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ROI Case Study: Business Objects - Impac Mortgage Holdings
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. used Business Objects XI to improve visibility for employees, eliminat...
ROI Case Study: Highroads - Florida Power and Light
By deploying HighRoads, Florida Power & Light increased vendor competitiveness, reduced benefits cos...
ROI Case Study: JD Edwards CRM - McGraw-Hill Higher Education
McGraw-Hill Higher Education used J.D. Edwards CRM to increase sales profitability while increasing ...
ROI Case Study: DDI Solutions - Sanofi
Sanofi achieved a positive result on its investment in DDI's selection solution by reducing the cost...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Visual Studio Team - Social Networking Web Site
A social networking Web site used Microsoft Visual Studio Team to improve the productivity of its de...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Pocket PC - Emery Forwarding
Emery achieved a positive ROI from its Microsoft Pocket PC deployment by increasing dispatcher and d...
ROI Case Study: Accelio Integrate - SNCF
The Accelio Solution will provide a positive ROI for the SNCF because of significant reduction of co...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Solutia
Solutia achieved a positive ROI from its BizTalk Server deployment by reducing the employee time nee...
ROI Case Study: Cognos EBI Series - Zarlink Semiconductor
By adopting a purely information-based performance management strategy and standardizing on Cognos, ...
ROI Case Study: Microsft BizTalk Server - Emery Forwarding
Emery achieved a positive ROI from its Microsoft BizTalk Server investment by translating informatio...
ROI Case Study: Docent - Lucent Wireless University, 1999-2002
Lucent received a positive return on its second incremental investment in Docent's e-learning techno...
ROI Case Study: Advanced Realty - Amerex Energy
Amerex deployed a collaboration tool based on Advanced Reality's Presence-AR Adapter for Excel to pr...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions - Solomon - Edison Welding Company
Edison Welding deployed Microsoft Project Server with Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon to better...
ROI Case Study: Project Arena - iLeo
ILeo chose Project Arena as its hosted software solution for project and resource management. The co...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - Anonymous Biotechnology Company
An anonymous biotechnology company deployed Kronos Workforce Timekeeper to eliminate over-allocation...
Case Profile: Collaboration - Fastsigns
In a distributed organization such as a franchise, the communication and collaborative problem solvi...
ROI Case Study: Docent - OneBeacon Insurance Group
OneBeacon used Docent technology to provide employees access to professional training courses via a ...
ROI Case Study: Lawson E-Recruiting - HCA
HCA received a positive return on investment from its Lawson e-recruiting solution deployment by sup...
ROI Case Study: Cardscan for CRM - Manufacturer
A key manufacturing subsidiary of a Fortune 200 company integrated and deployed Cardscan for CRM to ...
ROI Case Study: Episys - Woolworths
Implementing an Episys solution to support mobile point-of-sales transactions has allowed Woolworths...
ROI Case Study: Hyperion - Pearson
By standardizing on Hyperion Financial Management, Pearson Plc accelerated its financial close proce...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird RM - Guidant Corporation
Using Hummingbird RM to replace time-intensive records management processes, Guidant Corporation red...
ROI Case Study: OutStart Trainersoft - Anonymous
By using OutStart's Trainersoft to develop interactive coursework, the company has been able to prov...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Trimac Corporation
Cognos PowerPlay and Impromptu WebReports enabled Trimac to establish an exceptions-based reporting ...
ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite - Prince William County, VA
By deploying Ultimus Workflow Suite to automate several manual steps in the processing of personnel ...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - Anonymous Lender
Nucleus calculated a high ROI from this lender's BEA deployment because it enables it to automate da...
ROI Case Study: PTC Windchill PDMLink - Plug Power
Faced with an inefficient paper-based change management process, Plug Power implemented PTC's Windch...
ROI Case Study: Initiate Systems - Anonymous Software Vendor
By deploying Initiate's Identity Hub, rather than developing a new customer record management system...
ROI Case Study: webMethods - Unisys
Unisys received a rapid ROI using webMethod's integration platform to manage the communication with ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - Rare Medium
Rare Medium achieved a high ROI from Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server by moving from a mixed envir...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - EBSCO
EBSCO achieved a positive return from its BizTalk Server investment by reducing the time and cost to...
ROI Case Study: Siemens HiPath 8000 - Innsbruck Medical University
Innsbruck Medical University deployed Siemens HiPath 8000 to support an open communications platform...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - Five Star Quality Care, Inc.
Five Star Quality Care took the acquisition of 15 new facilities as an opportunity to upgrade from K...
ROI Case Study: Novell ZENworks - Queensland Transport
Queensland Transport implemented Novell ZENworks to automate desktop and patch management for more t...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM - Qosina Corporation
The deployment of Microsoft CRM has provided Qosina Corporation with improved control and visibility...
ROI Case Study: Business Objects - Shands Health Care
By implementing Business Objects, the staff at Shands HealthCare has ready access to data to analyze...
ROI Case Study: Applix - NCI Information System
NCI Information Systems has been able to improve reporting, budgeting, and forecasting by implementi...
ROI Case Study: Sunrise Software - Cognos
The most significant returns for Cognos came not from increased helpdesk efficiency but from the abi...
ROI Case Study: SAP R/3 - Seattle Public School District
The Seattle Public School District replaced its paper-based procurement system with an online procur...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - Aanza
Aanza (www.aanza.com) chose to integrate SharePoint as a component of its product. Typical of most s...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP - Hansen Technologies
Hansen Technologies deployed Microsoft Dynamics GP to increase employee productivity and flexibility...
ROI Case Study: SAVO Sales Asset Manager - Marshall and Ilsley Corporation
The Marshall and Ilsley Corporation's (M&I) Wealth Management Division deployed SAVO's on-demand Sal...
ROI Case Study: SPSS - American Airlines
American Airlines deployed SPSS for Windows to replace its mainframe-based analytics system, increas...
ROI Case Study: Comverse Kenan FX Framework - GCI
By consolidating all of its billing systems under Comverse's Kenan FX Framework, GCI was able to off...
ROI Case Study: Docent - Lucent
Lucent received a positive return on its investment in Docent's e-learning platform by reducing inst...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Virgin Entertainment
Virgin Entertainment deployed Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, and ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon - Omicron Consulting
With Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon Omicron Consulting has improved its cash flow, increased t...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange - Aventis
Aventis's return on investment from Exchange came from building a single global architecture to supp...
ROI Case Study: Microsft BizTalk Server - State Farm
State Farm achieved a positive ROI from its Microsoft BizTalk Server investment by reducing the empl...
ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries - Eastridge Group
A new year means new developments in IT sectors from application development tools to supply chain m...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Project - AMS
AMS implemented Microsoft Project to enable managers to automate the process of measuring performanc...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Central - Towncare Dental
Using Kronos Workforce Central to automate its human resources function, Towncare Dental has increas...
ROI Case Study: Teradata - Harrah's Entertainment
To better understand and leverage data on customer relationships across various properties, Harrah's...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath - Windows Test Team
Microsoft's Windows Test Team has used Microsoft Office InfoPath and SharePoint Team Services to com...
ROI Case Study: Arbortext - Daimler Chrysler: Mopar
By using Arbortext to publish its parts catalog, the Mopar division of DaimlerChrysler has reduced f...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP - The Bell Group
The Bell Group integrated Microsoft Dynamics GP into its IT and operations cultures to eliminate chr...
ROI Case Study: NetPro - National Institute of Health
NIH used NetPro to simplify its network management, avoid additional IT expenses, and improve the ef...
ROI Case Study: SAVO Sales Asset Manager - AmerisourceBergen
AmerisourceBergen used SAVO Sales Asset Manager to provide its solution sales team with consistent, ...
ROI Case Study: XcelleNet Solutions - Anonymous Retailer
The retailer achieved a high return on investment from its XcelleNet solution by reducing administra...
ROI Case Study: RightNow Technologies - Ubisoft Entertainment
By adopting RightNow as the standard solution for providing technical support to customers, Ubisoft ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM - iQ NetSolutions
iQ NetSolutions used Microsoft CRM to improve sales and partner management and has greatly increase...
ROI Case Study: ePeople - Anonymous
The company deployed ePeople to better track, record, and manage customer support calls. By integra...
ROI Case Study: Onyx - Anonymous Travel Company
The company used Onyx to increase its profitability by targeting its most valuable customers more ef...
ROI Case Study: RightNow Technologies - Audiovox
RightNow Technologies enabled Audiovox to streamline its customer service and support operations, re...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - Anonymous Mortgage Company
This mortgage company achieved a positive ROI from its BEA WebLogic deployment by reducing the need ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - ENMAX
ENMAX achieved a positive ROI from its BizTalk Server deployment by automating the customer enrollme...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - Anonymous Legal Firm
The legal profession is changing and the increased efficiencies technology can bring is driving lowe...
ROI Case Study: ExpenseWatch.com - Copart
Copart deployed Expensewatch.com travel and entertainment, AP workflow, and purchasing modules to au...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - Gorton's, Inc.
By upgrading to Kronos Workforce Timekeeper, Gorton's was able to improve the efficiency of its sche...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - United States Coast Guard
By implementing Cognos, the Coast Guard has improved visibility into its supply chain, enabled its a...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions - Matrix Packaging Machinery
Matrix Packaging Machinery had already deployed Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon when it realize...
ROI Case Study: ePeople Teamwork - Anonymous
The company used ePeople Teamwork to reduce support costs by allowing lower-tier support staff to so...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic Portal - McGraw-Hill
Aviation Now achieved incremental returns by moving from a less-efficient portal integration technol...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Visual Team System - Dell
By using Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server to deploy a global source code management pl...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic Portal - Vectren Corp
Using BEA WebLogic Portal to create and maintain an employee portal is enabling Vectren to reduce it...
ROI Case Study: Accelio Integrate - French
La solution Accelio va presenter un ROI positif pour la SNCF grace a la reduction des coutes des anc...
ROI Case Study: Sunrise Software - Birmingham City Council
The Birmingham City Council's IT services department achieved a positive ROI with Sunrise because it...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP - Mid Continent Instruments
Mid-Continent Instruments deployed Microsoft Dynamics GP software to fix poor inventory visibility a...
ROI Case Study: Siemens HiPath 8000 - IT Service Provider
The German IT service provider deployed Siemens HiPath 8000 to create a SIP-based IP platform for de...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - BT Wholesale
Nucleus Research calculated a positive return from BT's BEA WebLogic investment because the portal m...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - State of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Open for Business Initiative supported by Microsoft BizTalk Server achieve a positi...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Compaq
Compaq received a positive ROI from its BizTalk Server deployment by automating its capacity on dema...
ROI Case Study: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell - Anonymous Insurance Company
A global insurance company deployed a virtualization solution on IBM mainframes running z/VM version...
ROI Case Study: ADP Enterprise eTIME - Major East Coast Hospital
Despite steadily increasing labor costs, a large East Coast hospital reduced its payroll expenses by...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP - MAAX Spas
Deploying Dynamics GP to manage all its operations helped MAAX Spas automate manual efforts and impr...
ROI Case Study: Hyperion - Symantec Corporation
Deploying Hyperion as its business performance management system has enabled Symantec to unify its p...
