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<title><![CDATA[whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/Data Management/Data Integration]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Data Integration is the problem of combining data residing at different sources and providing the user with a unified view of these data. This important problem emerges in a variety of situations both commercial (when two similar companies need to merge their databases) and scientific. Data integration appears with increasing frequency as the volume and the need to share existing data increases.]]></description>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/data-management/data-management/</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Data Integration: Opportunities, Challenges, and MapForce]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper231/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-23 16:32:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The ability to seamlessly connect with customers, partners, and co-workers is vital for success; yet most enterprises store and exchange data in dissimilar formats, such as databases, flat files, EDI systems, and, increasingly, XML-based applications.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Critical Role of Data Consolidation for Your Data Protection Systems]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper276/</link>
<pubDate>2007-08-15 11:35:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This strategic view is the proverbial &quot;gold&quot; that can be mined from your data protection systems; it is the asset that will enable IT management to prioritize activity to bring activities in line with business objectives and communicate policy compliance to corporate officers and data owners.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leadership from HP: IT Delivered through a Service-Centric Architectural Approach]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper376/</link>
<pubDate>2007-03-21 10:21:37</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to learn how HP&rsquo;s SOA professionals work with your company to find the best possible solution for your existing heterogeneous environment, download this paper now.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enterprise Application Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper656/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 14:44:04</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The biggest problem facing CIO&#39;s today is their existing applications. This paper describes the problem and describes our permanent solution, Enterprise Application Integration.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Service-Oriented Architecture: Revolutionizing IT Systems Development]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper658/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 15:32:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture is an approach to building IT systems out of common parts. SOA represents a breakthrough in the way we build IT systems. webMethods customers report overwhelmingly that SOA is providing real value to them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Points to Consider in a Business Integration Vendor]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper659/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 15:37:22</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Selecting the right business integration vendor is a challenge. While it is essential to focus on what is critical for your company, it is also important to evaluate vendors using a common set of metrics. This document uses customer feedback taken from a broad portfolio of evaluations to offer key factors and considerations to use when selecting an integration software vendor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IT Challenges in the Business Continuity Market]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper669/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 13:11:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper address the challenges that IT professionals face when implementing a geographically distributed data configuration and the features that a comprehensive replication solution must provide to answer these challenges.]]></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[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[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[Solving the Data Quality Problem]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper749/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-29 16:50:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper examines the nature, cause and impact of data quality problems in typical IT system implementations.&nbsp; It argues that the extent and impact of poor data quality is largely misunderstood and often ignored. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Discover Low-Cost Data Handling Breakthrough: MSSO]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper760/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-13 11:42:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly low-cost technology MSSO/SD4E transforms Excel into an incredibly powerful and completely secure Business Intelligence tool capable of quickly and easily manipulating and analyzing live data directly from multiple, disparate data sources, generating even the most complex and sophisticated analytical reports with a simple keystroke.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Converging Text and BI: The Case for a Content Mining Platform]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper790/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-16 22:10:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper describes how the Clarabridge Content Mining Platform avoids the pitfalls of previous approaches to unstructured analysis, and capitalizes on lessons learned from solving similar problems in the structured domain.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business-Oriented Architecture: Combining BPM and SOA for Competitive Advantage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper792/</link>
<pubDate>2007-04-24 22:22:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this paper, we will discuss the benefits of BPM and SOA in more detail and show how leading companies have recognized that implementing BPM and SOA together gives them unique capabilities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Business Value of Master Data Management and Product Information Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper800/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:33:54</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper addresses the value of a company&rsquo;s ability to integrate, analyze and optimize all types and sources of information throughout the product life cycle.&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Definition of a Business Service for Customer Data Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper801/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:34:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper will define different vendor approaches to developing business services and the relative cost implications of each approach for the customer.&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advanced Global Name Recognition Technology]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper803/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:29:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this paper is to highlight the issues, requirements, and technologies available for automated advanced name recognition.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WebSphere Customer Center Product Positioning Paper]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper804/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:34:30</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper gives the reader an overview of the functionality of IBM&#39;s WebSphere Customer Center, and explains why IBM is the strategic partner that more Fortune 500 companies select as their strategic platform for Customer Data Integration. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WebSphere Product Center at Panasonic]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper805/</link>
