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  • Few companies pass the financial metrics test

    Nearly 60 percent of the companies Nucleus surveyed in the past year lacked standard financial metrics for evaluating…

  • IBM’s integration package holds a mixed bag

    IBM has repackaged its business integration solution as a set of five modules, formally bringing acquisitions from Holosofx…

  • The real ROI from SAP

    Fifty-seven percent of SAP customers interviewed did not believe that they had achieved a positive ROI, after having…

  • ROI Case Study: Elance

    Texas Instruments achieved a positive ROI from its Elance solution deployment by reducing maverick spending and improving payment…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft BI

    Superior Propane used the Microsoft business intelligence platform to rapidly develop a cost-effective reporting tool and data mart…

  • ROI Case Study: EMC Control Center

    By deploying EMC’s ControlCenter software, including StorageScope, during a broader storage consolidation effort, Florida Power & Light’s trading…

  • ROI Case Study: EMC Control Center

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft SQL Server 2000

    Microsoft SQL Server 2000’s tight integration with Windows Server, automated self tuning and management tool, and the wide…

  • MicroStrategy Introduces Report Services

    MicroStrategy’s Report Services release will increase the appeal of MicroStrategy 7i as a BI suite with integrated analytics…

  • MicroStrategy Introduces Report Services

  • Microsoft Business Intelligence ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft Business Intelligence. It is designed…

  • OneSource Business Browser ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of OneSource Business Browser. It is designed…

  • Spirian – Enabling rapid ROI from software upgrades

    Large companies facing constant migration needs can accelerate the realization of returns from their IT upgrades by using…

  • ROI Report: Novell GroupWise

    GroupWise remains a competitively priced groupware application, and Novell’s recent improvements to its administrative features and reliability keep…

  • The Real ROI from Manugistics

    Independent research conducted by Nucleus showed that 80 percent of Manugistics customers had achieved a positive ROI from…

  • ROI Case Study: Hummingbird RM

    Using Hummingbird RM to replace time-intensive records management processes, Guidant Corporation reduced personnel costs and communication costs and…

  • UpShot Takes on Multiple Processes, Multiplies Returns

    With the release of its MultiProcess Management solution, UpShot takes down one of the last barriers that have…

  • ROI Case Study: Docent

  • Salesforce.com hits a small moving target with Avantgo

    Online CRM provider Salesforce.com is partnering with AvantGo to deliver constant support to mobile sales professionals. Although the…

  • ROI Case Study: Docent

  • Cognos Completes Acquisition of Adaytum

    Adaytum’s strengths in planning will complement Cognos’s reporting and analysis capabilities to provide customers with a single suite…

  • Benchmark Study: Document Management

    Document management deployments may differ broadly in scale and scope, but no matter the size, DM tends to…

  • The Real ROI From i2

    Fifty-five percent of i2 customers interviewed did not believe that they had achieved a positive ROI from their…

  • ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic

    Jefferson County achieved a positive ROI by using BEA WebLogic to standardize and integrate its technology environment and…

  • Smart Money: the ROI from business intelligence

    Faster report creation and a better basis for decision making are the main benefits driving a positive ROI…

  • IBM buys Rational Software

    IBM’s purchase of Rational Software will benefit IBM by bringing in new customers and new revenues, and by…

  • PeerDirect: Distributing Enterprise Applications

    PeerDirect’s Distributed Enterprise suite can increase the productivity of mobile workers and ensure business continuity by allowing users…

  • Siebel’s UAN: Filling an ROI sinkhole

    Siebel has created its Universal Application Network plan (UAN) to help alleviate steep integration costs that have eroded…

  • ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic

  • The Real ROI from Cognos Business Intelligence

    Nucleus Research independently assessed the ROI from Cognos deployments and found that business intelligence solutions can help companies…

  • Groove Networks give SharePoint and offline life

    Now that Groove Networks provides a way for SharePoint users to continue their work off line, companies can…

  • Open Text adds content management to Livelink

    Content Management for Livelink expands the breadth of Open Text’s current offerings. Existing and prospective Livelink customer seeking…

  • The real ROI from Cognos

    Nucleus Research independently assessed the ROI from Cognos deployments and found that business intelligence solutions can help companies…

  • The Real ROI from Cognos Business Intelligence

  • KVS Enterprise Vault: Controlling archiving costs

    For organizations is highly-regulated industries than are reliant on either Exchange or SharePoint, the search for an electronic…

  • ROI Case Study: Cognos

  • Kronos ROI report UK version

    Nucleus Research examined users of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and found more than three-quarters of users reported an ROI…

  • E-learning delivers consistent ROI

    Increased productivity and reduced travel and training costs are the main benefits driving a positive ROI from e-learning….

  • Kronos ROI Modeling tool

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

  • ROI Case Study: Interpath

    Using Interpath to deploy its PeopleSoft deployment enabled the consumer products company to focus on strategic application development…

  • ROI Case Study: Interpath

  • Documentum Records Manager ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Documentum Records Manager. It is designed…

  • Documentum Records Manager ROI report

  • Kronos ROI Modeling tool – UK

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

  • Manifesto: Separating ROI fact from fiction

    Companies that are one step ahead of the ROI hype know that there’s only one way to measure…

  • ROI Case Study: Cognos

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos Workforce Timekeeper

    Nucleus Research examined users of Kronos Workforce Timekeeper and found more than three-quarters of users reported an ROI…

  • DYS Analytics: The ROI from message management

    Messaging management solutions can significantly reduce the costs of maintaining Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange deployments. Companies with…

  • The real ROI from Siebel

    Because the average Siebel deployment costs a company more than $18,000 per user per year, achieving a positive…

  • BEA WebLogic ROI report

    Companies should consider both the technology management impact and the business impact when they are selecting an integration…