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Learn how BMC Transaction Management solutions provide a single, integrated view of your transactional data, the end user experience, and the IT infrastructure. This comprehensive solution enables you to improve customer service, identify and resolve problems faster, and streamline IT workflow. Find out more in this complimentary analyst white paper from Enterprise Management Associates, compliments of BMC Software.

Can new application delivery technologies eliminate slow application response times? In this report from IT experts at TCS, learn how to accelerate the performance of Oracle E-Business Suite by 15x.

This comprehensive report summarizes the results of several performance tests of the Oracle E-Business Suite, focusing on common Oracle transactions that substantially impact overall application response times.

In this eye-opening test summary from The Tolly Group, learn how a network appliance can accelerate the performance of both enterprise applications and public Web sites 15x or more.

This comprehensive report summarizes the results of a series of exhaustive tests designed to measure improvements in application performance achieved with a Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery system, a network appliance purpose-built to optimize the performance of applications. In technical detail, learn how the Citrix NetScaler solution accelerates the delivery of enterprise applications 15x or more, reduces user response times by 97%, and lowers bandwidth consumption by 98%, all without modifications to application code.

Learn how to address the common causes of poor Web application performance - low bandwidth, server resource constraints, security holes, and more - with a single solution.

A unified application delivery infrastructure enables dramatically increased application performance without the complexity and cost of deploying and maintaining multiple point products and technologies such as load balancers, SSL accelerators, or caching and compression technologies. Learn how to improve the performance of Web applications up to 15x and ensure continued application availability while dramatically reducing network complexity and operational costs.

In ?Achieving Compliance: Best Practices for Outward Bound Internet Content Protection?, you will find out how a best-practice information security framework will support the coordination of compliance strategy across multiple channels and guide control responses to multiple threats to all sorts of information assets.

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From S/390 and zSeries to web-enablement to Linux and Windows operating systems, Technical Support magazine caters to the mainframe computing environment, delivering the latest in enterprise technology trends and "How-To" guidance to NaSPA members.

Network Support magazine delves into the perennial concerns of host-based and networked environments through the following highly focused topics: Storage, Security, Backup and Recovery, SQL server, certifications and training, Linux, wireless technology, Disaster Recovery, XML and Shareware.

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Addressing Data Quality at the Enterprise Level: Six Questions to Ensure Enterprise High-Quality Data outlines the questions your organization should be asking to gain confidence in the quality of your enterprise-wide data. After reading this paper, you'll understand:

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Global Services caters to the knowledge needs of outsourcing professionals, bringing together the expertise of Global Outsourcing, Managing Offshore, BpOrbit and Outsourcing Pipeline under a single Global Services brand.

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As the telecom industry evolves, xchange continues to provide information that facilities-based service providers need to stay ahead. From telco TV to broadband wireless to IMS and beyond, xchange offers top-to-bottom editorial coverage of current technologies, business and marketing strategies, and features new services in the market.

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