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<title><![CDATA[whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/Enterprise Applications/Business Metrics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business Metrics are used in business model, CMMI, ISM3 and knowledge management. These measurements or metrics can be used to track trends, productivity, resources and much more. Typically, the metrics tracked are key performance indicators. Metrics are important in IT Service Management including ITIL; the intention is to measure the effectiveness of the various processes at delivering services to customers.]]></description>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/enterprise-applications/enterprise-applications/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Increasing Manufacturing Profits Through Precision Pricing]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper241/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover how leading manufacturers are adding millions of dollars to the bottom line by using science and customer segmentation to drive pricing decisions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways ERP Can Help You Implement Lean]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper320/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-30 15:35:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why is Lean so popular? Because it delivers what manufacturing companies truly need in today&#39;s highly competitive world: shorter lead times, improved quality, reduced cost, increased profit, improved productivity and enhanced customer service.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Essential Ingredients for an Effective CPM Solution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper497/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:19:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An effective corporate performance management (CPM) solution leverages a unified application for all key business processes, a centralized database ensuring the highest level of data accuracy and consistency, and provides critical decision-making information in real-time. Read this insightful white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discover the 5 Keys to Actionable Planning]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper498/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:14:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your company&#39;s success is predicated on making the right moves and staying competitive. A vital component of your success is the creation and execution of an actionable plan that supports your strategic goals and drives business decisions. Read this white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unified CPM and the Application of Predictive Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper499/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-27 08:26:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As vendors rush to embrace and exploit predictive analytics, only those with a truly unified solutions will succeed in capitalizing on this powerful and promising technology. Read this insightful white paper to learn more.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Executive Guide to Understanding Business Requirements]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper578/</link>
<pubDate>2007-09-17 13:47:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper is structured so that each page is its own &quot;mini-white-paper&quot; but each is also part of a total look at better structuring requirements documents, processes and content completeness. At the end of this paper is a one page &quot;tear-out&quot; summary which is both a shortened distillation of the content, and a diagnostic tool to start a peer discussion on your organization&#39;s performance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharpen Your Business Case and Receive Quick Approval for Your Business Communications]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper607/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 11:18:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how to create a story that will successfully sell your next IT project to the people who control its destiny. Download Get the Green Light: Sharpen Your Business Case and Receive Quick Approval for Your Business Community Initiatives today!]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dynamic IT and Integrated Financial Services: At the Doorway to the Financial Value Chain]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper608/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-16 16:55:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This Financial Insights white paper is based on financial services IT spending primary research studies conducted in 2004 and 2005 and ongoing research and executive interviews of C-level and line-of-business executives in the areas of IT spending, enterprise performance management, and corporate banking and treasury management. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Practical Guide to SOA for IT Architects]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper617/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-30 11:38:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a strategy for creating a flexible and agile IT, service-oriented architecture (SOA) has gained considerable momentum in recent years, largely due to the advent of standards-based Web services.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lower the Cost of Designing and Creating Reports for Enterprise Systems]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper663/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:24:16</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To succeed in today&#39;s business environment, the enterprise must manage the effects of three realities: the recent, massive investment in technology has significantly increased IT complexity; the Internet has altered customers&#39; expectations of availability, cost, and service; and the new economic climate highlights the need to leverage existing assets and improve the return on investment for new initiatives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Run Book Automation, Job Scheduling For IT Operations]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper687/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-25 13:00:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper highlights how Run Book Automation Software provides the new level of automation required to automate IT operations and traditional job scheduling tasks, without the costs and management burden associated with custom programming and scripts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DataDrill EXPRESS v3 for Software Project Performance Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper694/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-19 13:14:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DataDrill EXPRESS is known for being the most capable web-based performance dashboard tool available for software and IT projects and organizations, automating every aspect of performance measurement.