This site contains educational reports on a wide range of technology topics. Reports were written by leading professionals at technology companies nationwide, to provide readers a practical, hands-on perspective. Condensed versions appeared in BusinessWeek magazine. All reports may be viewed or downloaded without charge, however usage of this site is only permitted only in accordance with the stated terms and conditions.
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Knowledge automation systems are proving themselves effective in handling a variety of regulatory compliance requirements. These interactive, web enabled systems emulate consultations with top compliance experts, simplify capturing complex decision making logic, assure consistency, greatly reduce the need for training and automatically generate compliance documentation. Learn where this technology has proven itself effective in solving environmental, safety, policy and legal compliance issues.
Since 1983 thousands of businesses and organizations have used EXSYS software and consulting services to capture and disseminate decision-making expertise. Proven ROI for effective decision support projects, task automation, product selection, data analysis, customer support, and policy compliance.
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Although professional services organizations understand the importance of capturing metrics that convey the performance of their business, they often overlook the two important questions that define an effective metrics strategy—what to track, and how to track it. By applying the concept of metrics perspectives to define what metrics to capture and utilizing professional services automation software to measure them, services organizations can acquire unprecedented visibility into their business.
QuickArrow is a leading provider of professional services automation tools for billable services organizations. QuickArrow’s on-demand solution allows organizations within multiple industries to streamline their business operations while providing unprecedented visibility into key business metrics.
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Process driven enterprise collaboration is a process of integrating people, business processes, systems, management, applications, collaborations and communications into a single platform where the entire business operations can be created, executed, controlled and monitored.
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A new breed of software solutions for managing corporate workplace infrastructure is changing the way companies leverage their property portfolio. Workplace Infrastructure Management systems (also referred to as CAFM or Computer-Aided Facility Management Systems) are being implemented by proactive corporations who are reaping far-reaching benefits from these new software tools.
Workplace Infrastructure Management Systems offer efficiencies in all aspects of running the organization.
FM:Systems develops and implements enterprise systems for infrastructure, facilities and real estate management utilizing state-of-the-art web technologies.
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The report discusses how the order to pay cycle will drive the next level of procure to pay savings, examines the ROI from improved business operations and increased early payment discounts, and calls out the key success factors.
Xign is the leading provider of Enterprise Order to Pay services that streamline order to pay processing and monetize early payment discounts across virtually all corporate spend.
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Easy to build and implement, knowledge automation systems bring interactive decision-making expertise to Web sites. Emulating consultations with a company’s top experts, here’s proven technology that goes beyond pages of information to provide customized, specific recommendations and answers to prospects, customers and employees. From product selection to customer support, Web sites can now deliver knowledge rather than just data.
EXSYS Inc is the world leader in building and fielding knowledge automation expert systems. EXSYS software and consulting is widely used in government and multi-industries, including over half of the Fortune 100 for complex and mission critical systems.
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Over recent years, it has become common for executives to name ‘people’ as their companies' greatest asset. Yet, few of those companies can claim that they effectively track the costs associated with their ‘people’. As a scaleable and affordable solution, employee management software can help control personnel costs. Acroprint is a recognized industry leader of affordable technology and software solutions that automate and report every aspect of human resources within an organization.
Acroprint is a leading manufacturer and distributor of time and attendance products worldwide with more than 1,000 dealers/distributors across the U.S. and 70 foreign countries.
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Outsourcing can be a risky proposition – at the very least, a process that involves a lot of unknowns. If a company is looking for an outsourcing service, one sure way to gauge their level of expertise and process maturity (and overall capabilities) is to submit them to an automated software audit or code quality audit. The reader will learn that there is a way to quickly weed out unqualified outsourcing services and better ensure the success of any outsourcing venture.
Parasoft provides automated software test and analysis solutions that help companies ensure the security, reliability and performance of the software systems their business depend and establish a practice of Automated Error Prevention throughout the software development lifecycle.
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Finding a message broker that fits your enterprise can be daunting. Through explanations and conceptual diagrams, this brief paper points out areas you should consider. It introduces deployment considerations and the importance of co-engineering. It discusses interaction options between the components of messaging and translation, as well as important characteristics of these components. And it summarizes how a message broker interacts with internal and external trading partners.
BCE Emergis Systems is the developer of MessageWay. MessageWay provides users with XML/EDI messaging and data translation/transformation specifically co-engineered for evolving requirements. MessageWay combines powerful rules and content based routing with single pass, “any to any” translation.
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Connecting with business partners, whether customers, suppliers, or peers, is the best method to gain market intelligence and efficiencies to improve financial performance. However, when considering the number of business partners, as well as the disparate legacy systems and technologies used, it can seem a daunting task. Integrative technology offers a flexible, agile, and cost-effective means for firms to connect with their business partners to improve profitability.
GCommerce is a leading provider of cost-effective, non-invasive, integrative technology solutions designed to share information between incompatible business systems and technologies regardless of the legacy applications, databases, operating systems, communication protocols, or formats.
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Good decisions require timely and accurate information. Portability and mobility are essential in many applications involving Configuration, Data Collection, Monitoring, Diagnostics and Trouble Shooting. This report explains technology issues in PDA wireless communications and presents real world stand-alone PDA based HMI (Human Machine Interface) using InstantHMI. Next generation HMI technology that can be deployed simultaneously on multiple platforms (including PC, PDAs and CE) has arrived.
Software Horizons' develops and markets low cost Industrial Operator Interface Software and total solutions based on Windows PC, PDA and Windows CE platforms incorporating the latest technology for wireless connectivity to allow 'any time, any place' access in the field and the factory floor.
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The future of software for service parts management will be dictated by the ability to manage the multi-enterprise supply chain, and all of its partners, with the same skill and agility as when all of the stakeholders were one company. Criteria for vendors planning in the arena of service parts must now include the ability provide tools that span enterprise boundaries, allow insight in to the repair and returns processes, incorporate real-time data etc.
Xelus, Inc. is the leading provider of collaborative Service Parts Management and Reverse Supply Chain solutions to Global 1000 corporations. The Xelus solution combines planning and execution to optimize global inventory and collaboration in the multi-enterprise service supply chain.
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This report describes the many different ways that revenue agencies have continued to provide and improve their services to the public in an environment of shrinking budgets and fewer resources. Through the strategic use of technology, streamlining process and offering more self-help service they have been able to improve their overall offering.
Fast Enterprises LLC specializes in providing services and products to government revenue agencies. Fast's premier product, GenTax® is the world's first Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) integrated tax processing product.
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Critical business information is now available to the decision makers more quickly than in the past. XML provides this advancement in application development. It enables developers to create a communications layer between applications developed in different languages, even deployed on different operating systems. This layer allows applications to share information “data” in near real-time, making the data more useful.
Inacom is a locally owned and operated information technology consulting and training firm, now serving the Madison, Milwaukee, Fox Valley and La Crosse, WI markets, providing "…an exceptional experience" state-wide.
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Wireless email is only the beginning. The real ROI comes from access to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and enterprise data from any wireless handheld device. This article outlines the benefits of extending connectivity to enterprise data and provides an overview of iAvenue Wireless features.
Saratoga Systems Inc. provides the most flexible, cost-effective customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for faster ROI, increased revenues, and improved sales, marketing, and service effectiveness. Saratoga Systems serves over 750 corporate customers and more than 10,000 users worldwide.
