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Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection sponsored by Sophos WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant is a snapshot of the overall market that ranks vendors against each other, according to competitive criteria. Vendors in any quadrant, as well as those not ranked on the Magic Quadrant, may be appropriate for your enterprise's needs and budget. Posted: 14 Apr 2011 \| Published: 13 Apr 2011 TOPICS: Data Security \| Encryption Standards \| Firewall Appliances \| Intrusion Prevention \| Regulatory Compliance \| Spyware \| Vendor Selection \| Virus Protection

Gartner Magic Quadrant: Selecting a vendor sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: The demand for greater ecommerce capabilities is growing leading CIOs and IT professionals concerned with choosing the perfect vendor. Through this in-depth vendor analysis by Gartner, uncover the top 6 questions you should ask and the strengths and weaknesses of the top 20 e-commerce vendors. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 03 Nov 2011 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| CIOs \| eCommerce \| eCommerce Services \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Better Decision-Making: How Smart Companies Win with Cognos Management sponsored by IBM Cognos WHITE PAPER: Learn how to utilize performance management solutions to prepare for the unknown future. Answer your fundamental business questions and gain deeper insight into your business to enable for better decision-making. Posted: 29 May 2007 \| Published: 01 Feb 2007 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business IT Alignment \| Dashboards \| Information Management \| Reporting Software \| SOA \| Vendor Selection

Remote Vendor Access: Not All Access Should Be Treated Equally sponsored by Dell Software WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains why Remote Vendor Access (RVA) should not be treated the same as traditional remote access for employees. Explore how a new set of remote access requirements can ensure that your enterprise remains in step with both compliance regulations and security expectations. Posted: 10 Sep 2012 \| Published: 10 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Compliance Best Practices \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Computing \| Remote Users \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors \| Virus Protection

Enterprise Resource Planning Software: Taking the Plunge sponsored by VAI, Vormittag Associates, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to discover the many benefits of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Posted: 20 Mar 2009 \| Published: 20 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Call Centers \| CRM \| Data Integration \| ERP \| Sales Force Automation \| SMBs \| Software Selection \| Systems Operations \| Vendor Selection

Evaluating and Contracting for Cloud Financials Best Practice Considerations sponsored by Intacct Corporation WHITE PAPER: Choosing a cloud computing solution can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? What questions do you ask? What do you specifically need to look out for? This paper answers these questions and more. Continue reading to learn the best practices for choosing a cloud computing solution. Posted: 17 Mar 2010 \| Published: 17 Mar 2010 TOPICS: Accounting Software \| Application Hosting \| Cloud Computing \| Financial Management \| Financial Services \| Financial Systems \| Grid Computing \| ROI \| Software as a Service \| Vendor Selection

IBM PureFlex/SmartCloud vs. the VCE Vblock Cloud sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this analyst report to learn why IBM's PureFlex represent a more compelling mainstream cloud alternative when compared with VCE's Vblock cloud offerings. Posted: 20 May 2014 \| Published: 13 Jun 2013 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors

Stratecast: An SSL VPN Selection Framework: One Size Does Not Fit All sponsored by SonicWALL WHITE PAPER: SSL VPN is an important layer of protection for your company. This paper details an SSL VPN selection framework to help you evaluate the best option for your organization and how to save time and money when selecting your next SSL VPN. Posted: 14 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Control Software \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Information Security \| Malware \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SSL VPN \| Vendor Selection \| Virus Protection \| VPN Appliances

IBM Cloud Services: Balancing compute options: How IBM Smart Business Cloud can be a catalyst for IT transformation sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This IBM and TBR white paper examines the specific criteria CIOs and IT managers should be looking for from your cloud computing vendors, providing both quantitative and qualitative insights. Posted: 04 May 2011 \| Published: 04 May 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Hybrid clouds \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Platform as a service \| Private cloud computing \| Public cloud computing \| Software as a Service \| Vendor Selection

Doing Business with Comstor sponsored by Comstor WHITE PAPER: Learn more about Comstor, a leader in Cisco product distribution and an established provider of networking and advanced technology solutions. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Certification Programs \| Channel Management \| Distribution \| Marketing \| Networking \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors