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<td height="22" align="right" bgcolor="#669966"> <span class="date"> March 29, 2011 Vol. 4, No. 33
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13255' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>Unified Planning and Consolidation: A Wise Investment for Mid-sized Companies</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>SAP</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>This paper examines the imperative for midsize companies to not only move away from the use of spreadsheets but ensure they use unified solutions in the core performance management disciplines of financial consolidation and planning. Unified planning and consolidation refers to systems that are specifically architected to use a common platform and data structure with a common user interface.
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13256' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>The Best-of-class Financial Systems Strategy: An Alternative to ERP Platforms</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>Technology Evaluation Centers</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>This white paper features insight from the UNIT4 group about issues facing companies that need an adaptable financial system but not necessarily a full-blown enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. Also included are TEC's suggestions for identifying financial system functionality that supports your organization's changing processes, and a checklist for soliciting such information about enterprise software solutions.
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13257' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>Four Keys to Choosing Your Next Business Phone System</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>Cisco Systems Inc.</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>When Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) first emerged on the market a few years ago, buyers were concerned about maintaining the quality of phone connections. Now that VoIP has proven itself as reliable, choosing the right business phone system comes down to understanding how specific features can make your company more profitable. Read this white paper to recognize the most vital features of any business phone system.
<br><a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13257' target='WP'><b>Read
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13258' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>Bridging the Lean Performance Gap: How Manufacturers Can Achieve Real Lean and Real Results</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>Infor</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>The past year has taught executives everywhere that business will never again be "business as usual." Manufacturers, in particular, must focus more than ever on satisfying customers while removing waste and unnecessary costs from their organizations. And they need to do so faster and better than their competitors. This white paper highlights how companies are doing just that by relying on strategic lean concepts.
<br><a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13258' target='WP'><b>Read
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13259' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>Riverbed Technology</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>Technology has enabled businesses to become highly distributed-whether across a region or around the globe. This paper explores the business imperatives that are driving enterprise IT design today, and presents five key principles chief information officers (CIOs) are using to redesign business infrastructures. It also explains how wide-area network (WAN) solutions can help hold distributed organizations together.
<br><a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13259' target='WP'><b>Read
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<a href='http://c.technologyevaluation.com/indexNew.asp?cl=1&uid=!*2860622*!&e=!*inn-bugs@isc.org*!&tecnlid=3942&i=13260' target='WP'><span class='wpTitle'>Barcoding 101 for Manufacturers: What You Need to Know to Get Started</span></a><br>
<span class='wpBy'>Plex Systems</span><br>
<span class='wpDesc'>For manufacturers, barcoding carries with it numerous benefits, including increased accuracy, efficiency, and traceability, along with easier adherence to customer or regulatory requirements. Discover how implementing barcoding as part of an integrated software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution can help manufacturing companies of all sizes, and in many different industries, improve operations and business performance.
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