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IT process automation products are promising but pricey, and organizations should step carefully before implementing. We analyze the benefits and risks of introducing these tools into your enterprise.
With Web-based collaborative workspaces, users separated by offices or miles can accomplish any project. We tested eight product suites, but only one set the standard for features, interoperability and price.
In response to our RFI, four vendors brought samples of their EUA software into our labs for hands-on testing. Top honors went to Business Layers eProvision thanks to its flexibility and password self-service.
CRM hosts promise top-notch customer service plus better access for mobile salespeople. Of the six we examined, our Editor's Choice impressed us with its well-designed interface.
We put nine suites through rigorous testing. Our Editor's Choice got the winning bid for satisfying the needs of both business analysts and IT staff with its simulation capabilities and standards support. Find out which offering it was.
Expect beefed-up XML and workflow capabilities in IBM's coming content management products. Set for release by March, the upgrades will include DB2 Content Manager 8.3 and DB2 Records Manager 4.1.1, and they're aimed at what IBM contends is one of the fastest growing segments of the information management market.
Skip the back and forth over e-mail. EDMS lets you control your collaborative document from beginning to end.
Data-leak prevention products protect your intellectual property from internal mishandling. We tested three tools with varying approaches.
Attendees at last weeks Microsoft Professional Developers Conference got an eyeful of new tools linked to such platforms as Windows Longhorn Server, all due to ship the second half of 2006.
Effective business process management integrates people, processes and apps to ensure a cohesive team and boost the bottom line. Join us as we explore the BPM market.
We reviwed three products offering configuration management of network devices and servers. Overall, we were impressed at how far network device configuration management products have come. But we awarded our Editor's Choice to the one that's ideal for shops that want to improve change control and implement best practices.
A large amount of overlapping functionality between business intelligence and enterprise content management tools indicates that BI will become an integral part of the ECM framework in coming years, our expert argues. (Courtsey: Business Intelligence Pipeline)
Provisioning new hires, deprovisioning departing employees, and managing their access and passwords while they're onboard can suck up a tremendous amount of time and money. Welcome enterprise user administration solutions. EUAs centrally manage workers' access to resources, control passwords and ensure that employee data is entered in the right systems at the right time.
Need help managing document overflow? We tested five document-management systems that recover lost data and keep you in compliance with regulations for records management.