<pubDate>2008-02-12 14:08:25</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This case study outlines their success in achieving global simultaneous product launches, correct information for catalogs and advertising, faster price change notifications and better Point of Sale (POS) integration.]]></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[How to Sell Skeptics on the Value of Master Data Management]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper837/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:44:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This comprehensive report addresses industry-specific issues for the Financial Services sector, Insurance, Pharmaceutical companies, Retailers, Manufacturing, and High-Tech.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building a Business Case for Customer-Centric Master Data Management: Don’t Forget the ROI]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper839/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:43:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover the essential steps to delivering a solid business case for the right customer-centric MDM architecture and achieve maximum ROI.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence for Mid-Size Organizations: It's Not Just for Industry Giants]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper843/</link>
<pubDate>2007-06-06 09:24:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Download this step by step guide to learning how mid-size companies can benefit from Business Intelligence. You&#39;ll learn the benefits of BI and why mid-size companies need it for effective decision-making and improved results.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mashups: Understanding Mashup Building Platforms for Business Applications]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1142/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explores trends past, current, and future in the mashup space and surveys the types of tools used to build and distribute mashups. The goal is to develop a set of criteria for the reader to use when evaluating mashup platforms for the development of business applications. Where appropriate, analogies to existing technologies and methodologies are employed.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Identity Federation: Concepts, Use Cases and Industry Standards]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1231/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-21 09:13:58</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is aimed at IT staff, application development managers, security architects and technical decision makers who need to learn more about identity federation and the industry standards that formalize federated environments. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Identity Federation: Security as a Business Enabler]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1238/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-21 09:14:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In this podcast you will learn what Identity Federation is, what the value of Federation is and how organizations and governments are using it today. This podcast will address the following questions: What is Federation?&nbsp; Why are organizations federating? What are Federation challenges and ways to overcome these challenges?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unmasking the Complexities of Data Sync: Understanding Retailers' Options for Reaping Benefits]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1270/</link>
<pubDate>2007-10-30 09:10:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Major retailers and mass merchandisers are turning up the pressure on their trading partners and even other retailers to implement Global Data Synchronization (GDS) within their organizations. These advocates see GDS and participation in the Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) as the best path to improving the timeliness and accuracy of their supply chains, particularly once these efforts are broadly supported across the retail supply chain landscape.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Informatica Announces Salesforce.com On-Demand Solution: TDWI]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1426/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On-demand computing is apparently in demand, at least in the eyes of data integration specialist Informatica Corp. The Switzerland of data integration, as some have called it, just announced availability of its first on-demand offering, which is specifically designed to handle data from Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) stalwart, Salesforce.com. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview: Don Tirsell, Product Marketing, Informatica]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1427/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don Tirsell, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Informatica, discusses &quot;complex data,&quot; their recent acquisition of Itemfield, and how Itemfield&#39;s technology fits into Informatica&#39;s overall data integration platform.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview: Karen Hsu, Informatica]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1428/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[David Loshin, consultant and author talked to Karen Hsu about Informatica&#39;s data quality, unstructured data and data governance solutions. Karen highlighted customers like Navteq and Humberside Police&#39;s innovative use of Informatica.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Driving A Single View of The Customer]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1429/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this white paper is to outline the importance of data quality with reference to single view of customer. In any organization SVC is the foundation of successful customer relationship management (CRM).]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seven Steps to Successful Data Migration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1430/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Informatica&#39;s data migration podcast, Arvind Parthasarathi spoke with editorial director, James E. Powell.&nbsp; He explores &quot;the seven steps&quot;, what IT does wrong, what keeps IT from getting started and what one can do to improve the odds of data migration success.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence: The Strategic Imperative for CIOs]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1586/</link>
