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Chronos eStockCard Free Edition (exe): Chronos e-StockCard is a user friendly yet compact inventory control software you can rely on to manage your inventory accuracy, reduce holding, alert abnormality and track items in details. Chronos e-StockCard comes in a joint of compact version of Warehouse Management System WMS as well. It assists the storekeepers to...; Tags: Inventory Control, Chronos Process Integration, Chronos e-StockCard, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-09
Giving users the tools for independent analysis: Marc Brown, CIO of Del Monte Foods discusses how standardization across applications has made it easier for them to monitor their entire process, from seller to driver to buyer. by Administrator; Tags: Analysis, Tool, Strategic Planning, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Strategy, Management, Hardware, Components, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-06-09
Credit Union Optimizes Infrastructure to Gain Efficiency, Attain Carbon-Neutral Status: Vancity, Canada's largest credit union, needed to increase efficiency. The credit union turned to technology to support its efforts and opted to standardize on Microsoft technologies because of their usability and value. By upgrading its Microsoft license agreement to the Enterprise Client Access License Suite, Vancity obtained a business productivity...; Tags: Union, Business Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Strategic Planning, Collaboration, Strategy, Management; Case studies 2008-06-09
RestSoft (zip): RestSoft the ultimate software for Restaurants, Cafes, Clubs and Bars, that will save you $$$. Billing program designed for speed to book and issue invoices; 25 comprehensive Utilities (incl. Inventory Control and Menu Composition) to run your business more professional; 21 analytical Reports that help you make the correct business...; Tags: Security, Billing, Restsoft, Keyboards, Strategic Planning, Hardware, Peripherals, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2008-05-20
What will a classroom look like in 10 years?: I went to a strategic planning action committee meeting tonight. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Although not sexy, it is important as we look at concrete ways to implement the strategic plan our district put together. I'm on the facilities committee since technology falls under the facilities...; Tags: Classroom, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-14

An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community: Frequent contributor Roger Ramjet has a bit of a bee in his bonnet about path and naming standardization across a multi-vendor distributed Unix architecture. If I understand him correctly, he believes that it's both possible and sensible to build what amounts to a standardization harness - a set of scripts...; Tags: MCSE, Standardization, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Strategic Planning, Open Source, Software, Strategy, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-08
CH2M HILL Optimizes Business Development Performance With New CRM Solution: CH2M HILL's multiple CRM and home-grown opportunity-tracking systems resulted in diverse, disconnected applications for supporting business development. These islands of data drove redundant data entry and data inconsistency, and could not provide a single, enterprise-level view for managing strategic pursuits/accounts. Management engaged technology research firm Gartner Consulting to discuss CRM...; Tags: CRM Solution, Business Development, Microsoft Corp., CRM, CH2M HILL, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Strategy, Management; Case studies 2008-04-15
NCA Partner Online Series: Consultative Selling With Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization: Infrastructure Optimization is Microsoft's maturity model for business productivity and IT operations. The presenter of this webcast will cover the elevator pitch for Infrastructure Optimization, review a case study from a partner that used to deepen their customer relationship, and review the tools available today to help incorporate Microsoft IO...; Tags: Optimization, Microsoft Corp., Infrastructure Optimization, Strategic Planning, Productivity, Strategy, Management; Webcasts 2008-04-04
EU investigating OOXML vote: The EU is investigating Microsoft's handling of the OOXML vote, in which Microsoft's problem-ridden format was approved by the ISO, CNET reports. In an ongoing investigation, the EU checked in with several European countries where there were allegations of irregularities. In...; Tags: Standards Body, Microsoft Corp., European Union, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Can Eluma break Nielsen's 1/9/90 rule? Try it and decide: It's not often I see a product or service that comes directly from the consumer focusing side of the development house and then positions itself as a business productivity tool but that's exactly what Eluma is trying to do. Originally conceived as a...; Tags: Information, Tool, Eluma, Productivity, Knowledge Management, Strategic Planning, Internet, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Grant Thornton Achieves 99.7% Accuracy Tracking Mobile IT Assets: Grant Thornton LLP is one of America's largest accounting firms. This case study explains how the company simplified its IT asset tracking process to minimize loss rates during business expansion. Learn how Grant Thornton used Computrace to standardize its IT asset management across a nation-wide network of...; Tags: Absolute Software, Mobile, Information Technology, Grant Thornton LLP, Roi/Tco, Strategic Planning, Regulatory Compliance, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures; Case studies 2008-03-01
