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Continuous JCAHO Compliance: Responding to the 2006 Unannounced Survey Policy Within the Environment of Care 2006-04-27 08:09:45 Environmental Health & Engineering

As part of its overall accreditation process, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) uses a specific set of standards to evaluate the physical plant and safety in healthcare facilities. These standards, which fall under the JCAHO chapter called "Management of the Environment of Care (EOC)," include more than 180 "Elements of Performance" that address the physical characteristics of a facility in terms of safety and its suitability for healthcare, as well as stipulating the practices that ensure a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

The Business Impact of Outsourcing 2006-08-29 13:53:09 IBM

A new study from IBM shows that companies engaged in IT outsourcing experienced significant gains, compared to their competition. This includes 11.8% higher growth in earnings, 9.9% lower expenses and 8.6% higher return on assets, when compared to sector medians. Learn how your business can get these kinds of breakthrough results.

Mercury Real User Monitor: Proactively Managing the User's Quality of Experience and Accelerating Time-to-Resolution 2006-09-09 15:00:27 Mercury Interactive

Learn how Mercury Real User Monitor gives IT organizations the tools they need to deliver an outstanding user experience by proactively managing performance and identifying negative trends before users are impacted.

Tools and Techniques for Superior Test Management 2007-05-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)

Recent years have brought a major breakthrough in the field of application testing. The growing complexity of today's applications, combined with increased competitive pressures and skyrocketing costs of application failure and downtime, have catapulted the need for testing to new heights.

While the pressures to deliver high-quality applications continue to mount, challenges like shrinking development and deployment schedules, geographically distributed organizations, outsourcing, and high turnover rates for skilled employees make application testing the ultimate challenge.

Faced with the reality of having to do more with less, juggle multiple projects, and manage diverse and distributed project teams, many organizations are adopting test management methodologies and turning to automated test management tools to help centralize, organize, prioritize, and document their testing efforts.

Tags: Application Development, Software Engineering

Application Performance Lifecycle Management: Reduce Time, Effort, and Cost in Pre-Production, Production 2006-09-12 01:00:16 Mercury Interactive

This paper describes an integrated process to manage performance across the entire application lifecycle -- from pre-production development, testing and tuning, through "go live" deployment into production.

Sun Java System Suites: The On-Ramp to Better Business Solutions 2006-02-06 17:20:28

Tired of software solutions that fit the vendor more than they fit your business? Sun has you in mind with its five Java System Suites, a new modular approach to infrastructure system software. The new Suites are a bite-sized introduction to the Sun Java Enterprise System, a revolutionary, subscription-based software system that will give you more affordable and predictable costs for your software, as well as all the features your users and administrators need. All viewers receive access to a free research paper that explains how the Java Enterprise System can help reduce IT project life-cycle costs.

Speakers for this event are Daryl Plummer, Gartner Fellow, and from Sun Microsystems: Jim McHugh, Senior Director of Enterprise Software, Joe Keller, Vice President of Application Development Platforms and Mark McClain, Vice President of Software Marketing.

Webinar: Nine Trends Transforming Collaboration, According to Collaborative Strategies 2006-02-08 12:20:54

"The Future of Collaboration: An Analyst's View"
Presenter: David Coleman, Founder and Managing Director, Collaborative Strategies

According to this senior collaboration analyst, collaboration technologies are evolving rapidly, and forming a "perfect wave" that is radically changing the market and creating a new world of "on-demand" collaboration. Learn about concepts like "Identity 2.0," one of nine critical trends that are shaping the new "on-demand" collaboration world.

Managing Project Expectations in Human Services Information Systems Implementations: The Case of Homeless Management Information Systems 2006-04-27 06:10:23

Complex information management implementation projects develop cyclical downturn patterns that, if not managed effectively, can throw them off course. These cycles are intrinsically related to contradictions that are normally embedded in the project's goals and expectations. The position presented in this paper is that managing these cycles is more effective than attempting to eradicate them. Human services information systems are examples of systems that embed enormous contradictions. The paper uses the con-text provided by homeless management information systems to present a model of project management evolution. It explains how the cyclical pattern presented here can be used as a learning model that recognizes the limitations of deterministic project management thinking and the value of deferral planning, experimentation and balancing.

How Role-Based Integration Strategies Increase Content Management Utilization 2005-12-20 01:01:54 Factiva

Failed IT projects, the need to improve information worker productivity and the growing mobile workforce are key drivers impacting integration strategies. This white paper will examine key market drivers, challenges faced by CIOs and how role-based content integration strategies can regain measurable returns on existing content management investments. Factiva Consulting Services, a division of Factiva, is a comprehensive team of content integration professionals who specialize in all aspects of role-based content integration, from the initial assessment to design, deployment and adoption.

When IT Becomes a Service, Business Flexibility Increases 2006-01-04 01:01:52

Today's businesses are rethinking the way they purchase and allocate IT resources. A new model is emerging-and rapidly gaining broad acceptance. This model is based on the concept of providing it as a set of services, which can be purchased whenever and wherever needed. Similar to the model used by large utility companies-where energy and products and services are made available on a pay-per-use basis-the services model for IT can significantly increase a business's flexibility and help control costs. IT becomes a service instead of a fixed asset. HP is a leader in developing and providing utility computing services to businesses across the globe. The utility approach to computing is core to HP's vision of an Adaptive Enterprise, where business and IT are synchronized to capitalize on change.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Continuous JCAHO Compliance: Responding to the 2006 Unannounced Survey Policy Within the Environment of Care	2006-04-27 08:09:45	Environmental Health & Engineering
As part of its overall accreditation process, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) uses a specific set of standards to evaluate the physical plant and safety in healthcare facilities. These standards, which fall under the JCAHO chapter called "Management of the Environment of Care (EOC)," include more than 180 "Elements of Performance" that address the physical characteristics of a facility in terms of safety and its suitability for healthcare, as well as stipulating the practices that ensure a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
The Business Impact of Outsourcing	2006-08-29 13:53:09	IBM
A new study from IBM shows that companies engaged in IT outsourcing experienced significant gains, compared to their competition. This includes 11.8% higher growth in earnings, 9.9% lower expenses and 8.6% higher return on assets, when compared to sector medians. Learn how your business can get these kinds of breakthrough results.
Mercury Real User Monitor: Proactively Managing the User's Quality of Experience and Accelerating Time-to-Resolution	2006-09-09 15:00:27	Mercury Interactive
Learn how Mercury Real User Monitor gives IT organizations the tools they need to deliver an outstanding user experience by proactively managing performance and identifying negative trends before users are impacted.
Tools and Techniques for Superior Test Management	2007-05-01	Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Recent years have brought a major breakthrough in the field of application testing. The growing complexity of today's applications, combined with increased competitive pressures and skyrocketing costs of application failure and downtime, have catapulted the need for testing to new heights. While the pressures to deliver high-quality applications continue to mount, challenges like shrinking development and deployment schedules, geographically distributed organizations, outsourcing, and high turnover rates for skilled employees make application testing the ultimate challenge. Faced with the reality of having to do more with less, juggle multiple projects, and manage diverse and distributed project teams, many organizations are adopting test management methodologies and turning to automated test management tools to help centralize, organize, prioritize, and document their testing efforts. Tags: Application Development, Software Engineering
Application Performance Lifecycle Management: Reduce Time, Effort, and Cost in Pre-Production, Production	2006-09-12 01:00:16	Mercury Interactive
This paper describes an integrated process to manage performance across the entire application lifecycle -- from pre-production development, testing and tuning, through "go live" deployment into production.
Sun Java System Suites: The On-Ramp to Better Business Solutions	2006-02-06 17:20:28
Tired of software solutions that fit the vendor more than they fit your business? Sun has you in mind with its five Java System Suites, a new modular approach to infrastructure system software. The new Suites are a bite-sized introduction to the Sun Java Enterprise System, a revolutionary, subscription-based software system that will give you more affordable and predictable costs for your software, as well as all the features your users and administrators need. All viewers receive access to a free research paper that explains how the Java Enterprise System can help reduce IT project life-cycle costs. Speakers for this event are Daryl Plummer, Gartner Fellow, and from Sun Microsystems: Jim McHugh, Senior Director of Enterprise Software, Joe Keller, Vice President of Application Development Platforms and Mark McClain, Vice President of Software Marketing.
Webinar: Nine Trends Transforming Collaboration, According to Collaborative Strategies	2006-02-08 12:20:54
"The Future of Collaboration: An Analyst's View" Presenter: David Coleman, Founder and Managing Director, Collaborative Strategies According to this senior collaboration analyst, collaboration technologies are evolving rapidly, and forming a "perfect wave" that is radically changing the market and creating a new world of "on-demand" collaboration. Learn about concepts like "Identity 2.0," one of nine critical trends that are shaping the new "on-demand" collaboration world.
Managing Project Expectations in Human Services Information Systems Implementations: The Case of Homeless Management Information Systems	2006-04-27 06:10:23
Complex information management implementation projects develop cyclical downturn patterns that, if not managed effectively, can throw them off course. These cycles are intrinsically related to contradictions that are normally embedded in the project's goals and expectations. The position presented in this paper is that managing these cycles is more effective than attempting to eradicate them. Human services information systems are examples of systems that embed enormous contradictions. The paper uses the con-text provided by homeless management information systems to present a model of project management evolution. It explains how the cyclical pattern presented here can be used as a learning model that recognizes the limitations of deterministic project management thinking and the value of deferral planning, experimentation and balancing.
How Role-Based Integration Strategies Increase Content Management Utilization	2005-12-20 01:01:54	Factiva
Failed IT projects, the need to improve information worker productivity and the growing mobile workforce are key drivers impacting integration strategies. This white paper will examine key market drivers, challenges faced by CIOs and how role-based content integration strategies can regain measurable returns on existing content management investments. Factiva Consulting Services, a division of Factiva, is a comprehensive team of content integration professionals who specialize in all aspects of role-based content integration, from the initial assessment to design, deployment and adoption.
When IT Becomes a Service, Business Flexibility Increases	2006-01-04 01:01:52
Today's businesses are rethinking the way they purchase and allocate IT resources. A new model is emerging-and rapidly gaining broad acceptance. This model is based on the concept of providing it as a set of services, which can be purchased whenever and wherever needed. Similar to the model used by large utility companies-where energy and products and services are made available on a pay-per-use basis-the services model for IT can significantly increase a business's flexibility and help control costs. IT becomes a service instead of a fixed asset. HP is a leader in developing and providing utility computing services to businesses across the globe. The utility approach to computing is core to HP's vision of an Adaptive Enterprise, where business and IT are synchronized to capitalize on change.