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whitepaper Localized Online Offers Help Retailers Drive Shoppers Into Stores2008-04-01 Microsoft
  While many consumers use the Web to research products, the vast majority of purchases are still made in local stores. ShopLocal enables retailers to reuse localized print advertising on the Web, helping them to draw consumers into local stores or to e commerce sites. The company's SmartCircular service replicates print circulars online in an interactive format that lets retailers reuse the merchandising and creative effort that goes into those ads, while the company's SmartMedia service delivers targeted local offers through interactive banner ads. With Microsoft software, ShopLocal can support strong demand for its services and seasonal shopping peaks and is delivering new offerings to help retailers better understand the growing influence of the Internet on in-store shopping and how they can best take advantage of that trend.

Tags: Distribution Software		   
whitepaper BPC Banking Technologies Prefers IBM Platform for Its SmartVista Card Processing Solution2007-05-01 IBM
  BPC Banking Technologies, an Advanced IBM Business Partner, stands at the forefront of the electronic payment industry with its software solutions designed for banks, national payment networks, card associations, processors, payment gateways, e-government and retailers worldwide. The installed base of BPC transaction processing and card management solutions currently supports more than 12,000 automated teller machines, 70,000 points of sale, 22 million cards and five million transactions per day across 12 time zones. As often as possible, BPC deployed these solutions on IBM technology.

Tags: Processors		   
whitepaper Application Management: Improving Rating and Billing Throughput for a Leading European Telecom Operator0000-00-00 Caritor
  When a leading European wireless service provider needed to enhance the throughput of its rating and billing applications, it was already handling more than 30 million calls per day. Its challenge was to find a solution that would improve its current workflow performance while also positioning the business for future growth.

Download this case study to learn how Caritor reengineered the company's rating and billing system to improve application performance by over 200 percent!

Tags: Transaction Processing, Systems Integration, Electronic Data Interchange, Business Management, Middleware, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Upgrades and Migration, High Performance Computing, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Banking Success Story: Translating E-service Strategy into Superior Business Value0000-00-00 Caritor
  Find out how one of the largest financial services companies in the U.S. solved problems related to its manual and error-prone processes for approval, routing, and tracking of Commercial Card statements. This case study describes the delays and inefficiencies that were costing the company money and explains how a Web-based expense reporting system that was developed by Caritor has solved those problems.

Tags: Transaction Processing, Business Strategies, Document Management, Electronic Data Interchange, Middleware, Migration Tools, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, High Performance Computing, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Shared Systems Enables NHS Organisations to Release Funds for Front-Line Services0000-00-00 Oracle
  North East Patches Shared System wanted to cut IT overhead by sharing a centrally managed infrastructure and applications for financial and purchasing processes. They wanted to consolidate combined GBP1 billion (US$1.7 billion) per annum non-payroll spend of NHS organizations to negotiate lower prices for frequently purchased goods and cut transaction processing costs for NHS organizations and suppliers by replacing paper-based processes with electronic procurement using latest technology. The consortium reduced IT costs by running financial and purchasing processes for all organizations on a single instance of Oracle and created North East Patches eMarketplace, an electronic catalog-based purchasing system built on Oracle Exchange, and accessed by the National Health Service (NHS) organizations using Oracle iProcurement.

Tags: Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, E-procurement		   
whitepaper Bank Employs SMS Messaging System to Protect Customers From Credit-Card Fraud2006-11-16 Microsoft
  Raiffeisenbank, a leading Serbian bank with a strong focus on retail, is one of the largest banks in south-eastern Europe. Its reputation depends on its ability to protect clients from fraud - particularly credit-card fraud. Raiffeisenbank needed a solution that would reduce the cost of preventing credit-card fraud and provide a more effective, customer-focused service. It worked with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Saga on a project that connected the bank's internal systems with a solution that alerts customers when transactions are made on their accounts. The solution - based on Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 - has led to a dramatic reduction in credit-card fraud. Raiffeisenbank customers now enjoy a more secure service, while the bank has significantly reduced compensation payouts.

Tags: Application Servers, Business Management		   
whitepaper BEA Systems Case Study: Amazon.com0000-00-00 BEA Systems
  Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries) is the Internet's No. 1 retailer. Amazon.com opened its virtual doors on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers "Earth's Biggest Selection," along with online auctions and free electronic greeting cards. As part of Amazon.com's continuous efforts to evolve and improve its retail delivery IT architecture, the company needed a high-performance, component-based application infrastructure that could handle millions of online transactions. BEA WebLogic Enterprise and BEA WebLogic Server fit the profile perfectly, enabling Amazon.com to support its current high level of customer service and help ensure it is ready to expand to handle growing numbers of customers - without experiencing a glitch.

Tags: Customer Support Services, Application Servers		   
whitepaper Ignite for Oracle Helps E-commerce Platform Provider Meet its Stringent SLAs0000-00-00 Confio Software
  GSI Commerce is a leading provider of e-commerce solutions that enable retailers, branded manufacturers, entertainment companies and professional sports organizations to operate e-commerce businesses. On an outsourced basis, GSI Commerce provides a comprehensive, integrated and centralized e-commerce platform which includes technology, logistics, customer care and marketing services. Before Thanksgiving 2005, GSI Commerce noticed that a nightly process it used to update its merchandise databases was not performing as needed. To get to the answer, GSI Commerce turned to Ignite™ for Oracle. Within 24 hours, the DBA team had installed, monitored, identified, and fixed the issue. Ignite identified the specific SQLs and the I/O bottlenecks causing the delays.

Tags: E-fulfillment, Business Strategies, Privacy Issues, Transaction Management, E-commerce Security, E-procurement, Site Marketing		   
whitepaper Thin Client Strategy Reinforces Security, Eases System Management for eBANK2006-02-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  This case study explains why eBANK, launched in 2001 as a specialist Internet bank, is using HP blade PCs as part of its thin client infrastructure. With its shift toward thin client computing, eBANK has been able to:
  • Centralize CPU functions and storage
  • Comply with regulatory requirements for privacy and security
  • Enable faster and more accurate customer care and response
Download the paper to learn more about eBANK's thin client computing strategy and how it lays the groundwork for the bank's future growth.

Tags: Thin Clients, Network Security, E-commerce Security		   
whitepaper Mercatone Uno finds e-commerce success with IBM WebSphere Express Edition2005-12-14 IBM
  Mercatone Uno needed to expand sales to the Web quickly and painlessly. Working with Tecla, the company implemented IBM WebSphere Express Edition on IBM eServer xSeries model 345 servers, running Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server. With customers now able to browse and buy online...

Tags: Transaction Processing, Application Servers, Parallel Processing, Web Development and Design, Servers, Business Strategies, CRM Software, ERP, Middleware, Software Engineering, Linux Server OS, EAI, x86-standard Servers		   


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