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Identify Technologies and Applications Under "Biodiversity" and "Climate Change" (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and SMEs in 24 Countries 2006-12-01 01:00:18 ValueNotes Database

An international management consulting company wanted business intelligence on biodiversity. The company needed to understand the different technologies/ applications/ activities which come under "Biodiversity" and "Climate change" (energy efficiency and renewable energy). They also wanted to identify SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) involved in these applications/ activities in 24 target countries. The company wanted highly manpower intensive and yet skilled work that required and understanding of technologies. ValueNotes research identified technologies in areas such as Eco-tourism, agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries, solar, wind, geothermal, hydel & wave energies, energy efficiency in building, transportation and power management. Valuenotes identified (and got some basic details on) over 300 companies involved in the relevant applications.

An Asian Giant in the Consumer Sector Finds Out the Real Nature of the Company It Almost Signed a JV Deal With...Just in the Nick of Time 2006-12-01 01:00:18 ValueNotes Database

The client, Asian consumer sector giant, had almost signed a Joint Venture (JV) with an Indian partner. Attraction was the large Indian consumer market. Some senior managers were not fully comfortable with the partner. Valuenotes research found that JV partner had misrepresented the size of their business. They were embroiled in several legal (criminal) cases. Their earlier alliance partners had parted from them in unhappy circumstances. The client was saved from potential losses of millions of dollars, as well as the negative impact of allying with an unsatisfactory local partner.

A European Company Sought to Strengthen Its Relationship With an Existing IT Services Vendor in India, and Wanted a Second Opinion 2006-12-01 01:00:18 ValueNotes Database

The client is a European company sourcing IT services from a vendor in India. To strengthen the relationship they wanted to buy equity in the vendor. Second opinion sought from an unbiased source based on ground research. ValueNotes research found the vendor highly competent and well regarded. Also found that the vendor had a relationship with another international services firm which was a possible conflict of interest. The client could bargain more effectively. They drafted legal provisions to eliminate possible future conflicts of interest.

A Company Seeking New Opportunities in a "Hot" Sunrise Industry Wants to Evaluate Its Chances of Success 2006-12-01 01:00:18 ValueNotes Database

Client was looking for opportunities to diversify out of their traditional businesses, which were showing declining growth and profitability. Their consultants had prepared feasibility and market research studies. They were advised to enter a "Hot" new sunrise industry. The potential, projections and future profits were fantastic, in fact, almost too good to be true. They wanted to gauge the competitive scenario in the sunrise industry. ValueNotes found that the future potential was huge. Capital requirements were larger than anticipated. The market would take much longer to develop than had been assumed. Client had no real strengths or advantages to be able to compete effectively in the chosen market. The client pulled out of the project, and today is thankful that they did so.

A Company Seeking New Opportunities in a "Hot" Sunrise Industry Wants to Evaluate Its Chances of Success 2006-12-01 01:00:18 ValueNotes Database

Client was looking for opportunities to diversify out of their traditional businesses, which were showing declining growth and profitability. Their consultants had prepared feasibility and market research studies. They were advised to enter a "Hot" new sunrise industry. The potential, projections and future profits were fantastic, in fact, almost too good to be true. They wanted to gauge the competitive scenario in the sunrise industry. ValueNotes found that the future potential was huge. Capital requirements were larger than anticipated. The market would take much longer to develop than had been assumed. Client had no real strengths or advantages to be able to compete effectively in the chosen market. The client pulled out of the project, and today is thankful that they did so.

HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 Intel Itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 2006-12-27 01:00:55 Hewlett-Packard

Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence (BI) applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable power of HP Integrity Superdome systems, enterprise-class HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 Intel Itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 2006-12-27 01:00:55 Hewlett-Packard

Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence (BI) applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable power of HP Integrity Superdome systems, enterprise-class HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on HP Integrity Superdome Servers for Very Large Database (VLDB) BI Solutions 2006-12-27 01:00:55 Hewlett-Packard

Data Warehouse (DW) architects have a wide range of technology options for their Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Data warehouse solutions based on HP Integrity Superdome servers and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 allow the DW architects to focus on their core competencies and deliver BI solutions quickly. The HP Superdome server provides predictable performance for data warehouses with database sizes between 5 and 100TB.

Podcast: Understanding Pervasive Business Intelligence 2007-02-05 06:43:02 Oracle

Organizations today are looking to extend the capabilities of business intelligence and analytics more broadly to inform the actions of front-line employees, provide an end-to-end view of business performance, and directly influence operational processes. However, many organizations struggle to move BI beyond its traditional audience of business analysts, IT report writers, and top executives. In this podcast, Paul Rodwick, VP of Oracle BI Product Management, discusses the benefits and challenges of achieving pervasive BI.

