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ROI: Return On Investment The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI...; Full ROI Definition >>

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Learn how Performance Metrics for Telcomm Expense Management Drive new ROIs and SLAs: Metrics that force organizations to think about service level agreements and measurements differently Learn how new high performance telecom expense management solutions will increase your ROI. Watch "Learn how Performance Metrics for Telecom Expense Management drive new ROIs and SLAs" available now.; Tags: SLA, Performance, ROI, Cerylion Inc., Roi/Tco, Service Level Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, It Operations, It service Management; Webcasts 2009-11-18
Green IT strategy has nebulous ROI. So why bother?: I wouldn't bother either, it's embarrassingFinally the smoke screen is beginning to clear:"An internal document from the National Grid, seen by the Sunday Express, says wind turbine energy will at times cost over 3,000 per cent more than conventional power."http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/140456/-250bn-The-real-cost-of-wind-powerIn the real world, not the world inhabited by eco fantasies,...; Tags: ROI/TCO, Green IT, Green IT strategy, ROI; Discussion threads 2009-11-16
Application transformation case study targets enterprise bottom line with eye-popping ROI: But, what hardware, OS, programming language, tools, frameworks, etc, did they use????; Tags: ROI/TCO, ROI; Discussion threads 2009-10-25
Application transformation case study targets enterprise bottom line with eye-popping ROI: The ongoing impact of the reset economy is putting more emphasis on lean IT -- of identifying and eliminating waste across the data-center landscape. The top candidates, on several levels, are the silo-architected legacy applications and the aging IT systems that support them. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Information Technology, ROI, Data Centers, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2009-10-25
Live Webcast: The ROI on Hardware Refresh: IT capital budgets are more challenging than ever. Many IT departments have postponed their PC refresh, but applying models from the corporate finance office can reveal the true costs of older hardware. During this Webcast Intel and Dell subject matter experts will take an in-depth look at the...; Tags: Financial, Webcast, PC, ROI, Hardware, Intel Corp., Roi/Tco, Financial Accounting, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Webcasts 2009-10-14

Data Compression Benchmark and ROI Analysis: Data compression offers a technology solution for increasing the efficiencies and decreasing the costs of storing and transferring critical business information. With average compression rates of 50 percent per file, it makes sense to integrate compression technology into business processes and applications. PKZIP compression solutions offer trusted technologies to help...; Tags: PKWare, Data Compression, ROI; White papers 2009-10-07
JDA MMS: Maximizing ROI and Getting More From the Same: With renewed focus on its MMS offering, JDA has demonstrated its commitment to the product and has announced the availability of a GUI version of MMS in the near future. This would be welcomed by the MMS customer community that has been looking for continued benefits of using MMS. To...; Tags: MMS, ROI, CIBER, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications; White papers 2009-09-29
Why SAP Projects Fail to Deliver ROI (and How to Change It): There are many more mountains of additional things one can do to use SAP to achieve genuine business benefit, find that "Elusive" ROI and make a real difference in the marketplace. But to get there take the first step to changing implementation approach - ; start by defining the business...; Tags: ROI, SAP AG, R3Now.com, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-21
Boost ROI With Coordinated Online and Search Marketing Teams: This webcast looks at how one can - and must - build consensus and cooperation among key members of the marketing team. The presenter will show how team members working in each digital channel must share the same attitude, goals, and governance to successfully support the organization and across marketing...; Tags: Fathom SEO, ROI, Marketing Research, Marketing; Webcasts 2009-09-17
vPro ROI CalculatorvPro ROI Calculator: A free to use Intel PC Total Cost of Ownership Estimator; Tags: Intel vPro, ROI, Intel Corp., Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-02
Activate Today!Realize ROI with IntelÂ® vPro Technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager: Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager. This webinar is Co-sponsored by Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation; Tags: Activate Inc., Intel vPro, ROI, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-02
Webinar: Activate Today! Realize ROI with IntelÂ® vPro Technology and Symantec Altiris: Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Symantec Altiris. This webinar is co-sponsored by Intel Corporation and Symantec; Tags: Symantec Corp., Activate Inc., Intel vPro, Webinar, ROI, Intel Corp., Altiris Inc., Roi/Tco, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-02
ROI CASE STUDY GOOGLE APPS 2ND WIND: Nucleus Research conducted an ROI study with 2nd Wind Exercise and found that this 300-user specialty retail company achieved an ROI of 837% and a one-month payback. 2nd Wind replaced its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with Google Apps,reducing IT costs while improving cross-company communication and collaboration.; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-01
ROI CASE STUDY GOOGLE APPS TVR COMMUNICATIONS: An ROI study by Nucleus Research found that a 400-employee customer deploying Google Apps achieved an ROI of 500% with a one-month payback. TVR Communications replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with Google Apps and improved collaboration, reducing IT costs and risk while increasing agility.; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, ROI, Roi/Tco, Cloud Computing, Finance, Managerial Accounting; White papers 2009-09-01
IDC ROI Calculator for IBM Tivoli Netcool: This ROI calculator from IDC will help you quickly and easily understand the average annual benefit that you may be able to achieve using IBM® Tivoli® Netcool®. The tool and underlying calculations and metrics are based on IDC research of 14 IBM Tivoli Netcool implementations, which have yielded an average...; Tags: ROI, International Data Corp., IBM Corp., Roi/Tco, Benefits, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Human Resources; Tools & templates 2009-08-31
Podcast: Staying competitive and Showing ROI: According to recent research conducted by IBM® ISS X-Force®, more than half of all disclosed vulnerabilities in 2008 were Web application flaws. Learn how IBM Web application security solutions can help you reduce costs, manage risk and improve service. Listen to the podcast.; Tags: Web Application, ROI, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Cloud Computing, Roi/Tco, Security, Internet, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Download resources 2009-08-31
Video Q&A - Integration and Activation: Intel's Active Management Technology can deliver return on investment of up to 400 per cent but it's important to have an integration plan to get the full remote management, power efficiency and cost saving benefits of the technology. In this video Chris Green, managing director of event and specialist IT...; Tags: ROI, Video, Intel Corp., Integration, Roi/Tco, Corporate Communications, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing; White papers 2009-08-28
IBM DB2 Compression ROI Tool: To find out how much space a company can save by using the feature, the user can use the Data Storage Analyzer that employs the exact same algorithm as the Deep Compression feature to arrive at a very accurate estimate of the size of the compressed database.; Tags: ROI, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Roi/Tco, Engineering, Storage Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Software, Data Management; Tools & templates 2009-08-26
Real Estate Investor Calculator Pro 1.3 (Windows): The Real Estate Investor Calculator Pro is a personal real estate assistant, which provides the investor with a simple way to calculate the ROI Return On Investment and mortgage payments for rental properties. This application is designed for real estate investors and residential & commercial brokers. Based on simple input...; Tags: ROI, Microsoft Windows, RealtyInvestorSoft, Real Estate Investor Calculator Pro, Real Estate, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2009-08-19
Real Estate Calculator 1.3 (Windows): The Real Estate Investor Calculator is a personal real estate assistant, which provides the investor with a simple way to calculate the ROI Return On Investment for rental properties. This application is designed for real estate investors and residential & commercial brokers. Based on simple input parameters which include the...; Tags: ROI, Microsoft Windows, RealtyInvestorSoft, Real Estate Investor Calculator, Real Estate, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2009-08-17