ROI Case Study: OneSource - Bank One
Bank One achieved a positive ROI from its OneSource deployment by providing its sales force with the...
ROI Case Study: LogicLibrary - Anonymous HMO
The HMO improved the productivity of its developers by using LogicLibrary to publish a repository of...
ROI Case Study: Interpath - ChainDrugStore.net
ChainDrugStore.net used Interpath's services to quickly deploy and manage an advanced Web-based busi...
ROI Case Study: UGS PLM Software - Anonymous Test Equipment Manufacturer
A test equipment manufacturer deployed project life cycle management solutions from UGS PLM Software...
ROI Case Study: Traq Wireless - Burlington Northern
By deploying the Traq Wireless solution, BNSF has been able to better understand and manage wireless...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP - Large School System
A large school system used Microsoft Dynamics GP to reduce IT support staff, create a more cohesive ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - Gulf DTH, Showtime
Gulf DTH, Showtime used Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to build a business intelligence system that provi...
ROI Case Study: XcelleNet Solutions - Bar-S Foods
Bar-S Foods achieved a positive ROI from its XcelleNet solution deployment by using it to provide sa...
ROI Case Study: Ultimate Software UltiPro - LDM Technologies
LDM Technologies deployed Ultimate Software's UltiPro to replace paper-based HR processes and outsou...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Solutions - The Charmer Sunbelt Group
The Charmer Sunbelt Group built a portal using Microsoft Content Management Server and SharePoint Po...
ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries - Eastridge Group
By migrating from Kronos TimeKeeper Central to Kronos iSeries Central, Eastridge is able to securely...
ROI Case Study: Interpath - Consumer Products Manufacturer
Using Interpath to deploy its PeopleSoft deployment enabled the consumer products company to focus o...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Ryerson
Ryerson uses Cognos Planning to both rapidly create a single view of the company�s steadily growin...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird - McGuireWoods
Deploying Hummingbird's portal solution resulted in improved access to content for the various user ...
ROI Case Study: Ultimate Software - National Equipment Services
National Equipment Services' 47 acquisitions in 18 months created a costly, fractured structure for ...
ROI Case Study: Siemens OpensScape Solution - Engage Incorporated
Engage Incorporated employed Siemens OpenScape Solution to create a unified communications platform ...
ROI Case Study: Arbortext - Content Management Solutions Provider
By adopting Arbortext as a standard SML publishing tool, the technical publications group at the com...
ROI Case Study: Ultimate Software - Ruth's Chris Steak House
With Ultimate Software's UltiPro solution, Ruth's Chris Steak House has been able to reduce payroll-...
ROI Case Study: Webmethods - Anonymous Warranty Servicer
After completing a small number of SOA-enabled integration projects, this anonymous warranty service...
ROI Case Study: XcelleNet Solutions - Top 100 Retail Department Store Chain
The retailer achieved a high ROI from its XcelleNet deployment because automating information delive...
ROI Case Study: Kofax - Corporate Express
Corporate Express deployed an invoice processing solution with Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange ...
ROI Case Study: API - Covenant Health System
Covenant was able to improve scheduling, labor, and payroll management by deploying API's ActiveStaf...
ROI Case Study: SAVO Sales Asset Manager - ADP
ADP Major Accounts Services replaced its homegrown repository of sales collateral with Savo's on-dem...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware - CHRISTUS Healthcare
CHRISTUS Health has used the Kronos Visionware solution to track labor usage and ensure that differe...
ROI Case Study: John Galt Atlas Planning - The Container Store
The Container Store used John Galt Atlas Planning Suite's Demand Management Engine to create a busin...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions - Harger Lighting
Saddled with an unreliable, disconnected ERP system, Harger Lightning and Grounding deployed Microso...
ROI Case Study: BEA - SBAB
SBAB used BEA solutions to improve the productivity of its developers, reduce software maintenance c...
ROI Case Study: HAHT Commerce - Sigma Aldrich
Sigma-Aldrich was able to integrate its e-commerce Web site and its SAP system using HAHT commerce t...
ROI Case Study: PeopleSoft Portal Solutions - Young American Corporation
Young America deployed a PeopleSoft portal solution to improve communication with home-based contrac...
ROI Case Study: Novell Open Enterprise Server - Novell
Novell deployed Novell Open Enterprise Server to consolidate the servers in its data center, enable ...
ROI Case Study: Docent - PSS/World Medical, Inc.
PSS/World Medical used Docent and Web content development technology to create an e-learning platfor...
ROI Case Study: Novell GroupWise - Heritage Oaks Bank
Heritage Oaks Bank migrated from Microsoft Exchange to Novell GroupWise, reducing ongoing license fe...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Visual Studio Team System - Global Manufacturer
A global manufacturer deployed Microsoft Visual Studio Team System to improve the consistency and ef...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware - Anonymous Healthcare
The healthcare organization used the Kronos Visionware solution to gain increased visibility into it...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird - Anonymous Government Agency
Shortly after it was formed, the agency implemented Hummingbird to automate key document and records...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Cinergy
Cinergy achieved a marginal ROI increase of 49 percent over its initial investment in an integration...
ROI Case Study: Proofpoint - De Kalb Medical Center
Proofpoint security software has enabled DeKalb Medical Center to comply with Health Insurance Porta...
ROI Case Study: Novell GroupWise - Ellwood Group
The Ellwood Group gained benefits from GroupWise be providing a common, low-cost architecture for co...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM - PAML
PAML used Microsoft Dynamics CRM to track customer interactions enabling it to significantly improve...
ROI Case Study: Sybase IQ - Yapi Kredi Bank
Yapi Kredi Bank is improving the accessibility of its customer data while also lowering its data sto...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange 2000 - JD Edwards
Investment in Windows, careful planning, and teamwork between J.D. Edwards's Exchange 2000 and Windo...
ROI Case Study: OneSource - Anonymous Company
The software company achieved a positive return on its investment in OneSource's Business Browser by...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Central - Sunrise Growers
By implementing Kronos Workforce Central, Sunrise Growers improved their workforce management capabi...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange Server - Lifetime Products
The upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 has enabled Lifetime Products' employees to access the...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics AX - Mentor Engineering
Mentor Engineering used Microsoft Dynamics AX's integrated reporting and procurement capabilities to...
ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries - Anonymous
A health provider deployed Kronos iSeries Central in a phased manner to replace disconnected and man...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft InfoPath - Microsoft Global Resources
Microsoft Global Resources used Microsoft Office InfoPath to build a standardized application for co...
ROI Case Study: eRoom Technology - Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard gained a high return from its investment in eRoom Technology because improved collab...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Content Management Server - CB Richard Ellis
CB Richard Ellis achieved a high ROI from its Microsoft Content Management Server deployment by redu...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Brayton International
Brayton International achieved positive returns on its Cognos deployment by improving the speed and ...
ROI Case Study: OneSource - SAS Institute
SAS used OneSource's Business Browser to provide employees with an effective tool for prospecting an...
ROI Case Study: Enterprise Data Warehouse - Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare deployed a data warehouse to simplify user access to integrated data regard...
ROI Case Study: Mediapps Net. Portal - Siemens
Using Net.Portal to provide Siemens corporate communications employees with a single integrated port...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird - Transport Canada
Transport Canada joined the Canadian government's RDIMS shared system initiative, based primarily on...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Activities - G&T Conveyor
G&T Conveyor extended the value of its investment in Kronos Workforce Timekeeper by deploying Kronos...
ROI Case Study: Campus Management - Career Education Corporation
Career Education Corporation deployed Campus Management's CampusVue system as a key piece of IT infr...
ROI Case Study: InterWise E- Learning - Pfizer PRE Group
Pfizer used InterWise and Web content development technology to create an e-learning platform to red...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Visual Studio Team System - KBC Bank
KBC Bank used Microsoft Visual Studios Team System and Team Foundation Server to improve application...
ROI Case Study: Teradata - Iowa Department of Revenue
The Iowa Department of Revenue deployed a data warehouse based on Teradata technology so that it cou...
ROI Case Study: Outsystems - Surfcontrol
SurfControl used OutSystems to rapidly build and deploy portals for its partners and customers, avoi...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM - Human-i-Tees
Human-i-Tees deployed Microsoft CRM and integrated it with Great Plains to avoid the costs associate...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - IP Communications
Using a standard platform and process integration to support its entire customer provisioning proces...
ROI case study: Lexign - Empire Fire and Marine
Empire used Lexign's Solution Suite to support automation of its claims processing. Key returns were...
ROI Case Study: Sumtotal - Anonymous Bank
The bank's Private Client Services division has been able to provide online courses to a geographica...
ROI Case Study: Keller Systems International - Battery-Biz
To accommodate rapid growth, Battery-Biz deployed a SQL-based ERP system from Keller Systems Interna...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Content Management Server - GMAC
GMAC used the Microsoft Content Management Server to support two key initiatives: transferring the c...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Trillium Health Centre
Trillium Health Center deployed Cognos Healthcare Performance Management to provide its employees wi...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - City of Albuquerque
The city of Albuquerque achieved a positive ROI from its Cognos deployment through increases in empl...
ROI Case Study: EMC Control Center - Aliant Inc.
Faced with rapid storage growth and inefficient storage utilization across four data centers, teleco...
ROI Case Study: Plumtree - Halliburton Energy Services Group
Halliburton Energy Services Group used Plumtree as the portal platform for Employee Central, a world...
ROI Case Study: webMethods - W. W. Grainger, Lake Forest, IL
Using webMethod to support integration of its Web site with ordering and shipping systems enabled Gr...
ROI Case Study: Cartesis - Sandy Spring Bank
Sandy Spring Bank used Cartesis to streamline its planning, line of business reporting, and budgetin...
ROI Case Study: Redwood Software - Palmetto Health
Palmetto Health implemented a report distribution system with Redwood Software's Report2Web product....
ROI Case Study: NetPro - Los Alamos National Laboratory
By implementing NetPro's DirectoryAnalyzer, the network engineering group at the Los Alamos National...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Visual Studio Team System - ED5
EDS used Microsoft Visual Studio Team System to support a more efficient global development strategy...
ROI Case Study: Vignette - Catholic Health Initiatives
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) used Vignette's Portal, Collaboration, Content Management, and Dyn...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - Anonymous Healthcare Organization
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper enabled this healthcare organization to reduce payroll error while reduc...
ROI Case Study: Oracle 9iAS Portal - Amersham
Amersham's goal in deploying Oracle's 9iAS was in building a portal to improve communication and col...
ROI Case Study: Elance - Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments achieved a positive ROI from its Elance solution deployment by reducing maverick s...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird - Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas deployed Hummingbird Enterprise to standardize information sharing and collaboration acr...
ROI Case Study: Initiate Systems - Anonymous Health Services Provider
The health services provider used Identity Hub from Initiate Systems to avoid developer costs and ad...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 - Milton Keynes General Hospital
Milton Keynes General Hospital used Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 to reduce programming costs while ...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Knowledgestorm
By upgrading to Cognos 8 Business Intelligence, Knowledgestorm reduced the amount of staff required ...
ROI Case Study: Spotfire - Anonymous Technology Company
An anonymous technology company deployed Spotfire to leverage its existing engineering data warehous...
ROI Case Study: Scansafe - Paul Davril, Inc.
