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SAP Upgrades: Mitigating Risk to Maximize Value

Companies upgrading to SAP ECC 5.0 have made a good decision. The new version of software promises a wealth of business benefits. Now comes the difficult part. ERP upgrades remain a risky business, and migrating to ECC 5.0 is no exception. Change management is a crucial issue; many risks must...

Tags: Risk, SAP AG, OnDemand Software, Managed Hosting, Change Management, Team Management, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Security, Tools & Techniques, Management

White papers 2006-05-11

WinINSTALL 8.6 (Windows)

The most widely deployed software distribution tool in the marketplace. WinINSTALL allows administrators to completely automate and manage software distribution to desktops and mobile laptops across the enterprise. WinINSTALL creates distribution packages quickly using a discover wizard that captures changes made by any of the many possible installation procedures....

Tags: Software Distribution, On-demand, OnDemand Software, WinINSTALL, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 2000, Software

Software downloads 2004-12-17

Additional Resources

Figuring the value of software

Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM Technology Rears an Actual Head

I am almost always in awe of Oracle OpenWorld.  The scope of this conference is spectacular. Can you imagine an event that the attendance is down to 37,000 attendees?  Actually, that puts me in awe of their event planners more than even the event. How in the name of whoever...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Anthony Lye, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-10-14

News to know: Intel; Oracle, Microsoft patches; Azure; Mourning a dead laptop

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel shines: Earnings, revenue, margins well above estimates; Outlook better Andrew Nusca: PC sales to see biggest drop...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Mobile, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Windows Mobile Customizability, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Entertainment Provider Improves Video on Demand With New Web Tools and Technologies

To stay on the leading edge of the rapidly evolving online entertainment industry, Blockbuster needed to provide its customers with a compelling, PC-based, video-on-demand experience. Blockbuster used a set of integrated Web tools and technologies from Microsoft, including Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation, the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008...

Tags: Web, VoD, Blockbuster Inc., Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Blockbuster OnDemand Application, Video On Demand (VoD), Advertising & Promotion, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics

Case studies 2009-07-09

Jive & Telligent Get More Analytical

Jive, creator of 'Social Business Software 3.0', are announcing today an OEM agreement with business intelligence vendor SAP AG, through which it will deliver community analytics that combine the best in Social Business Software together with SAP® BusinessObjects™ BI OnDemand offerings. This partnership makes available complete cloud-based analytics...

Tags: Analytics, Social Computing, SAP AG, Enterprise 2.0, Telligent, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Financial Planning, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Databases, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Finance, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategy

Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategyYou got it TOTALLY wrong!"The message this sends is that Wookey?s initiative doesn?t have the wholehearted support of SAP?s board."No, that's not it at all. [b]The message this sends is that Force.com from Salesforce.com is not a viable competitor in the large enterprise.[/b] Are you...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Leadership, SAP AG, software-as-a-service, SaaS strategy

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Ramco Systems Case Study: Distilleries

The geographical distance between corporate office and factory locations made it extremely difficult for the top management of the leading distiller to track production, inventory, sales, and cash flow on a day-day-to-day basis. Moreover, there were different stand-alone software packages for accounting and inventory management. The company wanted an ERP...

Tags: Ramco Systems, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Personal Finance, Sales, Finance, Software

Case studies 2009-04-29

Ramco Systems Case Study: Auto Component Manufacturing

A leading auto component manufacturer headquartered in Bangalore, with operations that include fabrication of body parts for heavy commercial vehicles and manufacturing construction equipments, trucks, buses and automotive parts was looking for a solution that would help standardize and streamline their business processes across the organization and improve operational control...

Tags: Ramco Systems, Manufacturing, Construction

Case studies 2009-04-29

CollabNet rebrands ALM product to better support distributed development and cloud applications

As companies are being drawn -- or nudged -- into cloud computing, tools are emerging to make distributed services lifecycles more secure and efficient. The latest entry into the field is CollabNet's newly rebranded TeamForge 5.2, which greases the skids for Internet-based software development and deployment. Formerly...

Tags: CollabNet Inc., Application Lifecycle Management, TeamForge 5.2, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Free Content “Bad for the Consumer� (Says Cable)

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- You probably thought that the best thing about the Internet is that content of all kinds â€" from news to stock prices to TV shows â€" is free. But there is no such thing as free content. And don’t be surprised if by...

Tags: Cable Company, Video, TV, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0 - another take on desktop virtualization

Although the industry's attention has largely be focused on server virtualization and consolidation, there is a very dynamic market for desktop virtualization as well. From time to time I have the chance to speak with executives of companies focused on this market. This time, I had the chance to chat...

Tags: Environment, On-demand, Provisioning, Virtual Desktop, Sychron OnDemand Desktop 3.0, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Time (and CRM 2.0) Marches On: CRM Integration w/social platforms expands

The buzz around social CRM and CRM 2.0 is picking up.   The strategists are getting out there and throwing fastballs down the heart of the plate (ahhh, spring training. Go Yankees!) and pushing recognition that CRM has always been a strategy, as Gartner CRM Eurodemigod Ed Thompson points out at...

Tags: CRM, Integration, CRM 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-03-13

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence on Demand

The challenge was to obtain a complete view of the business, to enable timely access to accurate data, to streamline multiple data sources for more efficient reporting and to deliver robust BI functionality at an affordable cost of entry. SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand solution features a hosted Business Intelligence BI...

Tags: SAP AG, SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Managed Hosting, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-03-01

Using SAS OnDemand for Academics to Meet Changing Student Needs, Reduce Software Access Barriers, and Grow SAS Skills

SAS OnDemand for Academics enables university instructors and students to securely access and use SAS software through the Internet. With this hosted delivery model, instructors and universities can reduce installation and configuration requirements and make it easier for students to access SAS software whenever and wherever they want. Distance learners...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Access, On-demand, SAS Institute

White papers 2009-02-27

2Wire MediaPoint Digital Media Player w/ Blockbuster OnDemand

Blockbuster Video has had a rough transition to the 21st century, thanks in large part to Netflix. That flat-fee, subscription-based DVD-by-mail concern became the first major challenge to Blockbuster's once lucrative brick and mortar storefronts--a business model that was based largely on profits derived from late fees. Then, just as...

Tags: TVs, Corporate communications, TV & Home Theater, Media players, Wi-Fi, on-demand, media player, 2Wire, Blockbuster Inc., NetFlix Inc.

Product reviews 2009-01-28

OnDemand Business Intelligence for Your SAP Environment

In these tough economic times, money and resources are tight. However, the business intelligence reporting & analytics needs are probably greater than ever. Look at a Software-as-a-Service reporting solution for a more affordable, faster, lower resource way to get reporting in place. Rapidly deploy SAP BusinessObjects tools on top of...

Tags: Environment, On-demand, SAP AG, Managed Hosting, Business Intelligence, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Finance

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Handicapping cloud computing: The big picture

Cloud computing isn't going to dominate the tech landscape, but will raise a ruckus for software vendors. Google and Amazon will be cloud computing winners, but the spoils will be relatively small. And there's a race to deliver a cloud developer stack for both consumers and enterprise customers. ...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Google Apps, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Jeffrey Lindsay, Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-12

WinScribe OnDemand Provides Immediate Efficiency Gains for Walkden Gateway's Physiotherapy Department

Document turnaround times for physiotherapy patients could take up to three weeks to be completed with Walkden Gateway's old system for managing dictations. Physiotherapists were not located centrally, meaning that regular runs to collect tapes and return completed documents were needed. It was decided that now was the time to...

Tags: Workflow Management, WinScribe, WinScribe OnDemand, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies

Case studies 2008-11-21