BusinessFinanceLink
Issue #296
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in today's era of increased governance and financial transparency
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 Get a summary of the recent survey done by AIIM
International assessing the importance of ECM systems to mission
critical areas of the business, business risks associated with poorly
executed ECM and preferred approaches to deploying ECM. The reality is
that the evolving ECM market is demanding a more integrated approach.
Users want ECM functionality to be integrated through more easily
deployable content management solutions. Most importantly, users want
these solutions to be built on top of an ECM platform that can be
leveraged across the enterprise. Read
the AIIM survey report on ECM and Content Management
Solutions.
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- Today's Alerts -
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Top
10 Business Risks for 2009
For the second straight year, Ernst & Young has
released a report ranking what the firm sees as the top 10 risks for
global business in the coming year. This year's top 10, compiled in
collaboration with Oxford Analytica and based on interviews with more
than 100 analysts, contains a few surprises.
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Hark
the Herald Accounting Changes
One of the few certainties for CFOs about the new year
is that they'll see continued efforts toward significant accounting
changes that surfaced in 2008, most importantly, those that relate to
the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS).
For more read Laurie Brannen's Brannen in
Brief blog at Businessfinancemag.com.
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Private
Equity Hunkers Down
The private equity industry has been chugging along
fitfully these last eighteen months, and it may be as long again until
it's back to full throttle, according to a survey by the Economist
Intelligence Unit of more than 200 senior execs at PE firms in North
America and Europe.
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A
Structured Dialogue: Planning and Budgeting
Many companies are immature when it comes to aligning
budgets and plans. Ventana Research suggests structured communication
covering concrete goals and realistic constraints. Read "Make Planning
More Strategic" in the BPM Resource Center.
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- Today's Diverts -
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Garlic
Salt Keeps Roads Safe
Driving through Ankeny, Iowa, this winter might make
you hungry. The city is using garlic salt donated by a spice producer
headquartered in the town to melt snow and ice on the roads. It works
well when mixed with regular road salt, according to Public Works
Administrator Al Olson, although one worker reported, "It makes you feel
like ordering a steak and a baked potato."
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Even
Santa Has to Obey Parking Laws
A New York City traffic agent gave Santa Claus a
ticket for double parking while he was delivering children's Christmas
presents. Santa (aka Chip Cafiero) said, "The kids started crying:
'That's Santa's car! That's Santa's car!' But this grinch just went
ahead and fined me anyways."
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