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Delivering on the Enterprise Business Intelligence Mandate]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper708/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-27 13:51:26</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper discusses the specific business and architectural success factors to consider when selecting one Enterprise Business Intelligence Suite (EBIS) to serve as the enterprise standard.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deploying an Operational Business Intelligence Architecture]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper709/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-27 13:51:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The best business intelligence solutions use a data integration framework to optimize data access and BI processes at the source:&nbsp; the systems that run the business.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving Compliance- Meeting Today's Reporting Requirements With Business Intelligence Technology]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper710/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 12:32:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn about the challenges and solutions for meeting the reporting requirements faced by today&rsquo;s organizations, with attention to formal government legislation, industry-specific regulations, and internal corporate governance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Establishing a Culture of Measurement – A Practical Guide to Business Intelligence]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper711/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-27 13:51:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper serves as a synopsis of Information Builders&#39; philosophy of business intelligence. By using this paper as a model, you&#39;ll learn how to establish a culture of measurement and begin a powerful cycle of continued improvement within your organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cost of a Question – Examining Total Cost of Ownership for Business Intelligence Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper712/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-27 13:52:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reduce the purchase, maintenance, and implementation costs of business intelligence by standardizing on a single solution that meets all of your reporting and information delivery needs. This paper compares the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of BI solutions from Cognos, Business Objects, and Information Builders.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Service-Oriented Architecture ( SOA )  – A New Alternative to Traditional Technology Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper713/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-16 16:11:51</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Service-oriented architectures are being heralded by industry analysts and vendors as the only viable way to overcome the complexities involved in creating agile, reusable business systems. This paper examines the basic premises underlying SOAs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Butler Group on iWay Service Manager]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper714/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-10 10:29:46</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[iWay Service Manager is a complete integrated design environment. From an end-user perspective, it is simply a complete management solution that can be used with the graphical interface to design process-centric applications, without the need for developers to understand or map to the underlying infrastructure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Role of ESB in SOA: Creating a Loosely Coupled Integration Architecture]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper715/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-16 16:12:12</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses the relationship between ESB, loose coupling, and the effort needed to align IT with business process owners in order to ensure a successful SOA implementation in any organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Key Building Blocks Help You Realize the Bottom-line Benefits of Predictive Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper752/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-17 08:42:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Building a top-tier analytics practice is an evolution.&nbsp; The best approach is to start small, then scale with each success.&nbsp; Learn how to incrementally build your analytics practice with five customizable building blocks that create a strong foundation for analytical success. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improving ROI with Predictive Analytics: Six Keys to Unlocking the Value of Customer Intelligence]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper753/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-17 08:58:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read this white paper to learn about the six keys to a structured approach to planning and implementation of a predictive analytics infrastructure.&nbsp; Find out how you can turn customer intelligence data into actionable information for improving the accuracy, efficiency and success of your targeting efforts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the Case for BPM: A Benefits Checklist]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper793/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:25:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is intended for groups who want to make the business case for investing in BPM to drive process improvement. It provides an overview of the areas of benefit that companies can expect from BPM as well as concrete examples of value.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Introduction To Business Process Management (BPM)]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper795/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:24:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For those individuals or organizations that are being asked to investigate process improvement, Business Process Management (BPM) is a term that frequently associated with the process improvement. This paper defines BPM and explains how it can be applied to help companies achieve process improvement goals.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Controlling Excel Chaos With Business Intelligence]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper822/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-16 16:10:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper describes how to leverage WebFOCUS business intelligence software to generate Excel spreadsheets directly from enterprise data sources, consolidating large amounts of data, performing complex calculations, and creating advanced structures like PivotTables.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Balanced Scorecard Design Toolkit]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper992/</link>