<pubDate>2007-12-27 13:51:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The CIO&#39;s role becomes more strategic as organizations use information to create a competitive advantage. This paper &ndash; using evidence from benchmarks created with IBM to test WebFOCUS&#39; performance on System z running z/OS and Linux &ndash; helps CIOs to balance demands for information accessibility and processing power.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is a Data Warehouse the Only Option? 7 Styles of Data Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1589/</link>
<pubDate>2008-05-16 12:40:14</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to access data for analysis and reporting. You should analyze each business challenge to understand whether a data warehouse or another type of information-access method presents the best solution. This white paper identifies seven basic ways to integrate and access data to solve various business problems.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The ABCs of Choosing a CRM System]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1711/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-30 14:07:44</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Since the 1990s, the customer relationship management (CRM) concept has been embraced by the business world as a way to forge, maintain, and improve bonds with customers. Previously, many companies focused mainly on gathering consumer data for their own use. However, once businesses began to understand the value of allowing customers to dialog about their needs, they began implementing more systems that invited customer feedback. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 5 Must-Have Features of a CRM Solution]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1712/</link>
<pubDate>2008-01-30 14:07:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Customer relationship management (CRM) systems are being implemented by a variety of companies looking for a competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Without customer loyalty, many companies won&rsquo;t be able to thrive and grow. Today&rsquo;s consumers are more demanding because they have a greater variety of choices, including doing business on the Internet and via automated phone systems. Many expect access to customer service 24 hours a day.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Service-Oriented Data Access: Building Interoperable, Robust & Reusable Data Services]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1760/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-21 15:14:23</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an approach to organizing IT resources and data to meet the changing needs of the business. Implementing SOA depends upon the IT organization being able to build interoperable, robust, reusable, and composable Services that abstract the underlying application functionality and data in the organization.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Middleware in Action: Industrial Strength Data Access]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper1761/</link>
<pubDate>2008-03-14 16:15:27</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This independent technology assessment by Ken North, the industry expert on databases and middleware, presents a top level view of the role of data access middleware and its importance. It discusses the defining characteristics of premium data access middleware, such as features that affect performance and scalability, and includes a checklist of critical features.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Deliver Application Integration Projects in Days]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2056/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 13:10:49</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover how to complete more application integration projects by delivering in days what used to take months of custom programming.&nbsp; Find out how an appliance-based approach to application integration uses &ldquo;configuration, not coding&rdquo; to dramatically simplify and accelerate integration projects, while cutting costs by up to 80%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Integration Appliances: Simplify Software as a Service (SaaS) Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2057/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 13:11:15</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover why traditional software and custom coding solutions are obsolete when solving integration problems in a SaaS environment and how they&rsquo;re rapidly being replaced by Integration Appliances that use &ldquo;configuration, not coding&rdquo; to quickly integrate your SaaS applications with your business-critical data.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Integration Appliances: Finally an Integration Solution for Midsized Companies]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2058/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 13:11:05</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Midsized companies face the challenge of integrating key applications while keeping risks low, costs down, and schedules short.&nbsp; Explore three approaches to application integration and discover a quick and cost-effective way to get your critical applications to work together without custom code or burdening specialist resources, ensuring rapid ROI for your application investment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons to Switch from Custom Code to Appliances for Integration Projects]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2059/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 13:10:38</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Traditionally companies had just two choices for their integration needs, complex and expensive platforms like EAI or write custom code. Learn about the &quot;hidden costs&quot; of custom code and discover five reasons why companies are switching to Integration Appliances that use a simple &ldquo;configuration, not coding&rdquo; approach to integration.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Simplify Integration with Your SAP Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2060/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-14 13:10:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Traditionally companies had only two choices for integrating SAP solutions, complex and expensive platforms like EAI or write custom code. Integration Appliances offer companies a third option, one that dramatically simplifies and accelerates SAP integration by using a &ldquo;configuration, not coding&rdquo; approach to rapidly connect SAP applications with a wide variety of applications, without burdening specialist resources.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Intelligence Best Practices for Dashboard Design]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2672/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dashboards help organizations make better business decisions. The way in which they are created is not trivial and attention must be paid to the details. Employing visual design standards and principles are important, but are only part of the journey. The way in which data is integrated from the enterprise is just as important. