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Business paper use remains high

Businesses aren't rushing to create paperless offices; in fact, some are relying on paper documents more than ever, according to a new study by CompTIA.
Drug maker goes social to end supply chain crisis

Antonio Martins, vice president, supply chain, Teva Canada A few years ago, a Canadian pharmaceutical company found that it was in constant crisis mode, and its way out of the chaos lay in getting everyone to communicate.
How eBay's data center benefited from solar

eBay has installed a 100 KW solar array on its data center in Denver. That's not enough power to run a data center, but Tom Price, eBay's Global Data Center Services manager, said the system, which was completed last November, is delivering benefits.
Harness disruption or become obsolete: Forrester

Five years ago, Nokia dominated the smartphone market.
Footwear, Fashion Driving RFID Growth

Retailers are rapidly deploying systems that support item-level <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/76682/Radio_Frequency_Identification">RFID</a> tagging of apparel and footwear, according to an <a href="http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3610">ABI Research report</a> released earlier this month.
Proving the value of IT - Part two

To some extent, organisations are being held back from realising the value of IT projects by the very way in which they measure success. Too often, it is based solely on the business case.
Hard facts on ROI for IT projects required

When the CEO asks the CIO, "What is the value of IT?" the answer is usually something like, "We keep the company running", "We automate most of the functions of the company", "We contribute to the company's efficiency", or "We improve sales". Then the CIO comments about the various systems that do all of those things.
Security ROI: Fact, fiction or fabrication?

Return on investment, or ROI, is a big deal in business. Any business venture needs to demonstrate a positive return on investment, and a good one at that, in order to be viable.
VoIP saves colleges no money — but it’s coming anyway

Saving money is no longer the object in VoIP deployments among colleges and universities — it is the search for converged communications and acceptance of the inevitable, panellists agreed at a recent VoIP summit hosted by ACUTA, the Association for Communications Professionals in Higher Education.
Health IT returns take longest time

It takes a long time for healthcare organisations to see a return from IT investments, according to a recent report. This may explain why the industry has long been seen as a laggard in technology spending.
There's more to measuring IT than ROI: surveys

Despite the perception that IT projects today are “ROI’ed to death”, organisations are still struggling to control demand for IT services and allocate scarce resources to where they are of most value.
Taking ROI to the end of projects

A few years ago, Life insurer Lincoln Financial Group completed a project that was originally given the green light based on its ability to reduce the headcount in a particular department. The project, which resulted in customer service improvements and other benefits, was deemed a success — that is until the firm’s CTO, Jason Glazier, made an important discovery: no one had ever made the layoffs.
Getting an ROI on ROI

I had no idea that there were so many ways of measuring return on investment, or ROI. I now know there are at least half a dozen.
A balancing act to ROI

In bowling, earning three strikes is a good thing. But in baseball, a strike has a very different meaning. It all depends on the scorecard you’re using.