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- Societe Generale Unites Workforce With PeopleSoft 8 HR and Global Payroll
- Societe Generale is a major player in the European economy. Societe Generale launched a two-tiered project to migrate to PeopleSoft 8 Human Resources and implement Global Payroll with the French country extension. The objective of the project was to give the HR staff a single, integrated management tool. In achieving...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Human Resources, PeopleSoft 8, Payroll, Workforce, Societe Generale, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Accounting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
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- Financial cesspits and compliance
- Governance risk and compliance are not the most popular of topics. Until there is a monumental screw up that is. Then everyone with a GRC solution emails to remind me they have the solution that could have avoided last week's mayhem in the financial markets,which will fix the ongoing situation...
- Tags: Trader, Financial, Compliance, Investment Banking, GRC, Government, Financial Accounting, Litigation, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- National Police Force Builds an Integrated, Highly Secure Environment With New Software
- Algeria is the second largest country in Africa. Its police force is the Algerian National Police or Direction Generale de la Surete Nationale. To run its computers, the police force was using the Windows XP operating system. The organization wanted to achieve higher efficiency by better integrating the client operating...
- Tags: Operating System, Environment, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Network Security, Networking, Security, Software
- Case studies 2008-07-01
- Railway Ticketing Agency Improves Performance and Eases IT Management
- Voyages-sncf.com is the online travel agency for the Societe Nationale des Chemins de fer Francais SNCF, a public enterprise that operates rail services for passengers and freight throughout France. With more than 9 million Web site visitors a month, Voyages-sncf.com needed to ensure that its ticketing Web site is available...
- Tags: IT Administration, Performance, Agency, Information Technology, Voyages-sncf.com, Advertising & Promotion, Web Site Development, Strategy, Servers, Marketing, Internet, Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Too funny. French employment policies.
- I first encountered the difference between French and US employment policy during the dot com boom and I was working with a friend, Gilles Lerat, on an electronic coupon management solution he had developed. His company, a successful security consulting and reseller firm, was worried about the "employment police" who...
- Tags: Bank, Financial Services, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Security lessons from the SoGen debacle
- Jerome Kerviel, the Societe Generale trader that managed to lose more than $7 billion without the bank noticing, is facing charges of fraud and forgery. Security lessons of this debacle abound. As background Societe Generale, the French banking giant, last week said that Kerviel, a 31 year...
- Tags: Bank, Control, SoGen, Stiennon, Financial Services, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- News to know: Cisco's next-gen switch; Windows 7; Facebook; KDE
- Notable headlines: Dan Farber: Cisco delivers next-generation switch--Nexus 7000 George Ou: Mac Pro is now the cheapest high-end workstation Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7: The Anti-Vista? Microsoft delays SQL Server 2008 RTM to third quarter Michael Krigsman: UK defense ministry loses...
- Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Cisco Systems Inc., KDE, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Security, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Societe Generale's problem *was* a security issue
- More details are coming to light already on this week's revelation by France's second largest bank, Societe Generale, of massive trading losses thanks to the activity of an errant insider. The Wall Street Journal this morning temporary linkreports that Jerome Kerviel spent hours in the evening "hacking"...
- Tags: Password, Authentication, Security, Financial Services, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- Beware the knowledgable insider. Societe Generale shows us why.
- The absolute disaster that Societe Generale discoverd over the weekend is the best reminder ever to check internal controls. You should be especially wary of employees that are familiar with your risk and security measures. They are armed with the tools to circumvent all of your precautions. ...
- Tags: Control, Firewalls, Security, Networking, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- SAP's A1S: love, not pricing, is key
- SAP's announcement of A1S, it's software as a service SaaS product for small business, will take place tomorrow in New York City. Speculation is running high whether this product will succeed or fail, and the impact A1S will have on SAP as a whole. On the stock...
- Tags: Speculation, SAP AG, Pricing Strategy, A1S, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- Knowledge Re-Use Is Mold Maker's Strategy for Success
- Gruppo Meccanica Generale, founded in 1964 under the name BI.MA., is the leading company in Italy and Europe for integrated plastic material and injection mold solutions. Develop complex molds requiring highest levels of precision. Meet customers' demands for lower costs and faster turnaround. Provide ideas as well as technical expertise...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Knowledge, Knowledge Re-Use, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- SCP Integrates Geographical Data to Enhance Service and Improve Planning
- Created in 1957 by the French Ministry of Agriculture, the Societe du Canal de Provence et d'Amenagement de la Region Provençale SCP is responsible for the hydraulic development of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region. The company wanted to improve customer service and continually enhance processes and tools to ensure ongoing compliance...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SCP, Productivity, Quality, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- Commune de Villeurbanne Deploys System to Manage and Maintain More Than 10,000 Lighting Points
- The department wanted to manage equipment, repairs, and preventive maintenance for more than 10,000 lighting points and the associated network. The challenge was to synchronize and update alphanumeric and cartographic data in real time and respect the Geographic Information System GIS architecture in place and make it possible to interface...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Database 10g, GIS, Enterprise Software, Databases, Application Servers, Middleware, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- French National Railway Connects With Customers on the Desktop
- SNCF Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer, France's national railway company, is charged with operating freight and passenger rail services, including the TGV high-speed passenger train service. SNCF wanted to promote its online services in conjunction with major line expansions between Paris and other cities planned for June 2007. With...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Passenger, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Desktops, Digital Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Security
- Case studies 2007-06-08
- Créer ou acheter : les coûts cachés de la gestion de licences
- Il est possible de créer une solution interne pour répondre aux besoins spécifiques de votre entreprise. Plutôt que de vous efforcer d'intégrer une solution tierce, vous pouvez développer une solution sur mesure, adaptée à votre infrastructure existante. Toutefois, il est probable que votre société ne manquera pas de modifier sa...
- Tags: DES, SafeNet Inc., Digital Security, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-06-04
- Oracle sues SAP; alleges 'corporate theft on a grand scale'
- Oracle sues SAP; alleges 'corporate theft on a grand scale'Framed?This sounds more like a disgruntal employee trying to take down his own company. Armed with logins for your biggest competitor, why else would you use your own company network to download the files? Use a local coffee shop's...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2007-03-22
- Traitement multitâche à l'arrière-plan
- Ce rapport, qui constitue une présentation générale des technologies disponibles, a été rédigé pour vous aider à mieux comprendre certaines limitations imposées par les systèmes d'exploitation modernes. Il n'est pas destiné à fournir une présentation scientifique. Notez qu'à des fins de simplicité et de brièveté, la conception et le comportement...
- Tags: Diskeeper Corp., DES, Digital Security, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Web 2.0 start-up survival: Business plans, revenue models required
- For Sevin Rosen Funds, “The traditional venture model seems to us to be broken,” Steve Dow, General Partner, believes. The VC firm is therefore returning hundreds of millions in investor commitments lined up for a new fund it was in the process of closing.Steve Dow is cited by the New...
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-10-07
- Metropolitan Transit System Puts Privacy and Security in the Fast Lane
- The Societe de Transport de Montreal STM needed to consolidate and synthesize massive amounts of security information. The challenge was to more quickly and efficiently identify and respond to security threats and to gain pervasive security intelligence. The IT team needed more efficient, proactive tools for monitoring network security information....
- Tags: Monitoring, Privacy, Cisco Systems Inc., Transit System, Security
- Case studies 2006-04-01
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