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Archive for August 2011

Metastorm and Microsoft meet in the clouds with M3

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● August 22, 2011

Designed to bring modeling to the masses, OpenText’s Metastorm M3 is now even more accessible as a cloud-based application on Microsoft’s Windows Azure Marketplace. To be included, M3 had to undergo specific certification by Microsoft in addition to its prior certification as a Windows Azure solution. This makes Metastorm M3 the only enterprise-class business planning [...]

Doing More with Less, the Smart Way

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● August 17, 2011

A few weeks ago I was paging through an issue of Mother Jones and the article, “All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup” caught my eye. The story discussed how more and more, managers are asking their employees to take on heavier workloads with longer hours without any incentives. What was even more striking [...]

How to Build a Successful Application Portfolio Management Solution

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● August 11, 2011

In many organizations if an application is needed to solve a specific business problem, it is purchased or built. However, more often than not, these purchases happen in an ad-hoc manner within a specific department or business unit, resulting in a business owning hundreds (maybe even thousands) of redundant, overlapping, and ultimately, outdated applications. Maintaining [...]

Three Big Topics in Financial Services

Posted by: Derek Weeks in: ● August 4, 2011

In the wake of this historic, global economic downturn there is little room for error among financial services companies. Volatile market conditions, impending regulatory requirements, and an intense competitive atmosphere have banking and insurance companies of all sizes rethinking risk, streamlining operations, and seeking new ways to create a more adaptable enterprise. Now, more than [...]


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