By deploying ScanSafe, Paul Davril improved its worker productivity, freed up telecommunications ban...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - Anonymous Financial Institution
The company's deployment of BEA's Web Logic E-Business platform to support secure transactions with ...
ROI Case Study: Webmethods - Anonymous IT Provider
By using webMethods business process management (BPM) to improve integration with partners and distr...
ROI Case Study: NetPro Directory Analyzer - DCET, State of Delaware
A network of 100-plus sites, each with its own domain controller, created unmanageable burdens for t...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - ARC
Supporting basic document development processes and information organization and access with SharePo...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Attendance and WorkForce Leave - Shooting Star Casino
Shooting Star Casino deployed Kronos Workforce Attendance and Workforce Leave to automate, track, an...
ROI Case Study: Manugistics - Coca Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated has been able to lower its inventory costs while adding more...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM - GO Software
GO Software deployed Microsoft CRM integrated with an existing Great Plains deployment to replace it...
ROI Case Study: Novell GroupWise - Cornwall NHS Community
After using Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise as its two e-mail clients, the Cornwall NHS Comm...
ROI Case Study: Brio - Toyota Motor Sales
Toyota used Brio to track and analyze the movement of more than 1 million vehicles annually and to s...
ROI Case Study: SPSS Predictive Marketing - FBTO
FBTO used SPSS PredictiveMarketing to target its campaigns for insurance customers, enabling it to s...
ROI Case Study: RightNow Technologies - Remington Arms Company
Remington Arms Company used RightNow Technologies to provide customers with quality online support w...
ROI Case Study: VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - IRMC
IRMC used VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure to virtualize its call center operations and support...
ROI Case Study: HAHT Commerce - MSA
Integrating its Web site with its SAP system using HAHTCommerce technology helped MSA to reduce admi...
ROI Case Study: Citrix - Compucredit
Compucredit used Citrix technology to distribute applications and data to offsite customer service c...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics CRM - Roland DGA Corporation
Roland DGA Corporation deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM to create a consolidated database of potentia...
ROI Case Study: Echopass - Outrigger Hotels and Resorts
Outrigger selected and deployed Echopass to replace its Aspect call center, enabling the company to ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - Anderson Power Products
Anderson Power Products achieved benefits by supporting increased user productivity at the organizat...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Pocket PC - Wagamama
Using the Microsoft Pocket PC platform to upgrade its order-taking system enabled Wagamama to increa...
ROI Case Study: Centra - Wachovia Corporation
Wachovia deployed a virtual classroom to reduce training costs while increasing learner interaction.
ROI Case Study: XcelleNet Solutions - Wilsons Leather
Wilsons Leather achieved a positive ROI from its XcelleNet solution deployment by increasing staff p...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft InfoPath - Enterprise Sales Productivity Group
Microsoft's Enterprise Sales Productivity Group used Microsoft Office InfoPath to provide a standard...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions - North Atlantic Industries
NAI achieved a positive return on its investment in Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta software by ...
ROI Case Study: Docent - Anonymous
Use of Docent Enterprise has allowed the bank holding company to reduce training costs, improve its ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath - MCS
Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) used Microsoft Office InfoPath to improve the efficiency of the ...
ROI Case Study: SmartCompany - Data Power Monitoring Company
Data Power Monitoring Corporation moved its sales team from Salesforce.com to SmartCompany, reducing...
ROI Case Study: DigiTech Systems ImageSilo - Bigelow Tea
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 813%, Payback: 2 months Bigelow Tea replaced its paper-based content st...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - Anonymous Manufacturer
Although the case study company already had a decentralized labor management solution, upgrading to ...
ROI Case Study: Development Dimensions International (DDI) - Anonymous
Implementing a new training strategy with DDI technology has enabled the company to enhance its deve...
ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite - CCCS
CCCS has used Ultimus to automate HR and administrative processes at two of its 14 college campuses,...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange Server - MGM Mirage
MGM MIRAGE has a high availability architecture for its e-mail system, easier administration and man...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BI - Superior Propane
Superior Propane used the Microsoft business intelligence platform to rapidly develop a cost-effecti...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Content Management Server - Ford.com
Ford.com achieved a positive ROI from its migration to Microsoft Content Management Server by reduci...
ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com - Wealth Management Firm
The wealth management department of a large international bank used Salesforce.com as the primary cl...
ROI Case Study: Digitech Systems - Children's Hospital New Orleans
The Children's Hospital in New Orleans deployed Digitech Systems PaperFlow and PaperVision Enterpris...
ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic - Jefferson County
Jefferson County achieved a positive ROI by using BEA WebLogic to standardize and integrate its tech...
ROI Case Study: ImageNow - Citizens Memorial Healthcare
By deploying ImageNow, Citizens Memorial Healthcare improved the productivity of its staff, avoided ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM - AAA Mortgage
AAA Mortgage deployed Microsoft Business Solutions CRM to enable loan officers to provide quotes to ...
ROI Case Study: SmartForce - Reynolds & Reynolds
Reynolds & Reynolds achieved a positive ROI from its SmartForce deployment by eliminating classroom ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - St Vincent Hospital
St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital used features recently added to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 to m...
ROI Case Study: Workshare - Baker & McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie deployed Workshare 3 to improve its collaboration process for the creation, review,...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2003 - Microsoft OTG
Upgrading and consolidating its Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 deployment enabled Mi...
ROI Case Study: Vignette - Ball State University
Using Vignette to manage its Web site has enabled Ball State University to increase site content, wh...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Bedford, Freeman & Worth
Bedford, Freeman & Worth used Cognos to scrutinize the profitability of auxiliary spending associate...
ROI Case Study: RightNow eService Center - nanoComCorporation
Rapid growth threatened to drive up costs in nanoCom's customer service center. Deploying RightNow ...
ROI Case Study: Highroads - Anonymous Industrial Manufacturer
By deploying HighRoads, a large US-based industrial company substantially reduced the costs of both ...
ROI Case Study: SAS Business Intelligence - IBM
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 386%, Payback: 3.2 months IBM deployed SAS BI for its 300mm semiconduct...
ROI Case Study: IBM MindSpan Solutions - IBM Basic Blue
IBM's Basic Blue e-learning initiative brings training to more than 5000 IBM managers annually. Usin...
ROI Case Study: Teradata - Iowa Dept of Revenue
The Iowa Department of Revenue deployed a data warehouse based on Teradata technology so that it cou...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Activities - NFI Industries
By deploying Kronos Workforce Activities at one of its facilities, NFI was able to improve productiv...
ROI Case Study: Venda - BT Retail
Moving from an on-premise e-commerce site to Venda's hosted platform enabled BT Retail to reduce IT ...
ROI Case Study: Business Objects - Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain used Business Objects XI to improve the productivity of its workforce, generate new pr...
ROI Case Study: Marrakech - RHM
Using Marrakech to support a standardized procurement process enabled RHM to drive better corporate ...
ROI Case Study: iWay Software - Alcan Corporation
The ability to tie together data from multiple sources using iWay Software and bring it forward in n...
ROI Case Study: ImageNow - Fluent, Inc.
By deploying Perceptive Software's ImageNow, Fluent Inc. was able to shorten many of its workflows, ...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Sharepoint - Children's Hospital
In a content-rich environment that is rapidly changing, such as a research hospital, giving authors ...
ROI Case Study: Digitech Systems - Labconco
Labconco deployed Digitech PaperFlow, PaperVision Enterprise, and PaperVision Enterprise WorkFlow so...
ROI Case Study: Novell GroupWise - Hillingdon
The London Borough of Hillingdon migrated to Novell GroupWise in 2002, replacing its Microsoft Excha...
ROI Case Study: NetBotz - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center devised an innovative solution to ensure that its pharmac...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Leave - City of El Paso
The city of El Paso deployed Kronos Workforce Leave to ensure a consistent way to track FMLA-related...
ROI Case Study: Comverse Kenan Data Mediation - Casema
By combining Comverse's Kenan Data Mediation solution with its existing Comverse billing and custome...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamic CRM - Equinox
Equinox deployed Microsoft Dynamic CRM to improve its sales process, increasing staff productivity a...
ROI Case Study: Johnson Controls Municipal Wi-Fi Solution - City of Cumberland, Maryland
By deploying a Johnson Controls Municipal Wi-Fi Solution, the city of Cumberland, Maryland will impr...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Anonymous
The company's engineers and compliance managers had to look through dozens of systems whenever they ...
ROI Case Study: Noetix - Telex
Telex provided end users direct access to Noetix to analyze and report on data in its Oracle transac...
ROI Case Study: SalesLogix - Big River Telephone Company
Big River Telephone Company deployed Sales Logix to support a unified customer relationship strategy...
ROI Case Study: Iradeon - Efficient Frontier
Migrating from Salesforce.com to iRadeon's on-demand services for Sugar open source CRM enabled Effi...
ROI Case Study: ImageNow - AmFed
AmFed deployed Perceptive Software's ImageNow to automate and streamline it's claim and bill review ...
ROI Case Study: Hummingbird - Public Services, New Mexico
Public Service Company of New Mexico used the Hummingbird Document Management system to improve acce...
ROI Case Study: Microsoft BizTalk Server - Flextronics
Flextronics achieved positive ROI from its Microsoft BizTalk Server deployment by standardizing its ...
ROI Case Study: Venda - Xerox Document Supplies
XDSE used the Venda platform to provide its product resellers with a fully integrated electronic tra...
ROI Case Study: iManage - Thomson Financial
Thomson Financial's Portfolio Solutions group achieved a high ROI from the iManage worksite suite by...
ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper - MMNA Manufacturing
Mitsubishi Motors North American Manufacturing Division used Kronos Workforce Timekeeper to replace ...
ROI Case Study: Sonic Software - Armstrong World Industries
Armstrong used Sonic Software's Sonic ESB integration platform to collaborate and exchange informati...
ROI Case Study: EMC Control Center - Florida Power and Light
By deploying EMC's ControlCenter software, including StorageScope, during a broader storage consolid...
ROI Case Study: DigiTech Systems - Cardell Cabinets
Cardell Cabinets replaced its paper-based accounting and invoicing processes with Digitech Systems P...
ROI Case Study: Sterling Commerce - Johnson Controls Power Solutions
Johnson Controls's Power Solutions Division used Sterling Commerce's Gentran Integration Suite - whi...
ROI Case Study: Sage SalesLogix - Mortgage Lenders of America
Mortgage Lenders of America used Sage SalesLogix CRM to automate the entry and management of its val...
ROI Case Study: ACT! - BaySystems
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 947%, Payback: 4 months By installing Sage Software’s ACT! contact an...
ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com - SmartMoney
Financial magazine publisher SmartMoney improved sales revenue, streamlined reporting processes, and...
ROI Case Study: Vignette - NASA
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 2253%, Payback: 3 weeks NASA used Vignette Portal to create a single ga...
ROI Case Study: Business Objects - Consumer Products Company
A consumer products company upgraded and reconfigured its BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation de...
ROI Case Study: Oracle On Demand - Building Materials Manufacturer
A building materials manufacturer rationalized its enterprise applications by migrating to Oracle E-...
Case Study: Bentley Systems ELS - WorleyParsons
By converting its separate Bentley Systems applications licenses to a single Enterprise License Subs...
