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Lab Test: AppZero Turbo-Charges Server Consolidation
sponsored by AppZero
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the impact of application virtualization technology on overall system performance. It documents a simple performance evaluation of application virtualization using AppZero virtual application appliance (VAA) compared to a VMware ESXbased system using virtual machines (VM).
Posted: 04 Mar 2009 | Published: 04 Mar 2009

AppZero

Database Manageability and Productivity Cost Comparison Study: Oracle Database 11g Release 2 vs. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Review this cost comparison study of Oracle Database 11g R2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and uncover which technology came out on top. Find out which solution offered a 49% higher time savings, 46% more in complexity savings, and whose time savings amounted to saving $58,800 per year per database administrator.
Posted: 03 Jul 2012 | Published: 25 Jun 2012

Oracle Corporation

Top 10 reasons why HP software customers are moving to IBM
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Take a moment to see how many of these top 10 benefits you’re realizing with your HP Software solutions. And then remember: With IBM, you can achieve them all.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

IBM

Peace of Mind for the Life of Your Business
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In today's rapidly changing marketplace, small businesses are facing new challenges and competitive pressures. Read this whitepaper to learn how to choose the right vendor to build the solutions that your business needs.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008

Cisco Systems, Inc.

The Proven Financial Benefits of SIP Trunk Consolidation
sponsored by Siemens Enterprise Communications
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, we’ll introduce the mechanisms of cost savings with SIP trunk consolidation, using Siemens Enterprise Communications’ OpenScape Exchange overlay solution.
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 | Published: 22 Sep 2010

Siemens Enterprise Communications

IBM Service Management for the Intelligent Utility Network
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The current utilities environment requires companies to decrease costs while increasing the ability to control utility assets. One key challenge is how to take advantage of new technologies to better manage the delivery of service to customers today and into the future. IBM Service Management for the IUN provides a blueprint for getting started.
Posted: 06 Dec 2010 | Published: 06 Dec 2010

IBM

Thinking through Uncertainty: CFOs Scrutinize Non-Financial Risk
sponsored by IBM Line of Business
WHITE PAPER: Risks can impact the top and bottom line and eventually every risk is expressed in the company's share price.
Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007

IBM Line of Business

All you Need to Know About Oracle Siebel Application Testing
sponsored by HP and Infosys
WHITE PAPER: This paper discussed the origins of the solution and examines its key features which provide compelling benefits such as improving time-to-market by up to 30% and reducing testing costs by 40%.
Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 09 Jun 2011

HP and Infosys

The Top Five Myths of IP Communications
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses the top concerns of IT professionals who resist the deployment of pervasive, enterprise-wide wireless networks. It identifies these reservations based on the experience of Cisco Systems and Intel.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 25 Jul 2006

Cisco Systems, Inc.

What CFOs Should Ask their Software Development Leaders
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This 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.
Posted: 20 Sep 2011 | Published: 20 Sep 2011

IBM