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Computacenter helps Jaguar supplier deploy IBM SAN

Unipart Logistics, a supply chain service company that delivers parts for Jaguar cars, has been working with Computacenter to implement a new storage solution for the company enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
SAP's HANA dubbed 'the biggest thing since the PC'

IT consultancy Bluefin Solutions has claimed that SAP?s in-memory database, HANA, could cause the biggest paradigm shift since the introduction of IBM's original PC in the 1980s.
Zuora Receives £36m For European Expansion

US-based subscription commerce and billing company Zuora, touted as the Salesforce.com for back office systems, has received $36 million in its latest funding round led by Index Ventures, to drive its expansion into Europe.
Microsoft moves Dynamics ERP to Azure cloud

Microsoft is moving its Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications to its Azure cloud platform, the company announced at the Convergence conference. The belated move represents a major change for the way Microsoft sells Dynamics, which has traditionally been sold through partners in on-premises and hosted form.
SAP to launch Sales OnDemand cloud CRM application

At the Cebit show on Tuesday SAP will show off an upcoming application called Sales OnDemand that could be a potential rival to the likes of Salesforce.com and Microsoft CRM Online.
Microsoft eases development for Dynamics ERP software

In an attempt to further ease deployments for third party developers, Microsoft is reengineering its Microsoft Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) software.
Mash-up offers calculations in the cloud

SuccessFactors has launched Calculator in the Cloud, a new service that offers business analytics on the fly
SAP unleashes set of 'rapid deployment' software applications

SAP is unleashing a set of "Rapid Deployment" software applications that can be rolled out in as little as 12 weeks, the company announced Wednesday.
Onapsis to launch ERP vulnerability testing suite

An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
Rosslyn offers cloud-based data analysis

Rosslyn has developed a cloud-based analytic tool for corporate data spend

Latest Features

The solution to legacy application woes

Legacy applications are one of the most difficult issues to face within IT. A rip-and-replace approach is expensive and thus difficult to justify; plus, it tends to interrupt operations. Meanwhile, the ageing software lingers in accounting's ledgers, overstays its welcome in sales and causes poor network performance throughout the organisation.
10 identity management metrics that matter

Within the IT security community, identity and access management (IAM) initiatives are considered high value, but are notoriously problematic to deploy. Yet despite IAM's complexity, it represents 30% or more of the total information security budget of most large institutions, according to IDC.
Facebook and Twitter pose a security threat for enterprise

Companies that communicate with customers via Facebook and Twitter must protect sensitive data, SugarCRM official notes at JasperSoft conference.
IT shifting to the cloud, despite the risk

There is a cloud services panoply emerging that is challenging such things as in-house ERP module deployments, or the need for consulting services to solve data integration problems.
How Apple beat Microsoft

Apple spends just a fraction of what Microsoft does on acquisitions and R&D, yet it now has a higher market capitalisation because it gives users what they want.
The 10 hottest IT jobs

Today's hot IT jobs are those that can help satisfy growing demand for technologies such as virtualisation, cloud, network security and social computing skills. Here we examine 10 IT jobs and the technology know-how required to land them.
Enterprises warm to online backup

Large businesses are looking more closely at online backup options as a way to ease systems administration headaches and avoid security concerns linked to physical backup procedures - is this the way forward?
The big switch to utility computing

Why Nicholas Carr, of IT Doesn?t Matter fame, thinks we are at the early stages of a fundamental shift in the nature of computing, which is what his new book is all about.
Networks of the future

The Internet is now widely accepted as a business WAN, according to researchers, with both MPLS and SSL winning many new fans.
Mis-application of data mining to catch terrorists

Data mining is a crude hammer to catch a few small nuts.

How-tos

How your ERP system can help your company manage its energy use

Case Study: IWOOT: Using open source to give you what you want

Things to do while the LAN is quiet

Case Study: Linux desktop grows up, eyes corporate users

Case Study: It's all in the chemistry

Keeping the network nightmares at bay

Case Study: Open source unlocks options for many businesses

Case Study: Going virtual cuts costs at Florida college

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Featured White Papers

Managing in the financial services and insurance industries

In recent years, the financial services and insurance industries have been continually changing within the global economy, regulations and compliance. As a result of this, traditional ERP systems are no longer seen as flexible and more as time consuming and costly to change.
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A guide to selecting the right ERP partner

This white paper explores the advantages and disadvantages of the four types of ERP partners: Partner ecosystems, frameworks, best-of-breed packages and end-to-end integrated solutions. Only with the right ERP partner can organisations ensure that they obtain the functionality that drives competitive advantage for the optimal total cost of ownership.
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Optimise your ERP System: How to avoid the implementation sins

Since ERP can deliver value through a multitude of business parameters, it is important to select a few key performance indicators and focus on those that align with the company?s organisational vision.
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Optimise Your Business: How ERP can improve productivity and profitability

With disparate systems hindering growth and profitability, companies can benefit from the ability of the ERP system to help define best practices, optimise activities and gain control over processes.
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Going Global: Key functional issues your ERP system should manage

Even if you?re ready to just place a toe in to test international waters, your greatest challenge to achieving success might come from within ? your enterprise software system!
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