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Grupo Financiero Aserta Integrates Information and Extends Operating Visibility to Its 27 Branches: In 2007, Afianzadora Aserta and Afianzadora Insurgentes joined forces to form Grupo Financiero Aserta. Grupo Financiero Aserta wanted to integrate information in a solid IT infrastructure to provide visibility throughout the organization and automate administrative processes to increase the company's competitiveness and productivity. The challenge was to centralize bond underwriting...; Tags: Bond, Visibility, Grupo Financiero Aserta, Investment, Finance; Case studies 2008-04-01
Transport Solutions Firm Allocates Resources More Efficiently, Saves Time and Money: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is one of the largest transportation solutions companies in North America. Headquartered in Lowell, Arkansas, J.B. Hunt employs more than 17,000 people and posted 2007 revenues of U.S. $3.49 billion. At any given time, the company has approximately 20 long-term projects valued at more than...; Tags: Visibility, Microsoft Corp., Transportation, Productivity; Case studies 2008-03-01
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM): Smart Decisions with Real-Time Visibility: How well are your business operations performing? Do you know? How long does it take before you find out there are problems? View this on-demand Web seminar where Dr. Angel Luis Diaz discusses how Business Activity Monitoring BAM can provide insight and visibility into core business processes so that you...; Tags: Dr., Visibility, IBM Corp., Business Activity Monitoring, Operational Planning, Cloud Computing, Business Operations; Webcasts 2008-01-10
Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility: Managing a project portfolio can take you into rough waters. The Serena Mariner Guide to Increasing Project Visibility tells you how to keep on an even keel and get to your destination intact. Learn everything you need to know to increase project visibility and avoid rowing up a creek...; Tags: Serena Software Inc., Visibility; White papers 2007-11-01
Sistema de Retiro para Maestros Achieves Total Operating Visibility With New IT Infrastructure: Sistema de Retiro para Maestros wanted to establish a technological infrastructure that allows visibility and total transparency into operations related to the teachers' retirement fund and centralizes information in a robust, highly available database to provide rapid and reliable access to financial information throughout the organization. The challenge was to...; Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Visibility, Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies 2007-10-01

10 tips for increasing your professional visibility and exposure: Being recognized in your field can make you more valuable in your current job and more marketable if you decide to change jobs. These tips will help you gain that visibility and exposure. The first four are aimed primarily at the employee of a company, while the rest apply either...; Tags: Job, Exposure, Visibility, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Download resources 2007-09-17
PitchDark for TB (jar): Dark-colored minimalistic theme with emphasis on visibility, usability and maximum screen real estate. One of the few dark-colored themes and also minimalistic in nature. Designed with visibility in mind. It also uses smaller toolbars and icons to maximize screen real estate. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Theme, Visibility, Tim Banker, Real Estate, Business Operations; Software downloads 2007-08-15
nLive Core (zip): nLive Core,from Vigiliti,is designed to meet increasing security and monitoring requirements without integration or maintenance. Combining machine learning and anomaly detection technologies, nLive Core provides unprecedented 360* visibility into the network interior traffic. nLive Core is a full solution providing in-depth visibility, detection, forensics and reporting capabilities.; Tags: Monitoring, Visibility, Vigiliti Systems, nLive Core; Software downloads 2006-08-25
Securing Exchange Server by Controlling Object Visibility - Part 1: In this paper, the reader will learn how to control object visibility, including servers, routing groups, admin groups, etc, i.e. make objects disappear for certain users within Exchange System Manager. The scenario that the author working under is that he has a semi-trusted user who needs access to Exchange System...; Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, Visibility, E-mail Servers, Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; White papers 2006-05-28
State Office Increases Financial Visibility With a Budgetary Data Workspace Solution: For the State of Delaware, this means placing accountability and business performance at the top of the agenda for its Office of Management and Budget OMB. To meet its goals, OMB needed better visibility into budget facts and new reporting and review processes. And it needed to end its reliance...; Tags: Financial, Budgeting, Visibility, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Microsoft Office, Financial Services, Finance, Office Suites, Software; Case studies 2006-03-01
The Six Senses of Visibility: Because it is a requirement for excellence in overall supply chain performance, supply chain visibility is more important than ever. Companies that improve their visibility have taken the first step to improved security and protection against theft, counterfeiting and spoilage, as well as improved flexibility, enhanced inventory management, reduced lead...; Tags: Supply Chain, Visibility, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance; White papers 2005-05-01
CONTROL Delivers Real-Time Insight Into Key Financial, Non-Financial Performance Metrics: Los Angeles-based Gehr Enterprises is comprised of a group of companies engaged in manufacturing, wholesale distribution, direct marketing, international trade and real estate over three continents. Gehr took on the challenge of gaining visibility into all aspects of its business and infusing that visibility into the budgeting and forecasting process....; Tags: Financial, Performance, Visibility, Financial Accounting, Real Estate, Sales Channel, Finance, Business Operations, Sales; Case studies
NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. Achieves Visibility and Control to Sustain Rapid Growth: NDS Nutritional Products, Inc. is focused on improving the health of individuals through weight loss support programs, sport nutrition products, and general health improvement supplements, including vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, and protein powders. The company wanted to enhance decision making through expanded access to business information. The challenge was to create...; Tags: Nutrition, Novell NDS, Oracle Corp., Health Care, Visibility, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; Case studies
The Jewelry Exchange Supports Dazzling Growth With Integrated IT Infrastructure: The Jewelry Exchange is the largest privately held jewelry company in the United States. The company wanted to improve visibility of financial information across the organization's three business divisions for improved decision-making capabilities. The challenge was to expand customer support capacity to handle 100% growth over 18 months and streamline...; Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Financial, Information Technology, Visibility, Jewelry Exchange, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Asset Management, Management, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations; Case studies
Complete Visibility, Security and Application Performance Control: Hillside School District in New Jersey is a specialization-focused public school district comprising preschool through college-prep programs. Hillside needed a solution to protect critical network resources and give priority to district applications. The district's technology administrators had several priorities for any new solution. First, they needed visibility into what was...; Tags: District, Security, Performance, Network, Visibility, Internet, Productivity, Networking; Case studies

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Facebook gets serious about app quality: Facebook at its F8 developer powwow had a bevy of announcements that garnered interest, but among the most notable were its efforts to improve the quality of applications on the social networking site. First, the brief recap of Facebook's news (statement, Steve O'Hear's takeaways, Webware and Techmeme...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Carbon management software maker snags $5 million: Carbonetworks, which sells software for providing better visibility into managing your company's carbon impact, has closed $5 million in Series A funding from NGEN Partners. The company, which is based in Victoria, B.C., will use the money to expand its operations. I blogged about Carbonetworks'...; Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Optimus Maximus: Despite its innovative approach to keyboard design, the OLED-based Optimus Maximus keyboard is best considered an expensive novelty. Its $1,600 price tag keeps it out of the hands of the average consumer, and we also question the practical benefit of using 113 customizable OLED screens as an input device. There...; Tags: Keyboards, Lebedev Studio, default layout, Optimus Maximus, Optimus Corp., keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-17
Live Webcast: Effective Customer Experience Management: Companies of all sizes are increasingly more concerned about the overall effectiveness of their online business. Much can be learned from the traditional Web analytics, which are certainly very important, but is it enough to simply measure traffic? What people click, where they linger and how they ultimately...; Tags: Webcast, Experience, Effective Customer Experience Management; Webcasts 2008-07-17
News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15