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Dear Colleague, Welcome to the October, 2011 edition of DataClarity’s Performance Pathways eNewsletter. In this edition, read about recent industry news and trends and explore our Online Cognos Training Courses. Find out how business analytics drives better business outcomes, learn more about financial reporting automation, and see how planning and rolling forecasts helps companies to support adaptive management. Please enjoy this month’s edition of Performance Pathways, the eNewsletter that leads the way to higher performance management. |
October 2011 Edition Industry News and Trends |
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Nucleus Research assesses the benefits of IBM Cognos FSRNucleus Research found that IBM Cognos Financial Statement Reporting (FSR) helps companies increase the productivity of the finance department and make better decisions that increase revenues and reduce costs. Read more |
IBM Cognos TM1 – The Swiss Army Knife of Technology Used For Profitability Modeling & OptimizationIBM Cognos TM1 is like a Swiss Army knife – it has capabilities to do a lot of different things extremely well. One of these practices it’s being utilized with incredible results is for an emerging, but no so well understood, practice entitled, profitability modeling, and optimization. Read more |
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Customer Stories |
Symmons Industries turns up the pressure on larger competitorsTo take lean manufacturing to the next level, US-based manufacturer wanted to gain real-time insight into its order management, production, and delivery processes. Read more |
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Automated Treasury Management at IBM with Cognos FSRThe Treasury Department at IBM wanted to find a way to improve its monthly and quarterly cash/debt tracking and reporting process. Existing processes, based on spreadsheets and emails, were labor-intensive and error-prone, and it was difficult to get a real-time view of the situation. Read more |
OMERS boosts efficiency and tightens financial controlsAs a result of continued growth in both membership and assets, OMERS found the complexity of its financial accounting structure was becoming onerous. With 41 sets of books and nine unique charts of accounts, it was difficult to get an enterprise-wide view of the financial position. Read more |
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Upcoming Online Training CoursesEnroll today in one of our affordable and convenient instructor-led online training courses that totally eliminate travel and time away, and enable focused learning in our state-of-the-art virtual classrooms. |
| Cognos 10 Business Insight November 8, 2011 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT More information |
Cognos 10 Business Insight Advanced November 9-10, 2011 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT More information |
| Cognos 10 Report Studio Essentials November 14-15, 2011 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT More information |
Cognos 10 Report Studio Intermediate November 16, 2011 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT More Information |
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Better Business Outcomes with Business Analytics Read the white paper and find out why analytics-driven companies outperform their competition. Download Now |
Financial Reporting Automation for Dummies Discover the benefits and value of automated and integrated financial reporting. Download Now |
Planning and Forecasting Read the white paper to find out how to replace rigid annual budgets with flexible, continuous planning cycles and rolling forecasts. Download Now |
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