Better Integration Efficiency Key to Gaining Value from Enterprise Applications Aberdeen Survey Finds.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- E[acute accent acute accent n. A mark (´) indicating: a. that a vowel is close or tense, as é in French été. b. that a vowel or syllable has a high or rising pitch, as in Chinese or Ancient Greek. c. ]Report shows organizations are collectively wasting up to $143 billion due to inefficient application integration processes and technology use E[acute accent]Half the companies surveyed in AberdeenGroup's new report, 'Achieving More Value from Enterprise Applications,' are challenged by inflexibility in·flex·i·ble adj. 1. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid. 2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable. 3. Unyielding in purpose, principle, or temper; immovable. in integrating business processes, and that the associated costs lead to trade-offs that prevent other important capital expenditures. IT departments lack the resources to keep up with the value-driven projects demanded by the line of business (LOB) units. E[acute accent]Peter S. Kastner Kastner is a German language surname, originating from the medieval occupation Kastner ("bursary officer"). It may refer to:
n. 1. A cobblestone. 2. Geology A rock fragment between 64 and 256 millimeters in diameter, especially one that has been naturally rounded. 3. cobbles See cob coal. tr. together from composites of multiple, unintegrated software applications. Organizations are hemorrhaging business value that is collectively worth up to $143 billion globally, due to inefficient application integration processes and technology use." Solutions include: E[acute accent]--choosing the best-fit enterprise applications E[acute accent]--deploying service-oriented architecture See SOA. (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) technology E[acute accent]--focusing on better real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. visibility into business processes E[acute accent]--driving lower IT software maintenance costs. E[acute accent]The report examines the state of enterprise application integration, and contains a framework and recommendations for achieving process and organizational maturity. It contains chapters on the issue at hand, business value data, implications and analysis, and recommendations for executive action. E[acute accent]To obtain a copy of the report, go to: E[acute accent]http://www.aberdeen.com/link/source.asp?cid=2853&pid=PR050206 E[acute accent]The primary research undertaken for the report was conducted in partnership with Enterprise Systems. E[acute accent]About AberdeenGroup E[acute accent]AberdeenGroup, Inc. provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives -- and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit www.aberdeen.com or call 617-723-7890. E[acute accent]About Enterprise Systems E[acute accent]Enterprise Systems puts mainframe and server solutions in focus. Available online at www.esj.com, Enterprise Systems produces newsletters that provide real-world and technology information for managers of large, high volume-transaction, high-availability computers systems and infrastructure. |
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