Oracle links business process analysis, SOA
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Philly Prepares to Open Faucet on New System -- After Opening Its Wallet

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IT Users Make Noble Causes Achievable

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Navajo Nation's 'noble cause' among honored IT projects

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Conventional IT Wisdom
Frank Hayes sums up some of the conventional wisdom pervasive in IT.

Five Diagrams Beat a Victorian Novel
Michael H. Hugos eschews text specifications for just five diagrams that tell users and developers everything they need to know to collaborate effectively in the design of computer systems.

Retooling California's Energy Market
The Golden State is in the midst of a sprawling effort to provide more granular and transparent electricity pricing by monitoring thousands of transmission points over tens of thousands of miles of lines.

The Agility Factor
Michael H. Hugos says your ability to be agile will determine your place in the 21st-century IT supply chain.

Getting the most out of your security consultants
Somehow you've managed to get The Powers That Be to approve funds for a security consultant. How can you make sure you're getting the best value for your money? Patrick Lamphere explains the process from the consultant's side of the desk.

How companies can share joint disaster recovery hot sites
The CIOs of two prominent universities say that their experience in implementing joint disaster recovery hot sites can be a model for other cooperative IT projects, even among business rivals.

Boiling the IT Frog
Author Harwell Thrasher talks about some of the secrets of IT contained in his new book, Boiling the IT Frog.

Where IT Goes Wrong
An excerpt from Boiling the IT Frog, by Harwell Thrasher.

Amber Pittser: A Persuasive Public Servant

Essay: Random-access memories of 40 years of IT
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Consumer devices and services pose threats to security and infrastructure stability. Which are the worst, and what can you do about it? We asked usability experts to compare the iPhone with two competitors to see if Apple's device matches its hype. They came up with an unequivocal answer. Can Apple make even a spreadsheet cool? Our reviewer examines the new office productivity suite for the Mac.
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More Continuing Coverage After 9/11: Homeland SecurityAsk a Premier 100 IT LeaderBlackBerry Legal BattleData Security BreachesElectronic VotingFirefoxH-1B VisasHP's Boardroom ScandalHandheld DevicesHurricane Katrina AftermathMicrosoft Legal IssuesMicrosoft's VistaOpen SourceRFID TechnologySCO's Linux FightSarbanes-Oxley ActSpamVoice Over IPWi-FiWindows Meta File VulnerabilityWindows XP Service Pack 2

Four years from now, the IT field will be a vastly different place. Will you be ready?

Enhancing MPLS Network Performance (Source: Packeteer) MPLS is a leading vehicle for connecting an organization's distributed locations. However, once MPLS is implemented, organizations frequently dont reap the expected benefits. What goes wrong? This paper details the obstacles that emerge in MPLS environments and the value Packeteer brings to application performance as it solves these operational issues. The 4 Essentials of WAN Optimization Best Practices Handbook for Ensuring Network Readiness for Voice & Video Over IP How to Offer the Strongest SSL Encryption BI Survey Results: Implementation of Business Intelligence and Performance Management Tools and Solutions The Evolution of the CPM System - From Vision to Technology, Technology to System Ventana Research - Beware of Performance Management Pitfalls Collaborative Efforts Show, Don't Tell: Remote Support Best Practices and Benefits Service Management Success Spyware - A Big Danger For Small Business Navigating a New Generation of Conference Phone Solutions - A guide to selecting the right conferencing solution for different room environments Solving Business Threats Caused by Improper Use of the Internet by Employees PDF Spam: Spam Evolves, PDF becomes the Latest Threats Governing the Control and Delivery of Change in IT AHA Endorses AT&T; A Patient Data Network for the Future Transition to Digital... Improving the View with IP Videoconferencing RFID: A Business Revolution Providing Strategic and Competitive Gartner Report on Application Infrastructure for Composite-Application Projects More White Papers

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Governing the Control and Delivery of Change in IT When a business requirement passes along the application lifecycle and becomes a functional update to a production service for the business and customer, how many times will it have been subject to 'change management'? The simple answer is far too many, incurring unnecessary expenditure and impeding the delivery of IT function and service to our users. This paper offers a viable solution -- unified change management. Download this white paper to learn more   See more Whitepapers

Enabling business and IT integration: ITIL v3 and Compuware's IT Service Management Solution Get this white paper now! (Source: Compuware) IT enables businesses success, so integrating the two is a top priority. Industry best practices such as ITIL continue to evolve to address integration methods, improve communications and enhance the quality of IT services. Find out how Vantage automates and integrates key ITIL processes including Six Sigma techniques for continual service quality improvement. Download this white paper

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Intelligent Users Use Business Intelligence (Source: SAS) All too often, BI is done only by isolated departments or managers, and the results are not put to good use throughout the organization. But by extending the use of BI to more business functions and enhancing BI systems so they provide both analysis and recommendations, organizations will be able to get the most from their BI investments. Download this Executive Briefing now, (a $195.00 value) compliments of SAS. (Source: SAS) All too often, BI is done only by isolated departments or managers, and the results are not put to good use throughout the organization. But by extending the use of BI to more business functions and enhancing BI systems so they provide both analysis and recommendations, organizations will be able to get the most from their BI investments. Download this Executive Briefing now, (a $195.00 value) compliments of SAS. Download this executive briefing

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