Microsoft Online Services Strategy and Beta Announce Field Update: This webcast gives a preview of the Microsoft Online Services strategy that answers the top questions that the field will have regarding the Business Productivity Online offering and the Beta Announce that will be made by Bill Gates on March 3, 2008. It discusses the Business Productivity Online strategy and...; Tags: Webcast, Business Productivity, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Management, Office Suites, Software; Webcasts 2008-02-21
Bungee Connect beta goes public, adds oomph to development and deployment as a service: Bungee Labs continues its march toward "platform as a service" PaaS with today's announcement that it has opened Bungee Connect as a public beta, inviting all developers to, in Bungee's words, "get inspired, get started, and get involved."Bungee Connect is an end-to-end environment that allows developers to build desktop-like applications...; Tags: Innovation, Developer, Web, Amazon.com Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Integration, Bungee Labs, WideLens, Demonstration Video, Strategic Planning, Channel Management, Strategy, Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-02-19
Loyalty Programme Enables Content Management and Improves Business Productivity With Integrated Server Platform: For over a decade, millions of New Zealanders have enjoyed the benefits of Fly Buys, the country's largest and most comprehensive consumer loyalty programme. Responsibility for Fly Buys' smooth operation lies with Loyalty New Zealand, a Wellington-based company that manages every element of the programme. High membership growth and increased...; Tags: Business Productivity, Server Platform, Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Strategic Planning, Content Management, Strategy, Servers, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-02-10
Business Restructuring Expert (exe): Business Restructuring Expert is an all-in-one software program that provides you with the tools needed to restructure a business. The program uses a simple step-by-step process so that you can easily create your business restructuring plan. After you have created your business restructuring plan, Business Restructuring Expert provides you with...; Tags: Business Restructuring Expert, Strategic Planning, Productivity, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategy, Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-01-24
IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?: In spite of their public opposition to Microsoft's attempt to get the ISO standardization nod for its Office Open XML OOXML document format, IBM and Google quietly are supporting OOXML. That's according to two blog postings from the end of last week by Microsoft execs involved in...; Tags: Google Inc., OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Strategic Planning, Microsoft Office, Databases, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Strategy, Management, Office Suites, Software, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-21
Business Aviator Inventory Free Edition (exe): Inventory Management Software that includes Inventory, Items, Pricing, Customers, Vendors, Sales, and Purchasing Management. Whether you're a product based business that sells, warehouses or distributes goods, or a service based business that has inventory, you'll benefit from Business Aviator's Inventory Management capability because it can be customized to accommodate a...; Tags: Accounting, Inventory Control, Inventory Management, Strategic Planning, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Strategy, Management, Software; Software downloads 2008-01-03
Tough Problems Solved: Inventory Optimization With SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence: Business owners know all too well that unused inventory is money languishing on the shelf. This means that gaining - and maintaining - strict control over inventory levels can help trim operating costs, loosen cash flow and improve customer service. Many major companies already boast sophisticated inventory control systems to...; Tags: Optimization, SAP NetWeaver, Inventory Control, SAP AG, IBM Corp., Strategic Planning, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Strategy, Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2008-01-01
StockBase POS 2008 (exe): StockBase POS is a complete and easy to use business and retail management software, whether tangible or intangible goods or services, is the ideal billing inventory control and point of sale software solution with barcode and credit card processing. Version 19.3 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.; Tags: Software, StockBase POS, Strategic Planning, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2007-12-26
Pathways Planner Free Edition (exe): The Pathways Planner helps you to set goals and plan activities that will bring happiness to you and your family. New in V4 is a daily "thought for the day" message on how to live a better life. Pathways is not just a pretty calendar and to-do list, an alarm...; Tags: Pathways, Strategic Planning, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Management, Finance; Software downloads 2007-12-21