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Sell. Smarter. Redefining commerce in the age of the customer
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Discover innovative commerce technologies designed to enable businesses to sell smarter and transform buyers into loyal, returning customers. Uncover the 6 key selling areas these strategies target, including cross-channel selling, payments and settlements, store solutions, distributed order management, and more.
Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 01 May 2012

IBM

B2B Cloud Integration: A strategic approach to optimizing your value chain
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This E-book presents an overview of the B2B integration landscape: its challenges, its opportunities, and the approaches that leading organizations follow in developing a robust and scalable EDI solution.
Posted: 01 Nov 2013 | Published: 01 Nov 2013

IBM

Ten Tips for Effective Lead Management
sponsored by Marketo
WHITE PAPER: Learn 10 tips for effective lead management that will enable you to create more educated buyers, help you better understand their needs and ultimately increase revenue.
Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008

Marketo

Evaluating cloud-based file transfer services
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: If you are looking for smarter ways to approach file sharing in your commerce environment, you are probably thinking about outsourcing or moving to the cloud. This evaluation from IBM, supported by research from Vanson-Bourne, can help by showing you critical factors to consider.
Posted: 27 Jan 2012 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

IBM

Aberdeen Report: Understanding the Complexity of B2B Integration: Insights for Mid-Market Leaders“
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Coordinating with partners across multiple channels and sites isn't easy, however, gaps can lead to poor sales performance and lost business due to unhappy customers or suppliers. Explore this analyst report from the Aberdeen Group to learn how mid-market enterprises can improve collaboration with multi-channel and real-time data integration.
Posted: 15 Jul 2013 | Published: 30 Jun 2012

IBM

Sales 2.0: How Businesses Are Using Online Collaboration to Spark Sales
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines research that reveals how sales and marketing professionals who use collaboration and Sales 2.0 tools gain a competitive advantage over their peers who do not use them.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008

Oracle Corporation

Need for Speed and Flexibility Drives Manufacturers to Reengineer External Processes Around B2B Integration
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at trends that cause manufacturers to reevaluate and revamp their B2B processes and integration capabilities. Read on to also learn how manufacturers are reorganizing their internal operations to facilitate the shift from EDI-only transfer to a broader range of functions that support a larger view of commerce.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 23 Feb 2011

IBM

Bridging the Business/IT Divide in B2B Integration
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This research report presents results from a survey of 360 line of business managers in regards to B2B integration, and also offers recommendations on narrowing the gap between business and IT to maximize returns from B2B integration initiatives.
Posted: 16 Jun 2014 | Published: 30 May 2014

IBM

Business Value of Sterling Commerce Managed Services for B2B Integration
sponsored by Sterling Commerce, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: Increasing cost controls and unpredictable cost increases are leading many enterprises to rethink how they support their business-to-business (B2B) operations. As a result, many enterprises are choosing to outsource B2B integration by partnering with a managed services provider.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Sep 2009

Sterling Commerce, An IBM Company

Now Is the Time to Rethink Your B2B Integration Strategy
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As enterprises find new offerings and better products available to them, and as customer requirements change, there is a move to reassess and improve their processes involving B2B integration. This white paper provides guidance and tools that will help guide B2B teams as they go through their reassessment.
Posted: 24 Feb 2011 | Published: 24 Feb 2011

IBM