<pubDate>2007-03-20 12:43:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business professionals lack essential information about real-life metrics and information on how to build a Balanced Scorecard, which supports weights and scores, which allows calculating the performance values. This whitepaper is a Balanced Scorecard design toolkit, which contains some &quot;how-to&quot; ideas.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cost Justification: Profitable Customer Loyalty]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1014/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interest in customer loyalty programs has never been more avid. After a number of years when such programs always seemed to be on the brink of taking off - but never quite managed to reach expectations - recent years have seen a real and dramatic increase in their uptake. This paper explores the issues which need to be addressed in order to cost justify the implementation of a customer loyalty system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Future of the Loyalty Industry]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1017/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The last ten years has been devoted to developing ways of gaining knowledge of and understanding customers, the next ten years will be devoted to developing ways of using the information. Those that do this effectively will win and those that don&#39;t bother will surely fail.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence Software: What It Is and Why It Is Necessary]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1021/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business Intelligence Software are applications that build on existing data warehouses and provide analytical processing tools that allow users to more effectively analyze such data. This, in turn, permits businesses to more rapidly develop existing and new analyses and reports for improved decision-making power and information dissemination capacity. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Calculating the Return on Investment for Automated Remote Data Acquisition and Aggregations Systems]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1022/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ROI is based on the analysis of differential cash flows. In the case of remote data acquisition and aggregation systems for fuel tank operators, it is based on calculating the cost of acquiring and aggregating the data manually and compared to the total cost of owning, maintaining and operating an automated data acquisition and aggregation system.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intrinsic Safety and GPRS: Wireless, Safe and Convenient Asset Monitoring Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1023/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To be successful in today&#39;s safety-conscious and efficiency-minded marketplace, companies must combine compelling new technologies to offer the most convenient and effective business services and solutions. For monitoring remote tank sites, that means combining the intelligence of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) communication with the risk mitigation properties of intrinsic safety.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Trust, Information and Relationships to Improve Operational Efficiency]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1024/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Companies that purchase fuels, chemicals, solvents and other products often have to make a choice: either reduce costs by keeping inventory levels low, risking run-outs and lost sales, or keep enough surplus inventories on hand to be prepared for unforeseen spikes in product demand, which tends to drive up inventory costs and market price risks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating Financial Management Software - Is It Time for a Change?]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1043/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-21 15:03:10</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper walks through the key areas of a financial management solution so when you are evaluating current and future financial management software, you are prepared to avoid challenges and maximize your investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics CRM Enterprise Performance and Scalability]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1045/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-04 15:26:57</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read how demand planning software packages can help manufacturers to establish baseline sales forecasts, incorporating multiple inputs; perform sophisticated analysis that improves their use of human and capital resources; and better understand their markets and customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Impact Management: Measuring the Financial and Business Impact from Process to Packet]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1078/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-23 09:41:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The need to understand how the performance and problems within the technical infrastructure impacts the capabilities of the business is massive.&nbsp; However, the majority of companies can only measure application and specific asset performance, whereas many issues within the infrastructure lie at the transport level, where packet switching presents both great opportunities and major issues.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BI 2.0: The Next Generation of Business Intelligence]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1094/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:56:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The term Business Intelligence 2.0 (BI 2.0) is cropping up more and more in the industry, generally referring to the next generation of BI just as Web 2.0 has come to refer to the next generation of the Web.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Performance Manager: Turning Information into Business Performance]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1156/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-11 14:12:06</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Performance Manager, Proven Strategies for Turning Information into Higher Business Performance, strengthens the partnership between decision-makers and the people who provide the information that drives better decisions. It suggests 42 decisions areas, or information sweet spots, to help you understand your data, plan, and monitor your performance.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Visual Communication: Core Design Principles for Displaying Quantitative Information]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1157/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-11 14:12:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper looks at research into the link between visual perception and understanding, and translates the findings into practical techniques that you can use to communicate more clearly with your data.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Retail Management System Case Study: White Pass & Yukon Route]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1183/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-09 16:57:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When White Pass &amp; Yukon Route Railroad recast its business model, revenues gained speed, but the cumbersome UNIX system labored through long lines of customers, discouraged timely reporting, and imprisoned data behind arcane rules and menus.&nbsp; Find out what WP&amp;YR did to help increase sales 13 percent, clear out slow-moving items, save steps and stoke the profit engine.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Smarter Supply Chain Utilization for the Retailer]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1193/</link>
