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$40 Billion Is Being Wasted by Companies without Product Information Management Strategies—How Is Yours Coming Along? (3 Pages)
by Bob Gallagher
May 23, 2005 Abstract : Information errors are costing retailers and manufacturers a lot of money. Studies show that billions of dollars are wasted because of invoice errors caused by bad data. Most agree that eliminating product information errors will save money, but many of those same believers are not rushing to solve the problem. Why?
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Feds Buckle Down on Customer Information Security (3 Pages)
by L. Taylor
Feb 9, 2002 Abstract : In an effort to improve the state of consumer privacy, Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision, on January last year announced that they have put together joint guidelines to safeguard confidential customer information. The guidelines, that took effect last July, implement section 501(b) of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) initiated by the Senate Banking Committee, and passed into law on November 4, 1999. This announcement had significant implications for online banking institutions.
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$40 Billion Is Being Wasted by Companies without Product Information Management Strategies--How Is Yours Coming Along? (3 Pages)
by Bob Gallagher
Jul 14, 2004 Abstract : Information errors are costing retailers and manufacturers a lot of money. Studies show that billions of dollars are wasted because of invoice errors caused by bad data. Most agree that eliminating product information errors will save money, but many of those same believers are not rushing to solve the problem. Why?
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Business Strategy, Business Processes, and Business Systems (3 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Jul 31, 2004 Abstract : Business strategy, a road map telling us how the business plans to be successful, does not guarantee success. Strategy execution requires business processes that do what the strategy calls for--and do it well. In today's automated world, these business processes rely on business systems. Therefore, a direct link exists between the success of business strategy and business systems. Poor systems are a frequent reason for the failure of a business strategy.
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Business Strategy, Business Processes, and Business Systems (3 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Dec 10, 2003 Abstract : Business strategy, a road map telling us how the business plans to be successful, does not guarantee success. Strategy execution requires business processes that do what the strategy calls for-and do it well. In today's automated world, these business processes rely on business systems. Therefore, a direct link exists between the success of business strategy and business systems. Poor systems are a frequent reason for the failure of a business strategy.
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EAI Vendor MITEM Integrates Legacy Systems With Siebel (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Jun 4, 2001 Abstract : MITEM Corporation has announced that its legacy application integration software MitemView 5.3 has been validated by Siebel Systems for its Siebel eBusiness Applications. As more EAI vendors vie for market share, having their connectors/adapters certified by the vendor of the target application may become a key to product sales and competitive advantage.
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NEON Systems Moves Further into Enterprise Application Integration (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Jan 26, 2000 Abstract : NEON Systems has signed an agreement to develop and distribute Sterling Software's SOLVE:Diplomat product. Diplomat has been used to integrate disparate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and call center systems. NEON intends to evolve it into a unified EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) solution.
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Congress Acknowledges Outdated Banking Laws (3 Pages)
by L. Taylor
Oct 26, 1999 Abstract : Following a previous TEC News Analysis on the security of financial transactions, Congress and the White House have agreed to put into place new legislation for monitoring banking, including on-line banking. New banking laws that are more current than today's Depression Era banking laws need to be crafted to protect consumers, as well as the health of today's financial community. Today's financial institutions risk a host of internet attacks since today's hackers are more knowledgeable about information security than law makers.
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The Role of PIM and PLM in the Product Information Supply Chain: Where is Your Link? (3 Pages)
by Jim Brown and Bob Gallagher
Mar 28, 2005 Abstract : Diverse groups have been discussing PIM from the perspective of data synchronization and syndication, product lifecycle management (PLM), and enterprise publishing. Each of these product categories includes the management of product information, but each uses product information for a different operational role.
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