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Business Definition for: Value-added Services

  • services that enhance a basic product, such as the design in engineering components or technical support for software

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SAP Value-Based Services for mySAP ERP: Linking Technology Planning With Your Business Strategy
SAP Value-based services for mySAP ERP can help shape the future of an enterprise by taking the guesswork out of IT planning. Whether one is developing proof of concept, evaluating potential return on investment, or developing a road map for future deployment, SAP value-based services for mySAP ERP can reduce...
Tags: mySAP ERP, mySAP, SAP AG, ERP, Business Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software
White papers 2004-06-17
Gain Competitive Advantage With Enterprise Services Architecture
Companies are increasingly recognizing the value of the Enterprise Services Architecture blueprint, a service-oriented architecture that finally bridges the gap between business needs and IT delivery. By defining all functionality in terms of independent Web services with enterprise-level business value, Enterprise Services Architecture elevates the concept of Web services design,...
Tags: Competitive Advantage, Web Service, SAP AG, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Cloud Computing, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
White papers 2005-03-11
JupiterResearch Ranks Quris High in Overall Business Value; Shows Services and Collaboration Key to Complex Campaigns
DENVER, Colo. -- Quris, the email solutions agency for Fortune 500 companies, is announcing today that the Company was ranked high in overall business value in an "Email Marketers Buyers Guide" released recently by JupiterResearch. JupiterResearch also reported that providers with strong services such as Quris would flourish in the...
Tags: collaboration, Jupiter Research
Research articles 2004-09-01
Cox Newspapers Selects Endeca to Power New Search Capabilities on Atlanta-Journal Constitution and Other Top News Sites; Leading News Publisher Adds Guided Search To High Value Online Services
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Endeca, the leading provider of Guided NavigationR, Search and Analysis solutions, announced today that Cox Newspapers, Inc. has selected Endeca's platform to power numerous applications across its many popular news properties. Starting with its largest paper and site, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (www.ajc.com), Cox Newspapers will begin to...
Tags: Cox, Endeca Technologies Inc., search technology
Research articles 2006-02-13
IBM Global Services and Autonomic Computing
Autonomic computing defines the IT infrastructure ideal state. In addition to the IBM Global Services solutions and offerings described above, other new services also already in place can help an organization move rapidly toward the autonomic computing vision. IT Optimization Services deliver a holistic, multidisciplinary, analytical approach for defining, prioritizing...
Tags: Autonomic Computing, IBM Corp., Utility Computing
White papers 2002-10-01
National Computer Systems, Inc. Names New Services Head
MINNEAPOLIS--BUSINESS WIRE-- June 17, 1996--National Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS - NLCS) announced today the hiring of Michael A. Morache as Vice President of NCS Services. The recently formed NCS Services organization is focused on providing value-add services in the areas of systems integration, application and project consulting, outsourcing, custom...
Tags: Business Wire, consulting, hiring, Outsourcing, SOFTWARE
Research articles 1996-06-17
Gandalf to team up with IBM to provide best-of-breed services solutions for its customers; Relationship is planned to deliver improved customer service, increased efficiencies with broad and extended range of additional services
NEPEAN, Ont.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 1995--Gandalf Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of remote access networking products, today announced it has selected IBM to provide its delivery of on-site maintenance in the U.S. as its service provider. Gandalf's decision to outsource this function is planned to deliver increased effectiveness and efficiencies and,...
Tags: customer service, IBM Corp., team
Research articles 1995-12-12
Micron Technology, Inc. Launches New FlashNOW! Service; Micron's FlashNOW! Service is Another Example of How Micron Continues to Provide a Value-adding Product
BOISE, Idaho--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 3, 1998--Micron Technology, Inc. continues to initiate new value-adding services for its customers through programs such as the FlashNOW!SM service. Micron today announced the availability of the FlashNOW! service, a pre-programming flash service offering Micron customers the opportunity to receive their flash devices board-ready.
Tags: Micron Technology Inc.
Research articles 1998-11-03
Chicago-Based Schawk, Inc. Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Winnetts, a Leading United Kingdom and European Supplier of Pre-Press Services
DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Schawk, Inc. (NYSE:SGK), one of North America's leading providers of digital imaging graphics services to the consumer products and brand imaging markets, today announced it has entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire the assets of Weir Holdings Limited and its subsidiary companies. Weir operates under...
