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whitepaper Who Benefits From Outsourcing?: The Political, Economic and Cultural Ramifications of Outsourcing2009-08-18 Intetics
  While simple on the surface, the decision to outsource is a major strategic undertaking for most companies. Since it involves evaluating the probable reduction in costs against the consequences of a loss in control over production or performance of a certain business function, the opportunity to outsource and offshore should never be taken lightly. There are also other considerations - economic effects, political consequences, and even cultural limitations. So who really benefits from outsourcing and offshoring when there are so many issues and constituencies involved? This White Paper explores the economic and political implications of outsourcing and offshoring, while identifying cultural differences that can make or break a sourcing relationship and examining techniques for managing successful deals.   
whitepaper Dynamics Collaborative Contact Center Demo2009-08-18 Microsoft
  Optimize communications with Microsoft Dynamics® and the Collaborative Contact Center.

Tags: Customer Management, Customer Management, Data Tools, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper In Search of a Silver Bullet for Risk Management2009-08-13 Ernst & Young
  With government funding of the financial services sector in full swing nearly the world over, all eyes are focused on how financial institutions manage their businesses and control their risks. For the foreseeable future, the industry can expect elevated levels of distrust, scrutiny and regulation. While the campaign to improve holistic Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is by no means new, the stakes and costs associated with weak performance have risen. An organization's ability to implement a seamless and holistic risk management program - one that successfully achieves alignment among business, financial, technological and compliance risks - is increasingly viewed as a catalyst for competitive advantage.   
whitepaper Taming the Market Turmoil: Key Risks and Responses for Asset Managers2009-08-13 Ernst & Young
  Dealing with the market crisis and its immediate challenges is the top risk for asset managers in 2009. This involves preserving capital and reevaluating risk management capabilities and controls - while maintaining the business. However, other strategic risks warrant the attention of both traditional and alternative asset managers as they manage risk, enhance operational effectiveness and identify opportunities. How should firms prioritize these myriad anxieties and take steps to head them off? The following is a summary based on observations included in The 2009 Ernst & Young business risk paper: asset management.   
whitepaper The Hedge Fund Disclosure Paradox2009-08-13 Ernst & Young
  It has long been accepted that risk management is a core competency for generating absolute returns within a hedge fund strategy. Historic performance levels supported the view that expertise in identifying, measuring and managing risk was proprietary. Prior to the downturn, superior performance enabled hedge fund managers to diffuse investor requests for greater transparency in risk management practices. Today, however, proprietary processes - once considered a competitive advantage - are viewed as potential sources of undue risk. Amidst profound investor regret, embarrassment and distrust, investors, regulators and directors are demanding formal and comprehensive approaches to governance and risk management that are open to independent third-party review and evaluation.   
whitepaper Achieving Remarkable Returns: Consider an Investment in Treasury Management2009-08-12 Ernst & Young
  What's the return on treasury? A large alternative investment manager obtained a partial answer while examining its cash management practices, including overnight investing. A few simple changes to its operating practices are now saving the company millions of dollars annually. And no, it isn't the installation of a whole new battery of processes, personnel or technology. Rather, it's the addition of a single, newly hired professional cash manager followed by an analysis and refinement of prior practices and procedures. Attention to a number of previously overlooked fundamentals can lead to significant returns and reduced risk for alternative investment managers.   
whitepaper IBM Webcast: Information as a strategic asset for smarter SOA2009-08-06 IBM
  Implementation roadblocks cause some SOA projects to fall short of delivering expected ROI. Join the Webcast and see how IBM® data services, data abstraction and your own information assets can help you achieve the business benefits and ROI you expect from your SOA project.

Tags: Internet and Web, Internet and Web, IT Budgeting, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Simplify Backup Operations to Improve Your Total Cost of Ownership2009-08-05 EMC
  The attendee of this webcast will discover technologies that can optimize the data protection environment. This webcast will show how EMC Data Protection Advisor enables backup reporting, alerting, monitoring, and analysis by collecting a broad set of data and transforming it into actionable information. The attendee will see how an EMC customer achieved a fast ROI and improved operations - while better leveraging existing infrastructure.

Tags: IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Nationwide Financial Leverages Consolidated BI Platform for Risk Management, Sales & Marketing Analyses2009-08-01 Netezza
  Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NFS) provides financial services that help consumers invest and protect their long-term assets, and also offers retirement plans and services through public- and private-sector employers. NFS has an impressive growth record through its ability to offer customized retirement products that give customers more choices and control over their financial security. The company relies on sophisticated business intelligence software to analyze sales and marketing data so it can continually refine its offerings and marketing strategies. With its unique analytic appliance, Netezza provides NFS with a high performance data warehouse platform that allows NFS to use business intelligence applications to full advantage - to look deeper, wider and certainly faster to deliver more targeted offerings than its competitors.

Tags: Business Functions, IT Budgeting		   
whitepaper Rehosting Mainframe Workloads: Legacy Migration and Modernization Solutions From HP and Clerity2009-08-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  With today's emphasis on improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return On Investment (ROI), organizations must find new ways to decrease costs while maintaining functionality, meeting service level agreements, and mitigating risk. If business relies on mainframe systems, one may feel locked into a proprietary infrastructure with annual software, hardware, and support cost that are becoming increasingly less competitive. Yet the applications running on the mainframe are likely crucial to business. Many organizations are now taking the approach of moving valuable legacy applications to open systems server environments with greater economies of scale and increased business flexibility so that they can reduce overall expenditures and open up new opportunities for increased IT value.

Tags: IT Budgeting, Internet and Web