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Getting Started with Master Data Management 2007-02-12 15:14:51 Hyperion

What is Master Data Management (MDM)? How 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 and more in this insightful white paper, brought to you by Hyperion.

The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes 2007-06-11 12:57:24 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.

Introduction to crystalreports.com - On-Demand Web Seminar 2007-02-09 14:38:26 Business Objects

Looking for a better way to publish and share your reports? 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 On-Demand Web seminar to hear first hand how customers like National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination and National University of Health Sciences are using crystalreports.com 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

Alaska Airlines Soars in Meeting the Needs of More Than 17 Million Customers Annually 2007-01-19 01:00:27 Oracle

For 74 years, Alaska Airlines has been providing world-class domestic airline service. Understanding and responding to customer needs is the key to success in the increasingly competitive domestic airline industry, where margins are small and customer loyalty is prized. Over the years, Alaska Airlines acquired a great deal of customer data, but it resided in disparate systems throughout the company. Alaska Airlines chose Oracle's Siebel Business Analytics to tie together customer data from numerous sources, and, ultimately, to design marketing programs to drive customer loyalty. Using a forward-thinking approach that encompasses a methodical look at process improvements, Alaska Airlines is now able to better understand, respond to, and anticipate customer needs.

E-Mail as Intellectual Property 2007-01-12 01:00:27 Quocirca Ltd

Email is now more important to companies than ever - sensitive information is committed to email both inside and outside of the organisation. However, growth in overall email volume, driven by more sophisticated spamming attacks, as well the need to filter out malware and to ensure content is suitable for purpose means that we now must re-address how we view email within the organisation.

Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new desktop environment provides the company with better data analysis, more effective desktop search, enhanced IT security, and more efficient infrastructure management. Due to the enhanced productivity and efficiency of the new IT platform, Petrobras anticipates a potential annual cost-of-ownership savings of approximately U.S.$1.3 million.

SAS Drug Development Simplifies Data Management, Data Analysis and Regulatory Submissions 2007-01-05 01:00:23 SAS Institute

In its quest to discover new treatments for lethal, rapidly progressing forms of cancer, biopharmaceutical company NeoPharm has developed an impressive portfolio of cancer-fighting drugs. Currently, four of NeoPharm's drug compounds are in clinical trials - where physicians are studying these drug candidates' abilities to treat brain tumors and other forms of cancer without major side effects. At NeoPharm, SAS Drug Development provides the intelligence that the company needs to manage its research data effectively and to share that research with decision makers throughout the organization.

NCSU Professor Gives Students Workplace Edge With SAS 2007-01-05 01:00:23 SAS Institute

In an uncertain labor market, recent college graduates need every advantage available to stand out from the crowded field of job applicants. An N.C. State University professor says her undergraduate IT capstone course, which relies on SAS, is giving her students that competitive edge. The assistant professor of information technology at NCSU in Raleigh, N.C., is helping shape undergraduates into future thought leaders - many of whom are landing choice jobs straight out of school. At the heart of the senior-level course is its use of technologies like SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), which simulate actual business environments.

IT Specialist Enhances Analysis and Reporting With New Business Intelligence Tools 2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft

ECS, one of Europe's leading computer leasing and IT infrastructure management specialists, delivers a range of outsourcing and consulting services to its customers. To maximize operational efficiency, it began working with business intelligence technologies in 1999 that published weekly reports on key business outcomes. In 2004, the company expanded its business intelligence functions using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and is now migrating analysis and reporting applications to Microsoft SQL Server 2005. This offers several new tools for integration, online analytical processing, data analysis, and reporting. ECS managers now have greater visibility of business performance by product offering.

Insurance Company Improves Operational Efficiency 25 Percent by Improving Data Access 2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft

