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10 attributes of bad CIOs (self test): Chief Information Officers are responsible for both high-level business strategy and detailed technology decisions, making the job among the toughest in business. The high incidence of IT failure demonstrates the extreme difficulty of juggling business and technology goals that are sometimes in direct...; Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Indecision, Asset Management, Financial Management, Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Lowara Leverages Performance Management System to Support Data Integration and Standardization: Lowara wanted to guarantee traceability of data, activities, and approval processes and ensure compliance with international regulations, especially Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. The challenge was to increase the sales network's involvement in setting revenue goals and apply a single reporting and consolidation process to different companies serving various markets. Lowara worked with...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Data Integration, Standardization, Sales Strategy, Financial Management, Sales Force Management, Performance Management, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Case studies 2008-05-01
The City of Espoo Improves Operational Efficiency and Financial Management: The strategic goal of the City of Espoo, the second-largest city in Finland, is to provide excellent services to its constituents in a reliable manner and with optimum cost-to-quality ratio. In 2003-04, the city implemented a business development project, which aimed to improve the efficiency, simplicity, and uniformity of internal...; Tags: City, Oracle Corp., Financial, Human Capital, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Software; Case studies 2008-05-01
GnuCash Portable (exe): GnuCash Portable is the open source financial management software packaged as a portable app, so you can take your financial data with you. It has all the same great features as most commercial money management programs and more. Plus, it leaves no personal information behind on the machine you run...; Tags: Financial, GnuCash Portable, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Finance Solutions Group Transforms Financial Management: To produce financial performance forecasts, the corporate forecast group at Microsoft Corporation relied on Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheets to aggregate financial data from each of its 100 subsidiaries and seven business groups. The forecast cycle is short, yet the process was time-consuming. In addition, to scale the system to meet...; Tags: Financial, Financial Management, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies 2008-04-25

Headaches in Armonk but will green lose out?: No doubt the IBM top team will be passing around the Tylenol today in Armonk as they figure out what to do next after their temporary exclusion from further contracting with the US Federal government. Sadly it is not an April fool's joke - the US Attorney's office for the Eastern...; Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, IBM Corp., FCW, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Government, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Saur Improves Administrative Effectiveness, Optimizes Purchasing and Boosts Negotiating Power: Working alongside local and regional authorities, the Saur group designs and implements the solutions that best meet their needs. Saur group wanted to modernize a diverse management system made up of obsolete applications with too many interfaces and accelerate writing entries to the accounts. The challenge was to optimize purchasing...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Stock, Saur, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance; Case studies 2008-04-01
Accor Cuts Period-End Closure Times by 30% in Its Hotel Business: Present in nearly 140 countries, Accor is Europe's leading hotelier and service provider with over 4,000 hotels representing such brands as Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, All Seasons, Ibis, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6. Accor wanted to provide the group with the technological momentum to get ahead of...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Financial Management, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Software; Case studies 2008-04-01
Solo Cup Replaces Information Systems and Optimizes Manufacturing and Production Processes: Solo Cup is the Mexican subsidiary of the Solo Cup Company. It has wide experience with plastic, paper, and disposable foam products. Solo Cup wanted to replace obsolete information systems with a solid and reliable IT infrastructure for quick and timely information availability and automate business processes to consolidate operations...; Tags: Information System, Oracle Corp., Warehousing, Solo Cup, Manufacturing, Financial Management, Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Management; Case studies 2008-04-01
Kiabi Doubles Its Sales Outlets With Oracle E-Business Suite: Since its creation in 1978, the Kiabi ready-to-wear group has experienced tremendous growth driven by its "Fashion at low price" concept. Kiabi wanted to meet the challenges of rapid and international growth with a common and upgradable financial management solution and guarantee the homogeneity of the entire accounting system. The...; Tags: Accounting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle E-Business Suite, Sales Strategy, Financial Management, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Software; Case studies 2008-04-01
Goteborg University Improves Data Management With Business Intelligence Solution: Goteborg University is one of Sweden and Northern Europe's largest and most extensive seats of learning. Goteborg University wanted to improve financial management across the decentralized organization and provide high-quality business-critical information from a number of different source systems. The challenge was to introduce one centralized storage location and effective...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Goteborg University, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Financial Management, Tools & Techniques, Data Management, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Hardware; Case studies 2008-04-01
