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  • ROI Case Studies D96

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft Content Management Server

  • Research D99

    Automating the corporate help desk

    Addressing increasingly complex technical support environments, automated support applications can help large companies achieve a positive ROI by reducing end-user dependence on internal help desk…

  • Research D98

    Digital dashboards – identifying the ROI drivers

    Implementing a dashboard can be an expensive proposition. Dashboards deliver ROI when companies ensure that they’re measuring what matters and are training users to target…

  • Research D97

    Contact verification systems

    Using contact verification systems is an inexpensive way to keep critical business contact information updated on a regular basis. Though the systems’ low cost can…

  • ROI Case Studies D94

    ROI Case Study: ePeople Teamwork

    The company used ePeople Teamwork to reduce support costs by allowing lower-tier support staff to solve customers’ complex technical issues, while simultaneously increasing captured corporate…

  • Research D84

    ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos iSeries Timekeeper

    Kronos iSeries Timekeeper enables the automation and improvement of payroll processes and time and labor management at organizations using the IBM iSeries platform. Organizations can…

  • ROI Tools D84w

    Kronos iSeries ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos iSeries. It is designed to help you build a business case and…

  • ROI Case Studies D83

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath

    Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) used Microsoft Office InfoPath to improve the efficiency of the contract creation and management process. The project has increased the productivity…

  • ROI Case Studies D83

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath

  • ROI Case Studies D93

    ROI Case Study: Sonic Software

    Armstrong used Sonic Software’s Sonic ESB integration platform to collaborate and exchange information more effectively with distributors’ ERP systems. The company achieved a positive return…

  • ROI Case Studies D88

    ROI Case Study: Applix

    NCI Information Systems has been able to improve reporting, budgeting, and forecasting by implementing the Applix TM1 business intelligence solution implemented by Adonix, Inc. In…

  • Research D69

    ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos Visionware

    Visionware labor analytics enable organizations to control labor costs and optimize labor usage through improved reporting and analysis. Healthcare providers and other organizations with rising…

  • ROI Tools D69w

    Kronos Visionware ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos Visionware. It is designed to help you build a business case and…

  • ROI Case Studies D92

    ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite

    CCCS has used Ultimus to automate HR and administrative processes at two of its 14 college campuses, eliminating the errors and inefficiencies inherent in paper-based…

  • ROI Case Studies D92

    ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite

  • Research D91

    The Real ROI from webMethods

    Nucleus found that 65 percent of webMethods customers had achieved a positive ROI from their use of the webMethods integration platform, after an average deployment…

  • Research D90

    Cognos launches ReportNet

    Reportnet’s coverage of wider user populations and its Web-based architecture will help Cognos promote Series 8 as a more evolved CPM suite to enterprise buyers….

  • Research D89

    Public wireless access – wait or jump in

    Giving employees access to public wireless networks can lead to a positive ROI only if those employees can easily get to the right information at…

  • ROI Tools

    Microsoft Business Solutions ERP ROI modeling tool

  • ROI Case Studies D80

    ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries

  • ROI Tools D70w

    Kronos Workforce Timekeeper upgrade ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper. It is designed to help you build a business case…

  • Research D70

    Kronos Workforce Timekeeper centralization upgrade ROI report

    Centralizing timekeeping and payroll operations with Workforce Timekeeper can enable corporations to reduce the costs of technology maintenance and labor management at individual sites. Centralization…

  • Research D75

    Kronos Workforce Timekeeper upgrade ROI report

    Upgrading to Workforce Timekeeper, the Web-based time and labor application from Kronos, will enable organizations to improve routine labor and technology management functions at individual…

  • ROI Case Studies D65

    ROI Case Study: OneSource

  • Research D85

    Portals ROI comparison report

    When it comes to picking a portal, the lowest TCO is not necessarily the best choice for the bottom line. Nucleus looked at three different…

  • ROI Case Studies D66

    ROI Case Study: API

    Covenant was able to improve scheduling, labor, and payroll management by deploying API’s ActiveStaffer solution and upgrading to the NT version of the API Payrollmation…

  • ROI Case Studies D40

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • Research

    Shifting to software – EMC snatches up Legato

  • ROI Case Studies

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware

  • ROI Case Studies

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware

  • ROI Case Studies D76

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

    Mitsubishi Motors North American Manufacturing Division used Kronos Workforce Timekeeper to replace the manual management of worker payroll systems at its central manufacturing facility. The…

  • ROI Case Studies

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • ROI Case Studies D76

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • ROI Tools D73wi

    UltiPro Workforce Management ROI modeling tool – Intersourcing Option

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of UltiPro Workforce Management – Intersourcing option. It is designed to help you build…

  • ROI Tools D73w

    UltiPro Workforce Management ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of UltiPro Workforce Management. It is designed to help you build a business case…

  • ROI Case Studies D108

    ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • ROI Case Studies D53

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions

    NAI achieved a positive return on its investment in Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta software by reducing inventory costs, realizing direct savings in personnel costs, and…

  • Research D61

    NetPro Secure Active Directory ROI report

    Netpro’s suite of tools enables administrators to more efficiently plan, deploy, and manage their Active Directory over time. Automated monitoring, troubleshooting and intrusion alerts allow…

  • ROI Tools D37w

    EMC ControlCenter ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of EMC Control Center. It is designed to help you build a business case…

  • Research D73

    Ultimate Software UltiPro Workforce Management ROI report

    Companies can use the UltiPro Workforce Management solution to automate and streamline key payroll and HR functions. Available under both licensed and hosted models, UltiPro…

  • Research D37

    EMC ControlCenter ROI report

    EMC ControlCenter storage management tools can enable companies to improve storage reporting, configuration, and monitoring to improve storage utilization and IT staff productivity while reducing…

  • ROI Case Studies D53

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft Business Solutions

  • ROI Tools D61w

    NetPro Secure Active Directory ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of NetPro Secure Active Directory. It is designed to help you build a business…

  • ROI Case Studies E43

    ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM

  • ROI Case Studies D39

    ROI Case Study: Ultimate Software UltiPro

    LDM Technologies deployed Ultimate Software’s UltiPro to replace paper-based HR processes and outsourced payroll management. As a result, LDM has cut administrative costs in the…

  • ROI Case Studies D55

    ROI Case Study: OneSource

    SAS used OneSource’s Business Browser to provide employees with an effective tool for prospecting and conducting market research. The largest returns have come through increases…

  • ROI Case Studies D55

    ROI Case Study: OneSource

  • ROI Case Studies D35

    ROI Case Study: JD Edwards CRM

    McGraw-Hill Higher Education used J.D. Edwards CRM to increase sales profitability while increasing marketing and editorial staff productivity.

  • Research D63

    Microsoft Windows Mobile – More than a new name

    Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 creates a new value proposition for companies looking to wirelessly enable mobile workforces or deploy mobile applications using .NET. Though an…

  • Research D64

    Evaluating overseas software development outsourcing

    With the increasing popularity of outsourcing complex software development projects to India and China, companies need to develop more sophisticated methods – beyond simple up-front…