs carry spyware

China demands new PCs carry spywareI don't think that anyone thinks that China's government has changed its position on freedom of speech.RE: China demands new PCs carry spywareWait for something like this to come our way in the US. Except under the guise of protection against software piracy.RE: China demands...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, COMPANIES, spyware, government

Discussion threads 2009-06-08