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ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2003
Upgrading and consolidating its Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 deployment enabled Microsoft to centralize management of sites for collaboration and information access, increasing user…
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Avaya IP telephony solutions
Avaya’s strategy of allowing companies to slowly migrate to IP telephony – and its focus on applications and business process changes – sets it apart…
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Sage Advice for ACT!: Partners are key to Success
Deploying contact management applications requires both technical expertise and a strategic vision. Often, a deployment’s success hinges on the implementation partner. In its analysis of…
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Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2004
Nucleus looks ahead to the technology developments we expect in 2004. Although we don’t foresee tremendous changes in most key technology areas, we’re watching to…
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ROI Case Study: Docent
Use of Docent Enterprise has allowed the bank holding company to reduce training costs, improve its compliance with mandatory training regulations, and reduce annual employee…
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ROI Case Study: Microsoft InfoPath
Microsoft’s Enterprise Sales Productivity Group used Microsoft Office InfoPath to provide a standardized method for collecting and tracking customer account planning information. The project has…
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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 BAM acronym was recognizable to 80 percent of…
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Oracle goes for the grid
Oracle’s new application server provides grid computing support to organizations that require it and offers upgraded integration capabilities that should appeal to the rest of…
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Microsoft Enterprise Project Management ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft Enterprise Project Management. It is designed to help you build a business…
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EMC acquires VMware – true ROI from virtualization
There’s nothing virtual about the ROI that companies will achieve by combining VMware’s server virtualization technologies with EMC’s storage virtualization products. EMC’s purchase of VMware…
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Microsoft Enterprise Project Management ROI report
Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution can provide organizations with a better view of their project portfolios to improve resource allocation and increase the…
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Design optimization management – reducing the risks
The potential benefits of design optimization management are compelling: fewer product failures, reduced time to market, and increased manager productivity. Mounting concern over the risks…
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Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 ROI report
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server can increase employee productivity by improving tactical and strategic collaboration and information access. Companies using a previous version of SharePoint Portal…
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Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. It is designed to help you build a…
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Grid computing – more questions than answers
More hype than reality, grid computing is at this point little more than a marketing message from the major vendors looking to sell server management…
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IBM’s vertical horizons
IBM’s new software strategy sounds interesting and could provide customers with improved offerings that are more in tune with their business needs. But much depends…
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 ROI report
Microsoft SQL Server 2000’s tight integration with Windows Server, automated self tuning and management tool, and the wide availability of developers and compatible business applications…
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IBM pushes Web services adoption
While Web services is not the cure-all for integration costs, it can provide companies with a substantial ROI through improved systems interoperability, speeding the ability…
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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 range of companies. Though initial costs…
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The SAP NetWeaver approach to integration
The SAP NetWeaver integration platform is a significant change that will enable easier integration among SAP business applications while also providing improved connections to non-SAP…
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Microsoft SQL Server 2000 ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. It is designed to help you build a business…
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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 transfer product called Piper. Companies with EMC…
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RFID-enabled Manugistics
Though an RFID-enabled Manugistics system can increase returns from an RFID deployment, the cost and reliability of RFID technology needs to improve. Most companies need…
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Beyond Spam: e-mail security services
Barraged with smap and e-mail-borne viruses, companies need an effective e-mail security solution that requires minimal IT resources. E-mail security services from FrontBridge and Postini…
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Microsoft IMF – More antispam options
With the upcoming IMF, Microsoft will offer Exchange users a server-based antispam tool that is already integrated with their e-mail environment. For Exchange 2003 users…
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Sizing up SAP’s Enterprise Portal 6.0
New features promised in SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 could hold potential returns for some companies. However, SAP still needs to address other limitations of the…
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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 benefits of a dashboarding system before…
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The Real ROI from Salesforce.com
Eighty-two percent of companies interviewed by Nucleus had achieved a positive ROI from Salesforce.com deployment by increasing sales productivity, improving forecasting, and reducing IT costs.
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The Real ROI from Upshot
Hosted CRM has the potential to deliver significant returns. Eighty-five percent of companies interviewed by Nucleus had achieved a positive ROI from their UpShot deployment…
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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 deliver maximized ROI to customers while others…
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Microsoft Office 2003 – ROI from collaboration
Though the changes to the core Microsoft Office 2003 applications are much ado about nothing, the addition of three applications aimed at fostering collaboration and…
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ROI Case Study: OutStart Trainersoft
By using OutStart’s Trainersoft to develop interactive coursework, the company has been able to provide mobile, home-based, and other workers with rapid access to training…
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Novell ZENworks ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Novell ZENworks. It is designed to help you build a business case and…
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Novell ZENWorks ROI Report
Automated resource management can help IT departments efficiently support end users in an evolving technology environment while they manage costs. By automating processes such as…
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What drives e-learning ROI
The Docent-Click2Learn merger, followed by Saba’s migration proposal for Docent users, signifies heightened competitive activity but shouldn’t blur e-learning buyers’ decision-making focus. Users should continue…
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ROI Case Study: Microsoft Solutions
The Charmer Sunbelt Group built a portal using Microsoft Content Management Server and SharePoint Portal Server to rapidly develop, edit, and distribute product information to…
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RFID – an ROI black hole?
With RFID technology in its infancy, Nucleus Research found that most companies are either reluctant to deploy or are being forced to deploy. This is…
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ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange Server
MGM MIRAGE has a high availability architecture for its e-mail system, easier administration and management, and disaster-recovery benefits with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
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EMC buys Documentum – hype yes – ROI no
Despite the marketing hype over information lifecycle management, the merger of EMC and Documentum will have little, if any, short-term ROI impact on data storage…
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Measuring the ROI from ERP – quick reference guide
Following a structured approach to measuring return on investment ensures consistent calculations. Using the tips in this quick guide, you can effectively measure the real…
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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 using Siebel. The Web-based interface may ease training…
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BEA WebLogic 8.1 upgrade ROI report
Nucleus found that companies upgrading to BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 experienced an average increase of 50 percent in developer productivity. The unified platform approach of…