M.T.M. Increases Efficiency to Support Global Business Growth: M.T.M., an Italian company that owns the BRC Gas Equipment trademark, was established in 1977 and has grown to become one of the top manufacturers of alternative fuel systems for motor vehicles. M.T.M. wanted to increase efficiency company-wide and improve activity planning for all fuel systems lifecycle. The challenge was...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Alternative Fuel, Financial Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Software; Case studies 2008-03-01
CVC Turismo Adopts a Robust Database Infrastructure to Better Serve 2 Million Clients and Increase Growth: CVC Turismo is a travel booking service that has served the Brazilian market since 1972. CVC Turismo wanted to reduce the time needed to generate reports and retrieve financial information and deploy a robust database to support company growth and serve 2 million customers a year. The challenge was to...; Tags: Database, Oracle Corp., Financial, CVC Turismo, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance; Case studies 2008-03-01
World Wrestling Entertainment Streamlines Operations With Enterprise Management Solution: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. WWE is an integrated media and entertainment enterprise. WWE wanted to provide a robust, scalable IT infrastructure to support WWE's current and future Human Resources HR, financial management, and unique business needs and eliminate manual processes across the enterprise. The challenge was to improve flexibility and...; Tags: Enterprise Management, Human Resources, Financial, Entertainment, WWE, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Financial Planning, Finance; Case studies 2008-03-01
Italian Institute for Foreign Trade Improves Business Processes With Integrated Financial Infrastructure: The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade ICE is a public sector organization responsible for developing, facilitating, and promoting Italy's international economic and commercial ties - with a special focus on the needs of smaller enterprises and associations of emerging businesses. ICE wanted to replace it's legacy financial applications with an...; Tags: Business Process, Oracle Corp., Financial, ICE, Financial Accounting, Financial Management, Finance, Financial Planning; Case studies 2008-03-01
Tibet Tianlu Achieves End-to-End Control of Financial and Human Resources Operations: Its rapidly expanding portfolio of work prompted Tibet Tianlu to reconsider the way it managed its business. Senior managers did not have a complete view of the organization or insight into project, human resources, inventory, and procurement costs. The lack of standardized reports also made it difficult for Tibet Tianlu...; Tags: Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Financial, Business Management, Procurement, Tibet Tianlu, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Strategy, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management; Case studies 2008-03-01
SK Communications Supports Global Operations With Centralized Management System: Founded in 2002, SK Communications is one of the most popular Web portal service providers in South Korea. To support rapidly expanding global operations and ensure it could respond quickly to business and market changes, SK Communications implemented a business management system based on Oracle E-Business Suite. The system enabled...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Business Management, Global Operation, Financial Management, Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Management; Case studies 2008-03-01
Beijing MTR Enhances Budget Control, Streamlines Accounting Processes: In February 2005, three private sector entities entered into a public-private partnership with the Beijing Municipal Government to create the Beijing MTR Corporation. The scale of the project and number of parties involved required Beijing MTR to maintain tight control over costs. The organization wanted to automate accounting, budgeting, asset...; Tags: Accounting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Beijing MTR, Financial Management, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations; Case studies 2008-03-01
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Strategically Manage Your Cash Flow and Electronic Banking Activities With Microsoft Dynamics GP (Level 100): This webcast shows how Microsoft Dynamics GP offers a rich and flexible set of integrated financial management tools that can help to automate and streamline these processes. These modules provide greater insight into cash flow management and electronic banking business to enable business decisions that drive revenue growth, as well...; Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Electronic Banking, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Financial Management, Banking, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance, Financial Services; Webcasts 2008-02-21
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Strategically Manage Your Financial and Fixed Assets Activities With Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Level 100): This webcast show how Microsoft Dynamics NAV offers a rich and flexible set of integrated financial management tools that can help to automate and streamline these processes unlike standalone solutions that are not integrated with Microsoft Dynamics NAV investment. These modules provide greater insight into finance and fixed assets life...; Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Asset, Financial, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance; Webcasts 2008-02-21