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Damage Control

Damage ControlWell, today is pretty much toast. Regardless of the outcome of my current set of woes, I'm going home with at least half my ass chewed off. Moving forward, however, I need some advice on the best way to handle this situation.We just purchased an Iseries upgrade....

Tags: angry boss, it management, maecuff, Oracle Corp., software vendors, upgrades

Discussion threads 2005-10-19

Additional Resources

Why Oracle CRM Is Only the 4th Choice: CRM Software Vendors' Evaluation

The purpose of the GCCRM Evaluation Guide is to provide a neutral and objective reference on key CRM vendors including software vendors, call centre outsourcing vendors and consulting vendors in China market. The Guide serves as a highly influential buying guide for CRM practitioners in the market. This paper presents...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Software Company, CRM Software, CRM, Guide, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

White papers 2005-09-05

Why Microsoft CRM Is the 3rd Choice: CRM Software Vendors' Evaluation

The purpose of the GCCRM Evaluation Guide is to provide a neutral and objective reference on key CRM vendors including software vendors, call centre outsourcing vendors and consulting vendors in China market. The Guide serves as a highly influential buying guide for CRM practitioners in the market. This paper presents...

Tags: CRM Software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, CRM, Guide, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

White papers 2005-11-09

Driver Architecture in a Linux World

Vendors of modern networking hardware realize that the devices they provide require a great deal of software in order to function effectively. As a result, many hardware vendors provide large amounts of software for use with their devices. This paper begins by discussing strategies for making use of such drivers...

Tags: Environment, Hardware, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

White papers

Integrating Open Source in Commercial Solutions: Does PacketTrap Have the Right Model?

The use of open source software has become increasingly popular in production environments, as well as in research and software development. One obvious attraction is the low cost of acquisition. Commercial software has a higher initial cost, though it usually has advantages such as support and training. A number of...

Tags: Software, Software Company, PacketTrap Networks, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management

White papers 2008-08-08

RightNow aims to take on SAP, Siebel in Europe

RightNow shouldn't be smug ........ yet.It's all nice when new software comes along, picking the odd disgruntled customer, claiming the large software vendors have many chinks that one could drive a truck through the cracks in one's armor. However, of what I have seen, every implementation - big or small...

Tags: Ashokpath, customer relationship management software, RightNow Technologies, SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., software

Discussion threads 2007-02-18

Electronic Licensing: The Build vs. Buy Decision

Software and hardware vendors today face profitability challenges from both internal and external sources. Factors such as rampant piracy, unlicensed use, and support on outdated versions cost the industry billions of dollars each year. At the same time, customers are demanding new ways of buying software, including subscription or term-based...

Tags: Software, Macrovision Corp., Hardware Maker, Hardware, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Roi/Tco, Marketing Research, Marketing, Management, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2005-03-04

Contract Life-Cycle Management Attracts New Entrants

CIOs and their business partners are increasingly looking for Contract Life-cycle Management CLM solutions for all of their businesses' contracts, even if they deploy them in stages for buy-side contracts first and later for sell-side contracts. The result? A fast-growing (21% CAGR from 2003 to 2008), fragmented (with at least...

Tags: Contract Lifecycle Management, Oracle Corp., Vendor

White papers 2007-08-10

Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-mail Security Boundary

This Gartner Research Note focuses on the anti-spam, antivirus, and intrusion prevention capabilities of the solutions offered by 21 e-mail security vendors. It ranks the vendors as Leaders, Visionaries, Challengers, or Niche Vendors based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. Download the report to learn why Gartner...

Tags: Quadrant, E-mail Security, Gartner Inc., Cyberthreats, E-mail, Intrusion Prevention, Security, Online Communications

White papers 2005-06-30

Template for rating & grade ERP vendors

Does anyone have a template to use in scoring and grading ERP vendors who have responded to an RFP?I have three top list vendors and need to rank, rate, score, grade them to select the right vendor.Your help will be highly appreciated.Thanks in advance.SamPlease send response to sangodar@bellsouth.net

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP)

Q&A 2006-07-30

Strict? no.

Do you not have any internal tech's that can troubleshoot the issues? From my experience, they're finally catching up to the norm. We have never allowed outside vendors remote access to our networks, and even vendors that come in are not allowed to put their systems on our...

Tags: remote access, security, network, software support, remote users, CompHelpNJ, networking, 3RD, software

Discussion threads 2006-04-04

Building Connected Systems in Financial Services: The .NET Framework and the Microsoft Enterprise Application Development Platform

Most organizations utilize products from multiple vendors for these elements of their enterprise software development platform, and hence require that all elements be able to interoperate and integrate with elements supplied by different vendors. This paper describes the comprehensive Microsoft enterprise application development platform for building connected systems. It describes...

Tags: Application Development, Microsoft .NET Framework, Platform, Financial Service, Microsoft Corp., Connected Corp., Software Development, Development Tools, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software/Web Development, Software

White papers 2006-02-01

On-premise to On-demand

The Software as a Service Opportunity for Independent Software Vendors Predictions of the death of software are over-stated and the reality is that all businesses are becoming ever more reliant on it

Tags: Quocirca, On-demand, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies

White papers 2007-05-17

Schneier questions need for security industry

Once again, Bruce Schneier gets it right.Vendors and ISPs that don't pay enough attention to security aspects of their businesses are doing their customers a disservice. The entire existence of the antivirus industry is a sign of a monumental failure on the part of software vendors that would rather...

Tags: apotheon, security

Discussion threads 2007-04-27

Vendor strategy

I was just promoted to manage a small/medium sized IT department (about 60 users). Right now we get our hardware from a bunch of different vendors. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to consolidate to one vendor or any tips that I need in doing so? ...

Tags: CarmenUSIT, CDW Corp., it management, software, strategy

Discussion threads 2005-01-25

Business Continuity Planning Software Tool Box

Business continuity planning means going beyond tape backup systems, storage systems, and hot sites by developing a comprehensive, cost-effective plan that ensures the continuity of your key business processes, delivery services, and IT services during an emergency. To help you develop such a plan, several vendors offer business continuity planning...

Tags: Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Business Operations, Management

Download resources 2004-04-06

How to Install Windows Drivers With Software Applications

Microsoft Windows Vista provides enhanced support for both software-first and hardware-first installations of driver packages that have accompanying software applications. These enhancements, along with changes in the requirements for the Windows Vista Logo Program for Hardware, enable hardware vendors to build products that give customers a great user experience when...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

White papers 2006-08-01

An Introduction to Service Oriented Architecture

Software vendors, systems integrators and consultants are increasingly touting Service Oriented Architecture SOA as the panacea for the challenges of integrating disparate, distributed, IT systems. Vendors started marketing SOA as the new paradigm for systems architecture during the second half of 2003. The concept is gaining momentum as software products...

Tags: Concept, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2004-12-01

Managing Mobile Networks With Multiple Vendors

This webcast will explain how the CO~OP initiative is addressing the challenges facing service providers as mobile networks progress from a single set of technology standards such as GSM,where the mobile operator has traditionally worked with a limited number of vendors, to 3G where operators are typically working with multiple...

Tags: Mobile Network, Mobile, Network, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, 3G, Wireless, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Webcasts

The XPSDrv Filter Pipeline

This paper provides information about the XPSDrv print drivers for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It provides guidelines for printer software and hardware vendors to develop XPSDrv print drivers for the XPS print path. Independent Hardware Vendors IHVs and Independent Software Vendors ISVs who have existing printers or...

Tags: Driver, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Printers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2005-11-03