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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 
  In This Issue
» Beyond Reporting: Requirements for Large-Scale Analytics
» Lean BPM: Process Pain to Process Gain in 3 Simple Steps
» Beyond Reporting Delivering Insights with Next-Generation Analytics
» Replacing Network Downtime with 99% Availability
» The Benefits of Virtual PC with Telephony
» Networking and Unified Communications
» Understanding ITIL® Service Portfolio Management
» Performance and Availability for Business-Critical Applications
» 2009 InformationWeek 500 Report
» The State of Open Source Adoption
» SharePoint Capacity Planning Tool
» The Key to Operational Stability
» VMware Data Backup and Recovery Best Practices
» How TORO Improved National Call Center Support Cost Effectively
» MobileLinux Developer Zone
» The IT Guide to E-Discovery
» Tapping into the Information Pipeline in Real-Time: Creating new levels of visibility and control for the Oil and Gas Industry

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Tapping into the Information Pipeline in Real-Time: Creating new levels of visibility and control for the Oil and Gas Industry
View this Webinar to learn how the Oil & Gas industry is using complex event processing as a competitive advantage by allowing you to monitor and analyze information in real-time.


 

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