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Shinhan Bank Moves to Grid Computing to Improve Competitive Advantage 2007-05-01 Oracle

Founded in 1982, Shinhan Bank became the second largest bank in South Korea after merging with Chohung Bank in 2006. One of Shinhan Bank's key goals after the merger was to consolidate the systems it had inherited and standardize on a common platform. This would reduce the complexity and costs of operating a disparate infrastructure. After a rigorous evaluation process, Shinhan Bank selected Oracle 10g technology to build a robust, secure platform for its critical business systems. The move to Oracle has resulted in a number of significant benefits for the bank, including improved availability and reliability, easy scalability, and more efficient system performance.

Tags: Database Applications

Configurable Virtualized System Environments for High Performance Computing 2007-04-27 University of Reading

Existing challenges for current terascale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems are increasingly hampering the development and deployment efforts of system software and scientific applications for next-generation petascale systems. The expected rapid system upgrade interval toward petascale scientific computing demands an incremental strategy for the development and deployment of legacy and new large-scale scientific applications that avoids excessive porting. Furthermore, system software developers as well as scientific application developers require access to large-scale testbed environments in order to test individual solutions at scale. This paper proposes to address these issues at the system software level through the development of a Virtualized System Environment (VSE) for scientific computing.

Tags: Virtualization

Performance and Reliability for Excel Spreadsheets Through High Performance Computing 2007-03-01 Microsoft

This paper describes how to increase the computational power and reliability of Excel 2007 spreadsheets through the use of the Microsoft High Performance Computing platform composed of Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, and Excel Services, part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Specifically, the paper shows how an integrated solution built on this Microsoft platform enables performance and reliability scenarios in the Financial Services, Oil and Gas, and Life Sciences industries where spreadsheets are often used in to make business critical decisions.

Tags: Spreadsheets

Shanghai Distance Education Group Brings High Quality Learning to the Masses 2007-02-01 Oracle

The Shanghai Distance Education Group (SDEG) expects the number of concurrent online users to exceed 10,000. Data volumes are also projected to increase as student numbers grow. To ensure it can cater for rapid increases in information volume and provide a seamless learning experience for students, SDEG installed Oracle 10g to deliver a stable, high-performing technology infrastructure. It is the first educational provider in Shanghai to adopt an Oracle grid solution. The move to a grid computing environment ensures hardware failures do not affect system operation, and reduces total cost of ownership by enabling SDEG to use low-cost commodity servers and open source technology.

Tags: Database Applications

Getting Started with Master Data Management 2007-01-24 01:00:28 Hyperion

So what is Master Data Management (MDM)? How it can it be used to drive the business, and why is it important for companies to understand and successfully manage their master data? Further, what are the challenges that come with implementing an MDM program, and what are the key process drivers to apply in order to help achieve the desired results from an MDM implementation? Deloitte Consulting answers these questions in this paper, brought to you by Hyperion.

Master Data Management: Creating a Single View of the Business 2007-04-10 14:59:40 Hyperion

Seriously considering a business intelligence solution? Your business intelligence solution is only as good as the data supporting it. This research report from the Business Intelligence Network (b-eye) sets forth a concise definition of the basic terms and technologies to get you started, plus dispels common misconceptions in an easily understood strategy and architecture to which you can map future Master Data Management (MDM) projects.

Download this in-depth report to learn more (Executive Summary included).

The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes 2007-01-24 01:00:28 Hyperion

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 integrity of the whole process in jeopardy. In recent years, financial reporting processes have become intertwined with other key management processes such as budgeting, planning, forecasting, scorecarding and analytics to form a broader performance management platform sharing common data structures.

Looking For a Better Way to Publish and Share Your Reports? 2007-01-24 01:00:28 Business Objects

With fewer staff resources and less time and money to spend on implementing software, organizations need simple and secure tools, designed to allow users easy-access to information in a timely manner. Crystal Reports XI, the world's leading reporting tool now includes a NEW way to share your reports. It's easy--with Crystal Reports XI you have everything you need to start using crystalreports.com with nothing to deploy, no additional costs, and no dependence on IT.

View this presentation to hear first-hand how customers like National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination and National University of Health Sciences are using crystalreports.com today to instantly and securely share reports over the Web and find out how crystalreports.com will enable you to:

Share Crystal Reports right over the Web with no software to install

Schedule reports, define user and group permissions and create report groups

Allow users faster, easier access to the information they need

Space-Based Architecture and the End of Tier-Based Computing 2007-01-10 GigaSpaces

The emergence of powerful and new commodity hardware and the introduction of SOA/Grid architectures tout the promise of achieving true linearly-scalable systems at a lower cost. Unfortunately, these new systems and architectures are not aligned with the existing tier-based model, which lies at the heart of today's middleware and application approaches, and which is by definition centralized and static. This paper introduces a new approach - Space-Based Architecture (SBA) - for transforming existing tier-based applications into linearly and dynamically scalable services.

Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture

Why SpringCM is a Smart Idea for Business 2007-01-08 13:50:35 SpringCM

SpringCM deploys Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to put document and content management within practical and affordable reach of your business. That means you don't need to purchase any new hardware or software. With SpringCM, your document management solution can be up and running in a matter of minutes, not months. Download this short paper to learn why SpringCM is the simple, smart, and secure source for on-demand document and content management.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Shinhan Bank Moves to Grid Computing to Improve Competitive Advantage	2007-05-01	Oracle
Founded in 1982, Shinhan Bank became the second largest bank in South Korea after merging with Chohung Bank in 2006. One of Shinhan Bank's key goals after the merger was to consolidate the systems it had inherited and standardize on a common platform. This would reduce the complexity and costs of operating a disparate infrastructure. After a rigorous evaluation process, Shinhan Bank selected Oracle 10g technology to build a robust, secure platform for its critical business systems. The move to Oracle has resulted in a number of significant benefits for the bank, including improved availability and reliability, easy scalability, and more efficient system performance. Tags: Database Applications
Configurable Virtualized System Environments for High Performance Computing	2007-04-27	University of Reading
Existing challenges for current terascale High Performance Computing (HPC) systems are increasingly hampering the development and deployment efforts of system software and scientific applications for next-generation petascale systems. The expected rapid system upgrade interval toward petascale scientific computing demands an incremental strategy for the development and deployment of legacy and new large-scale scientific applications that avoids excessive porting. Furthermore, system software developers as well as scientific application developers require access to large-scale testbed environments in order to test individual solutions at scale. This paper proposes to address these issues at the system software level through the development of a Virtualized System Environment (VSE) for scientific computing. Tags: Virtualization
Performance and Reliability for Excel Spreadsheets Through High Performance Computing	2007-03-01	Microsoft
This paper describes how to increase the computational power and reliability of Excel 2007 spreadsheets through the use of the Microsoft High Performance Computing platform composed of Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, and Excel Services, part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Specifically, the paper shows how an integrated solution built on this Microsoft platform enables performance and reliability scenarios in the Financial Services, Oil and Gas, and Life Sciences industries where spreadsheets are often used in to make business critical decisions. Tags: Spreadsheets
Shanghai Distance Education Group Brings High Quality Learning to the Masses	2007-02-01	Oracle
The Shanghai Distance Education Group (SDEG) expects the number of concurrent online users to exceed 10,000. Data volumes are also projected to increase as student numbers grow. To ensure it can cater for rapid increases in information volume and provide a seamless learning experience for students, SDEG installed Oracle 10g to deliver a stable, high-performing technology infrastructure. It is the first educational provider in Shanghai to adopt an Oracle grid solution. The move to a grid computing environment ensures hardware failures do not affect system operation, and reduces total cost of ownership by enabling SDEG to use low-cost commodity servers and open source technology. Tags: Database Applications
Getting Started with Master Data Management	2007-01-24 01:00:28	Hyperion
So what is Master Data Management (MDM)? How it can it be used to drive the business, and why is it important for companies to understand and successfully manage their master data? Further, what are the challenges that come with implementing an MDM program, and what are the key process drivers to apply in order to help achieve the desired results from an MDM implementation? Deloitte Consulting answers these questions in this paper, brought to you by Hyperion.
Master Data Management: Creating a Single View of the Business	2007-04-10 14:59:40	Hyperion
Seriously considering a business intelligence solution? Your business intelligence solution is only as good as the data supporting it. This research report from the Business Intelligence Network (b-eye) sets forth a concise definition of the basic terms and technologies to get you started, plus dispels common misconceptions in an easily understood strategy and architecture to which you can map future Master Data Management (MDM) projects. Download this in-depth report to learn more (Executive Summary included).
The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes	2007-01-24 01:00:28	Hyperion
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 integrity of the whole process in jeopardy. In recent years, financial reporting processes have become intertwined with other key management processes such as budgeting, planning, forecasting, scorecarding and analytics to form a broader performance management platform sharing common data structures.
Looking For a Better Way to Publish and Share Your Reports?	2007-01-24 01:00:28	Business Objects
With fewer staff resources and less time and money to spend on implementing software, organizations need simple and secure tools, designed to allow users easy-access to information in a timely manner. Crystal Reports XI, the world's leading reporting tool now includes a NEW way to share your reports. It's easy--with Crystal Reports XI you have everything you need to start using crystalreports.com with nothing to deploy, no additional costs, and no dependence on IT. View this presentation to hear first-hand how customers like National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination and National University of Health Sciences are using crystalreports.com today to instantly and securely share reports over the Web and find out how crystalreports.com will enable you to: Share Crystal Reports right over the Web with no software to install Schedule reports, define user and group permissions and create report groups Allow users faster, easier access to the information they need
Space-Based Architecture and the End of Tier-Based Computing	2007-01-10	GigaSpaces
The emergence of powerful and new commodity hardware and the introduction of SOA/Grid architectures tout the promise of achieving true linearly-scalable systems at a lower cost. Unfortunately, these new systems and architectures are not aligned with the existing tier-based model, which lies at the heart of today's middleware and application approaches, and which is by definition centralized and static. This paper introduces a new approach - Space-Based Architecture (SBA) - for transforming existing tier-based applications into linearly and dynamically scalable services. Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture
Why SpringCM is a Smart Idea for Business	2007-01-08 13:50:35	SpringCM
SpringCM deploys Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to put document and content management within practical and affordable reach of your business. That means you don't need to purchase any new hardware or software. With SpringCM, your document management solution can be up and running in a matter of minutes, not months. Download this short paper to learn why SpringCM is the simple, smart, and secure source for on-demand document and content management.