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SAP's CTO: Business knows 'what', IT knows 'how': The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the brief excerpts below. Vishal Sikka is SAP's Chief Technology Officer. Reporting directly to CEO Henning Kagermann, Vishal is responsible for driving...; Tags: CTO, Line Of Business, Information Technology, Packaged Application, SAP AG, Business byDesign, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-28
News to know: Windows 7; eBay; Space race; Java: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 and Windows Live to get tighter Ed Bott: Vista virtualization: The bigger picture Via makes way for 64-bit chips Larry Dignan: eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Line Of Business, Java, eBay Inc., Phishing, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Keyboards, Cyberthreats, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Peripherals; Blog posts 2008-01-24
IBM's AptSoft acquistion opens SOA event processing to line of business personnel: IBM has beefed up it's business process management BPM offerings in the service oriented architecture SOA space with today's announcement that Big Blue is acquiring AptSoft Corp., Burlington, Mass., a provider of business event-processing software. The move also extends event-processing capabilities to line-of-business personnel. Business event processing identifies event...; Tags: Event, Line Of Business, SOA, IBM Corp., AptSoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operational Planning, Business Process Automation, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Strategy, Software, Business Operations, It Operations, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-01-23
IBM and Kapow on how enterprises exploit application mashups and lightweight data access: Read a full transcript. Sponsor: Kapow Technologies. The choices among enterprise application development and deployment technologies has never been greater. But what's truly different about today's applications is that line of business people can have a greater impact than ever on how technology supports their productive work....; Tags: Web, Line Of Business, Information Technology, Data, API, Information, Data Access, IBM Corp., Mashup, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-01-17
Why Did SAP buy Business Objects?: There's been a lot of back and forth about this deal, covered admirably by Dennis Howlett, Dan Farber, and other bloggers, but precious little on what it means to blend a premier applications company with a premier business intelligence vendor. I think it's worth trying to get inside the though...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Line Of Business, Business Objects, SAP AG, ERP, Tool, IBM Corp., Productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2007-10-08

Master Customer Data Integration: Regulatory Compliance Meets Revenue Generation in Financial Services: All banking, insurance, and capital markets firms face regulatory requirements for managing their master customer data, yet few have taken advantage of this authoritative source of information for new revenue generation. However, that's beginning to change, as a growing number of firms are recognizing the potential of using their...; Tags: Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Digital Media, Basel II, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Data Integration, Revenue Generation, Financial Services Company, Financial Service, Webcast, banking, capital market, compliance, financial, IBM Corp., industry, insurance, line of business, Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Webcasts 2007-09-27
Helping a Service Provider Deliver Software as a Service More Effectively: nGenX, a subsidiary of Q-Comm Corporation, delivers office productivity and line of business applications on a "Software as a Service" basis to small and midsize organizations around the world. nGenX wanted to grow its business and expand its capacity to meet customer needs, but its existing service delivery infrastructure would...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Line Of Business, Load Balancing, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Network Technology, Emerging Technologies, Networking; Case studies 2007-08-10
Federal Enterprise Architecture: A New Perspective on Infrastructure Optimization: This Government Insights White Paper presents a new scenario for infrastructure optimization. It identifies key government drivers that are forcing government to transition from a siloed business model to a more collaborative, fully integrated line of business service delivery model as exemplified by Centers of Excellence. The analysis describes the...; Tags: Optimization, Line Of Business, Enterprise Architecture, Analysis, International Data Group, Strategy, Management; White papers 2006-11-01
Selling SOA: different strokes, different folks: Selling SOA: different strokes, different folksCentral vs Line of BusinessCentral IT tends to be more focused on control, compliance, interoperability, cost of IT operations and provisioning.Line of Business tends to be more focused on opportunity, agility, flexibility and applications.Miko; Tags: Selling SOA, line of business, Central IT; Discussion threads 2006-08-10
Reform Standard (exe): Reform is a Variable Data Printing Solution. Reform seamlessly delivers print jobs from your line of business application to any type of printer. Reform monitors print jobs then automatically delivers them to the proper output device. It converts ordinary-looking forms into graphically enriched forms. Reform includes a designer that enables...; Tags: Job, Line Of Business, Form, Reform, Recruitment & Selection, Monitors & Displays, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 2006-02-22
