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- Death of the Principle of Voluntarism?
- Much of the corporate sustainability and responsibility agenda has been propelled since the '90s by the idea that voluntary action on the part of corporations is more effective than regulation. It has been a celebration of market dynamism over moribund regulation, the latter of which would provide only for the lowest common denominator. At...
- Tags: Initiative, Diamond, Kimberly Process, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Green Computing, Technology's Contribution to a Greener Planet
- There is an increased urgency for protecting the environment. There are a number of ideas, initiatives, mandates, and projects in place to help sustain a greener planet. These efforts include waste recycling, alternative (water, solar, and wind) energy usage, and the production of hybrid automobiles. Such efforts have even managed...
- Tags: Initiative, East Carolina University, Computing, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Renaissance in Portfolio Management & GRC?
- Why Oracle Bought Primavera Now ? (Note: I actually prepared this post 24 hours before the Oracle - Primavera announcement. Now, it seems a bit obvious.) A few months ago, businesses had access to vast amounts of inexpensive capital. With lots of exceptionally low cost...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Initiative, Project Portfolio Management, Primavera, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Developing the Business Case for ITIL: Learning to Speak the Language of Business and Help Our Executives Promote Our ITIL Initiatives
- Convincing the CFO of the value one's ITIL initiative brings to the business may be the biggest challenge one faces. It may also be the most important role one plays as a leader in IT. Most organizations are not currently developing business cases or performing financial analysis to support their...
- Tags: Business Case, Initiative, Propoint Solutions, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2008-07-02
- Alabama's Broadband Tide
- BROADBAND INITIATIVE â€" If you really want anywhere access to the Internet, you understand the value and you’ll pay for it. A DirecWay dish on an RV at Gulf State Park, on the so-called “Redneck Riviera,†at Orange Beach, Alabama. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. â€" No more...
- Tags: Initiative, Broadband, Alabama, DirecWay, RV, Johnson, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, TVs, Telecommunications, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Structural Support: Garnering Support for CJIS Initiatives
- While CJIS directly affects the business processes of involved agencies, many groups outside the justice community are impacted by its implementation as well. These groups have varying levels of understanding of the criminal justice process, and may support or oppose integrated justice for a number of reasons. In order for...
- Tags: Initiative, New Dawn Technologies, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Marketing
- White papers 2008-04-15
- A Major Industrial Manufacturer Is Able to Quantify the Value of Strategic Supply Chain Initiatives and Determine the Best Timeline for Implementation
- The company needed to fulfill orders for products and services faster than its competition. In order to do this, it needed to improve collaboration with partners throughout its supply chain. The challenge was to determine which set of initiatives would deliver the most impact. An IBM Global Business Services team...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Initiative, Rational Quantify, IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- Lessons Learned in Master Data Management
- Master Data Management MDM is getting the attention it deserves. In hindsight, it's surprising how master data that forms the foundation of any enterprise initiative was never discussed holistically when organizations initiated multimillion dollar initiatives such as Customer Relationship Management CRM, supply chain integration/optimization, Data Warehousing DW, Business Intelligence BI...
- Tags: Initiative, Master Data Management, Investcorp, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-13
- Green initiatives take off at SFO
- San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne discusses SFO's energy reduction initiatives including buying energy compliant computers and recycling older equipment. by Andrew Mager
- Tags: Initiative, Productivity, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Short clip: Green initiatives take off at SFO
- San Francisco International Airport CIO, John Payne discusses SFO's energy reduction initiatives including buying energy compliant computers and recycling older equipment.
- Tags: Initiative, Productivity, John Payne
- Videos 2007-08-21
- The Lean Advantage for Complex Equipment Manufacturers
- Increasingly, complex equipment manufacturers are implementing lean initiatives to create competitive advantage. What specifically are these initiatives? Can they really achieve on-time delivery, improve operational excellence, shorten order-cycle times, and reduce costs, to name a few? On the road to initiating these lean processes, what obstacles and challenges are complex...
- Tags: Initiative, SAP AG, Manufacturing, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Ask these questions to help secure funding for IT initiatives
- Winning executive support for technology spending has traditionally been a challenge for IT departments, often leading to frustration and failure despite the clear need to fund a particular initiative. The key is to effectively communicate the business justification for the spending--not an easy task for many IT pros. IT management...
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Initiative, Information Technology, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2005-05-24
- One-to-One Laptop Initiatives: Providing Tools for 21st Century Learners
- K-12 schools are rapidly deploying one-to-one student laptop initiatives across the nation. The definition of one-to-one computing is essentially providing every staff member, teacher and student with a portable laptop, notebook or tablet PC for continuous use both in the classroom and at home. This paper will explore the goals...
- Tags: K-12, Initiative, e.Republic, Tool, Laptop Computer, K-12 School, Notebooks, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- White papers 2005-03-16
- Master/Reference Data Management as an Enterprise Data Quality Initiative: Challenges and Best Practices
- Enterprises have realized that if they want to leverage information as a key asset, they have to understand and take a serious look at master data. Whether master data is necessary for a data quality or data integration effort, or a data initiative to meet regulatory requirements or CRM initiatives,...
- Tags: Data Quality, Initiative, SAS Institute, Data Integration, Best Practice, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Free Microsoft open-source content management app to get its debut next week
- Very interestingStrange - Ballmer was all excited about how the SharePoint 2010 team focused on internet facing capabilities. Why play with Orchard if you can get all the features CMS and more with a hosted version of SP2010 at a fairly cheap investment?I guess for small businesses who just...
- Tags: Content management, open source, Microsoft Corp., open-source content management app, Free Microsoft open-source content management app, FREE Microsoft, open-source content management, Microsoft Windows NT, content management system, OSS Projects
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Deck the halls with LED
- Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...
- Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?
- Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...
- Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Silver Spring signs up another smart grid client
- The latest utility to commit to using smart grid technology from Silver Spring Networks is American Electric Power AEP. Silver Spring will be part of the company's gridSMART initiative, which is being engineered by Indiana Michigan Power and AEP Ohio across regions in Indiana and northeast central Ohio. AEP hopes...
- Tags: American Electric Power Co. Inc., Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October
- Today Canonical announces the upcoming release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 will be available for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 brings changes small and large that all have a common purpose - to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Boomi issues Dream Widget challenge ahead of Dreamforce show
- A company called Boomi is so confident of its application integration technology that it has issued a challenge ahead of next month's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco: tell Boomi which application you'd most like to see integrated into salesforce and Boomi will create the "Dream Widget" to give away at...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force, Integration, Boomi, Application Integration, Sales Force Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Sales, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-22
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