Cisco Curriculum Meets Government Security Training Standards

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 1, 2003 - Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced the addition of a government-specific security curriculum for network professionals. The new Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professional validates the knowledge and skills specified by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) for federal systems engineers. The INFOSEC Professional is the only vendor-specific curriculum that meets the rigorous standards of the National Security Agency…

The Art of Customer Profitability Analysis

Without a doubt customer-profitability analysis is a hot topic -- especially for companies that embrace customer relationship ideas, because without it interpretations of CRM failures or successes are mere speculation.

Creating CRM-Based Budgeting And Forecasting Models

Budgeting-forecasting models are key diagnostic tools for management to decipher how changes in policies and decisions impact financial performance. Finance typically maintains these models, as their format is attuned to existing accounting systems and data. This natural fit makes it a well-established process that is used in all organizations that plan and evaluate performance via individual product/service categories. In a CRM environment this process disintegrates.…