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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…

  • The Real ROI from Upshot

    Hosted CRM has the potential to deliver significant returns. Eighty-five percent of companies interviewed by Nucleus had achieved…

  • The Real ROI from Salesforce.com

  • The Real ROI from Upshot

  • 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…

  • Microsoft Office 2003 – ROI from collaboration

    Though the changes to the core Microsoft Office 2003 applications are much ado about nothing, the addition of…

  • 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…

  • Novell ZENworks ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Novell ZENworks. It is designed to…

  • Novell ZENWorks ROI Report

    Automated resource management can help IT departments efficiently support end users in an evolving technology environment while they…

  • 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…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Solutions

    The Charmer Sunbelt Group built a portal using Microsoft Content Management Server and SharePoint Portal Server to rapidly…

  • RFID – an ROI black hole?

    With RFID technology in its infancy, Nucleus Research found that most companies are either reluctant to deploy or…

  • 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…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Exchange Server

  • 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…

  • ROI Case Study: Hummingbird

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Content Management Server

  • Automating the corporate help desk

    Addressing increasingly complex technical support environments, automated support applications can help large companies achieve a positive ROI by…

  • 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…

  • Contact verification systems

    Using contact verification systems is an inexpensive way to keep critical business contact information updated on a regular…

  • ROI Case Study: ePeople Teamwork

    The company used ePeople Teamwork to reduce support costs by allowing lower-tier support staff to solve customers’ complex…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos iSeries Timekeeper

    Kronos iSeries Timekeeper enables the automation and improvement of payroll processes and time and labor management at organizations…

  • Kronos iSeries ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos iSeries. It is designed to…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath

    Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) used Microsoft Office InfoPath to improve the efficiency of the contract creation and management…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Office InfoPath

  • ROI Case Study: Sonic Software

    Armstrong used Sonic Software’s Sonic ESB integration platform to collaborate and exchange information more effectively with distributors’ ERP…

  • ROI Case Study: Applix

    NCI Information Systems has been able to improve reporting, budgeting, and forecasting by implementing the Applix TM1 business…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos Visionware

    Visionware labor analytics enable organizations to control labor costs and optimize labor usage through improved reporting and analysis….

  • Kronos Visionware ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos Visionware. It is designed to…

  • ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite

    CCCS has used Ultimus to automate HR and administrative processes at two of its 14 college campuses, eliminating…

  • ROI Case Study: Ultimus Workflow Suite

  • The Real ROI from webMethods

    Nucleus found that 65 percent of webMethods customers had achieved a positive ROI from their use of the…

  • Cognos launches ReportNet

    Reportnet’s coverage of wider user populations and its Web-based architecture will help Cognos promote Series 8 as a…

  • 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…

  • Microsoft Business Solutions ERP ROI modeling tool

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • ROI Case Study: OneSource

  • Portals ROI comparison report

    When it comes to picking a portal, the lowest TCO is not necessarily the best choice for the…

  • ROI Case Study: API

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

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

  • Shifting to software – EMC snatches up Legato

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Visionware