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REI Gears Up With Strategies Guided by IBM DB2 OLAP Server
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) has been helping customers answer the call of the wild since 1938, when the company was formed as a co-op for Pacific Northwest climbing enthusiasts. Despite its marketing strengths, however, REI lacked the ability to sense and respond to market fluctuations because its outdated financial reporting...
Tags: Strategy, Financial Reporting, IBM DB2 OLAP, Server, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., OLAP Server, Databases, Financial Planning, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance
Case studies
Transforming Business and financial reporting With XBRL Web Services
This paper will discuss current use, challenges and potential for a financial tracking solution that adequately meets the needs of the CDC community. Information for this report was culled from data collected by NPower NY and NPower Seattle as part of its Living Cities assessment work, as well as interviews...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, XBRL, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance
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Revised financial reporting Standards Prompt Behn Meyer to Turn to SAP for a Pioneer Solution
New mandatory financial reporting standards require change in accounting system to measure transactions in the functional currency. The company deployed SAP Enterprise 4.7 and Customisation services. As a result the company was able to do financial reporting for two companies in US currency while the remaining companies in Singapore dollars.
Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, SAP AG, Standards, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance
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Streamlined, Customized Workflow Demonstrates Power and Flexibility of Development Platform
Microsoft Entertainment and Devices (E&D) is responsible for development, production, and marketing for the Xbox video system, other entertainment and learning products, and hardware devices. Microsoft E&D needed to streamline its data collection and financial reporting workflow to empower its business decisions. The group developed an Office Business Application (OBA)...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Corporate Communications, Financial Planning, Process Improvement, Marketing, Finance, Quality, Business Operations
Case studies
IT Systems and SOX Compliance
IT plays a critical role in the operations of an organization. It is difficult to imagine a successful organization existing in the 21st century without some level of reliance on IT systems. In today's environment, financial reporting processes are driven by IT systems. Such systems are deeply embedded in initiating,...
Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley Act, MetricStream Inc., information technology, financial reporting, financial, compliance, environment
White papers
The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes
Data quality management could be regarded as the less glamorous end of the Reporting Supply Chain (RSC). After all, most of the attention and interest are lavished on the latest portal, reporting tool or dashboard. Yet, mismanagement or neglect of underlying balance information or interfaces can place the...
Tags: analytics, budgeting, dashboard, data quality, financial, financial reporting, forecasting, Hyperion Solutions Corp., performance, performance management, portal, reporting tool
White papers
Sarbanes-Oxley: Another Driver for Business Continuity Management
High profile corporate failures have resulted in the creation and subsequent passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (SOA). While the introduction of SOA may not be news to the financial reporting world, the approach to compliance may prove compelling to those responsible for business continuity. Aside from requiring corporate officers to...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, SOA, Business Continuity, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), It Services, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
White papers
Microsoft and Rivet Software Work Together to Pioneer Streamlined XBRL-Based financial reporting for SEC
On February 3, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it would begin accepting corporate financial reports tagged with Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Always seeking to maintain its leadership in financial best practices, Microsoft Corporation chose to participate in the voluntary filing program. It needed a...
Tags: Software, Financial Reporting, Financial, SEC, XBRL, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance
Case studies
Sierra Wireless Streamlines Financial Operations and Provides Visibility Into Sales Information
Sierra Wireless is a known leader in developing innovative wireless data technology. The company wanted to streamline financial operations and improve the accuracy of financial reporting and increase visibility into sales information. They wanted to ensure compliance with Canadian government financial reporting regulations and streamline the procurement process to improve...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Sierra Wireless, Financial Accounting, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales
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Western Australia Department for Planning and Infrastructure Cuts financial reporting From Two Months to Two Days, Manages One of World's Largest Property Portfolios
Merging and restructuring government agencies is always difficult. Yet the logistics were far more complicated in the case of the Western Australia Department for Planning and Infrastructure, which has responsibility for infrastructure, transportation, and planning across 2.5 million square kilometers. Facing a large expansion, the department wanted a timely, high-quality...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Supply Chain, Transportation, Enterprise Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Software
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Low-Fare Airline Streamlines financial reporting, Increases Fiscal Accountability
Based in Orlando, Florida, AirTran Airways is a growing, low-fare airline carrier for business travellers. In the last 10 years, AirTran has grown from a small company with 10 planes to one that currently operates more than 100 planes and offers travel all over the United States. Due to its...