Case Study: Bentley Systems ELS - Parsons Brinckerhof
By converting its Bentley Systems applications licenses to an Enterprise License Subscription (ELS) ...
Case Study: Bentley Systems ELS - Building Design Partnership
By converting its Bentley Systems applications licenses to an Enterprise License Subscription (ELS),...
ROI Case Study: Oracle on Sun Solaris - Symcor
Symcor Inc. deployed Sun x64 servers running Solaris 10 with the Oracle 10g database to support a ne...
ROI Case Study: Oracle on Sun Solaris - Consulting Firm
The company migrated its existing heterogenous hardware environment to a standardized Oracle databas...
Case Study: Bentley Systems ELS - HNTB
By converting its multiple separate Bentley Systems applications licenses to a single Enterprise Lic...
ROI Case Study: Siebel CRM On Demand - Equifax
Equifax deployed Siebel CRM On Demand to support a standardized sales process and consistent global ...
ROI Case Study: WebEx - Given Imaging
Given Imaging used WebEx to support a more collaborative global operation while avoiding face-to-fac...
ROI Case Study: Kronos - Broward County Schools
The Broward County Public Schools used Kronos Workforce Management to reduce overpayments to substit...
Case Study: Bentley Systems ELS - Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon
By converting its multiple separate Bentley Systems applications licenses to a single Enterprise Lic...
ROI Case Study: Siterra - Major Supermarket Chain
A major supermarket chain operating in the eastern United States used Siterra on-demand site managem...
ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems - AT&T
AT&T used BlackLine Systems’s account reconciliations module to automate a key part of its financi...
Case Study: Dow Corning's SAP Success
Dow Corning found networking with fellow customers, making business experts collaborate closely with...
ROI Case Study: Workforce Software - Ohio University
Deploying WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter helped Ohio University to maintain the cost competitivene...
ROI Case Study: Cognos - Blue Mountain Resorts
Blue Mountain Resorts used IBM Cognos TM1 to reduce labor costs, eliminate excess inventory, improve...
ROI Case Study: DataDirect - Anonymous Financial Institution
A global financial services firm deployed DataDirect Shadow and its mainframe Web services technolog...
ROI Case Study: Oracle CRM On Demand - Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems deployed Oracle CRM On Demand and used Oracle Fusion Application Integration Archit...
ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com - Ryder Integrated Logistics
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 5158%, Payback: 1 week Ryder Integrated Logistics created a single reco...
ROI Case Study: Sage Software - American Lung Association
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 636%, Payback: 2 months The American Lung Association used Sage Software...
ROI Case Study: Mall Networks - Shop.org
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 1765%, Payback: 1.9 months Online retail trade group Shop.org used Mall ...
ROI Case Study: RightNow Technologies - Colorado Department of Revenue
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 8732%, Payback: 3 days The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) used Ri...
ROI Case Study: Oracle and Antenna Software - DirecTV Group
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 432%, Payback: 2.6 months DirecTV used Oracle CRM On Demand and the Ant...
ROI Case Study: SPSS - Truckee Meadows Community College
2008 ROI Award Winner ROI: 691%, Payback: 2 months Truckee Meadows Community College used SPSS Pre...
ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com - Freedom Communications
Freedom Communications used Salesforce.com to increase sales, improve end user and management produc...
ROI Case Study: BEA - Leading U.S. Cable provider
A leading U.S. cable provider used BEA to create applications that have improved the productivity of...
ROI Case Study: BEA - South American Telecommunications Provider
A South American telecommunications provider used BEA service-oriented architecture (SOA) to increas...
ROI Case Study: Hewlett Packard SOA Systinet - Carphone Warehouse
Deploying HP SOA Systinet enabled Carphone’s IT staff to improve SOA governance while also spendin...
ROI Case Study: Salesforce.com - TELUS
TELUS deployed Salesforce.com in its small business channel to support its business-to-business wire...
ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems - Cox Communications
Cox Communications used BlackLine Systems’s Account Reconciliation and Task Management modules to ...
ROI Case Study: BlackLine Systems - MeadWestvaco
MeadWestvaco Corporation used the BlackLine Systems Account Reconciliation general ledger module to ...
ROI Case Study: Digitech Systems - BancWest Investment Services
BancWest Investment Services (BWIS) was able to speed up document retrieval times and improve produc...
ROI Case Study: IBM Cognos - United States Army
The United States Army’s Armament Research Development and Engineering Center improved employee pr...
Case Study: Cast Iron Systems - Siemens Power
Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution used the Cast Iron Systems iA3000 integration appliance to...
ROI Case Study: SPSS - Infinity Property and Casualty
Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation (IPACC) deployed SPSS to reduce its payments on fraudulent ...
ROI Case Study: Johnson Controls - Childrens Hospital
A major children’s hospital used Johnson Controls Technology Contracting Services to both accelera...
ROI Case Study: Sterling Commerce - Crowley Maritime
Deploying Sterling Commerce’s Gentran Integration Suite enabled Crowley Maritime to support growth...
ROI Case Study: XyEnteprise - Cymer
Laser products manufacturer Cymer used XyEnterprise Contenta DITA content management software to acc...
ROI Case Study: IBM Cognos - Envision Credit Union
By deploying IBM Cognos TM1, Envision Credit Union was able to improve productivity, reduce labor co...
ROI Case Study: Kronos - Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard deployed Kronos Workforce Payroll and Workforce HR to reduce payroll staf...
ROI Case Study: Google Apps - TVR Communications
TVR deployed Google Apps to replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment and improve collabor...
ROI Case Study: Workforce Software - Atlantic Marine
By deploying WorkForce Software’s EmpCenter workforce management suite, Atlantic Marine lowered cl...
ROI Case Study: Google - Leading Medical Products Provider
A leading medical products provider adopted Google Message Discovery, an on-demand message discovery...
ROI Case Study: Google Apps - 2nd Wind
2nd Wind deployed Google Apps to replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment and support bro...
Case Study: Bentley Training - Traffic Planning and Design
Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. invested in a Bentley training subscription to support its strateg...
ROI Case Study: Intacct - nGenera
nGenera used Intacct to streamline its financial management systems, increasing visibility, accelera...
ROI Case Study: 170 Systems - Suffolk Construction
Suffolk Construction used 170 Systems to improve productivity and reduce costs by taking better adva...
ROI Case Study: IBM Cognos BICC - Martin's Point Health Care
Establishing a business intelligence competency center (BICC) enabled Martin’s Point Health Care t...
Notes and Reports
Updated frequently, these ROI-based assessments of vendors and their products are based on case stud...
Cognos forum 2005 - Customer strategies for standardization
Spurred by containing It costs and improving operations insight, organizations are embarking on busi...
ROI score - ACCPAC CRM
The Web-based complement of Best Software's other CRM solutions including SalesLogix and ACT!, ACCPA...
Zilliant price optimization solution
Price optimization software provides a framework that organizations can employ to analyze their pric...
Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2005
As we ring in the new year, Nucleus predicts pricing models, integration, and consolidation will be ...
Microsoft Exchange ROI report
Exchange 2000 is not a revolutionary new groupware solution; rather, it is targeted at fixing the re...
The Real ROI from Microsoft Dynamics AX - German
Unabhangige, von Nucleus durchgefuhrte Untersuchungen ergaben, dass 75 Prozent der Microsoft Dynamic...
SAP and Oracle: Who's Ready for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses?
Who's delivering the greatest value to the SMB market? An in-depth analysis of 56 customers showed s...
RFID - an ROI black hole?
With RFID technology in its infancy, Nucleus Research found that most companies are either reluctant...
A look at the year 2000
Back to basics: the horror story IT investments of the year 2000 shed light on key opportunities and...
IBM acquires DWL
IBM's acquisition of DWL broadens the WebSphere product suite by offering customers a tool with read...
Iona helps you scale your SOA
Many companies struggle to get ROI on their SOA investments because broad SOA adoption relies on cos...
CRM - It's all about the data
Taking a closer look at how your organization enters, manages, and leverages data in your CRM system...
ROI Scorecard - Oracle CRM
Oracle E-Business Suite helps organizations achieve a positive ROI through improved customer sales, ...
Insights on a maturing content management market
As the enterprise content management (ECM) market matures, new relationships and facelifts seem to b...
IBM WebSphere 6 delivers high availability impact
WebSphere 6 is a significant product upgrade that has the potential to deliver solid returns. New hi...
ROI Opportunities in On-Demand Content Management
Given the ongoing growth of content, the introduction of new collaboration tactics, and growing dema...
The strengths and weaknesses of TCO
TCO provides an understanding of future costs that may not be apparent when an item is initially pur...
ROI score - Siebel onDemand
Although its cash position and existing on-premise CRM customer base give it a strong position in th...
The Evolution of CRM
Managing static processes and information is only the first step in an effective CRM strategy. Comp...
Managing Vendor Mergers and Acquisitions
As your vendor portfolio shrinks, you can take advantage of merger and acquisition activity to ensur...
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 ROI report
Microsoft SQL Server 2000's tight integration with Windows Server, automated self tuning and managem...
Aldon's Application Lifecycle management Suite
Aldon's ALM suite drives a process-focused approach to application lifecycle management across multi...
webMethods ROI Evaluation Report
Adopting a service-oriented architecture (SOA) enables companies to shorten IT project cycles, impro...
Siebel's plan to pare down CRM - is less more?
By paring down its base CRM product, Siebel would help reduce implementation costs for users with ba...
The real ROI from ATG
Fifty-three percent of ATG customers interviewed did not believe that thy had achieved a positive RO...
The Real ROI from Cognos Business Intelligence
Nucleus Research independently assessed the ROI from Cognos deployments and found that business inte...
Oracle E-Business Suite Extends Vertical Depth
The new release of Oracle E-Business Suite will include more industry-specific functionality. The RO...
SAP: For Real About On-Demand ERP?
SAP is set to unveil an on-demand mid market product that has no defined audience, may or may not co...
Benchmarking Study: Who Reads Blogs?
Although blogging may seem like an attractive opportunity to express opinions, promote products, and...
ROI Scorecard - Cognos 8
Stronger integration between product components, a simplified process, and a unified user interface ...
The Real ROI from Microsoft Dynamics AX
Independent research conducted by Nucleus showed that 75 percent of Microsoft Business Solutions-Axa...
Kronos ROI report UK version
Nucleus Research examined users of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and found more than three-quarters of...
Esker Software - automating data delivery
A modest investment in a data delivery technology such as Esker could go a long way in terms of extr...
Salesforce.com hits a small moving target with Avantgo
Online CRM provider Salesforce.com is partnering with AvantGo to deliver constant support to mobile ...
Spam - the serial ROI killer
The costs of spam show no signs of abating. Nucleus Research found that users are receiving more tha...
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper upgrade ROI report
Upgrading to Workforce Timekeeper, the Web-based time and labor application from Kronos, will enable...
ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft SQL Server 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 2000's tight integration with Windows Server, automated self tuning and managem...
Maximizing e-learning returns: First and second tier benefits
E-learning technology can be used to support both first-tier cost reduction and second-tier strategi...
Groove Networks give SharePoint and offline life
Now that Groove Networks provides a way for SharePoint users to continue their work off line, compan...
