This paper walks you through the tools and technologies that enable service orientation. The purpose of this paper is to share with you the value of Real-World SOA and a few success stories from our customers who have taken on Real-World SOA projects to support their business vision.

Until recently, many high-tech manufacturers – especially small and medium-sized businesses – have been able to survive by applying 80% of their operational focus to 20% or less of their critical customers and suppliers. That was then. The new mandate from channel masters is for more intense, collaborative relationships with fewer suppliers.

This white paper addresses business and technical decision-makers for ambitious companies in which product distribution and transportation play key roles in daily operations and profitability. It describes how the comprehensive, integrated management solution represented by Supply Chain Execution for Microsoft Dynamics AX can help build an integrated logistics solution.

The CPG manufacturing industry is large and thriving; however, margins are slim and competition is furious. There are hundreds of product categories, and to compete, firms must constantly innovate. How can the small-to-medium CPG manufacturer survive in the face of the same external pressures and fewer resources?

The objective of this white paper is to review various aspects of retail financial management and to draw important lessons for small and mid-size retailers. The paper addresses a wide range of topics that impact a retailer’s financial success. Many of these are common to retailers of all sizes, but some are specific to mid to small tier businesses and many cautionary notes are given.

By providing integrated, adaptable functionality within one scalable platform, Microsoft Dynamics AX helps midsize retailers improve their agility with an all-in-one solution based on an open technology platform. And it provides the ability for retailers to connect and interact with customers, partners, and employees around the world.

This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete.

When White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad recast its business model, revenues gained speed, but the cumbersome UNIX system labored through long lines of customers, discouraged timely reporting, and imprisoned data behind arcane rules and menus.  Find out what WP&YR did to help increase sales 13 percent, clear out slow-moving items, save steps and stoke the profit engine.

J.D. Byrider's franchisees experienced a high level of frustration due to an old system running on Linux using dBase files. Byrider made the decision to switch their development environment to Intel-based servers in a Microsoft SQL Server and ASP development environment. Download this paper to read about their results.

Modern distributed, interconnected applications provide a new level of agility to businesses and IT. In these applications, the software for a business process is composed of "services," components consisting of discrete business functionality that can be recombined and reused in different business processes, enabling rapid business change. This white paper examines the challenges of, and solutions for, effectively managing their operations.

Modern distributed, interconnected applications provide a new level of agility to businesses and IT. In these applications, the software for a business process is composed of "services," components consisting of discrete business functionality that can be recombined and reused in different business processes, enabling rapid business change. This white paper examines the challenges of, and solutions for, effectively managing their operations.

This paper summarizes the key ingredients for a successful on-demand implementation. Find out how you can benefit from the knowledge gained by the Salesforce.com Global Services organization, as outlined in the seven domains described in this paper.

Read how demand planning software packages can help manufacturers to establish baseline sales forecasts, incorporating multiple inputs; perform sophisticated analysis that improves their use of human and capital resources; and better understand their markets and customers.

Automation of the Last Mile supports the growth of the CFO’s mission, as it builds efficiency and integrates information throughout the enterprise.

CFOs should consider “The Last Mile of Finance” as a target for cost control, process optimization, and risk reduction that can enable finance to better support the strategic goals of the organization.

An Oracle White Paper - August 2012

With the pool of available IPv4 addresses all but dried up, the transition to IPv6 is gaining steam, but will pose significant challenges. Download this resource for planning a IPv6 migration, and learn about steps IT organizations can take to begin the transition.

Cloud balancing is the process of routing transactions and network requests across applications in multiple clouds. Think of it as the, "don't put your eggs in one basket" approach, but in this case don't put all your applications in one cloud.

Leveraging a combined view of billions of daily web transactions-spanning millions of enterprise users across over 140 countries - Zscaler ThreatLabZ delivers the State of the Web Q3 2011 Report.

In this seminar, you'll learn how you can use the iPad to create and deliver stunning sales and marketing presentations, make business meetings even more productive and take advantage of business "dashboards" to stay better informed no matter where you're working from.

The aim of this document is to highlight ways in which ScriptLogic solutions can be used to bring Microsoft Windows-based IT systems into line with the requirements of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.

Purchasing a new software package like the IWMS from TRIRIGA, an IBM Company, could be viewed as a great investment especially, if money is available.

Comic Relief implemented the Riverbed® Stingray Traffic Manager and was able to raise a phenomenal £54.7m for its 2009 annual fundraiser Red Nose Day.

When AlertBoot switched to the cloud it chose Riverbed stingray Traffic Manager to use while transitioning its infrastructure to a virtual enviornment

This white paper outlines how the Riverbed® Stingray Traffic Manager VA improves traffic performance figures compared to a Linux install.