Client Results
From case studies and white papers to podcasts, videos, and ROI calculators, Mainstay delivers powerful content and tools that build mindshare and drive sales. Explore a selection of our recently published work:
Choose from a range of case study options—from single-page "sales sheets" to in-depth business-benefit and ROI studies. In each case, you get Mainstay's proven methodology, our award-winning team of analysts and writers, and our unmatched commitment to results.
Examples include:
- Choice of three tiers of case studies to fit your strategy and budget
- Third-party verification of your solution's value
- Add-on multimedia assets
Business Benefit Studies[show]
Read a sampling of our Business Benefit Studies by clicking show above.
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Advance America - ROI Showcase[show]
Advance America implements Oracle 10g grid computing to ensure the company's IT operations would not hold back their business growth plan. Expand to read more.
Study Highlights:
- $2.98 million in net benefits projected over 5 years
- 131% Net ROI projected
- 50% reduction in hardware costs at new centers
- 60% cut in field operations support costs
- 99% faster resolution of IT field issues
Mastercard International – ROI Showcase[show]
Mastercard International deployed Oracle Internet Expenses, an Oracle E-Business Suite application to improve its T&E system that was heavily reliant on manual processes. The online system ensures greater productivity and efficiencies. Expand to read more.
Study Highlights:
- Investment payback in 12 months
- 118% increase in staff productivity, enabling consolidation of T&E processing centers
- 51% decrease in cost of processing T&E reports
Tsingtao Brewery – ROI Showcase[show]
Tsingtao invested in a tightly integrated enterprise platform based on Oracle E-Business Suite applications for financial management, procurement, inventory, sales ordering, and manufacturing to consolidate its supply chain processes on a single platform and drive its global expansion strategy. Expand to read more.
Study Highlights:
- Decreased finance's month end close time by 80%
- Saved US$1.9 million in material purchase costs
- Reduced inventory levels by 30%
- Decreased production waste by US$1.8 million
- Improved cash flow by 20%
- Planning boosted production capacity by 100,000 tons
CF Chefs, Inc. – ROI Showcase[show]
To increase future growth, CF Chefs wanted to streamline its manufacturing processes and provide better intelligence to executives. Expand to read more.
CF Chefs chose JustFoodERP, a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner and certified solution powered by Microsoft Business Solutions-Navision®, now part of Microsoft DynamicsTM to accomplish this strategic goal and is well positioned for continuous, profitable growth.
Study Highlights:
- Expects 82% ROI in first 5 years of investment
- Expects 15% decrease inventory levels
- Expects 66% reduction in time and resources spent on inventory
- Streamlined operational processes, saved hours on recalls annually
- Enhanced business intelligence promotes sound decisions
PRIDE Enterprises – ROI Showcase[show]
PRIDE needed to replace its mainframe based manufacturing system with a solution that would supply detailed business information. Expand to read more.
PRIDE needed to replace its mainframe based manufacturing system with a solution that would supply detailed business information, support ecommerce, and help the company compete more effectively. By using Microsoft® Business Solutions-Axapta®, PRIDE created an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that provides detailed business information across the organization, increasing efficiency and supporting new business opportunities.
Study Highlights:
- Reduced hardware costs – $200,000 for hardware compared to $400,000 for other options
- Trimmed software costs – 50 percent less than for other solutions
- Reduced its ancillary systems from 60 to 5
- Decreased maintenance costs through easier customization and database maintenance
- Decreased training time due to employees' familiarity with other Microsoft software
Xerox Europe - ROI Snapshot[show]
Xerox Europe consolidates onshore and offshore resources using EDS' Best Shore approach to provide a robust support structure for critical legacy applications while simultaneously increasing the resources available for the new deployment. Expand to read more.
Study Highlights:
- 31% total savings of $5.04M over previous support agreement
- Four year NPV of $3.98M
- At least 98 percent availability for Xerox's 96 business critical applications
FranklinCovey – ROI Snapshot[show]
FranklinCovey needed to reduce application support costs and redirect resources to its business units without impairing service. Expand to read more.