E-learning delivers consistent ROI
Increased productivity and reduced travel and training costs are the main benefits driving a positiv...
ROI Score - Microsoft Dynamics GP
Microsoft Dynamics GP delivers a positive ROI to customers by delivering a cost effective solution f...
Benchmark Study - Storage Management
New storage architectures and improve storage management software give data storage owners three bas...
National Notification Network Helps Companies Cut Costs and Manage Risk
National Notification Network's mass notification system helps companies improve disaster management...
The Real ROI from webMethods
Nucleus found that 65 percent of webMethods customers had achieved a positive ROI from their use of ...
A closer look at SatuitCRM
Satuit's CRM solution for financial services enables firms to reduce costs, improve sales and market...
The ROI from video conferencing: still elusive
Despite an upsurge in interest, video conferencing -- both PC based and stand-alone -- offers limite...
Public wireless access - wait or jump in
Giving employees access to public wireless networks can lead to a positive ROI only if those employe...
Salesforce.com Mobilizes AppExchange with Sendia Acquisition
By acquiring wireless application developer Sendia, Salesforce.com offers wireless functionality to ...
Five points to consider in your RFID project plan
As RFID wends its way towards mainstream adoption, lessons learned from early adopters provide guida...
Novel GroupWise ROI report
GroupWise remains a competitively-priced groupware application with much lower ongoing administrativ...
Interpath ASP solution
Interpath ASP solutions can enable organizations to accelerate application deployment and to reduce ...
ROI Score: IBM WebSphere 5
IBM is expanding the capability of its WebSphere platform, while also increasing its packaging optio...
The Real ROI from Microsoft Dynamics GP in the enterprise market
Nucleus found 71 percent of Microsoft Dynamics GP enterprise customers had already achieved a positi...
SAP announces it is not in the CRM on-demand game
SAP announced availability of the first version of its on-demand CRM solution - which, in fact, isn'...
Maximizing Potential Return on Investment
Breadth and repeatability are the key points to remember when deploying or upgrading an application....
Leveraging the value of XML
A number of different applications are beginning to integrate extensible markup language (XML) to su...
Microsoft CRM ROI report
Organizations can use Microsoft Business Solutions CRM (Microsoft CRM) to improve the performance of...
ROI Evaluation Report: Workscape
Workscape provides benefits administration and workforce management solutions that reduce administra...
RFID-enabled Manugistics
Though an RFID-enabled Manugistics system can increase returns from an RFID deployment, the cost and...
ROI Score: Sonic Business Integration Suite
Delivering lower initial and ongoing costs compared to most competing EAI products, along with retur...
Research Note: SAP Customers Are 20 Percent less Profitable Than Their Peers
An analysis of nearly 100 public companies listed on SAP's Web site finds these SAP users are 20 per...
Automating the corporate help desk
Addressing increasingly complex technical support environments, automated support applications can h...
The Future of Lotus Notes
The honeymoon is over. As Lotus becomes integrated into the IBM business model, Notes customers are ...
ROI score - Microsoft Business Intelligence
By enabling companies to leverage existing Microsoft tools to rapidly develop and integrate customiz...
i2 Six might address some ROI challenges
The improved integration capabilities and Web services architecture of i2 Six could help future adop...
ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 combines ease of use with solid project planning and scheduli...
M-Tech's ROI - Solving the corporate IT identity crisis
M-Tech's software for password synchronization and centralized user access management takes on small...
Blazent adds intelligence to IT
Blazent can enable managers to better track, manage, and negotiate IT costs and assets while increas...
Registries: SOA for Adults
Many companies achieve early success with a pattern of small service oriented architecture (SOA)-ena...
Oracle 9iAS ROI Modeling Tool
This workbook has been developed specifically to evaluate a the value of Oracle's 9i Applicatio...
ROI score - Business Objects
Business Object's enquiry and analysis tools form a core component of the vendor's corporate perform...
ROI Quick Reference Guide
Following a structured approach to measuring return on investment assures consistent calculations. ...
BEA Acquires Plumtree
BEA's acquisition of Plumtree strengthens its position by providing more turnkey applications and po...
Evaluation Report: SunGard Information Availability Solutions
SunGard Managed Services Solutions enable companies to reduce ongoing IT costs while maintaining or ...
Research Note: webMethods 7.0
By adding functionality in the areas of metadata, governance, BPM, and BAM to Fabric, webMethods is ...
Shifting to software - EMC snatches up Legato
With the purchase of Legato, EMC is making good on its promise to support heterogeneous storage envi...
The Real ROI from Salesforce.com - Executive Summary
Hosted CRM has the potential to deliver significant returns. Eighty-two percent of companies intervi...
Open Text Livelink ROI report
By improving strategic and tactical collaboration, task and process management, and information orga...
Vignette Announces Digital Services Hub
In a consolidating marketplace, developing new and innovative solution components is a way to delive...
Microsoft SharePoint ROI report
Opportunities for a positive return from the Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server are found in increas...
The Real ROI from Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Nucleus found 77 percent of Microsoft Dynamics NAV customers had already achieved a positive ROI fro...
Investigating the ROI from Salesforce.com
Most companies had achieved a positive ROI from Salesforce.com by replacing a paper-based or individ...
SOA 101
Skepticism regarding service-oriented architecture (SOA) is giving way to adoption. Savvy implemente...
EMC buys Documentum - hype yes - ROI no
Despite the marketing hype over information lifecycle management, the merger of EMC and Documentum w...
Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2007
As SOA and on demand drive changes in the way organizations buy, deploy, and outsource software, 200...
Guidebook: Evaluating The Business Impact Of Oracle On Demand
Beyond just choosing enterprise applications, decision makers can also choose deployment strategies ...
Spirian - Enabling rapid ROI from software upgrades
Large companies facing constant migration needs can accelerate the realization of returns from their...
Mozilla Firefox - Does free ensure ROI
As a 1.0 release Firefox is a good effort that offers a range of useful features. Not yet a replacem...
ROI Scorecard - Salesforce.com
Most companies achieve a positive ROI from Salesforce.com by replacing a paper-based or individual c...
Business Intelligence for the masses - PowerAnalyzer
PowerAnalyzer's workflow technology and Excel-based browser interfaces can boost user adoption and p...
Beyond Spam: e-mail security services
Barraged with smap and e-mail-borne viruses, companies need an effective e-mail security solution th...
Oracle emphasizes BI
At its OpenWorld user conference, Oracle announced a revamped business intelligence platform that he...
ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos Visionware
Visionware labor analytics enable organizations to control labor costs and optimize labor usage thro...
ROI Score - Cognos ReportNet
Cognos ReportNet forms the enterprise-reporting pillar of Cognos's 3-layered corporate performance m...
NetPro Secure Active Directory ROI report
Netpro's suite of tools enables administrators to more efficiently plan, deploy, and manage their Ac...
The real ROI from Oracle E-Business Suite
Improved financial management, increased productivity, and reduced IT costs enabled 65 percent of Or...
ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 Upgrade
Interoperability, tool set breadth, and the advantages related to migrating toward Microsoft and .NE...
Cognos Forum 2004: A call for standardization
Cognos's 2004 customer conference reaffirmed the vendor's strategic intent: domination of BI and pla...
More enlightened systems - IBM buys Candle
IBM's announcement of the Candle Acquisition brings more development, management, and monitoring too...
ROI score - RightNow
Focus on rapid deployment, an easy-to-use interface, and support for multiple communications channel...
Centrinity announces unified messaging platform
Unified messaging can enable organizations to improve competitiveness, reduce sales cycles, and incr...
Cogneto - Hack this Passthought
Cogneto's Unomi provides a unique approach to identity authentication that gets around the problems ...
Microsoft announces pricing for Exchange 2000
For Exchange 2000, Microsoft retains its server and client license (CAL) pricing model with slight i...
Contextware OS - Working Knowledge Management
The Contextware OS enables managers to capture business information in processes in context so other...
Open Text adds content management to Livelink
Content Management for Livelink expands the breadth of Open Text's current offerings. Existing and ...
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper centralization upgrade ROI report
Centralizing timekeeping and payroll operations with Workforce Timekeeper can enable corporations to...
Build versus Buy
Deciding whether to build applications in-house or buy a commercial application requires a careful e...
ROI Report: Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
As electronic messaging becomes key component of a communications infrastructure, companies that tre...
ROI score - NetSuite
NetSuite NetCRM's key value proposition is its ability to deliver order management, customer support...
Don't let consulting kill e-learning ROI
Overspending on consulting often limits positive returns from e-learning deployments. Separating the...
Guidebook: Content Management
The growing volume of enterprise content and silos of information are fueling user frustration and i...
Waiting for the Rebound: 2004 IT Budgets in a Holding Pattern
IT spending will remain at 2003 levels for most companies, and even those that are planning to inves...
ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is a significant product release that delivers new categories of benefits ...
Guidebook: Siebel CRM emand
Oracle's Siebel CRM On Demand has leveraged its history and experience in CRM to provide customers w...
The Real ROI from PeopleSoft
Independent research conducted by Nucleus showed that 82 percent of PeopleSoft customers achieved a ...
Business Objects makes the case for standardization
With the delivery of its new business intelligence suite, Business Objects completes its plan for a ...
ROI Scorecard - BusinessObjects XI
Improved product integration and new user interface elements, along with enhanced performance, has i...
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 ROI report
Microsoft Exchange 2003 delivers new features that promise to reduce server utilization, lessen admi...
The Real ROI from Microsoft Dynamics GP in the midmarket
Nucleus found 87 percent of Microsoft Dymamics GP small and medium-sized business customers had alre...
ROI Scorecard - Business Intelligence Suite Market
As business intelligence continues to be a key technology area for companies, suites that provide in...
Microsoft's take on Web services - Visual Studio.NET
Companies with an existing Microsoft environment can rapidly build Web services applications by upgr...
ROI score - Business Objects Crystal
With the Crystal Decisions acquisition, Business Objects has inherited a ubiquitous enterprise-repor...
ROI score - Hyperion Intelligence
Hyperion Intelligence, a core component of the Hyperion Performance Suite, enables analysts and deci...
A first Look: Microsoft Office XP
Office XP offers a number of improvements over Office 2000, but the bottom-line impact from changes ...
Lies, damn, lies, and average ROI
"Average ROI" reports may satisfy the lazy and cumulative ROI (cROI) may impress the foolish, but on...
The real ROI from SAP
Fifty-seven percent of SAP customers interviewed did not believe that they had achieved a positive R...
IBM: Software versus Services
An industry consolidation leaves buyers with fewer vendors to choose from, for ERP, middleware, and ...
The real ROI from Cognos
Nucleus Research independently assessed the ROI from Cognos deployments and found that business inte...
Portals ROI comparison report
When it comes to picking a portal, the lowest TCO is not necessarily the best choice for the bottom ...
Instant Messaging: Breaking the Bad ROI Rap
Fewer than 20 percent of Fortune 500 companies are using instant messaging today; those that do find...
ROI Review: Handspring Treo
The Handspring Treo may bring some benefits by reducing hardware, software, maintenance, and communi...
A first look: Microsoft Office 10 Beta 2
Office 10 offers a number of improvements over Office 2000, but the bottom-line impact from changes ...
