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Procurement Lessons Learned from the Economic Downturn (SAP Insider Article) sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to discover the top four tactics employed by best-in-class companies of varied sizes and industries to elevate procurement proficiencies in today's recalcitrant economy, along with the metrics they use to measure their success. Posted: 21 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Procurement \| SAP (Product) \| Spend Management \| Supplier Management \| Supply Chain Execution \| Supply Chain Management

Ten Steps to an Enterprise Mobility Strategy sponsored by iPass Inc. WHITE PAPER: Ensure traveling employees are productive while you control costs and security, with an enterprise mobility strategy. Posted: 30 Jan 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| LAN \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| VPN \| Wi-Fi

Top Ten Reasons to Automate Operating Expense Controls sponsored by ExpenseWatch.com WHITE PAPER: Manual processes are error-prone, time-consuming and costly. Learn the top ten reasons to automate operating expense controls. Posted: 01 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 TOPICS: Purchasing \| Purchasing Best Practices \| SMBs \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| Travel and Expense Management Software

FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises: Complete Desktop-to-Datacenter Enterprise License Optimization Solution sponsored by Flexera Software WHITE PAPER: Lacking a strategic solution for Enterprise License Optimization most organizations are greatly overspending on some licenses and out of compliance on others, putting them at risk of costly software license audits. FlexNet Manager Suite is a comprehensive and proven solution for Enterprise License Optimization and license compliance management. Posted: 11 Mar 2011 \| Published: 11 Mar 2011 TOPICS: Applications Management Software \| Business Process Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise Applications Software \| Licensing \| Purchasing Best Practices \| ROI \| SAP (Product) \| Software Licensing \| Spend Management

The Total Economic Impact™ of Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack, and Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Learn how Oracle's comprehensive industry leading configuration management and provisioning automation solutions help you reduce application management costs while delivering greater control and compliance. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 01 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Configuration Management \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Resource Management \| Enterprise Systems \| Oracle (Product) \| Spend Management

Spend Performance Management - Maximize Savings, Reduce Supplier Risks sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management application provides full visibility into direct and indirect spend, and helps companies proactively identify cost savings opportunities and supply risks, reduce costs, maintain supply continuity, and increase spend under management. Posted: 05 Nov 2009 \| Published: 05 Nov 2009 TOPICS: ERP \| ERP Software \| Procurement \| Spend Management \| Spend Management Software \| Supply Chain Intelligence \| Supply Chain Management

Bridging the Business/IT Divide in B2B Integration sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This research report presents results from a survey of 360 line of business managers in regards to B2B integration, and also offers recommendations on narrowing the gap between business and IT to maximize returns from B2B integration initiatives. Posted: 16 Jun 2014 \| Published: 30 May 2014 TOPICS: B2B \| B2B Integration \| B2B Integration Software \| Business Communications \| Business Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Structures \| CIOs \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Resource Management \| IT Best Practices \| IT Departments \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Surveys

How the Convergence of Cloud, Big Data, Mobile, and Social Forces Impacts Global Business sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the results of a survey of IT professionals from around the world regarding the business impact of cloud, big data, mobile, and social forces. Posted: 16 Jun 2014 \| Published: 13 May 2014 TOPICS: Business Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| CIOs \| Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Analytics \| Enterprise \| IT Departments \| IT Industry \| IT Management \| IT Managers \| Mobile Device Management \| Social Computing

Enterprise BI Platforms sponsored by OpenText WHITE PAPER: This resource dives into the top vendors in the BI sector, comparing them based on a wide array of criteria. Cut through the complexity and find out what providers should have your business, and save yourself a BI headache down the road. Posted: 08 Dec 2015 \| Published: 08 Dec 2015 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| Data Analytics

Performance Management: How to Implement a Planning Tool and Get It Right the First Time sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn about how a quarterly rolling planning process, along with a planning tool, can yield better business forecasting results. Posted: 12 Feb 2014 \| Published: 31 Aug 2013 TOPICS: Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Systems \| Financing \| Software Development Tools