It turned to EDS to implement a Best Shore support model, allowing the delivery of multi-tiered support from a variety of global locations, and optimizing resources to solve critical business needs and changes in applications software.
Study Highlights:
- 20% cost savings or $4.2M over the previous support contract costs
- 99%+ performance on critical SLAs, including response and resolution time, availability and service hours
- 13% increase in support personnel offering with higher skill sets
- 98% customer satisfaction
Make your marketing programs come alive with the sights and sounds of videos, podcasts, webcasts and colorful, interactive PDFs. Choose from a range of cost-effective multimedia assets to fit your strategy and budget. Add them as options to our case study services—or as standalone products. Listen to one of our podcasts here and see an example of an interactive PDF here.
Examples include:
- Professionally edited podcasts and videos
- Interactive PDFs with animated graphics and links
- Live and on-demand webcasts and webinars
Client Video Testimonials
From whitepapers and commissioned research to emerging technology and business trends, we put the thought into your leadership. Our team of renowned technology advisors, academics and practitioners help you develop hard hitting fact based content, with insightful white papers and objective analyses of product and industry trends. Many clients commission our white papers to add momentum to product launches and to establish credibility and thought leadership in new and existing markets.
Examples include:
- Comprehensive market research
- Interviews with thought leaders
- Integration with marketing campaigns
"Does Application Security Pay?"[show]
In this article from Electronic Engineering Times Europe, Mainstay’s Craig LeGrande and Amir Hartman review the business case for software security assurance solutions. Download
"Maximizing Corporate Performance
Through Oracle E-Business Suite"[show]
This white paper investigates Oracle E-Business Suite as a driver of strong corporate performance by analyzing the financial, operational, and strategic impact achieved in real customer deployments. Findings for this study are based on results gathered from the 19 customer case studies conducted for Oracle's Customer Reference Program that provide a strong cross-section of the ERP marketplace. Download
"IT Consolidation: The Art and Science of Doing More with Less"[show]
This white paper takes a look at how Global 2000 companies of Oracle are using infrastructure consolidation to reap significant financial and strategic benefits, including cost savings, better decision-making, and the ability to support business growth and transformation activities. Findings for this report are based on results from 25 case studies conducted for Oracle's Customer Advocacy program. Download
"Making Enterprise Grid Computing a Reality"[show]
This white paper highlights the business benefits customers derive from using Oracle 10g software, which delivers grid computing. The seven Oracle customers evaluated make a compelling case for companies to move toward grid computing with an average ROI of 150% and 43% IRR by implementing Oracle 10g products. These organizations show cost savings in hardware and headcount avoidance as well as key business and productivity gains. Download
"Maximizing Value Report: A Benefits Analysis
of 100 SAP Customers Worldwide"[show]
In this white paper, Mainstay Partners analyzes 100 SAP customer case studies and success stories found in the book, "Maximizing Value - 100 Customer Successes" published in 2006. Our research presents the commonalities identified across these companies in challenges faced, objectives sought, and results achieved through a strategic, financial and operational lens. Using SAP software, these companies were able to reduce costs, improve business operations, and take advantage of new growth opportunities. Download
"Ensuring Software Security Using Fortify SSA"[show]
This white papers investigates Fortify SSA as way to reduce operational costs, improve productivity, and increase sales by looking at the financial, operational, and strategic impact achieved in real customer deployments. a solution for identifying application vulerabilities and eliminating them, achieved in real customer deployments. Findings for this study are based on results gathered from the 17 customer case studies conducted for Fortify's Customer Reference Program that provide a strong cross-section of the SSA marketplace. Click on download, and for a link to the study at the bottom of the press release page. Then click on "Download" and follow the steps to download from Fortify's website. Download
Accelerate sales cycles and boost selling effectiveness with creative sales and proposal tools, ROI calculators, and winning facts that prove your market leadership.
Examples include:
- Pre-sales business case justification
- Interactive, custom design ROI calculators
- Winning facts that add ROI credibility to your solution
Siemen's Enterprise Communication (SEN's) example click here
Benchmark Data example click here