Microsoft IMF - More antispam options
With the upcoming IMF, Microsoft will offer Exchange users a server-based antispam tool that is alre...
Grid computing - more questions than answers
More hype than reality, grid computing is at this point little more than a marketing message from th...
Groove Networks: Is peer-to-peer business ready?
Today, peer-to-peer is more marketing hype looking for a problem to solve than a real solution that ...
Real ROI Report: Microsoft Business Solutions - Navision
Nucleus found 67 percent of Navision customers had already achieved a positive ROI from their deploy...
IBM pushes Web services adoption
While Web services is not the cure-all for integration costs, it can provide companies with a substa...
The Last Christmas
Although revenues from e-commerce are increasing, competition is driving lower profits. Retailers th...
ROI score - Cognos Enterprise Planning
Cognos Enterprise Planning, based on technology from two proven players -- Cognos and Adaytum -- can...
Vignette to acquire TOWER Technology
Vignette addresses a clear need for document and records management functionality with its TOWER Tec...
ROI Score - Microsoft Solomon
Microsoft Solomon delivers solid returns to mid-sized professional services organizations that want ...
A closer look at InvisibleCRM
InvisibleCRM synchronizes Salesforce.com with Windows desktop applications to automatically update, ...
Kronos acquires Unicru
By acquiring workforce management solution provider Unicru, Kronos can provide customers with labor ...
Cognos blueprints ramp up BI ROI
Cognos is offering Performance Blueprints that give users out-of-the-box performance management solu...
RightNow 8
With its focus on enhancing the customer experience, RightNow 8 promises to deliver better integrati...
BEA WebLogic 8.1 upgrade ROI report
Nucleus found that companies upgrading to BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 experienced an average increase ...
Vendor ROI Score: QlikTech
QlikView's easy deployability and low price point make it an attractive contender for reporting and ...
ROI Report: Highroads
Managing benefits throughout the lifecycle (benefits lifecycle management) goes beyond basic benefit...
ROI Scorecard - Enterprise CRM Market
The CRM market continues to evolve, with some players focusing on "big problems" and others deliveri...
The Real ROI from Cognos Business Intelligence
Nucleus Research independently assessed the ROI from Cognos deployments and found that business inte...
Desktop security best practices
Network security represents a substantial challenge for IT managers. Given the numerous threats now ...
Compliance Insights - SOX - HIPAA - GLBA
Compliance with regulations such as SOX, HIPAA and GLBA is a requirement for many organizations. Est...
BPO 2.0
On-demand technology, nearly ubiquitous network access, and the drive to improve customer service qu...
Microsoft pushes migration to Windows Server 2003
Microsoft will soon discontinue its free support of Windows NT 4.0 and Exchange 5.5, hoping to motiv...
SAP increases its midmarket options
To gain more traction in the midmarket, SAP is adding capabilities to its Business One ERP software,...
Reachforce drives leads with role-based data
ReachForce's on-demand applications enable users to leverage role-based data within the Salesforce.c...
SOA: Two Biggest Mistakes
In utilizing service-oriented architectures (SAO) for integration projects, IT departments should se...
Software AG acquires webMethods
Software AG's acquisition of webMethods significantly expands its product offering, which will now i...
First phase Web services will deliver significant ROI
Businesses will find a short-term ROI by investing in Web services tools and technologies. The bigg...
Venda's hosted e-commerce drives ROI
Companies achieve a positive ROI from Venda by reducing the ongoing costs of supporting e-commerce w...
Documentum Records Manager ROI report
Effective content management requires managing content in active use, retirement, and archive access...
ROI Evaluation Report: Cognos Technology for ISVS
Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that embed or integrate Cognos technology are enabled to win mor...
Research Note: The ROI from Echopass's on-demand contact center
Echopass's on-demand contact center solution enables companies to maximize contact center ROI by man...
Avoiding the top five IT mistakes
Increase your returns from IT by avoiding the five key pitfalls: too much customization, lack of foc...
IP Telephony - The end of the phone as we know it
Hyped for years, IP telephony is finally coming into its own, with a clear business case for a wide ...
Consolidation Can be a Good thing: SAP Buys Business Objects
The SAP acquisition of Business Objects may be a huge transaction, but it will have little near-term...
ROI score - Microstrategy
MicroStrategy has established itself as a profiler of robust and scalable analytics and reporting to...
Information availability strategies
Instead of the broad-scale approach of outsourcing or the "one-size-fits-all" hosted approach, infor...
Getting more from content management
Taking a closer look at user activities and the type of content delivered on your portal, collaborat...
Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2004
Nucleus looks ahead to the technology developments we expect in 2004. Although we don't foresee tre...
ROI Scorecard - MicroStrategy 8
With the release of SQL Server 2005 and Business Scorecard Manager, Microsoft has brought together a...
ROI score - Hyperion SQR
Hyperion's Performance Suite is based on the SQR and Intelligence solutions that Hyperion inherited ...
Microsoft Office 2003 - ROI from collaboration
Though the changes to the core Microsoft Office 2003 applications are much ado about nothing, the ad...
ROI Score - Microsoft Dynamics AX
Microsoft Dynamics AX is delivering value through improved business operations, and low ongoing supp...
ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos iSeries Timekeeper
Kronos iSeries Timekeeper enables the automation and improvement of payroll processes and time and l...
Oracle 9i Application Server
Oracle's 9i application server leverages Oracle's database into a platform for e-commerce and applic...
Market Scorecard - Integration
The increased options for choosing integration products and evaluating integration approaches provid...
Considering An Upgrade from PeopleSoft Financials 8.0 to 8.9
Although functionality improvements between PeopleSoft 8.0 and 8.9 may produce only an incremental i...
Zaplets: a better form of tactical collaboration?
There's a new solution to the tactical collaboration problem and, used carefully, e-mail centric zap...
BAM - if an acronym falls in the market, does it have meaning?
Most organizations do not see a compelling business reason to jump on the BAM bandwagon. While the ...
Salis ROI Evaluation Report
Outsourcing sales and use tax compliance management to Salis enables companies to reduce tax-related...
ROI Report: Novell GroupWise
GroupWise remains a competitively priced groupware application, and Novell's recent improvements to ...
Ultimate Software UltiPro Workforce Management ROI report
Companies can use the UltiPro Workforce Management solution to automate and streamline key payroll a...
Manifesto: Separating ROI fact from fiction
Companies that are one step ahead of the ROI hype know that there's only one way to measure and mana...
360 degree CRM
If you've been trying to get a 360-degree view of your customer, you're probably just dizzy. Rather ...
Salesforce.com's AppexChange: Win, Win, Win
By making Salesforce.com the platform for on-demand applications with its AppExchange, Salesforce.co...
Spam, the repeat offender
In a survey of more than 800 users, Nucleus finds spam continues to be a growing problem. Despite ag...
Sizing up SAP's Enterprise Portal 6.0
New features promised in SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 could hold potential returns for some companies. ...
Messaging war enters a brief stalemate
When it comes to groupware, companies are hesitant to change the status quo; none of the Lotus Notes...
EMC ControlCenter ROI report
EMC ControlCenter storage management tools can enable companies to improve storage reporting, config...
Picking a Portal
Portal technology can help organizations gain significant returns from improved information organiza...
Oracle Acquires Siebel
Oracle's Seibel purchase should drive more value for customers through integrated business managemen...
BI Has Left the Building
CIOs should consider using mobile BI offerings to broaden BI benefits and adoption while also improv...
ROI Evaluation Report: ImageNow
ImageNow document management, imaging, and workflow functionality can be rapidly deployed and easily...
DataDirect Technologies ROI report
DataDirect Technologies' data connectivity products can help software architects reduce the cost and...
Cognos Completes Acquisition of Adaytum
Adaytum's strengths in planning will complement Cognos's reporting and analysis capabilities to prov...
Oracle goes for the grid
Oracle's new application server provides grid computing support to organizations that require it and...
Hyperion offers free trial of Dashboard Solution
Hyperion's offer of a free trial of its dashboard is an easy way for customer to test the potential ...
The SAP NetWeaver approach to integration
The SAP NetWeaver integration platform is a significant change that will enable easier integration a...
ROI Evaluation Report: Proofpoint Messaging Security Solutions
Proofpoint messaging security solutions enable IT administrators to better manage incoming spam and ...
Politics and the Internet: The Big Loser is the Internet
Forget the hype about MySpace, YouTube, and Internet campaigning. Few people use them for political ...
Business Threads: Component process management
Traditional process management applications are monolithic in nature but a big change may be on the ...
Measuring the ROI from ERP - quick reference guide
Following a structured approach to measuring return on investment ensures consistent calculations. U...
Benchmark Study: Document Management
Document management deployments may differ broadly in scale and scope, but no matter the size, DM te...
Digital dashboards - identifying the ROI drivers
Implementing a dashboard can be an expensive proposition. Dashboards deliver ROI when companies ensu...
EMC acquires VMware - true ROI from virtualization
There's nothing virtual about the ROI that companies will achieve by combining VMware's server virtu...
PalmOne Tungsten T5 - Assessing the ROI
PalmOne's latest handheld, the Tungsten T5, delivers a number of advantages that make it worth a loo...
BEA Opens Up
BEA's open source initiatives are a calculated risk to broaden developer appeal while also hoping to...
RightNow Technologies CRM 7.5
RightNow CRM version 7.5 leverages RightNow's knowledge base technology and adds sales, marketing, a...
ROI score - Salesforce.com
Low initial and ongoing costs, ease of customization, and ability to integrate with existing process...
The real ROI from Manhattan Associates
Nucleus found that 67 percent of Manhattan Associates customers interviewed had achieved a positive ...
KVS Enterprise Vault: Controlling archiving costs
For organizations is highly-regulated industries than are reliant on either Exchange or SharePoint, ...
Smart Money: the ROI from business intelligence
Faster report creation and a better basis for decision making are the main benefits driving a positi...
Microsoft's Magnifying Glass for Exchange
Microsoft's Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool can ease the load of Exchange administrator...
Microsoft BizTalk Server ROI report
Companies are likely to achieve a positive return on investment from using BizTalk Server to support...
Prioritizing IT projects
Every IT team is tasked with prioritizing projects at least once a year - and much of the rest of th...
WebMethods ROI report
E-business integration can enable organizations to reduce costs, improve performance, and generate n...
Open Text and KPMQuest provide Livelink ASP solution
Users can considerably reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by utilizing Livelink ASP services. Add...
ROI Scorecard - SAS Enterprise BI Server
SAS Enterprise BI Server combines the company's depth in analytical capabilities with revamped busin...
Controlling Your IM Environment
An instant messaging management solution is the right technology for organizations that have instant...
PeopleSoft and IBM get closer
IBM and PeopleSoft announced a major initiative to combine IBM's middleware with PeopleSoft's applic...
The Value of ASP Services
Organizations can recognize benefits from ASP solutions in a number of areas, including reduced cost...
ROI Scorecard - RightNow
RightNow ahs moved beyond service and support to provide customers with a solution to leverage commo...
Using e-learning to support business goals: IBM MindSpan solutions
E-learning can be used to support cost reduction and improve performance in a number of areas, inclu...
Looking ahead in predictive analytics
Organizations looking beyond cost cutting measures to growth opportunities should consider the poten...
ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos webTA
Automating time and labor management using a solution such as Kronos webTA enables federal agencies ...
MicroStrategy introduces report services
MicroStrategy's Report Services release will increase the appeal of MicroStrategy 7i as a BI suite w...
5 Steps to a more mobile workforce
The realities of natural disasters and the rising cost of commuting to work provides compelling reas...
Research Report: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Automating time and attendance functions enables companies to reduce costly payroll errors, increase...
Ubergroups.com: controlling your instant messaging environment
Ubergroups.com is the newest instant messaging technology that will benefit small to medium size ent...
Vendor ROI Score: Microsoft BizTalker Server
Companies can achieve a positive ROI with Microsoft BizTalk Server by reducing the time and cost ass...
Data Governance and Compliance
As companies seek to improve compliance and governance efforts, looking at how users can access, man...
ROI score - SAP BI
SAP Business Information Warehouse, positioned as a business intelligence platform with data warehou...
ROI score - Cognos PowerPlay
Cognos PowerPlay has earned a record of delivering ROI to customers through strong functionality for...
Microsoft Dynamics ROI report
Microsoft Dynamics applications deliver solid ROI returns to organizations by streamlining business ...
The Maintenance revolution
Maintenance fees provide a steady revenue stream to technology vendors with very high margins. While...
Peoplesoft strives to be a better host
PeopleSoft is providing new hosting solutions and services to the midmarket. Structured like its ent...
Cape Clear 5 - ESB Delivers Integration Benefits
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) products are proving to deliver a low cost alternative for integrating ...
ROI Evaluation Report: Adoption of JT Format
Companies can achieve a positive ROI from adopting the JT format by better managing and sharing info...
IBM buys Rational Software
IBM's purchase of Rational Software will benefit IBM by bringing in new customers and new revenues, ...
ROI Scorecard - Microsoft CRM
Relatively low cost and tight integration with Microsoft Outlook help Microsoft CRM to deliver a pos...
PeerDirect: Distributing Enterprise Applications
PeerDirect's Distributed Enterprise suite can increase the productivity of mobile workers and ensure...
Natural Language: A look at Electric Knowledge
As internal Web sites grow in size, the benefits of an effective natural language interface to these...
OnDemand: Siebel's Cure for ROI Woes?
Siebel's second attempt at the hosted CRM market reduces many of the initial and ongoing costs of us...
Assessing the benefits of the Palm i705
The Palm i705 offers a number of improvements over the previous Palm VII wireless offering but the r...
Saba releases new version of e-learning analytics
Saba customers seeking to investigate the second-tier benefits from e-learning should consider an in...
Lawson Solutions ROI Report
Improving management of human capital, finances, procurement, and relationships with vendors and cus...
RightNow integrated voice response
RightNow's voice-enabled Rightnow Service reduces the number of inbound calls for service agents whi...
Microsoft SharePoint ROI report - French
Le retour sur investissement potentiel resultant de la mise en oeuvre de Microsoft SharePoint Portal...
ROI Score - mySAP ERP Financials
SAP users report significant benefits from mySAO ERP Financials, but high initial and ongoing suppor...
Evaluating wikis for the enterprise
Businesses are looking to wikis as an alternative to traditional collaboration tools to encourage gr...
Siebel's UAN: Filling an ROI sinkhole
Siebel has created its Universal Application Network plan (UAN) to help alleviate steep integration ...
UpShot Takes on Multiple Processes, Multiplies Returns
With the release of its MultiProcess Management solution, UpShot takes down one of the last barriers...
webMethods Expands Its Product Line
Recent acquisitions have moved webMethods from a traditional integration vendor to a standards-based...
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 ROI report
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server can increase employee productivity by improving tactical and stra...
Market ROI Scorecard - Business Intelligence
Vendors delivering the highest ROI in this space have grown to support large-scale deployments while...
IBM acquires Bowstreet
By acquiring former partner Bowstreet, IBM fills the dashboard and portlet gaps in its integration o...
Initiate solves your identity crises
Initiate Systems Identity Hub software solves two critical customer data management problems: the ne...
Business objects introduces Crystal Version 8
If customers strategically target the full range of development, administration, and end-user benefi...
ROI Scorecard - Hyperion System 9
Hyperion System 9 combines the company's business intelligence and performance management products i...
Microsoft Windows Mobile - More than a new name
Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 creates a new value proposition for companies looking to wirelessly en...
Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2006
Next year's IT priorities will be about rationalization and delivery -- but also about more power fo...
ROI Evaluation Report: XcelleNet Solutions
Improved information and application access can enable increased user productivity -- but IT complex...
Where to look for ROI in Hyperion's BI platform
For companies fitting the right profile, there are concrete benefits to upgrading to new components ...
Business Objects completes acquisition of SRC
The acquisition of SRC Software provides Business Objects with a full-featured corporate performance...
webMethods Acquires Cerebra
With its acquisition of Cerebra, webMethods can now offer its customers metadata management function...
ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
Nucleus Research examined users of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and found more than three-quarters of...
ROI Scorecard - On-demand CRM Market
On-demand CRM has moved beyond initial deployments based on lower cost and avoiding long implementat...
The Value of PKI Security
To evaluate the costs and benefits of PKI, companies should be realistic about current transaction r...
Oracle Application Integration Architecture
Oracle's Application Integration Architecture, Process Integration Packs, and Industry Reference Mod...
ByDesign: Can SAP Really Redesign its Business?
With its new Business ByDesign offering, SAP has finally entered the software as a service market wi...
IBM pulls together a business integration suite
IBM is channeling significant resources toward the business process integration market. In the long...
Contact verification systems
Using contact verification systems is an inexpensive way to keep critical business contact informati...
Verizon Managed Network Solutions ROI Report
Turning to a service provider for network management can enable companies to reduce IT costs while i...
IBM Acquires MRO Software and Webify
IBM continues its acquisition strategy with the purchases of MRO software and Webify Solutions. This...
The Real ROI from Upshot
Hosted CRM has the potential to deliver significant returns. Eighty-five percent of companies interv...
Spam: the silent ROI killer
Nucleus Research found that in 2003 spam will cost the average organization 1.4 percent of employee ...
IBM's vertical horizons
IBM's new software strategy sounds interesting and could provide customers with improved offerings t...
SAM helps marketing and sales play nicely together
The SAVO Group's Sales Asset Manager enables sales and marketing teams to coordinate, develop, and b...
Research Note: The ROI from using Convoq for Web-based conferencing
Convoq's Flash-based Web conferencing solution cuts out many of the hassles that can hamper the ROI ...
IBM Acquires Ascential
With the Ascential purchase, IBM is continuing to broaden its integration platform with tools to imp...
Salesforce.com's Sandbox: A New Reason To Go On Demand
Sandbox is an on-demand environment in which developers can build, test, and deploy Salesforce.com-r...
Maximizing the benefits of E-commerce
For most companies, business-to-business commerce involves a long pre-transaction process before a c...
New developments from LexisNexis
LexisNexis's focus on relationship-based CRM and integration of outside information make it an ideal...
Few companies pass the financial metrics test
Nearly 60 percent of the companies Nucleus surveyed in the past year lacked standard financial metri...
DYS Analytics: The ROI from message management
Messaging management solutions can significantly reduce the costs of maintaining Lotus Notes and Mic...
Avaya IP telephony solutions
Avaya's strategy of allowing companies to slowly migrate to IP telephony - and its focus on applicat...
Make versus buy - evaluating time and attendance systems
Implementing an enterprise time and attendance system can provide significant returns that lower lab...
Using the Nucleus Research vendor ROI score
The Nucleus Vendor ROI Score rates vendors on their real-world ability to deliver positive ROI to cu...
Maximizing ROI from data mining
Data mining can help organizations to uncover patterns and trends in their customer, product, or oth...
Microsoft's SharePoint giveaways
Microsoft's new Web Parts and Services Toolkit for SharePoint 2003 may have the potential for an une...
Maximizing ROI from E-Learning
An e-learning solution exists for every organization and it doesn't have to break the bank - or the ...
Oracle Fusion Applications Update
Oracle's latest announcement regarding its suite of products built on its Fusion architecture provid...
Cartesis Enables Cargill to Improve Global Visibility
Performance management solutions can do more than accelerate time to close. Cargill used Cartesis to...
MicroStrategy Office promises convenience; few ROI opportunities
Because MicroStrategy already supports embedded data in Microsoft Excel, it is unclear how much addi...
ROI Score - Oracle Financials
Better visibility and access to financial information, along with improved productivity for business...
Evaluating overseas software development outsourcing
With the increasing popularity of outsourcing complex software development projects to India and Chi...
The potential value of Novell iFolder
Provided licensing costs are low, companies with a high share of productivity-focused road warriors ...
ROI Scorecard - SAP CRM
Although CRM licenses are a part of many mySAP deals, few customers deploy mySAP from CRM o a standa...
The Real ROI from Manugistics
Independent research conducted by Nucleus showed that 80 percent of Manugistics customers had achiev...
The Real ROI from Progress Software
The Progress Software database, combined with Progress's OpenEdge platform, helps ISVs deliver posit...
IBM acquires Venetica
IBM's acquisition of Venetica is part of its ongoing drive to provide one-stop shopping for all inte...
ROI score - Hyperion Essbase
Hyperion Essbase is a critical component of Hyperion's business performance management (BPM) strateg...
Indirect benefits - the invisible ROI drivers
Nucleus case studies reveal that, on average, indirect benefits account for half of technology ROI. ...
Microsoft Content Management Server ROI report
Organizations can use the Microsoft Content Management Server to improve the quality and timeliness ...
Outbound e-mail monitoring
Leaks of confidential content can cost companies huge amounts in lost revenues, legal penalties, and...
Research Note: Maximizing ROI from ERP
From acquisitions to SOA and analytics, ERP is evolving to provide multiple options for both large a...
A Tale of Two CRMs
CRM can be a disappointment and drama, or it can meet your greatest expectations. A few basic strate...
Cognos 8
With this new release of its business intelligence platform, Cognos is making it easier for companie...
Research Note: ROI Opportunity: Better Systems Management
Systems management is often one of the thankless jobs of IT - but that doesn't mean it should be ove...
ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal
The Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal provides biometric verification of employees to eliminate "buddy p...
Avoid the ROI pitfalls: Strategies for CRM success
CRM doesn't have to be a risky business. Focus on clear business goals and do a few quick calculatio...
Avoid E-learning Investment Mistakes: Understanding Fidelity
An e-learning deployment can produce substantial returns, particularly in the area of training-relat...
Application Service Providers ROI Report
There are many ways companies can derive benefits from ASP solutions. Nucleus experience has found ...
BusinessObjects releases Data Integrator 6.5
BusinessObjects is seeking further distinction in the business intelligence marketplace by promoting...
Cognos launches ReportNet
Reportnet's coverage of wider user populations and its Web-based architecture will help Cognos promo...
How companies will pick CPM in 2004
In 2004, companies will grade CPM solutions based on a suite's ability to provide integration among ...
A closer look at SalesFocus Solutions
SalesFocus Solutions's MARS enables asset management firms, banks, and insurance companies to combat...
Accelerating your SOA roadmap
When adopting a service-oriented architecture, some IT projects generate ROI faster than others. Per...
