Relational databases form the core of many enterprises in a wide variety of industries. Most departments, for example, purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing and sales derive all their relevant product data and contact information from complex databases...

As “Green IT” continues to hold centre stage, the data centre, with its escalating demand for power, cooling, and space is increasingly seen as one of the major culprits generating an estimated 170 tonnes of carbon dioxide...

Have you ever heard of this question, or something similar: “What is a typical or good SOA project”? It is something that comes up quite often as I travel throughout Asia...

Passing organizational DNA to the next generation is a challenge – what lessons can the game of football teach about the right passing techniques?

Will multi-million dollar fines, criminal indictments, and exorbitant e-discovery costs play a role in Canada’s financial services future?

The repercussions of recent major corporate frauds such as the Enron and WorldCom scandals have given rise to an increasing number of new governance laws and regulations. These include Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Basel II, Data Protection Act and International Accounting Standards...

It has been said that IT is no longer a business resource but has evolved to become a business environment. Companies are therefore relying on IT to fulfil a critical role in driving business through cost-efficiency, reliability, and redundancy...

The brilliant mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once said: “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order”. The nature of business today is that change is the only constant. Organizations, be they public or private...

The global proliferation of IP networks has spurred large businesses and government agencies to adopt voice over IP (VoIP) as a means of controlling operational expenses, improving employee connectivity and productivity, and gaining added flexibility and reliability...

The benefits of virtual environments are beginning to be realized. Companies intent on cashing in on the advantages of virtualization technologies are eager to reduce the financial and physical footprint associated with racks of computers.

Triple Play is the ability for a Carrier/Service Provider to deliver Telephony, High Speed Internet and Interactive TV services to a residential customer over a broadband connection. The residential customer gets the benefits of a bundled solution together with Interactive TV services, which allow him/her to view the content at the desired time.

In today's demand-driven economy, companies can gain competitive advantage by connecting the strategic practices of sourcing with the operational tactics of purchasing and collaboration. Hence Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is what one needs to turn the way to acquire goods and services into a strategic advantage. It enables to achieve greater value from direct and indirect spend by helping evaluate sourcing alternatives. It streamlines procurement processes to fit the demand chain, so that one is able to make the kind of informed decisions that positively impacts the bottom line.

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Corporate Performance management (CPM) provides a blend of technology and processes that enable enterprises to plan, monitor, measure and manage performance so they can better align execution with corporate strategies. This is a crucial objective for every business especially during times of slower growth and lower profitability, frequent mergers and acquisitions, global competition, and greater scrutiny of accounting practices. Companies in every industry are seeking ways to get a clear, accurate view of operational performance. Essentially, they need an effective, reliable approach to connect operational performance to financial results.

John runs a small marketing firm. He, along with five other employees, manages most of the company's operations from sales to customer service. When John decided to use Internet as a marketing medium to attract more customers, he knew he didn't have the expertise to build a website himself nor could he afford to hire someone full time. He decided to outsource this activity. But where will he find someone who can do this work? He could ask around or advertise his requirement. Then, he remembered purchasing his computers over the Internet on eBay. It was easy. He went on the website, searched for computers, bid on them and got them delivered. It was cheap and faster too.

Look around any Fortune 1000 organization and you'll find a variety of service desks and/or help desks for both employees and external customers. Perhaps you'll see one or more IT help desks – one for logging routine HR matters, one for logging manufacturing defects, and another for customers to call with product-related problems...

Middlesourcing is a term that helps to illustrate how firms in Singapore and SE Asia can benefit from the technology waves in China and India, and create a new niche area for business. As a regional hub (with similar time zones with that of India and China) with a wired-up populace and strong...

Gone are the days when business managers would request an application, and then leave IT to determine how long it would take to build, test and deliver an optimal application back to the business. Today’s reality is budget constraints and …

Digital Lifestyle aims to create a world in which information and entertainment flow to the consumer or business user, where, when, and how they need it. It is a blend of the familiar and the new, using phones, computers and television for new purposes from music and movies, to business networks, to learning. The result is a Web, desktop and mobile experience, for all activities relevant to users and customers in all of its markets. In the article you see the digital fifestyle as providing the triple play of services—video, voice and data, from one source...

After spending nearly USD 20 billion over the past three years to acquire more than 25 software companies, Oracle's Chief Executive Larry Ellison is still hungry for more. After a quarter's gap of silence on acquisitions, the Redwood Shores company added performance management software solutions company Hyperion to its shopping bag 2007. The Hyperion acquisition is a sign of the consolidation wave in the Business Intelligence (BI) software market.

Although the entertainment industry faces unprecedented challenges, and while it’s unclear which business models will survive, the future is an exciting place for businesses with potential for significant growth in consumer demand for entertainment due to the proliferation of delivery channels and new devices. In the future, consumers will be able to receive content of their...