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SearchCIO.com and Nucleus Research have partnered to make a selection of Nucleus Research's ROI tools available to SearchCIO.com readers at no charge. Already in use by thousands of companies worldwide, these tools are available to you for free download to assess the value of a specific technology solution. Additional tools will be available soon, so sign up for the Nucleus Research bimonthly complimentary newsletter and read SearchCIO.com for announcements on the latest tools.

Nucleus Research's Tech Advisor Service provides all the research, data and analysis you need to make the right technology decisions. Nucleus analysts blend an expertise of financial analysis and technology. Its research methodology takes a case-based investigative approach that clearly shows how others are achieving maximum financial and business benefits from their technology investments. SearchCIO.com readers receive a 10% discount on this annual advisory service. Contact David Brown, Nucleus Research's VP of Global Operations at +1-781-416-2900 for more information.

10% Discount on Nucleus Research ROI Advisory Service

This month, get initial ROI results for your future VoIP, content management, integration, BI, CRM, storage management, supply chain, spam filters and ERP projects.

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ROI tools:

• NEW! Voice Over IP (VoIP)
  Before you invest in VoIP technology, get the preliminary ROI results you need to make a smart investment decision.
  
  
• Content management
  Use this new tool to help you evaluate and justify the investment in a content management system.
  
  
• Spam filter
  This tool can help you evaluate the value of enterprise spam filters.
  
  
• Integration
  Use this tool to asses the return on investment from your integration projects.
  
  
• Business Intelligence (BI)
  Business Intelligence applications can offer high returns on investment buy increasing productivity through more effective reporting and decision-making. Download this tool to help assess your business intelligence effort.
  
  
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  CRM promises dramatic returns but its high cost and potential employee disruption creates significant ROI risk. Download this ROI tool to assess the real value of CRM and perform sensitivity and worst-case analysis.
  
  
• Storage management
  Can storage management software help you leverage your storage investment for greater returns? This tool can help you assess the bottom-line value.
  
  
• ERP
  This tool is specifically designed to help you assess your ERP decision.
  
  
• Supply chain
  Supply chain solutions can produce significant returns when effectively deployed. Download this tool to assess the ROI from a supply chain solution.
  
  
• Standard ROI tool
  Here is the standard Nucleus Research ROI tool. Use this tool to assess any solution or as a foundation to build your own internal ROI methodology.
  

If you're interested in more comprehensive ROI tools and analysis, go directly to Nucleus Research. Remember - SearchCIO.com members will receive a 10% discount on all of their ROI subscription services. In addition, Nucleus Research is offering SearchCIO.com members their ROI Expert tool training CD for a nominal shipping and handling fee. Please click here for more details.

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Additional ROI resources:

• Experts: Old-fashioned ROI is best
• CRM ROI: Fact or fiction?
• Best Web Links: ROI
• Get your questions answered by ROI expert Rebecca Wettemann
• Feature story: Is ROI having an identity crisis?

Check back each month for access to additional ROI tools and resources.

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About Nucleus Research:

Nucleus Research is a global provider of IT research and advisory services that provides CFOs, CIOs and their staffs with the real-world information they need to maximize the business returns from their technology investments. Its analysts blend financial analysis and case-based investigations with comprehensive technology expertise to deliver factual return-on-investment (ROI) data to organizations worldwide. The company uses an uncompromising set of processes and tools to evaluate the financial return on IT assets and is the only firm to gain certification by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Nucleus Research has analyst experts across the entire enterprise software and hardware space and provides clients with ongoing advice to help with both short-term technology decisions and long-term strategic plans. For more information, visit www.nucleusresearch.com.