Trends

	Asset managers turning up the heat
	The asset management industry is in what appears to be a favorable environment. But profits are being sapped by a variety of operational inefficiencies. What can your industry learn from their experience?
	Pears Gourmet: Helping a local favorite go global (US)
	Distribution was shrinking for Pear's Gourmet. An e-commerce site could reverse that trend. IBM delivered a fully integrated back-end system that could process orders quickly-and boosted ROI in a year.
	T-Mobile Austria better analyses and manages cost and profitability
	In the mobile telephony market, IBM developed a state-of-the-art costing model for T-Mobile Austria to manage network costs more effectively and accurately calculate the cost of delivering new products and services.
	U.K. Ministry of Defence rationalises IT spending with an on-call logistics support team
	The U.K. Defence Ministry saves over $30 million in its procurement process with relevant industry information systems, technology and subject-matter expertise available as needed to provide information and advice to decision-makers.

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