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Office Business Application Custom Workflow Solution Connects Business Activities, Improves Data Access, and Analysis 2007-10-01 Microsoft

Microsoft Entertainment and Devices (E&D) created an Office Business Application (OBA) using capabilities in the 2007 Microsoft Office system to more easily access and use business intelligence about every facet of the Xbox video game system. The new OBA lets employees use a familiar Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 user interface to utilize more than 140 actions, workflows, applications, reports, and data. Microsoft E&D harnesses the power of the OBA to empower its budgeting and forecasting decisions about the Xbox. The group created a flexible design that it can readily change as business requirements evolve by taking advantage of the native features and functionality of the 2007 Microsoft Office system.

Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Collaboration Tools

Technical Documentation Without the Headaches: Beiersdorf AG 2007-09-28 SAP

Beiersdorf AG, established in Hamburg in 1882, owns three brands that are market leaders in many countries. The company wanted to replace the existing document management system, integrate documents and master data, international capabilities, integrate product lifecycle management into the company's global SAP strategy and implement a system validated to FDA regulations. To meet these objectives, Beiersdorf opted to implement mySAP Product Lifecycle Management.

Tags: Business Management

How SAP Material Master Workflow Packaged Service Is Helping Industrial Turbine Manufacturer Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery's Business Power Ahead 2007-09-28 SAP

A wholly-owned subsidiary of global electrical engineering giant Siemens, Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery has completed a major consolidation of all its core business systems onto SAP - and is now looking for ways to unleash the full power of its SAP investment. This case study explains how the SAP Material Master Workflow Packaged Service was used to pilot a complete overhaul of the company's workflow processes - and is already delivering massive improvements in processing speeds.

Tags: ERP,

Personalization is the prescription for new drugs 2007-09-28 IBM

Despite many advances, the new molecular approach to drug research relies heavily upon technology. This article shows how by examining disease with the right technology, pharmaceutical researchers are able to more accurately define disease and understand how it affects certain people differently.

Tags: Groupware - Workflow, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Strategic Planning, HIPAA

Training Simulations and Metrics in Second Life 2007-09-27 Delta L Training

An experiential simulation often works as a better learning tool than a traditional "Lecture + textbook + exam" trio. Today effective Second Life (SL) educational simulations are rare. Those that exist are often closer to replications than simulations and lack metrics that would allow consistent interpretation of results. Two of the Delta L simulations use puzzle-solving narrative to create a teamwork exercise and test teamwork skills. Simulations collect complete data on individual and team performance. This data is used to calculate a variety of sophisticated metrics solving a problem of reliable comparison of results.

Omnify Software Case Study: Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions 2007-09-24 Omnify Software

With increasing competition among Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, both locally and offshore, Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) needed a means to escalate their value-add and provide the highest level of service to their customers. IMS wanted to become a true extension of their customers. The company needed to provide solutions where IMS truly acts as an extension of the customer and helps ease their workload. IMS recognized that a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system could facilitate this by providing a single environment for creating and changing product information and enabling vital product data to be easily shared between IMS and their customers. Additionally, they were seeking a provider that would help them differentiate their service offerings - Omnify is that solution.

Tags: Collaboration Tools

Dade Behring Speeds Time-to-Market With mySAP Product Lifecycle Management 2007-09-14 SAP

Dade Behring, a U.S.$1.2 billion company employing 6,000 people, is focused on enhancing people's lives by being the most responsive provider of quality diagnostic products and services to its customers. Dade Behring wanted to fully integrate the design, review, and release-to-manufacturing processes to manage and share up-to-date product information throughout the enterprise. mySAP Product Lifecycle Management (mySAP PLM) provided the company with a single design-data management system that can be used globally for collaborative product development. Dade Behring anticipates that mySAP PLM will enable it to reduce development cycle times and help it gain the number-one position in its marketplace.

Tags: ERP, CAD

Strong Project Management Helps SAP Consulting Complete Project on Time and Within Budget, Fulfilling Goals in All Respects 2007-09-14 SAP

The company wanted to deploy solutions that had never been implemented in the Brazilian beverage industry. The challenge was to alleviate risks associated with meeting performance demands and Brazilian beverage industry's legal requirements. With top-quality support from SAP Consulting, Spaipa S.A. has implemented the SAP Beverage application and the sales and distribution capabilities of the mySAP Business Suite family of business solutions. The SAP Project Management service provided strong leadership, completing the project on time and within budget.

Tags: Business Management,

IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) poster 2007-09-07 IBM

IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) provides proven best practices for software and systems delivery, implementation, and effective project management. Request your free RUP poster from IBM, which can be placed anywhere as an easy-to-use reference guide.

