Financial Management Research
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Fast Delivery of Complex Financial Reports - How Leading CFOs Do It
Sponsored by: IBMReporting speed and accuracy are vital today. But it would be wrong to assume that you have to spend more to go faster and do a competent job. This white paper illustrates how some organizations achieved top-tier results in financial reporting and why some did not.
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Tip Guide: How to make the case for an ERP upgrade
Sponsored by: SAP America, Inc.Delaying necessary upgrades or not taking advantage of innovations for enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can impede productivity, security and regulatory compliance efforts. In this Tip Guide, ERP veterans discuss making the ERP upgrade business case using arguments that resonate with CEOs and CFOs.
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Nucleus ROI Case Study: Concept One Accessories
Sponsored by: IBMRead how this sports, entertainment, and fashion accessory firm achieved an 866% ROI in two months using IBM Cognos Express.
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IBM Cognos Express: IBM Financing Advantage for Express Solutions
Sponsored by: IBMSee how to finance IBM Cognos Express for as low as $25 (USD) per user/month with one-stop financing solutions from IBM.
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What CFOs Should Ask their Software Development Leaders
Sponsored by: IBMThis paper illustrates a new way of thinking about the funding of IT software projects, one that considers funding in terms of investment, and value as an expansive, longitudinal variable.
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Confidently maximize virtual investments with Integrated Service Management
Sponsored by: IBMIBM IT service management solutions help control costs, enhance performance and increase security in the virtual environment, with software for IT provisioning, IT monitoring, virtual storage, IT security, usage and accounting, software license management and more.
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Fraud Prevention and Detection for Credit and Debit Card Transactions
Sponsored by: IBMOver the past 20 years, financial institutions, governments, insurers and retailers have seen an explosion in the amount and types of fraud perpetrated against them.
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Real-Time Risk Monitoring: Timely Monitoring and Management of Positions/Exposures
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyCheck out this white paper now, compliments of Sybase, and learn how you can get timely monitoring and management of your positions and exposures—with less risk!
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IBM® Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) and British Airways
Sponsored by: IBMThrough the years, accounting standards have changed and older processes need to be refined with the new complexities. This paper discovers how to maintain a master annual report without the risk of inaccuracies with data consolidation.
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Smart Decision Making in the Era of New Financial Challenges
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationRead this white paper to learn why the Monte Carlo modeling method provides a beacon of financial sanity and reliability at time when consumer confidence is at an all-time low and managers face new levels of accountability and keen public scrutiny in their decision-making.
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Managing the Transition to IFRS
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationListen to this podcast with David Jones, Director at PWC, who has worked with multi-national companies across Europe helping them to make the transition to adopting IFRS and to improve their financial reporting in the process.
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Cloudonomics: The Economics of Cloud Computing
Sponsored by: Rackspace HostingIn this paper we detail these four mechanisms and introduce several case studies and examples to show the increased economic value that Cloud Computing brings to an organization.
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The Future of Financial Reporting: A Market Perspective
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationFollowing on the heels of corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and others, global investors are demanding stricter corporate governance and compliance requirements for publicly held companies. Read this whitepaper to learn more about the issues, principles, and technologies underlying new requirements in corporate governance.
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Tube Lines Takes Stock of Its Assets with IBM Maximo Asset Management
Sponsored by: IBMIntegrating asset maintenance activity and equipment history in IBM Maximo with financial and planning systems is helping Tube Lines meet its financial targets, plan for long-range capital investments and improve the rail infrastructure. Read this case study now to learn more.
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Measuring the Business Impacts of Effective Data: Chapter One of a Three-Part Study
Sponsored by: Sybase, an SAP companyThis study of over 150 Fortune 1000 firms from every major industry or vertical explores issues associated with the lifeblood of today’s enterprises: data. The findings demonstrate the often dramatic impacts that even marginal investments in information technology can have when that technology addresses data quality, usability, and intelligence.
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How CFOs Use Business Intelligence to Turn Finance from Record Keepers to Strategic Advisors
Sponsored by: MicroStrategyThis TDWI Best Practices report identifies how business intelligence (BI) enables finance and accounting executives, managers and analysts to be powerful agents of organizational change. The paper includes practical advice and best practices for finance departments to partner with IT to leverage financial and non-financial data strategically.
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Intacct Financial Management and Accounting System: Product Brochure
Sponsored by: Intacct CorporationThis brochure presents an in-depth look at Intacct’s financial management and accounting sytem and describes all the applications, features, and benefits that come with the system. Continue reading to learn more about Intacct’s financial management and accounting solutions in the cloud.
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OpSource Improves Global Business Management and Streamlines Revenue Recognition with Intacct
Sponsored by: Intacct CorporationAs OpSource grew as a company, they found many inefficiencies and challenges in their financial management system. Read on to learn how OpSource overcame these challenges by switching to Intacct for a new SaaS financial management system.
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ROI Case Study: Intacct Emergent Game Technologies
Sponsored by: Intacct CorporationEmergent needed an accounting application that would enable it to reconcile multiple currencies across its multiple subsidiaries, reduce manual data entry and monthly consolidation processes, and streamline revenue management. Continue reading to learn how Emergent chose Intacct for the financial management solution.
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Evaluating and Contracting for Cloud Financials Best Practice Considerations
Sponsored by: Intacct CorporationChoosing a cloud computing solution can seem like a daunting task. Where do you start? What questions do you ask? What do you specifically need to look out for? This paper answers these questions and more. Continue reading to learn the best practices for choosing a cloud computing solution.
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Accounts Payable: Building a “Lean and Green” Invoice-to-Pay Process
Sponsored by: DolphinBusiness processes are expected to run lean and green. The Accounts Payable process that runs with optimal efficiency and accuracy will diagnose bottlenecks in seconds, generate minimal waste and keep vendors and partners happy with fast inquiry response and timely payments. Read this paper from Dolphin Corporation to learn about automating AP.
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Smart Decision-Making in the New Era of New Financial Challenges
Sponsored by: Oracle CorporationRead this white paper to learn why the Monte Carlo modeling method provides a beacon of financial sanity and reliability at a time when consumer confidence is at an all-time low and managers face new levels of accountability and keen public scrutiny in their decision-making.
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Presentation Transcript: Enabling Total Spend Analysis in the Enterprise
Sponsored by: TIBCO Spotfire DivisionIn this transcript of the webcast, TIBCO Spotfire's John Callan will discuss how you can perform Total Spend Analysis to help drive supplier consolidation, contract compliance and identify maverick spend in a user-friendly, visual analysis environment.
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Presentation Transcript: Optimizing Business Performance with Automated Accounts Payable Processing for your SAP System
Sponsored by: ReadSoftIn this transcript food pioneer Rich Products shares the strategies that streamlined their payable processes, consolidated AP processing from 19 locations to one and saved them six figures in discounts.
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Green Mountain Power reduces the use of paper with ReadSoft’s AP automation solution
Sponsored by: ReadSoftLearn how streamlining the AP process can help your company gain control over its invoice management. With the electronic workflow, invoices don’t get lost avoiding late fees.