<pubDate>2007-07-11 10:36:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Configuration Audit and Control: 10 Critical Factors for CCM Success]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1200/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-10 14:22:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this whitepaper, you will learn how configuration audit and control can be used effectively to ensure system management productivity, and help reduce costs and sustain configuration viability within the bounds of operational, security and regulatory standards.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices in Siebel CRM Performance Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1214/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-21 13:15:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is often overlooked is that application performance is just one of three key drivers of return on investment (ROI) from your Siebel application. An efficient infrastructure is critical. It&#39;s important to optimize the Siebel application for your own unique business environment, user needs and usage patterns. But, it&#39;s all for naught if you do not build and sustain adoption and efficient and effective use of the Siebel application by your end users.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Asset Sustainability: The Key to a Greener Organization]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1221/</link>
<pubDate>2008-04-21 10:26:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Make EAM part of your Green Strategy; This white paper includes recommendations for a Green-centric Organization. Find out how a comprehensive, green-oriented asset performance management solution will enable you to achieve compliance, efficiency, and consumer appeal.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Keys to Smarter Cross Channel Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1266/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-28 15:08:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Need a retail intelligence system that doesn&#39;t require a significant up front investment, coordination of multiple software vendors and system integrators, or take months or years to implement? This guide will help you gain greater visibility of all your sales channels, products, distribution and suppliers to make timely and effective business decisions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Migration Made Easy: Switching VAN Providers Without the Fire Drills]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1273/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:09:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The challenges presented by multiple Value-Added Networks (VANs) and managing diverse trading partners create barriers to the efficiencies promised by EDI. Multiple providers mean multiple points of failure with no one entity to hold accountable. Also, as trading communities grow, end-to-end supply chain visibility becomes an essential operational requirement.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6th Sense Analytics Interviews Doug Gold, CFO of CoreObjects]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1399/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:39:20</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Doug Gold, chief financial officer of CoreObjects, a Los Angeles-based product development company with multiple locations across India, talks about how his company is overcoming the challenges of visibility and control within distributed software development projects.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Software Development Metrics Work]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1400/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-20 14:40:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you have a software development metrics program? Does it work? SD Times, 6th Sense Analytics and Rally Software Development Corp. participate in this recorded Roundtable Discussion focused on developing a metrics program that gives you the information you need to make informed decisions regarding your software development efforts.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Outsell the Competition]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1604/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sales Benchmark Index presents information in this NetSuite White Paper that helps sales management succeed in implementing a data-driven decision making process for sales success. Five steps for developing a sales benchmark are defined, with a list of key metrics you can use.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Acquiring Business Intelligence is Crucial]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1607/</link>
<pubDate>2007-11-27 14:16:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[But what is &quot;BI&quot; and how do small/mid size business owners acquire it without too much cost?&nbsp; This Executive White Paper will outline the issues and solutions for the &quot;BI&quot; requirements of growing companies.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forrester: Measuring The Business Value of IT]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1916/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:35:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s an old management axiom: You can&rsquo;t manage what you don&rsquo;t measure. Yet many organizations do a very poor job (or no job at all) of measuring the business value of their IT investments. Four existing methodologies can be adopted as is or customized to suit specific needs. Firms should pick one, institutionalize it as part of an overall governance framework, and embed it in IT portfolio management.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aberdeen Group: The Technology Strategies for Integrated Business]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1920/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-18 10:41:33</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An Aberdeen survey between nearly 140 enterprises showed that S&amp;OP has helped a majority of companies to improve forecast accuracy and cross-departmental communication. But most companies have failed to see improvements in profit-related metrics like gross margin and customer retention. Traditional S&amp;OP processes are no longer sufficient, S&amp;OP has evolved to become Integrated Business Planning.