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Vendor Evaluation of ERP, BI & Hostingmuch more than a selection process!
Conducting a vendor evaluation for software or services may seem deceptively simple, but the reward for missteps is often great expense and years of lost opportunities.

Review a winning vendor evaluation approach. ABS helps you to select the most appropriate long-term solutions, while building a foundation that establishes sound goals, strategies and plans for subsequent project phases.
Cognos Services from ABS - a Triple Play!!
Though the triple play is an uncommon event on the field, ABS delivers this rare combination of Cognos services as a routine occurrence:
- Planning & Project Management support
- Migration Support
- Design & Development services
- Design of Business Performance metrics
Discuss your options with ABS and start making the right moves, now.  

Cognos Training
Need highly cost-effective Cognos training for your IT professionals and/or business analysts? 

ABS conducts a full range of Cognos training classes that are taught at your workplace.  Instruction is top-rated by Cognos customers and can be tailored to your application data. 

Data Warehouse or Decision Support Headaches?

Is the effectiveness of your HRIS / Financial systems decision support being hampered by a lack of accurate, timely and consistent data? Read on.....


Enhanced Oracle (PeopleSoft) Reporting!!
Need a strategy to improve your enterprise-wide reporting and take better advantage of Oracle (PeopleSoft)? ABS offers a five-step program ... 
Expanding or Tuning Oracle (PeopleSoft)?
Addressing new corporate initiatives? Evaluating your performance? Developing process improvements? Review these well-proven approaches from ABS ...

Upgrade / Conversion Support.

Reeling from the thought of new Oracle, Geac, SmartStream, SQL Server or Cognos upgrades and/or conversions? Get help now ... 

Internet and Web Development.

Increase your HR, Payroll and Financial systems productivity by using high performance web-based solutions from ABS ... 


High tech approach for identifying and assessing business needs.

ABS announces a web-based solution for identifying & analyzing business needs in complex, decentralized and global environments ... 

ABS reduces costs at large agency.

ABS helped a government agency of 30,000+ employees cut operational costs and increase payroll accuracy. Could your company use similar benefits? 


Cognos 8  -  Answers and Solutions

Cognos 8  -  Evaluations and Assessments 

ABS quickly delivers invaluable information for your decision-making based on hands-on, industry-wide Cognos experience. We produce: an assessment on how well Cognos 8 meets your needs; and a review of your opportunities, challenges and costs.

Cognos 8  -  Migration Planning

ABS reduces your Cognos 8 conversion and/or upgrade risks, timeframes and costs. We offer your company a blueprint for success through: fast-track installation and proof of concept support; productive onsite training; and low-cost technical services for the conversion / development of data warehouses, ETL, models, analytics, metrics and decision support. 

Cognos 8  -  Development Services

ABS will get your project off the blocks with a running start. We offer support for small, large or mission-critical initiatives. For example, design and development of: high-volume reporting applications; performance metrics; multi-language and multi-currency financial reporting; and unique and/or unionized HR reporting environments.

Cognos 8  -  Training

Ensure your company achieves the payoff from purchasing Cognos 8. Utilize onsite training from ABS to maximize the learning curves of your technical and business staff. Improve your corporate capabilities and staff productivity from instruction that ABS clients top-rate in categories, such as: effectiveness, pricing, instructor skills, quality of training materials, and ease-of-scheduling. 

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High Performance Reporting Environments - a white paper from ABS  

Abstract:

The last few years has brought about a surge of interest in the use of Business Intelligence (BI) tools and data warehouses to produce greater corporate profits, tighter financial controls and increased productivity. During this time companies have turned towards BI and ETL tools, analytics software and vendor reporting modules for solutions. Some corporations have experienced significant gains. Many have not.

This white paper outlines:

The value of a reporting environment that uses the synergies of Technologies, Processes and People
The four steps you need to take to build a High Performance Reporting Environment.

Contact us at (925) 648-0600 or e-mail ABS to obtain your copy of this white paper.