Research articles 2004-12-06
Xerox CEO Says Color, Services, Partnerships Are Keys to Drive Growth, Customer Value; New Services for Large Enterprises, Products for Small Businesses; OfficeMax Signs $18 Million Contract
BOSTON -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) Chairman and CEO Anne M. Mulcahy today announced a set of offerings and customer contracts that demonstrate how Xerox is executing a growth strategy driven by increasing demand for document management services and for color in businesses small to large.
Tags: OfficeMax Inc., partnership, small business, Xerox Corp.
Research articles 2005-10-27
Global Knowledge Offers New Defining and Valuing IT Services Course
CARY, N.C. -- Global Knowledge, the worldwide leader in IT and Business training, today announced the launch of its new Defining and Valuing IT Services training class, a three-day course in which students learn how to define and value IT services, taking steps toward service portfolio management. The course is...
Tags: information technology, Global Knowledge, IT services
Research articles 2008-05-27
Thai University, Company Team Up to Offer Consultancy Services.
Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 4--The Chulalongkorn University Intellectual Property Institute CUIPI and A.T. Kearney Thailand Ltd have formed an alliance to provide high-value consultancy services in Thailand. Founded in 1995, CUIPI has expertise in providing advisory...
Tags: A.T. Kearney, Bangkok Post, Leadership, Strategy, team, Thailand
Research articles 2002-06-04
A Wall Street Journal Survey Ranks Heidrick & Struggles the Best Search Firm for Candidates, Reputation, and Value
Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--May 1, 2000 New Study Maps out the Changing Landscape in Search Industry and Identifies Future Trends A recent survey by the marketing department of The Wall Street Journal found that Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII), the world's largest and...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Heidrick & Struggles International Inc., MARKETING, SOFTWARE, survey, Wall Street Journal
Research articles 2000-05-01
UniGroup Inc., the parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, has introduced an on-time, day-specific delivery guarantee for special product shipments, such as trade show exhibitions and high-value commodities.(Services)
UniGroup Inc., the parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, has introduced an on-time, day-specific delivery guarantee for special product shipments, such as trade show exhibitions and high-value commodities. The guarantee assures timely service or a refund of 25 percent of the linehaul transportation charge....
Tags: United Van Lines LLC
Research articles 2004-08-01
Wipro Leads Forrester's Global Delivery Model Wave; Broadest Set of Value-Add Services and IT Process Leadership Stated as Wipro's Distinctive Strengths
BANGALORE, India -- Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), is ranked ahead of the major IT service providers by industry analysts Forrester in a comprehensive study on Global Delivery Model GDM and offshore capabilities.
Tags: Forrester Research Inc., information technology, Wipro Technologies
Research articles 2004-08-23
Wipro Expands Product Life Cycle Management Services By Signing a V5 Development Service Provider Agreement with Dassault Systemes
BANGALORE, India -- Wipro to offer high value add services and solutions to help manufacturing companies gain competitive advantage through their PLM strategy
Tags: agreement, Dassault Systemes, product life cycle, Wipro Technologies
Research articles 2004-08-25
Service Providers Widely Adopt Ensim Unify Support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server; New Service Manager Speeds Deployment, Simplifies Management and Enables Bundling of High-Value Mobile Services with Microsoft Exchange
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ensim, the leader in service enablement and automation software solutions, today announced the release of a new Ensim Unify Service Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server BES. Service providers can now easily bundle and deploy hosted BlackBerry services with their Hosted Exchange offering to address increasing customer demand...
Tags: enterprise server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, RIM BlackBerry, server
Research articles 2006-04-17
Ellie Mae and appintell offer online services
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA-BASED ELLIE MAE Inc. and St. Charles, Missouri-based AppIntell Inc. have teamed to provide Genesis 2000[R], Contour and Calyx POINT[R] users with a direct connection from their loan origination software to one-click application data and property value verification services through the ePASS[SM] electronic Processing and submission system Business Center....
Tags: Ellie Mae Inc.
Research articles 2002-03-01
How to Beat a Lower-Priced Competitor
It's every company's nightmare: a competitor enters your market with a similar product priced at a fraction of what you currently charge. You need a strategy for beating the low-ballers. So what's the best way to proceed? On the one hand, all you need to do is...
Tags: Management, Competitor, Competition, Product, Customer, Crash Course, competitive strategy, costing, price, Geoffrey James
Articles 2007-06-14
What Does It Cost? The Value of PR Services
There is no absolute value formula for public relations, and there never will be because value is variable. It is derived from the buyer and seller, the business environment and service. In any event, attempts to assign absolute values to PR services are doomed and a waste of time. The...
Tags: Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications
White papers 2003-01-01