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clearing the Way for Faster, Smarter Decisions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1921/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From everyday tactical choices to long-term strategy, timely, well-informed decisions make the difference between costly missteps and confident growth. This paper examines how you can gain access to accurate information and visibility across your company from efficient integrated IT systems &ndash; and use that information to make faster, smarter decisions. In turn, the right decisions lead to better operations and a stronger competitive position.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learn the Secrets of Competing with Larger Financial Institutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1992/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-29 11:04:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s tough for community financial institutions to succeed, especially when faced with fierce competition from large banks with large budgets. See how IBM can help with solutions tailored for community banks. Click now and receive the new 18-page report from TowerGroup on CRM Metrics and how smart banks measure success.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The CMO's Strategic Agenda Benchmark Report]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1993/</link>
<pubDate>2008-09-29 11:05:40</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Marketing executives, face a constant stream of business pressure. At the same time, customer expectations are increasing and customer satisfaction is becoming increasingly difficult&nbsp; This report provides a blueprint of what best-in-class CMO&#39;s (Chief Marketing Officers) do differently to improve marketing effectiveness through marketing automation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Practices Using WS Business Modeler and Monitor]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2339/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this Redbook is to provide guidance for the preparation of business process models, developed with the WebSphere&reg; Business Modeler, which will ultimately be monitored by the WebSphere Business Monitor. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Run Away to Join the New Circus - Sales 2.0 Whitepaper Part 1]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2466/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-08 16:21:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What sales is has not changed. How sales are accomplished is changing radically. In this first of a two-part whitepaper,&nbsp; we present an overview of the state of sales today, supported by metrics from our 2007 Sales Performance Optimization survey.&nbsp; The differences between S1.0 and S2.0 are represented in the comparison between old-style circus companies and&nbsp; the modern circus (think Ringling Bros. vs. Cirque du Soleil). ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Think. Think Different. Think Again. Sales 2.0 Whitepaper Part 2]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2467/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-08 16:22:09</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you think you know sales, you likely are bringing to this topic a history and track record that has served you well.&nbsp; This paper attempts to offer the cautionary warning that what has worked in your past may not serve your current&nbsp; sales reps as well today, and could actually hurt their performance. Sales 1.0 was about lone wolves, product superiority,&nbsp; proven skills and making the number.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Transform Data and Analytics into Meaningful Business Insights with Microsoft Dynamics GP]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3039/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-01 08:51:48</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Watch this informative webcast as we discuss how the integrated intelligence in Microsoft Dynamics GP and other Microsoft technologies can help improve your company operations by providing business insights to all employees. Learn how you can enable people throughout your organization to make confident, business-critical decisions while minimizing costs.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Financial Management Solutions to Make Intelligent Business Decisions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3043/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-01 08:52:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this webcast, we discuss how companies excel when they empower their people to drive the business forward. While strategies, organization, motivation, and leadership all set the stage for business success, you also have to give your people the right tools, information, and opportunities to see results&mdash;because ultimately success is determined by your people. Learn why we call a business that fosters a winning environment a &quot;people-ready business.&quot;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing and Strengthening Profitable Customer Relationships with Microsoft Dynamics CRM]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3045/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-01 08:50:02</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business landscape is evolving; the traditional way people work together-in the office or in the field-looks very different today than it did just a couple of years ago. Download this webcast to learn how Microsoft Dynamics CRM empowers you to take advantage of your existing technology investments to extend the reach of your business and enable your mobile workforce to drive better business results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Business Intelligence to Gain an Advantage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3046/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-01 08:52:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The people in your organization have access to volumes of information that was once unimaginable. Success or failure can hinge on whether or not people can use this information to make wise decisions quickly. But without the ability to make sense of information, a knowledge gap exists, and the best anyone can do is guess or follow a hunch. Business intelligence helps you decipher and extract meaning from data so you can make informed decisions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enabling Growth Through Business Model Innovation - Executive Insights]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3280/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Read this Executive Insight to find out the answers to the following questions: 1. What are the main dimensions of innovating on my business model holistically? 2. How do I enable my organization to pursue business model innovation? 3. What role does software play in supporting my business transformation?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Performance Management - Financial Excellence and Beyond]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3285/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Explore trends in executive management, and how CFOs are taking a more strategic role to help deal with today&#39;s business pressures. Now, CFOs are taking advantage of the latest advances in performance management software to help drive organizational alignment and operational excellence.]]></description>
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