Lincoln Financial Invests in Hyperion for Improved Decision Making: Lincoln Financial Group is one of the nation's leading providers of financial planning and investment advisory services. Lincoln Financial faced a growing challenge to capture and report on more line of business detail. It also wanted to provide greater access to financial information and key performance indicators across the organization....; Tags: Hyperion Solutions Corp., line of business, financial management; Case studies 2005-10-20
Getting to Ground Truth: Are Lines of Business a Near-Term Fad or a Long-Term Solution?: As the efforts on the 24 E-Government initiatives appear to be coming to fruition and/or winding down, newer efforts are materializing on the Lines of Business LoB front. More and more, one is reading about consolidation, as it is tied to the LoB initiatives, and the use of shared services...; Tags: Line Of Business; White papers 2005-06-01
New Trends in Web Content Management: As the web matures, more and more companies are looking to transform their web initiatives into performing assets. At the same time, line of business users are demanding new web publishing applications that provide direct control over content creation, layout, and management of their sites. In this webcast, you will...; Tags: Web, Web Content Management, Line Of Business, EMC Corp., Web-publishing, Channel Management, Content Management, Storage, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Application Compatibility 4.0 (Level 200): One of the key challenges encountered with any operating system migration or deployment is the potential problem of compatibility with existing line of business applications. Many companies simply postpone any upgrades because of the fear of "fixing what isn't broken". Application compatibility is an important part of any deployment, so...; Tags: Webcast, Line Of Business, Microsoft TechNet, Application Compatibility, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Calculating the Business Value of Windows Mobile: Microsoft Windows Mobile solutions can have a positive impact on your bottom line in two ways: a quick return on investment ROI for line of business applications such as sales force automation, and low total cost of ownership TCO for built-in mobile messaging and personal information management with Microsoft Exchange...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Mobile, Line Of Business, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Roi/Tco, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Marketing; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Developing Rules Driven Workflows (Part 7 of 7) (Level 300): Rules can be a powerful business tool when combined with workflow. In this webcast, you will learn how to develop more advanced activities that support the modeling of rich business behavior such as human workflow. Understand when to use rules for business logic, and see how rule policies allow for...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Line Of Business, Workflow, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Creating a Windows Mobile line of business (LOB) Application (Part 2 of 13): The .NET Compact Framework (Level 200): This webcast focuses on the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 that ships with Visual Studio 2005. The webcast looks at functionality that is available in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and shows how to deploy it to a device. The webcast provides an overview of the features and capabilities of...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Line Of Business, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, .Net, Digital Media, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Creating a Windows Mobile line of business (LOB) Application (Part 3 of 13): Windows Mobile 5.0 (Level 200): This webcast discusses the features and capabilities of the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. The functionality that is exclusively available to devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 is examined in this webcast. In the webcast, you will learn how to get the most out of these devices and how to deal...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Line Of Business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Digital Media, Handhelds, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Creating a Windows Mobile line of business (LOB) Application (Part 1 of 13): Introduction (Level 200): This is one is a series of 13 webcasts which shows how to create a line of business application that runs on a Microsoft Windows Mobile device. This first webcast introduces Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and describes its capabilities for developing this type of application. An initial solution is created...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Solution, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Line Of Business, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Creating a Windows Mobile line of business (LOB) Application (Part 5 of 13): Dealing With Data, Continued (Level 200): This is one is a series of 13 webcasts which shows how to create a line of business application that runs on a Microsoft Windows Mobile device. The fourth part of the webcast series demonstrated how to create a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition database. This webcast continues the...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Webcast, Line Of Business, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Digital Media, Databases, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Webcasts