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Paris Mutuel Urbain (PMU) Upgrades Its Accounting and financial system With Scalable Solution: Paris Mutuel Urbain PMU was founded in 1930 and has GIE economic interest group status with 51 horse racing companies. Paris Mutuel Urbain wanted to implement a next generation accounting and financial solution and integrate new functionality including asset monitoring and budget preparation and monitoring. The challenge was to offer...; Tags: Accounting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial System, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance; Case studies 2007-08-01
Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation Implements Powerful financial system: Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation SASC operates 14 schools that together provide education for more than 10,000 students. By running the schools' day-to-day finances from a central office, SASC allows teachers and principals to focus on education. The Corporation wanted to replace its specialist student and financial administration package, which caused...; Tags: Education, Financial, Administration, Financial System, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources; Case studies 2006-11-01
financial systems Case Study: Greatwall Life Insurance Achieves Financial Control: The Oracle financial management system has given us greater control and deeper insight into every aspect of our business. The data produced by the system will guide and support our expansion plans." - Ren Qinghe, Financial General Manager, Greatwall Life Insurance Co., Ltd; Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial System, Life Insurance, Oracle Financial Management System, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2006-09-20
Financial Management: Improved financial systems Are Key to FFMIA Compliance: Long-standing problems with agencies' financial systems continue to make it difficult for agencies to routinely produce reliable, useful, and timely financial information. While a number of agencies are receiving unqualified ("clean") opinions on their financial statements, the continued widespread noncompliance with FFMIA shows that agencies still have a long way...; Tags: Financial, Agency, Financial Management, Financial System, Financial Accounting, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Marketing; White papers 2004-10-01
Top 5 financial systems Issues for not for Profit Organizations Today-Level 100: Join us for a one-hour webcast that explores the unique business systems' needs of NFP Organizations. The NFP environment has become more competitive, funding has become tighter and organizations must focus attention on servicing members while accessing, securing and tracking both the usage and effectiveness of the funds. Learn how...; Tags: Financial, Webcast, Financial System, Microsoft Corp., Member, NFP Environment, GAAP, Digital Media, Financial Accounting, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts

University of Melbourne Automates financial system in First Phase of Major IT Overhaul, Projects Significant Benefits Over Five Years: Facing declining government financial contributions and tightened competition for student and research dollars, the University of Melbourne embarked on an ambitious reform program to attract more international students, introduce state-of-the-art student services and administrative systems, and bolster its reputation as a world-class research institution. The university proposed a comprehensive IT...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Information Technology, Benefit, University Of Melbourne, Financial System, Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies
U.S. Department of Transportation Sets Precedent for Consolidated financial system, Projects ROI of 78%: The U.S. Department of Transportation DOT has evolved to become an umbrella agency that shapes, coordinates, and executes policies governing the nation's network of transportation systems. Through 2003, DOT invested $125 million in Oracle applications and technology to build the infrastructure for the comprehensive new system. According to an independent...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, U.S. Department Of Transportation, Financial System, ROI, Transportation, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Case studies
CIBER Provides financial systems Support for U.S. Coast Guard: The Office of Financial Systems for the U.S. Coast Guard (G-CFS) contracted with CIBER, Inc. (formerly Dynamic Resources/Metamor WorldWide) to deploy custom desktop financial systems throughout the Coast Guard. These systems include LUFS a desktop accounting and purchasing system integrated with the core accounting system, IBUDS a budget system, AFTS...; Tags: Accounting, Financial, Financial System, United States Coast Guard, CIBER, Financial Planning, Service Management, Microsoft Windows NT, Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Case studies
University of Pittsburgh Schools Industry in HR, financial systems Innovation: Like other organizations employing non-resident aliens, the University of Pittsburgh must comply with a complex combination of federal tax withholding requirements dictated by the individual's visa status, as well as bilateral tax treaties that vary from nation to nation. Having recently selected Oracle E-Business Suite for its human resources and...; Tags: Innovation, Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Financial, Industry, Financial System, University Of Pittsburgh, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance; Case studies
Cement Company Automates financial systems, Streamlines Operations: A-1 Cement has provided concrete installation services in the Calgary area of Alberta, Canada, for nearly 50 years. A family-owned business, the company offers commercial and residential services. Fragmented operations and the use of an outdated accounting program that relied on manual data entry were wasting employees' time and hindering...; Tags: Accounting, Financial, Financial System, Microsoft Corp., A-1 Cement, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance; Case studies
California Credit Union Safeguards Customer Information With Neoscale Tape Encryption: One of the largest credit unions in the United States, California Credit Union CCU maintains and stores personal information on over 90,000 members in its financial systems. Each evening, it backs up its financial systems onto tape and sends this tape - with nearly 60 gigabytes of data - to...; Tags: Financial, Financial System, NeoScale Systems, Encryption, Backups, Disaster Recovery, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Data Management, Finance; Case studies
Specialist Schools Trust Modernizes financial systems and Reduces Costs: The Specialist Schools Trust is a not-for-profit organization that is partly funded by the U.K. government. The Trust lacked a sophisticated financial management system that could support their rapid expansion, complex accounting requirements, and regulatory reporting obligations. Limited by its existing Sage software, which was designed for small business use,...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial System, Specialist Schools Trust, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance; Case studies
Mobile Solution Boosts Productivity 50 Percent for Footwear Distributor: Footwear distributor Garmont had grown rapidly - and outgrown its warehouse management, sales, and financial systems. So it turned to a solution from ADC Technologies Group that is based on Windows Mobile 5.0 and fully integrated into Garmont's Microsoft Dynamics GP financial system. Since Garmont implemented the ADC system in...; Tags: Mobile, Financial System, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Corp., Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Sales, Finance; Case studies
Major Financial Services Company Integrates financial systems to Meet Users' Needs: A major financial services company is a global leader in hedge fund management services, performing a complete range of accounting, administration, shareholder and corporate services to hedge funds and collective investment schemes. Seeking a solution for integrated communications with its clients and partners, the financial services company chose an Enterprise...; Tags: Financial, Financial Services Company, Hedge Fund, Financial System, IBM Corp., Financial Planning, Enterprise Service Bus, Financial Services, Middleware, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Retailer Builds Competitive Advantage With Integrated Point of Sale and financial system: Belle Provence has established a thriving business selling gifts and home furnishings, but co-owners Roy and Diane Reinsch were becoming increasingly frustrated with the limitations of their electronic cash register system, which limited employees' ability to provide exceptional customer service and hurt the Reinsches' ability to make informed purchasing and...; Tags: Point-of-sale, Financial, Competitive Advantage, Financial System, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Cash Register, Belle Provence; Case studies

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Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
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Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case: In a huge break in the Capitol v. Thomas case – in which Jammie Thomas right was hit with a $220,000-plus verdict for copyright infringement – the judge in the case said he may have made a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jury. ...; Tags: Distribution, RIAA, Judge, Mr., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Ideology and self interest won't win health care debate: The knives have already come out in the fight against health care reform in 2009. On the one hand we have ideology, represented by former Rep. Dick Armey, who complains that some Republicans are getting weak-kneed in their rejection of any but the most "market-oriented" (i.e., tilted...; Tags: Physician, Ideology, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15