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Case Study: Business Rules Management—The Fiber to Connexion Technologies’ Enterprise
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Connexion Technologies, a fiber-optic networks leader, expected to achieve critical customer service and agility goals by successfully implementing a Business Rules Management System (BRMS). What they didn’t expect was the magnitude of the competitive advantage that resulted.

ERP and PLM: Defining Their Roles and Creating a Collaborative Environment for Success
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ERP and PLM are complementary applications that can greatly improve your bottom line.

BPM: The Foundation for Change
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A BPMS can help you capture, automate, and improve your policies and procedures, making it easier to manage change.

Business and IT Alignment in Legacy System Integration
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To align IT with business goals and integrate legacy systems, don’t just get on the bus. Use BPM to maximize the ESB and your business knowledge.

Product Meta-Models: Delivering Business Agility Through a New Perspective on Technology
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Product meta-models and SOA provide the flexibility and structure necessary for IT to properly support an ever-changing business environment.

Connecting Enterprise Architecture and Model-Driven Development Into an Integrated Enterprise Lifecycle
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Organizations must reach beyond business models and technologies and assess how their efforts help deliver cost-effective solutions that satisfy numerous, diverse stakeholders.

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