Reporting System Gives Fast-Food Franchise Better Access to Market Information 2006-11-29 01:00:19 Microsoft

More than 300 branches of the Wimpy fast-food chain feed daily sales information back to the company head office for analysis. The data is used to track the popularity of specials, follow changes in customer requirements, and generally monitor the health of a far-flung operation. The custom legacy application that was used to feed incoming e-mail into a database, however, was not only slow but also prone to failure and required a great deal of maintenance. The result was a regular backlog that kept the company from quicker decision making. A new solution based on a number of Microsoft technologies has changed that, giving Wimpy access to near real-time data with much less hassle.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Identify Technologies and Applications Under "Biodiversity" and "Climate Change" (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) and SMEs in 24 Countries	2006-12-01 01:00:18	ValueNotes Database
An international management consulting company wanted business intelligence on biodiversity. The company needed to understand the different technologies/ applications/ activities which come under "Biodiversity" and "Climate change" (energy efficiency and renewable energy). They also wanted to identify SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) involved in these applications/ activities in 24 target countries. The company wanted highly manpower intensive and yet skilled work that required and understanding of technologies. ValueNotes research identified technologies in areas such as Eco-tourism, agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries, solar, wind, geothermal, hydel & wave energies, energy efficiency in building, transportation and power management. Valuenotes identified (and got some basic details on) over 300 companies involved in the relevant applications.
An Asian Giant in the Consumer Sector Finds Out the Real Nature of the Company It Almost Signed a JV Deal With...Just in the Nick of Time	2006-12-01 01:00:18	ValueNotes Database
The client, Asian consumer sector giant, had almost signed a Joint Venture (JV) with an Indian partner. Attraction was the large Indian consumer market. Some senior managers were not fully comfortable with the partner. Valuenotes research found that JV partner had misrepresented the size of their business. They were embroiled in several legal (criminal) cases. Their earlier alliance partners had parted from them in unhappy circumstances. The client was saved from potential losses of millions of dollars, as well as the negative impact of allying with an unsatisfactory local partner.
A European Company Sought to Strengthen Its Relationship With an Existing IT Services Vendor in India, and Wanted a Second Opinion	2006-12-01 01:00:18	ValueNotes Database
The client is a European company sourcing IT services from a vendor in India. To strengthen the relationship they wanted to buy equity in the vendor. Second opinion sought from an unbiased source based on ground research. ValueNotes research found the vendor highly competent and well regarded. Also found that the vendor had a relationship with another international services firm which was a possible conflict of interest. The client could bargain more effectively. They drafted legal provisions to eliminate possible future conflicts of interest.
A Company Seeking New Opportunities in a "Hot" Sunrise Industry Wants to Evaluate Its Chances of Success	2006-12-01 01:00:18	ValueNotes Database
Client was looking for opportunities to diversify out of their traditional businesses, which were showing declining growth and profitability. Their consultants had prepared feasibility and market research studies. They were advised to enter a "Hot" new sunrise industry. The potential, projections and future profits were fantastic, in fact, almost too good to be true. They wanted to gauge the competitive scenario in the sunrise industry. ValueNotes found that the future potential was huge. Capital requirements were larger than anticipated. The market would take much longer to develop than had been assumed. Client had no real strengths or advantages to be able to compete effectively in the chosen market. The client pulled out of the project, and today is thankful that they did so.
A Company Seeking New Opportunities in a "Hot" Sunrise Industry Wants to Evaluate Its Chances of Success	2006-12-01 01:00:18	ValueNotes Database
Client was looking for opportunities to diversify out of their traditional businesses, which were showing declining growth and profitability. Their consultants had prepared feasibility and market research studies. They were advised to enter a "Hot" new sunrise industry. The potential, projections and future profits were fantastic, in fact, almost too good to be true. They wanted to gauge the competitive scenario in the sunrise industry. ValueNotes found that the future potential was huge. Capital requirements were larger than anticipated. The market would take much longer to develop than had been assumed. Client had no real strengths or advantages to be able to compete effectively in the chosen market. The client pulled out of the project, and today is thankful that they did so.
HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 Intel Itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005	2006-12-27 01:00:55	Hewlett-Packard
Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence (BI) applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable power of HP Integrity Superdome systems, enterprise-class HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
HP Reference Configuration for Business Intelligence: HP Integrity Superdome Servers With 64 Intel Itanium 2 Processors and Microsoft SQL Server 2005	2006-12-27 01:00:55	Hewlett-Packard
Organizations are consolidating Business Intelligence (BI) applications from multiple servers, and the number of source systems is growing. Many solutions based on 32-bit architecture are reaching their limits. This white paper describes a reference 64-bit hardware and software configuration to support a high-end data warehouse/OLAP solution based on the scalable power of HP Integrity Superdome systems, enterprise-class HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array storage and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on HP Integrity Superdome Servers for Very Large Database (VLDB) BI Solutions	2006-12-27 01:00:55	Hewlett-Packard
Data Warehouse (DW) architects have a wide range of technology options for their Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. Data warehouse solutions based on HP Integrity Superdome servers and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 allow the DW architects to focus on their core competencies and deliver BI solutions quickly. The HP Superdome server provides predictable performance for data warehouses with database sizes between 5 and 100TB.
Podcast: Understanding Pervasive Business Intelligence	2007-02-05 06:43:02	Oracle
Organizations today are looking to extend the capabilities of business intelligence and analytics more broadly to inform the actions of front-line employees, provide an end-to-end view of business performance, and directly influence operational processes. However, many organizations struggle to move BI beyond its traditional audience of business analysts, IT report writers, and top executives. In this podcast, Paul Rodwick, VP of Oracle BI Product Management, discusses the benefits and challenges of achieving pervasive BI.
Reporting System Gives Fast-Food Franchise Better Access to Market Information	2006-11-29 01:00:19	Microsoft
More than 300 branches of the Wimpy fast-food chain feed daily sales information back to the company head office for analysis. The data is used to track the popularity of specials, follow changes in customer requirements, and generally monitor the health of a far-flung operation. The custom legacy application that was used to feed incoming e-mail into a database, however, was not only slow but also prone to failure and required a great deal of maintenance. The result was a regular backlog that kept the company from quicker decision making. A new solution based on a number of Microsoft technologies has changed that, giving Wimpy access to near real-time data with much less hassle.