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leveraging Information for Innovation and Competitive Advantage]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2710/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 11:07:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Think differently about information. Information is not just stored in your customer databases, file systems, content management systems or applications (e.g., ERP, CRM, and SCM). Information resides in many different repositories including custom applications, e-mails, digital images and reports. You need to make sure you are leveraging all your relevant information no matter where it originated, no matter what its format, and no matter where it resides to help your organization innovate, compete, provide service and grow. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM Multiform Master Data Management: The Evolution of MDM Applications]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2712/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 11:06:29</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[IBM Multiform Master Data Management manages master data domains - customers, accounts, products - that have significant impact on the most important business processes and realize the promise of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). IBM is the only vendor that delivers an integrated MDM product with significant out-of-the-box functionality for each MDM usage style - collaborative, operational and analytical - across multiple data domains, thereby managing the complete data lifecycle.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Master Data Management: Effective Data Governance]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2716/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 11:07:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Organizations with data-sharing environments, complex information and systems hinder business responsiveness and decision makers&rsquo; ability to make informed decisions. This white paper will describe how engaging in a master data management (MDM) project enables effective governance of data - specifically master data - and achieves maturity in key categories of the IBM Data Governance Maturity Model.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snap-in, Grid-Based Data Integration: IBM Information Server Blade]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2717/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 11:08:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This white paper, authored by industry analyst IDC, explores the problems confronting IT organizations today as they seek to bring data together from disparate sources in order to achieve better information coherence, operational efficiency, and more effective overall governance. Specifically, the paper considers the problems posed by the complexity of &quot;data integration&quot; technology in terms of its configuration and maintenance. It looks at the utility of a grid computing approach in providing scalability and manageability for &quot;data integration&quot; and considers how an appliance approach can further reduce cost and risk for customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advances in Data Warehouse Performance]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2718/</link>
<pubDate>2008-07-24 11:05:45</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WinterCorp analyzes IBM&#39;s DB2 Warehouse and how it addresses twin challenges facing enterprises today: improving the value derived from the torrents of information processed every day, while lowering costs at the same time. Discover why WinterCorp believes the advances in data clustering strategies and intelligent software compression algorithms in IBM&#39;s Data Warehouse improves performance of business intelligence queries by radically reducing the I/O&#39;s needed to resolve them.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Metadata for Life Science Enterprises]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2881/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-11 15:56:31</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the Life Sciences industry, information is the source of innovation. Vast varieties of content and information sources feed the development pipeline. The ability to create, share, navigate, find and protect essential information is critical to research and development groups, clinicians, regulatory agencies, marketing teams, and those who benefit the most - customers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Distributing Data Downstream]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper2938/</link>
<pubDate>2008-06-22 21:53:28</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can the JT data format solve the problem of interdisciplinary communications in the PLM industry? The white paper, &quot;The Business Case for a Common Data Distribution Platform: A Look at UGS&#39; JT,&quot; examines the case for its adoption as a standard for design, analysis and manufacturing in PLM and beyond.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Graphic Packaging International Transformed Its Business With SAP]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3299/</link>
<pubDate>2008-08-25 15:29:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Examine how GPI built a solid infrastructure based on the SAP ERP application, positioning the company for significant growth. GPI can now reach strategic corporate objectives &ndash; including improved visibility into business processes and decreased production costs through better order scheduling and reduced inventory.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Sauder Woodworking Transformed Its Business With SAP]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3300/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn how this furniture manufacturer used the SAP xApp Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence composite application to integrate data from multiple sources, build team-leader and operator dashboards, and streamline production flow and efficiency on the shop floor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Business Value of Plant Floor Visibility]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3322/</link>
<pubDate>0000-00-00 00:00:00</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Best in Class manufacturers are driven to improve plant floor data management initiatives by two related yet distinct pressures. In fact, both the desire to improve performance improvement program effectiveness and the desire to improve operational performance visibility motivates the majority of Best in Class manufacturers, 70% in both cases. These manufacturers have also realized that the best way to address these pressures is with a technology centric approach.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[There is No Execution Without Integration]]></title>
<link>http://whitepapers.windowsecurity.com/whitepaper3328/</link>
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<description><![CDATA[Many manufacturers today are getting caught on the wrong side of a technology adoption wave that is quickly gaining momentum. Of the more than 200 surveyed manufacturers 54% are planning on adopting MI (Manufacturing Intelligence) within the next 24 months. Additionally, 56% of manufacturers having already implemented MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) did so within the past two years. ]]></description>
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