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If you are going to run business critical systems in the cloud you need to understand the security implications, so FSN contributing editor Lesley Meall explores emerging cloud security concerns and practices.
read more - Cloud computing – are you secure?
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NorthgateArinso, the Human Resources (HR) software and services provider, said yesterday that it is to acquire the HR Management division of US provider Convergys to boost its global presence. On completion of the acquisition, NorthgateArinso will employ around 8,000 people globally, of which a third will be based in North America.
read more - NorthgateArinso acquires HR Management division of Convergys
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The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has cut costs and is reporting a reliable service since moving to COA Solutions’ managed service, part of the COA Solutions on Demand portfolio. The Trust’s COA Solutions financial management system (FMS) with integrated document management (using Version One’s technology) is being managed at COA Solutions’ service centre in Bridgwater. COA Solutions on Demand, which comprises managed and bureau services, was officially launched in 2009.
read more - COA Solutions' managed service provides Newcastle Hospitals NHS with cost savings and financial system reliability.
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SAP has launched its Business Intelligence (BI) platform as a Software as a Service (SaaS) capability targeted at casual BI users which it says are currently underserved by products on the market. In an extraordinary claim, SAP says it will allow them to be up and running with “no prior experience or training”.
read more - SAP launches Business Intelligence on demand
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Morgan Sindall the construction business will overhaul its financial reporting systems using IBM business analytic solutions. Morgan Sindall operates five main divisions and will use IBM business analytics software to help consolidate its reporting processes and improve business performance.
read more - £2.2 billion construction business to use IBM business analytics software for financial reporting
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Mokum, the management consultancy has partnered with document management and imaging software author, Version One. Mokum’s Oracle Financials clients will now be able to access Version One’s document management and imaging solutions directly from their Oracle system, enabling them to carry out paperless accounting.
read more - Mokum, an Oracle management consultancy partners with Version One for financial document management
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Wealden District Council (WDC), an East Sussex local authority, is implementing a financial management system (FMS) with integrated budgeting, forecasting and electronic procurement functionality from COA Solutions. This FMS system, which also comprises electronic document imaging and data capture software (using Version One’s technology), will provide WDC with greater control over spend and automate procurement, including reducing manual data entry of invoice information by 80%. The planned go-live is April 2010.
read more - COA Solutions to improve spend visibility and automate procurement with District Council
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Everyone wants to make a ‘good decision’. After all it seems that ‘good decisions’ are the basis of ‘good’ or ‘great’ performance and is the main reason why, according to Gartner, organisations will spend around $5 billion in BI software solutions this year. But what actually constitutes a good decision and how do organisations ensure that it makes them on a consistent and reliable basis?
read more - What is a good decision?
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Tagetik, the provider of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Financial Governance software solutions says it has been positioned in Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Corporate Performance Management Suites,”. This annual report published by Gartner, Inc. (evaluates software vendors on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. Gartner defines Corporate Performance Management (CPM) in the “Magic Quadrant for CPM Suites,” as including “the processes used to manage corporate performance, such as strategy formulation, budgeting and forecasting; the methodologies that support these processes, including the balanced scorecard, or value-based management; and the metrics used to measure performance against strategic and operational performance goals.
read more - Tagetik positioned in visionaries quadrant for CPM Suites
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ADP, the global provider of outsourced HR, payroll, employment screening, and time and attendance services, says it has acquired UK-based OneClickHR plc, a leading supplier of premier HR technology solutions to UK-based companies and multi-national clients.
read more - ADP closes acquisition of OneClickhr plc
