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Microsoft and Nortel Give Customers a Head Start in Communications Convergence: Companies are looking for ways to improve their communications infrastructure to shorten sales cycles, improve customer service, and drive overall business performance. Responding to this need, Toronto-based Nortel, a leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer, and Microsoft established the Innovative Communications Alliance to help customers move from stand-alone communications methods to unified...; Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Unified Communications, Data Networking, Microsoft Corp., Systems Integration, Convergence, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2007-10-01
Unalog (1): Unalog is a Web-based human event (links/books read, songs played) logging tool focused on rich bibliographic support and library (as in books-on-shelves) systems integration.; Tags: Systems Integration, Unalog, It Services, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2007-08-20
Virtualization Performance Study: ClearCube Engineering systems integration and Testing White Paper: The term virtualization has been widely used since the 1960s or earlier, and has been applied to many different aspects and scopes of computing - from entire computer systems to individual capabilities or components. The common theme of all virtualization technologies is the hiding of technical detail. According to VMware,...; Tags: ClearCube Technology, Systems Integration, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage; White papers 2007-04-09
Mass marketing web 2.0 through an unusual source: the channel: There was something about last months announcement about Suite Two the power-combo of RSS, blogs, Wikis and search wrapped in a holiday bundle that caught my attention. Intel Capital, the group who brought together the all-star team, has investments in a couple of the players SpikeSource and SixApart...; Tags: Web 2.0, Intel Corp., Distributors, OEMs, Resellers, Enterprise 2.0, Systems Integration, General IT Services; Blog posts 2006-12-14
The Interactive Agency: Not an Ad Agency, Not a geek squad... a Next-gen Integrator: In New York, where real estate is still at a premium, one firm is consolidating all its Manhattan addresses and moving in time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade uptown to Times Square to fill an 80,000 square foot space left by Google. The new digs will include: a usability...; Tags: AA|RF, interActive Agency, Systems Integration, Applications Development, Web Services; Blog posts 2006-11-03

Rodney Dangerfield & IT Services: The Invisible Third Choice: In the 90s, a reporter at the Wall Street Journal once dubbed me, “The Queen of Outsourcing.” The outsourcing market has changed quite a bit since then. Today with outsourcing’s reputation under fire by American workers and, well, Lou Dobbs, I’m not sure I’d want that title again. Yet, when...; Tags: outsourcing, General IT Services, HRO, F&, A Outsourcing, Systems Integration, IT Consulting, Management Consulting, Applications Development, Applications Maintenance, IT Outsourcing, Interactive Agency, Web Services, SaaS, Offshoring; Blog posts 2006-11-01
WIN Enterprises: Networking / Internet Appliance Applications: A pioneer in standards-based solutions that monitor distributed applications from end-to-end across enterprise networks. As a startup, they were trying to design and develop our own boards and then handle systems integration. They were having difficulty trying to build their business and develop the product at the same time -...; Tags: Internet appliance, systems integration, enterprise network, outsource, monitor, networking; Case studies 2006-05-04
EMW Chooses the Avaya IP Office Solution for Its Multi-National Business: Serving customers in the U.S., Europe and China, EMW provides complete telecommunications solutions, including systems integration, operations and maintenance, and infrastructure to its customers. With offices located around the world, EMW recognized that seamless communication among employees at all offices would be crucial to excellent customer service. The solution is...; Tags: Telephony, Avaya Inc., systems integration, PSTN, customer service, telecommunications, VoIP, IP, Internet; Case studies 2006-05-04
Customer Database Builds Lasting Relationships: DaimlerChrysler is an automaker. As a much larger entity, the merger gave DaimlerChrysler the economies of scale needed to have a bigger global impact. While revenues are up by 17 percent in Q1 2000, EUR $11 billion, DaimlerChrysler continually strives to increase market share, and is constantly looking for new...; Tags: Daimler AG, Unisys Corp., CRM, data warehouse, database, systems integration; Case studies 2006-05-04
NCD Helps the Medical Center of Aurora Improve Their IT Infrastructure to Meet New Enterprise System Demands: The Medical Center of Aurora TMCA is part of the HealthONE joint venture in Denver between the HealthONE Alliance and HCA. The hospital needed to deploy their mission-critical Meditech application in a Window-based PC environment and introduce new medical purchasing software. TMCA worked with Global Village a systems integration firm...; Tags: Network Computing Devices, Portal Software Inc., systems integration, IT infrastructure, PC, information technology, software; Case studies 2006-05-04