Tags: Airline, Financial Reporting, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Accountability, AirTran Airways, Financial Accounting, Finance
Case studies
Automated Patent Portfolio Management: From Potential to Profit
Companies are increasingly under attack by entities with no business model other than earning revenues and profits from patent litigation. At the same time, there has been an explosion of published technological data in patents and in general technical databases. In such circumstances, patents can be issued without an adequate...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Patent, R&D, Research & Development, Litigation, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Finance
Webcasts
Sarbanes-Oxley: A Guide for Europeans - Part 2 - A financial reporting Revolution
European companies registered on US exchanges must take heed of Sarbanes-Oxley and of recent regulatory developments at the SEC. The reach of US securities laws and regulations is far enough, and the penalties for regulatory non-compliance or violations of such laws are more than enough to make any corporate management...
Tags: Accounting, Financial Reporting, European Company, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning, Regulations, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
White papers
DFCC Bank Makes Better Decisions With Unified financial reporting
DFCC Bank Limited was established as a development finance institution in 1955 with capital of 8 million rupees. In July 2001 DFCC Bank commenced implementation of a new core banking solution to support its expansion into commercial and retail banking. The bank also wanted to integrate front and back-office operations...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Back-office, Banking, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance
Case studies
Trade Promotions in the Sarbanes-Oxley Era
This webcast discusses what steps you need to take to achieve full compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and how to continue running efficient programs and effective partnerships with your channels under these new financial reporting requirements. It also explains how to make sure your internal processes and controls and technology for capturing,...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
Webcasts
Energy Broker Increases Reporting and Decision-Making Abilities
Texas-based Choice Energy LP is a leading independent energy brokerage firm in the United States, offering customers, such as corporations and utilities, market liquidity and price discovery. Because of rapid growth, the company quickly outgrew its mostly manual QuickBooks-based accounting system. To automate routine practices and increase reporting abilities, Choice...
Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Financial Reporting, Business Management, Decision-making, Microsoft Corp., Financial Planning, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Finance, Management
Case studies
Security Compliance Best Practices
There are numerous new laws related to corporate governance, financial reporting practices, protecting personal information, counter-terrorism, and the potential for litigation. These laws impact an organization's data backup and storage requirements, electronic documentation, and overall security strategy. Plain and simple, many organizations are not prepared to comply with these laws....
Tags: Financial Reporting, Law, Hill Associates, Financial Planning, Corporate Governance, Security, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
White papers 2007-04-30
Best Practices Under Audit Standard 5
With the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) in 2002, companies have had to dramatically ramp up regulatory compliance efforts. Based on the guidance they received, companies began factoring a compliance check list into almost every process. Controls were designed to cover every possible source of financial reporting fraud. As...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Audit, Financial, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Oversight Systems, Best Practice, Regulatory Compliance, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Government, Finance
White papers 2007-10-23
Freehills Adopts Integrated Microsoft System for financial reporting and Analysis System
Leading Australian law firm Freehills faced many information challenges. The firm needed its people to make faster decisions based on accurate, up-to-date information, but they were challenged by a financial reporting system that had evolved over time and was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. Freehills overhauled its core business intelligence...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Financial, Microsoft Corp., Analysis, Freehills, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Finance
Case studies 2007-01-01
Public Power Corporation Optimizes Value of Software Investments and Ensures Rapid financial reporting
Public Power Corporation wanted to optimize the value of Public Power Corporation's strategic investment in Oracle Database and Oracle applications by ensuring fast and smooth upgrades to new versions of the software and maintain high availability of Oracle Financials for the company's more than 2,000 users of the software. The...
Tags: Financial Reporting, Oracle Corp., Financial, Oracle Financials, Investment, Power Corporation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Finance, Data Management
Case studies 2007-11-01

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