Tags: Software Engineering, Methodology, Services, Application Development

Maximizing Reuse in Product Communications 2007-09-06 EMC

Philips Consumer Electronics (PCE) is one of the world's top three consumer electronics companies, and the largest in Europe. The company wanted simultaneous launch of new products across all markets and reduce translation management overhead and translation costs. The challenge was to reduce 4 month lead time for content to reach the web and improve time-to-market for all product communications. The company implemented SDLWorkFlow, an enterprise-class web-based translation management system and SDLTermBase Online, centralized, web-based, Terminology repository.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Office Business Application Custom Workflow Solution Connects Business Activities, Improves Data Access, and Analysis	2007-10-01	Microsoft
Microsoft Entertainment and Devices (E&D) created an Office Business Application (OBA) using capabilities in the 2007 Microsoft Office system to more easily access and use business intelligence about every facet of the Xbox video game system. The new OBA lets employees use a familiar Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 user interface to utilize more than 140 actions, workflows, applications, reports, and data. Microsoft E&D harnesses the power of the OBA to empower its budgeting and forecasting decisions about the Xbox. The group created a flexible design that it can readily change as business requirements evolve by taking advantage of the native features and functionality of the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Collaboration Tools
Technical Documentation Without the Headaches: Beiersdorf AG	2007-09-28	SAP
Beiersdorf AG, established in Hamburg in 1882, owns three brands that are market leaders in many countries. The company wanted to replace the existing document management system, integrate documents and master data, international capabilities, integrate product lifecycle management into the company's global SAP strategy and implement a system validated to FDA regulations. To meet these objectives, Beiersdorf opted to implement mySAP Product Lifecycle Management. Tags: Business Management
How SAP Material Master Workflow Packaged Service Is Helping Industrial Turbine Manufacturer Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery's Business Power Ahead	2007-09-28	SAP
A wholly-owned subsidiary of global electrical engineering giant Siemens, Demag Delaval Industrial Turbomachinery has completed a major consolidation of all its core business systems onto SAP - and is now looking for ways to unleash the full power of its SAP investment. This case study explains how the SAP Material Master Workflow Packaged Service was used to pilot a complete overhaul of the company's workflow processes - and is already delivering massive improvements in processing speeds. Tags: ERP,
Personalization is the prescription for new drugs	2007-09-28	IBM
Despite many advances, the new molecular approach to drug research relies heavily upon technology. This article shows how by examining disease with the right technology, pharmaceutical researchers are able to more accurately define disease and understand how it affects certain people differently. Tags: Groupware - Workflow, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Strategic Planning, HIPAA
Training Simulations and Metrics in Second Life	2007-09-27	Delta L Training
An experiential simulation often works as a better learning tool than a traditional "Lecture + textbook + exam" trio. Today effective Second Life (SL) educational simulations are rare. Those that exist are often closer to replications than simulations and lack metrics that would allow consistent interpretation of results. Two of the Delta L simulations use puzzle-solving narrative to create a teamwork exercise and test teamwork skills. Simulations collect complete data on individual and team performance. This data is used to calculate a variety of sophisticated metrics solving a problem of reliable comparison of results.
Omnify Software Case Study: Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions	2007-09-24	Omnify Software
With increasing competition among Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, both locally and offshore, Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) needed a means to escalate their value-add and provide the highest level of service to their customers. IMS wanted to become a true extension of their customers. The company needed to provide solutions where IMS truly acts as an extension of the customer and helps ease their workload. IMS recognized that a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system could facilitate this by providing a single environment for creating and changing product information and enabling vital product data to be easily shared between IMS and their customers. Additionally, they were seeking a provider that would help them differentiate their service offerings - Omnify is that solution. Tags: Collaboration Tools
Dade Behring Speeds Time-to-Market With mySAP Product Lifecycle Management	2007-09-14	SAP
Dade Behring, a U.S.$1.2 billion company employing 6,000 people, is focused on enhancing people's lives by being the most responsive provider of quality diagnostic products and services to its customers. Dade Behring wanted to fully integrate the design, review, and release-to-manufacturing processes to manage and share up-to-date product information throughout the enterprise. mySAP Product Lifecycle Management (mySAP PLM) provided the company with a single design-data management system that can be used globally for collaborative product development. Dade Behring anticipates that mySAP PLM will enable it to reduce development cycle times and help it gain the number-one position in its marketplace. Tags: ERP, CAD
Strong Project Management Helps SAP Consulting Complete Project on Time and Within Budget, Fulfilling Goals in All Respects	2007-09-14	SAP
The company wanted to deploy solutions that had never been implemented in the Brazilian beverage industry. The challenge was to alleviate risks associated with meeting performance demands and Brazilian beverage industry's legal requirements. With top-quality support from SAP Consulting, Spaipa S.A. has implemented the SAP Beverage application and the sales and distribution capabilities of the mySAP Business Suite family of business solutions. The SAP Project Management service provided strong leadership, completing the project on time and within budget. Tags: Business Management,
IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) poster	2007-09-07	IBM
IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP) provides proven best practices for software and systems delivery, implementation, and effective project management. Request your free RUP poster from IBM, which can be placed anywhere as an easy-to-use reference guide. Tags: Software Engineering, Methodology, Services, Application Development
Maximizing Reuse in Product Communications	2007-09-06	EMC
Philips Consumer Electronics (PCE) is one of the world's top three consumer electronics companies, and the largest in Europe. The company wanted simultaneous launch of new products across all markets and reduce translation management overhead and translation costs. The challenge was to reduce 4 month lead time for content to reach the web and improve time-to-market for all product communications. The company implemented SDLWorkFlow, an enterprise-class web-based translation management system and SDLTermBase Online, centralized, web-based, Terminology repository.