Grange Insurance Group is a mid-sized personal and commercial insurance company that caters to farming communities and suburban areas in the United States. The company has more than U.S.$190 million in assets. To facilitate business growth, Grange commissioned Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Tata Consultancy Services to consolidate its existing systems and business processes. Tata Consultancy Services's proprietary methodology, the Insurance-Business Intelligence for Decision Support, is a framework for data analysis and data warehousing. Grange has been able to substantially improve its efficiency due to the enterprisewide database solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000. In fact, the company has recorded a 25 percent productivity increase due to the new analytics and reporting solution.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Getting Started with Master Data Management	2007-02-12 15:14:51	Hyperion
What is Master Data Management (MDM)? How 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 and more in this insightful white paper, brought to you by Hyperion.
The Impact of the newly emerging field of Financial Data Quality Management (FDQM) on Group Reporting and Performance Management Processes	2007-06-11 12:57:24	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.
Introduction to crystalreports.com - On-Demand Web Seminar	2007-02-09 14:38:26	Business Objects
Looking for a better way to publish and share your reports? 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 On-Demand Web seminar to hear first hand how customers like National Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination and National University of Health Sciences are using crystalreports.com 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
Alaska Airlines Soars in Meeting the Needs of More Than 17 Million Customers Annually	2007-01-19 01:00:27	Oracle
For 74 years, Alaska Airlines has been providing world-class domestic airline service. Understanding and responding to customer needs is the key to success in the increasingly competitive domestic airline industry, where margins are small and customer loyalty is prized. Over the years, Alaska Airlines acquired a great deal of customer data, but it resided in disparate systems throughout the company. Alaska Airlines chose Oracle's Siebel Business Analytics to tie together customer data from numerous sources, and, ultimately, to design marketing programs to drive customer loyalty. Using a forward-thinking approach that encompasses a methodical look at process improvements, Alaska Airlines is now able to better understand, respond to, and anticipate customer needs.
E-Mail as Intellectual Property	2007-01-12 01:00:27	Quocirca Ltd
Email is now more important to companies than ever - sensitive information is committed to email both inside and outside of the organisation. However, growth in overall email volume, driven by more sophisticated spamming attacks, as well the need to filter out malware and to ensure content is suitable for purpose means that we now must re-address how we view email within the organisation.
Energy Leader Increases Information Worker Productivity With New IT Platform	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
As one of the leading integrated energy corporations in Latin America, Petrobras Energia S.A. aims to be a leader in the incorporation of new technologies into its major lines of business and internal operations. In an effort to improve information-worker productivity and IT management efficiency, Petrobras has been an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The new desktop environment provides the company with better data analysis, more effective desktop search, enhanced IT security, and more efficient infrastructure management. Due to the enhanced productivity and efficiency of the new IT platform, Petrobras anticipates a potential annual cost-of-ownership savings of approximately U.S.$1.3 million.
SAS Drug Development Simplifies Data Management, Data Analysis and Regulatory Submissions	2007-01-05 01:00:23	SAS Institute
In its quest to discover new treatments for lethal, rapidly progressing forms of cancer, biopharmaceutical company NeoPharm has developed an impressive portfolio of cancer-fighting drugs. Currently, four of NeoPharm's drug compounds are in clinical trials - where physicians are studying these drug candidates' abilities to treat brain tumors and other forms of cancer without major side effects. At NeoPharm, SAS Drug Development provides the intelligence that the company needs to manage its research data effectively and to share that research with decision makers throughout the organization.
NCSU Professor Gives Students Workplace Edge With SAS	2007-01-05 01:00:23	SAS Institute
In an uncertain labor market, recent college graduates need every advantage available to stand out from the crowded field of job applicants. An N.C. State University professor says her undergraduate IT capstone course, which relies on SAS, is giving her students that competitive edge. The assistant professor of information technology at NCSU in Raleigh, N.C., is helping shape undergraduates into future thought leaders - many of whom are landing choice jobs straight out of school. At the heart of the senior-level course is its use of technologies like SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner for Customer Relationship Management (CRM), which simulate actual business environments.
IT Specialist Enhances Analysis and Reporting With New Business Intelligence Tools	2007-01-01 01:00:30	Microsoft
ECS, one of Europe's leading computer leasing and IT infrastructure management specialists, delivers a range of outsourcing and consulting services to its customers. To maximize operational efficiency, it began working with business intelligence technologies in 1999 that published weekly reports on key business outcomes. In 2004, the company expanded its business intelligence functions using Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and is now migrating analysis and reporting applications to Microsoft SQL Server 2005. This offers several new tools for integration, online analytical processing, data analysis, and reporting. ECS managers now have greater visibility of business performance by product offering.
Insurance Company Improves Operational Efficiency 25 Percent by Improving Data Access	2007-01-01 01:00:30	Microsoft
Grange Insurance Group is a mid-sized personal and commercial insurance company that caters to farming communities and suburban areas in the United States. The company has more than U.S.$190 million in assets. To facilitate business growth, Grange commissioned Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Tata Consultancy Services to consolidate its existing systems and business processes. Tata Consultancy Services's proprietary methodology, the Insurance-Business Intelligence for Decision Support, is a framework for data analysis and data warehousing. Grange has been able to substantially improve its efficiency due to the enterprisewide database solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000. In fact, the company has recorded a 25 percent productivity increase due to the new analytics and reporting solution.