Documentum Announces GMPharma
Documentum's partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers provides a prepackaged content and document man...
Oracle Acquires Hyperion
As consolidation continues in the Business Intelligence (BI) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) ...
Avoiding spills on the Oracle PeopleSoft JD Edwards merger
Merging PeopleSoft and J.D.Edwards would have a mixed impact on customers: It could help reduce the ...
ROI score - Entellium
Relatively new to the North American market, Entellium provides a hosted CRM suite with modular feat...
Quantifying the value of increased productivity
When productivity returns from IT are measured, time saved does not equal additional time worked. U...
Research Note: A closer look at SPSS
As predictive analytics becomes more mainstream, SPSS is focused on continued development of its ana...
Best Practices - Technology selection in Financial Services Organizations
Finding the right technology solution involves evaluating the technical merits of the solution, but ...
Above All Software Bridges the Gap with Composite Applications
Above All Software has a methodology and tools that help companies accelerate their adoption of SOA,...
Digitech Systems announces Message Manager
Digitech Systems's PaperVision Message Manager enables companies to manage e-mail content like any o...
ROI Score - TIBCO
TIBCO's ability to provide a central integration backbone and handle a high volume of data transacti...
PeopleSoft announces PeopleSoft 8
PeopleSoft's announcement mirrors the announcements of many other vendors considering E-enabling of ...
The Real ROI from Salesforce.com
Eighty-two percent of companies interviewed by Nucleus had achieved a positive ROI from Salesforce.c...
Benchmarking: On Demand
On-demand solution adoption is growing: a Nucleus survey finds 51 percent of organizations are using...
Kineticsware: Making Dynamics AX Go Upscale
Historically, Microsoft has had limitations on how it sells to medium-sized supply chain-intensive c...
ROI Score: webMethods Enterprise Services Platform
The webMethods Enterprise Services Platform lowers the development time and cost of integration proj...
ROI Scorecard - Microsoft BI
With the release of SQL Server 2005 and Business Scorecard Manager, Microsoft has brought together a...
The real ROI from Siebel
Because the average Siebel deployment costs a company more than $18,000 per user per year, achieving...
The Real ROI from SPSS
An independent assessment of SPSS customers found that 94 percent achieved a positive return on inve...
Design optimization management - reducing the risks
The potential benefits of design optimization management are compelling: fewer product failures, red...
Financials On Demand for the Masses?
Can startup Workday become the Salesforce.com of ERP systems with its on-demand financials and other...
Siebel Announces eBusiness 2000 MidMarket Edition
Siebel's eBusiness Mid-Market Edition is a comprehensive package that brings the organizational and ...
Cisco Unified Customer Interaction Analyzer
Automating the monitoring of call center activity using the Customer Interaction Analyzer can ensure...
CRM Planning - keys for project success
Whether you're updating, upgrading, jump-starting, or restarting your CRM efforts, some basic steps ...
icomXpress ROI report
Improving process management can help companies to reduce administrative costs and improve their rel...
BEA WebLogic ROI report
Companies should consider both the technology management impact and the business impact when they ar...
NAS or SAN: Maximizing storage ROI
The costs of a SAN solution require careful ROI analysis to ensure companies aren't paying to much f...
Vignette 7.3.1
In the maturing Web content management space, improving usability is one way to deliver greater ROI....
Microsoft Enterprise Project Management ROI report
Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution can provide organizations with a bette...
Managing Risk and Flexibility: A look at payback period
The payback period of an application is an important indicator of risk. The shorter the payback, th...
Project Management: Beyond the Project
Taking a closer look at your technology strategy to support project management may uncover quick opp...
Air Force Uses Cognos To Manage Personnel and Improve Productivity
Companies that have not extended business intelligence and performance management to their human res...
Benchmarking: Content management
Despite the proliferation of Google and other desktop search tools, two out of every three employees...
MicroStrategy Introduces Report Services
MicroStrategy's Report Services release will increase the appeal of MicroStrategy 7i as a BI suite w...
Benchmarking: Passwords
Unfortunately, more than one out of every three enterprise users keep a written record of their pass...
Benchmarking: Service-Oriented Architecture
Despite all the hype, fewer than half of enterprises have really adopted service-oriented architectu...
Maximizing the ROI from ERP
Given the acquisition activity, evolution of service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology, and ris...
ROI Scorecard - NetSuite
NetSuite provides small and medium-size customers with a single platform for managing key business o...
Novell ZENWorks ROI Report
Automated resource management can help IT departments efficiently support end users in an evolving t...
Profiles in Government - Hummingbird
Hummingbird document management, records management, and portal solutions have enabled the Canadian ...
Avotus helps manage communication costs
Avotus's telecommunications management solution can enable companies to cut communications costs whi...
The Real ROI from Upshot - Executive Summary
Hosted CRM has the potential to deliver significant returns. Eighty-five percent of companies interv...
ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft BizTalk Server
Microsoft BizTalk Server provides a competitive advantage to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) thr...
ROI score - Savo Group
Using a flexible, Web-based architecture and simple modules to solve a common problem -- communicati...
Siebel onDemand Release 7 - Contact OnDemand
With Contact OnDemand, Siebel leverages its contact center and strategic CRM expertise to provide on...
Salesforce.com and B-2-B advertising
Salesforce.com's acquisition and integration of Kieden will give marketers a new tool for evaluating...
Knowledge management update: a look at Autonomy
To assure the success of a knowledge management initiative, focus the tools that increase the produc...
ROI Evaluation Report: Demandware
On-demand e-commerce can enable retailers to improve their merchandising and increase profits while ...
IBM's integration package holds a mixed bag
IBM has repackaged its business integration solution as a set of five modules, formally bringing acq...
ROI Scorecard - Siebel onDemand
Increased investment in functionality, industry-specific capabilities, and analytics development san...
ROI Scorecard - PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft CRM has often delivered a positive ROI to customers by supporting significant process imp...
The Real ROI from Manhattan Associates (ES)
Independent research conducted by Nucleus found that 67 percent of Manhattan Associates customers in...
Evaluating the ROI from CardScan Pro for CRM
CardScan Pro for CRM can deliver an initial ROI based solely on time saving in data correction. Howe...
Conversagent automated service agents
Conversagent's automated service agent technology enables Website self service that can respond to n...
Human Factors Impact Application Value
Human factors can influence up to half the total potential value to be derived from a collaborative ...
Maximizing the ROI from Marketing
The most successful marketing efforts leverage technology where it makes sense - and gauge success u...
Centrinity FirstClass ROI report
First-time groupware purchasers will find significant business vbenefits in FirstClass support for t...
ROI Scorecard - Siebel Enterprise
A renewed focus on services to ensure customer success and continued investment in vertical solution...
CRM is dead - long live CRM
In-house CRM as we know it is dead. Smart vendors are taking the lead from hosted upstarts to deliv...
What drives e-learning ROI
The Docent-Click2Learn merger, followed by Saba's migration proposal for Docent users, signifies hei...
ROI Score - BEA WebLogic
BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 provides a unified architecture for building and managing integrated enter...
The Real ROI From i2
Fifty-five percent of i2 customers interviewed did not believe that they had achieved a positive ROI...
Profiles in content management - Digitech Systems
Digitech Systems PaperVision Enterprise and ImageSilo content management solutions have enabled orga...
Lotus announces new pricing bundles for Domino
New product bundles represent significant cost savings for some Lotus customers, but may not be the ...
Market ROI Scorecard - Hosted CRM
Hosted CRM gains high marks for rapid deployment, support, and ease of use to deliver a positive ROI...
Research Note: Podcasting Best Practices
As podcasting becomes more mainstream and recognizable, early adopters are realizing that podcasting...
Documentum acquires TrueArc
In a tightening regulatory environment, companies need a cost-effective way to comply with record ke...
Google Presentations: The Beginning of the End for the Office and Others
Adding presentations to its existing docs and spreadsheets fills in the major hole in Google's offic...
WebEx Support Center ROI report
WebEx Support Center enables customer support centers and internal IT help desks to increase product...
Evaluation Report: SPSS Predictive Marketing
SPSS PredictiveMarketing solutions enables companies to increase marketing staff productivity, reduc...
When sharks attack - IBM takes a bite out of EMC
IBM is making a push to migrate EMC Symmetrix customers to IBM Shark storage systems using a data tr...
Business Critical: Software-as-a-Service Vendor Strategies
As software-as-a-service's enterprise presence grows, vendors must ensure the reliability and scalab...
Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2008
From social networking to SOA, organizations will face new challenges and opportunities to deliver v...
Cognos Goes After The Rest Of The Enterprise
Whether companies know it or not, adoption barriers often keep companies from earning ROI on their p...
Automating Time and Attendance: Low Hanging ROI
Automating time and labor management with a solution from vendors such as Kronos and ADP enables com...
Guidebook: ACT!
Sage Software's ACT! offers individuals, corporate workgroups, and management a single source of acc...
Guidebook: Sage SalesLogix
Sage SalesLogix CRM streamlines the sales process and integrates customer data into a single reposit...
Sage Advice for ACT!: Partners are key to Success
Deploying contact management applications requires both technical expertise and a strategic vision. ...
Guidebook: SPSS Text Mining
Text mining can help companies leverage all the unstructured information they have about products, s...
The future of enterprise applications: A closer look at Oracle CRM
As Oracle moves toward Fusion applications, Oracle CRM developments are hopefully the harbinger of t...
Extend the value of SAP to labor management
Most companies have payroll rules with some complexity, such as multiple states and shift differenti...
Guidebook: Progress OpenEdge
Innovations such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and mobile devices can cause IT departments to spen...
SpringCM 4.0
On-demand content management provider SpringCM’s latest iteration, 4.0, promises to provide one of...
NetSuite's IPO: On-Demand Milestone?
NetSuite’s stock auction has brought in nearly $100 million more than anticipated. Although the c...
SAP user group head looks to the future
Steven Strout, CEO of the Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), is optimistic that SAP’s enterprise S...
Turbo charge scheduling ROI with self service
Scheduling solutions make front line managers more efficient by relieving them of tactical and labor...
Scheduling - What to Expect when Deploying
Scheduling solutions are a way for companies to reduce payroll costs and improve both customer servi...
A Closer Look at the ROI from Scheduling
Scheduling solutions improve manager productivity and enable managers to make more informed scheduli...
Guidebook: Informatica
Companies use Informatica to make data migration projects more standardized, repeatable, and consist...
A closer look at Sirius for insurance
Sirius for Insurance provides a suite of insurance industry-specific tools to enable insurance compa...
SAP Watch: February
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KNOA Software uncovers SAP pain points
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SAP Watch: April
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Maconomy Real ROI Report
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Cognos pricing makes more projects possible
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NetSuite helps global companies cope
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SAP Watch: May
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Varicent SPM 5.0 Boosts Sales
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SAP Watch: June
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Midsize TomoTherapy gets SAP benefits
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SAP's Beleaguered Business By Design
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Skullcandy goes with SAP Business ByDesign
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SAP Watch: August
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Position Manager
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SAP Watch: September
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Oracle delivers supply chain management visibility
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BI for portfolio risk management is no longer optional
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SAP Watch: October
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Extend the value of labor management to Oracle
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Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2009
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Schlage HandPunch
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