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Designing Great Visualizations
sponsored by Tableau Software
WHITE PAPER: Visual representations are a fundamental component of human learning and understanding. To study the impact of data visualization, we must first look to the past and see how our ways of shaping and representing data have changed over time. This paper traces the history of visual representation, from cave drawings to the computer revolution.
Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

Tableau Software

5 Best Practices for Telling Great Stories with Data
sponsored by Tableau Software
WHITE PAPER: Data doesn't have to be only fact driven and metric. Learn these five best practices to help you make sense and order out of a disparate collection of facts.
Posted: 20 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008

Tableau Software

Selecting a Visual Analytics Application
sponsored by Tableau Software
WHITE PAPER: Visual analytics is the process of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Its becoming the fastest way for people to explore and understand Business Intelligence data of any size. This paper will introduce you to the seven essential elements of true visual analytics applications.
Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

Tableau Software

The Match Game: Is Offshoring a Fit for Your Help Desk Outsourcing Strategy?
sponsored by ABS Associates, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Let's examine the pros and cons of each as well as different situations where one or the other is the ideal match for your service desk strategy.
Posted: 13 Feb 2008 | Published: 13 Feb 2008

ABS Associates, Inc.

Eight Strategies for First Rate Customer Service
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides eight strategies for creating a relationship with your customers that will keep them coming back.
Posted: 06 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Security Threat Report: July 2008
sponsored by Sophos
WHITE PAPER: This report gives a comprehensive insight into the events and trends that emerged during the first half of 2008, and helps businesses to stay ahead of today's increasingly covert threats.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008

Sophos

IBM Active Content: Linking ECM and BPM to Enable the Adaptive Enterprise
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: An Active Content-based ECM solution adds significant value to ECM and is unique among ECM solution providers.
Posted: 15 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007

IBM Software Group

Reinventing the Desktop
sponsored by Pano Logic, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Pano is a solution built specifically for desktop virtualization and it consists of a palm-sized device that connects a user's keyboard, mouse, monitor, and USB.
Posted: 28 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

Pano Logic, Inc

Virtualization Overview
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008

Global Knowledge

Five Technologies Simplifying Infrastructure Management
sponsored by Liebert Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes five infrastructure technologies that are making it easier for growing businesses to introduce new IT systems as needed while maintaining high levels of availability.
Posted: 20 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

Liebert Corporation