Innovative Technologies in a systems integration Curriculum: XML and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET: As a part of an upper-level systems integration course, the author incorporated instruction and projects in current integrative programming technologies, XML and Microsoft Visual Studio.NET. This paper provides an overall background on XML and IDEs and a review of the literature concerning their instructional implementations. A program of basic instruction...; Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Pennsylvania State University, Curriculum, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Author, Microsoft Corp., Systems Integration, Programming, Microsoft Development Tools, XML, Development Tools, .Net, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software; White papers 2006-03-28
Who is threatened by open source now? SAP: Who is threatened by open source now? SAPThreat to Systems Integration ??Its a known fact the costs of systems integration are quite high. in such a scenario Open source will play a major role. Although right now its not visible but definitely it wont take loooong to dawn the benifits...; Tags: IT Services, Enterprise software, Small-Company, SAP AG, open source, systems integration, software; Discussion threads 2005-11-10
Deconstructing the enterprise service bus: Deconstructing the enterprise service busThe Holy GrailESB is either the "real" kind or the "Monty Python" kind. Systems integration is the last true "black art" there is, and SI specialists make top dollar (I know!). There are plenty of ways to integrate software today - the real difficulty is...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Enterprise software, systems integration, Enterprise Service Bus, SOA, API, software; Discussion threads 2005-08-05
Improving Quality by systems integration: Streamlining the New Student Processes: The aim of this paper is to analyse a systems integration development project undertaken in the University of Tampere and its effects in the organisational processes. The focus of the analysis is in giving insight on the type of quality improvement resulting directly in developing the interoperability of the systems...; Tags: Systems Integration, ITIL, It Services, Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Quality, Business Operations, Software; White papers 2005-05-15
ESRI systems integration Technical Brief: ArcSDE Geodatabase Replication Overview: Traditionally moving and duplicating spatial data around an enterprise GIS has been a daunting endeavor. Whether it was done manually or through some special automation, keeping data synchronized and timely without overly burdening the system challenged even the most ambitious GIS administrator. With the increased usage of geodatabases, such as...; Tags: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., DBMS, Replication, Systems Integration, GIS, Databases, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management; White papers 2005-05-01
systems integration: Seamlessly Integrate Your Contact Center to Backend Database Systems or Third Party Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Applications: The integration of information systems and communications technology has become one of the most sought after ways to automate customer service applications. The combination of these technologies increases efficiency and improves service quality without increasing operating expenses or requiring additional staff. If a contact center is using Calling Line ID...; Tags: Contact Center, Database System, Systems Integration, CRM, ZEACOM, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Databases, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2005-05-01
Roadmapping SOA: Roadmapping SOANo baselineIBM is HAPPY to provide you with ANY service - for a price. If you think that you will save money by using SOA - and then you bring IBM in to do it, you aint thinkin strait!Systems integration is the REAL value of IT. No one software...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Enterprise software, Middleware, Roadmapping SOA, IBM Corp., systems integration; Discussion threads 2005-04-06
Fast-Forwarding Heavy Freight: The challenge for Unisys was to build a cost-effective virtual business model that lets partner organizations increase their customer base by collaborating to provide improved logistics services to heavy-freight market. The solution was Consulting and systems-integration services, Unisys hosting services and In-transit Service Manager. Unisys will provide leading-edge, proactive tracking...; Tags: Unisys Corp., systems integration, network connection, consulting, network, software; Case studies 2004-11-30
Virginia Enhances Performance, Service Through Reengineering of Tax Administration: In the mid-1990s, officials at the Virginia Department of Taxation VATAX recognized the need to improve customer service and bolster operational efficiency, but lacked the funding and experience needed to leverage enabling technologies. VATAX joined forces with AMS to embark on a cutting-edge, public-private relationship called the Virginia Partnership Project....; Tags: Customer Service, Performance, Administration, CGI Group Inc., Re-engineering, Systems Integration, Virginia, Taxes, It Services, Product Marketing, Free Trade, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Marketing, Software; Case studies
Unisys Australia Leverages Nortel Networks Alteon Technology to Power Rugby World Cup 2003 Tournament Views/Information System and Global Website: In more than 100 countries, Unisys delivers IT services, including systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting. With 20 nations competing in 48 matches in 11 locations around Australia over six weeks, as many as 4.5 billion television viewers expected, and 10,000 accredited users expecting reliable, secure and instant...; Tags: Unisys Corp., Nortel Networks Corp., Alteon Networks, Web Site, Systems Integration, It Services, Outsourcing, Enterprise Software, Servers, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software, Hardware; Case studies