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Central monitor: Licensing solution simplifies asset management in SAP, other software deployments

Acresso Software (formerly Macrovision) says its License Manager for the SAP Business Suite helps companies using SAP reduce their license requirements by 30 percent. That's a significant amount given that an enterprisewide SAP system represents the top one or two technology investments that an organization will make over a 10-year period, according to Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research.
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Confirming quality: Ariba enhances spend management in Supplier Network

As the world becomes increasingly flat, few things are more critical to the success of any business than finding the world's best suppliers. New features and capabilities found in Ariba's Web-based business commerce network likely will fuel greater collaboration among buyers and suppliers globally.
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Butler advisory: Act now to take a leadership role in IT strategy, service delivery

The gap between IT capability and business needs cannot be allowed to continue, and any attempts to align IT strategy with an abstract business vision or strategy are doomed to failure, says IT advisory firm Butler Group. Adoption of an end-to-end architectural approach and development of an enterprise model can help.
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Industrious resource: Three survival steps in a struggling economy

Take time to review just a few steps companies can follow right now to innovate in tough times—a business issue unfortunately shared by many industries. You'll also learn how to leverage product life-cycle management to drive profits.
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