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- Document Process Automation for customer orders: A new performance perspective
- The Document Process Automation DPA market covers solutions for reducing the use of paper in order management processes or in company communications. This IDC white paper focuses on DPA of order management processes governing incoming documents, and more specifically on customer orders (incoming documents also include supplier...
- Tags: Order Management, Esker S.A., Performance, Process Automation
- White papers 2007-11-01
- How Document Process Automation Helps Businesses Improve Profitability
- This white paper explores automation of document-intensive business processes. It analyzes the challenges faced by businesses today who are still relying on manual document processes, as well as the benefits of automating these processes -- including time, labor and cost savings. Highlighting an innovative solution for end-to-end of inbound and...
- Tags: Business Operations, Content Management, Document Management, Operational Planning, Esker S.A., Document, Business Process, Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2007-10-24
- Webcast: Streamlining Your Software Delivery Processes with IBM Rational Build Forge
- Learn how IBM Rational Build Forge software has added new capabilities in build and release process management to the IBM Rational software development platform, including a centralized management console, build acceleration, and reporting capabilities for multi-platform environments. This session is ideal for organizations that need to conduct iterative development, require...
- Tags: Process Automation, Software, Webcast, IBM Corp., Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-01-11
- Process Automation - The Key to Policy Compliance
- Regulatory oversight by the OMB, GAO, the House Committee on Government Reform, and others is raising the visibility of agency management practices. Demonstrating compliance with these mandates is dependent upon business processes - steps taken to achieve certain results - and internal controls over those processes. Automating those processes is...
- Tags: Process Automation, Hewlett-Packard Co., Agency, Compliance, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Build and Release Process Automation Solutions for Software Development
- IBM Rational Build Forge software is a build and release process automation system that can centralize, automate and accelerate the software development processes. This paper describes Rational Build Forge software's approach to managing and automating build and release processes and discusses how the solution can improve software development cycles by...
- Tags: Process Automation, Software, Team, IBM Corp., Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Better Management Through Process Automation
- This paper outlines the challenges of effective business process management, the capabilities needed to address those challenges and how IBM Rational ClearQuest change management software can be used to automate business processes for improved effectiveness and control. The paper then presents a real-world example of a health insurance provider using...
- Tags: Process Automation, Business Process, IBM Corp., Operational Planning, Change Management, Business Operations, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Let users write their own applications
- Let users write their own applicationsUsers as programmers.From time to time the idea of turning users into programmers resurfaces in a different form. At one time, wasn't SAS supposed to be used by executives without intermediary?The problem is, most users do not want to know much about the computer;...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Strategy, tool, process automation, programmer, developer
- Discussion threads 2005-11-14
- Onboarding: The SOA Implications - Meeting HR's Process Automation Needs Through a Service-Oriented Architecture
- Of all the processes associated with employee management, onboarding presents one of the most complex sets of practical obstacles. Everything connected with the hiring of a new employee - from creating accounts in relevant applications to providing them with performance objectives - has to be tackled in a short timeframe...
- Tags: Process Automation, Performance, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Performance Management, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Streamlining Communication Through End-to-End Process Automation
- For businesses looking to streamline their communications systems, CommStream provides a complete solution. The software is easy to learn, meaning that no significant time is lost though staff training. CommStream is fully compatible with the latest Microsoft products, specifically Microsoft Office 2003 and is fully forward compatible with Microsoft Longhorn...
- Tags: Process Automation, Microsoft Corp., CommStream, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
- White papers 2005-06-29
- VERITAS CommandCentral Service Process Automation: Process Automation in the Storage Supply Chain - A Different Approach to Storage Management
- For years, IT organizations have invested in enterprise software to automate business operations such as production, distribution and customer care. The result: Greatly improved quality and responsiveness of business execution. Managing the IT infrastructure that serves these systems however, remains a labor-intensive and fragmented process. Pursuing the same benefits accrued...
- Tags: Process Automation, Supply Chain, VERITAS Software Corp., Storage Management, Information Technology, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2005-06-03
- Enhancing Regulatory Compliance Through Document Process Automation
- Many organizations faced with growing demands to comply with government regulations are turning to their existing ERP systems as a cornerstone of their compliance efforts. ERP solutions help organizations document their business processes and assist them in implementing best practices for controlling and reporting on their complex, information-driven businesses. Document...
- Tags: Process Automation, ERP, FormScape Inc., Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Business Process Automation Made Easy With the Right Tools
- Nextide, a Canadian consulting and systems integration company, was called to automate the manual tasks associated with hiring employees and managing IT projects of an international mining company. Nextide relied on the process automation capabilities of Compuware OptimalFlow to, graphically model its client's business processes and organizational structures. Once the...
- Tags: Process Automation, Business Process, Compuware Corp., Tool, Operational Planning, Recruitment & Selection, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Software
- Case studies
- Process Automation and Workflow
- MobiNil, a consortium partnership of France Telecom, Motorola and Orascom Technologies, is the leading Middle East provider of mobile cellular service to the leading companies in Egypt, and boasting more than 1.7 million users. MobiNil needed a solution that had to be powerful enough to handle expected future process requirements,...
- Tags: Process Automation, Workflow, Hardware Upgrade, Business Structures, Process Improvement, Hardware, Finance, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Process Automation and Change Management for FDA Regulated Companies - Recommended Approaches and Tools for 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
- Many life sciences and FDA regulated companies are finding it necessary to automate business processes in order to remain competitive. Those that take the time and care to do it right will reap the benefits of lower administration and a higher confidence in their regulatory readiness. Doing it right is...
- Tags: Process Automation, FDA, Compliance, Tool, MKS Inc., Federal Government, Change Management, Government, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Webcasts
- Leader in Process Automation Expands Opportunities With Partner Advantage
- A world leader in process automation, Yokogawa Engineering integrates manufacturing processes such as enterprise resource management and supply chain management and links them to back office systems. As manufacturing environments grew more complex and customers became more globally dispersed, Yokogawa needed to increase its engineering and support resources to maintain...
- Tags: Process Automation, Partnership, Leader, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Leadership, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
- Case studies
- Standards Organization Releases Modern, Interoperable Process Automation Standards
- Since the 1990s, the OPC Foundation has been establishing standards for process automation based on Microsoft DCOM. The OPC standard served the industry well for many years, but technology changes created a need for a new protocol based on open standards. To build the new OPC Unified Architecture and software...
- Tags: Process Automation, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- What paper trail?
- I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- A Friday Active Directory puzzler
- We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...
- Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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