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Enhanced Oracle (PeopleSoft) Reporting Solutions

Are you experiencing the benefits of a high-performance reporting environment from your Oracle (PeopleSoft) HRMS and/or Financial systems? 

If not, obtain details on ABS's 5-step program to optimize decision support and improve staff productivity across your enterprise. Leverage ABS’s proven track of success in global 2000 corporations across North America, and take advantage of expert and objective consulting services. 

We offer: reporting environment assessments; infrastructure and business planning; EPM, ETL and BI software evaluation; design of data warehouses and ETL processes; development of analytical models, reporting systems and unique reporting applications.

Contact an ABS expert to discuss your reporting needs at (925) 648-0600 or e-mail ABS.

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Data Warehouse or Decision Support Headaches?

Is the effectiveness of your HRIS / Financial systems decision-making being hampered by a lack of accurate, timely and consistent data?

Read the white paper from ABS on "High Performance Reporting Environments" to fully understand the components that critically impact your reporting effectiveness.

ABS Business Process Reviews thoroughly examine the health of your reporting environment and offer high performance solutions for financial reporting, training analytics, benefits, key performance indicators, and other applications. You gain from data warehouse design and development services that help you: integrate data from disparate systems, improve the quality and timeliness of data, and facilitate easy and rapid access to information. 

Review about our Data Warehouse Design & Development solutions and Data Warehouse Planning and BI services then contact an ABS expert at (925) 648-0600 (or e-mail ABS) to discuss your particular reporting needs.  

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Oracle (PeopleSoft) Planning and BPR Studies

Expanding, or tuning, your Oracle (PeopleSoft) HRMS and Financial operations? 

ABS Planning and Business Process Review (BPR) studies deliver valuable insight, recommendations and strategies. Specifically, they: analyze operational capabilities and performance; design sound and innovative planning options; and present recommendations on how best to address new challenges, issues and process improvement. 

Call (925) 648-0600, or e-mail ABS, and describe your business needs with a leading industry consultant. Ask for details on how our design and development approaches capitalize on Oracle (PeopleSoft) functionality and tools. Discuss solutions we have implemented in areas, such as, timekeeping, benefits, self-service, financial reporting, complex and high volume processing in diverse communities, distributed environments and global organizations.

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Upgrade and Conversion Support  

If you are exhausted by the idea of upgrading and/or converting to the latest versions of  Oracle, Geac HR:M 12.0, SmartStream, SQL Server or Cognos 8, Applied Business Systems offers expert services that are cost-effective and low-risk.

We address: project planning and training; software deployment and data migration; conversion of databases, custom objects and procedures; installation of new functionality;  performance tuning; acceptance testing; production migration; and problem resolution. 

Call (925) 648-0600 or contact Applied Business Systems  for typical project timeframes, costs and resource availability.

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High Tech Approach for Identifying and Assessing Business Needs

Many organizations find that the gathering of business needs, and their effective analysis, can be costly and problematic - especially if there are large numbers of users involved.

Applied Business Systems offers a solution through the use of effective needs analysis studies, web-based applications and multi-dimensional reporting tools.

Specifically, Applied Business Systems has developed services and tools that:

Reduce the cost of interview preparation, requirement gathering and review
Improve the quality and consistency of business questions, metrics and responses
Provide management with the ability to perform effective strategic analysis of results from summarized, unique or local viewpoints.

Contact Applied Business Systems, or call (925) 648-0600, and ask for an interactive demo on how these studies and tools could work in your environment.

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On-line Check Mods for Infor (Geac) "M" Series Reduce Operational Costs

A government agency of 30,000+ employees has been able to cut operational costs and increase payroll accuracy using a customized version of the Infor (Geac) "M" Series, on-line check. The enhancements, compatible with Y2K and prior releases, provide: automated garnishment solutions (e.g. for multiple, chained deductions); added control for special pays; unique deduction UCR calculations; additional deduction bypass control; and, modified check formatting. Obtain more details by contacting us, or calling (925) 648-0600.

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Latest News:
New Migration classes for Cognos 8

-  the savvy way to achieve business gains and cut costs