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RSS downturnReaping the Returns of Customer Relationship Management: A Seven-Step Process for Analyzing and Achieving Return on Investment
White Paper And "Interest in CRM continues to grow, despite the [economic] downturn. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications automate the sales, marketing and services functions to provide a 360-degree view of the... [25 Jun 2009]
Now What? - A Career Changer's Odyssey: The Journey Continues
White Paper Trying to stay afloat amid the recent IT downturn? Another group of readers asked how the author survived the IT downturn that began in late 2000 and continues to this day. The author offers some... [25 Jun 2009]
Government on Demand: The Next Step for Government
White Paper The EU government modernisation target set for 2005 is the key catalyst for e-government progress in Europe, while an economic downturn across the globe has led to a reduction in public spending. Government agencies... [25 Jun 2009]
Eight Imperatives for Leaders in a Networked World: Imperative 6: Form IT-Related Partnerships to Stimulate Economic Competitiveness
White Paper These challenges are exacerbated by the economic downturn and terrorist threats of 2001. Adapting to the new fundamentals is critical for government as well as for business. Governments - especially those without access... [25 Jun 2009]
What Is Happening to Youth Employment Rates?
White Paper This paper examines trends in the youth labor market from 1979 to 2000 and the changes during the labor market downturn between 2000 and 2003. It also considers factors that may account for the trends, such as an... [25 Jun 2009]
Growth, Productivity and Employment
White Paper Real economic growth had been temporarily lower in 2001, since the downturn of the world economy had started here after a decade of high growth. Economic growth continues to be higher in the United States. [25 Jun 2009]
Rainy Day Funds: Opportunities for Reform
White Paper As states slowly emerge from the fiscal crisis, policymakers can evaluate how well their state reserve funds worked to cushion deficits during the downturn. This is an opportune time to strengthen state reserve policies... [25 Jun 2009]
Chicago Stock Exchange Improves Operational Agility, Expects 171% ROI in Five Years From Oracle Enterprise Grid Computing
White Paper When replacing its legacy system, one challenge CHX faced was estimating capacity for a new system, as the stock market was entering a downturn at that time. Since issuing its first trade in 1882, the Chicago Stock... [25 Jun 2009]
HP Case Study: KCM SA in Bulgaria
White Paper With the economic downturn of the past few years, the price of nonferrous metals on international exchanges has dropped to levels not seen in many decades. This has put increased pressure on nonferrous metals producers... [25 Jun 2009]
The Next Cutting Edge for Pollution Prevention: Homeland Security
White Paper Foremost among these are an extended economic downturn and the significant redirection of federal and state resources (including both funding and public attention) from concerns including the environment to those... [25 Jun 2009]
Push Technology - Human Capital Management
White Paper HCM is making inroads now because in an economic downturn, it's being touted as a way to help companies determine who's expendable and who they need to hang onto. Does your CRM investment leave your customers feeling cold? [25 Jun 2009]
To Deliver Leading-Edge Adaptive Management Services to Its Customers, HP Managed Services Operations Center Harnesses IT Service Management (ITIL/ITSM) and HP OpenView
White Paper TSG had to undertake a radical change to reverse a downturn in its business caused by high service delivery costs. HP Services' Technology Solutions Group (TSG) Organization performs a standardized implementation of... [25 Jun 2009]
Lam Research: A "Variable Virtual Company" Focuses on the Core
White Paper Lam needed to alter its business processes in a way that would allow it to "variabilize" its costs, which would allow it to remain profitable in times of downturn. Lam Research Corporation provides semiconductor... [25 Jun 2009]
Expanding the Frontiers of Enterprise Computing With Hewlett-Packard Linux Solutions
White Paper The Linux market continues to grow, despite the dot-com downturn and the harsher economic and venture capital climates that exist today compared with 18 months ago. This white paper examines the role of Linux within the... [25 Jun 2009]
IBM's OpenPower Servers Address Price and Performance in the Volume Server Market
White Paper This trend, which involves increasing capacity incrementally by adding smaller servers to the network, accelerated during the economic downturn of 2001-2003, when IT budgets were limited and IT managers were looking for... [25 Jun 2009]
