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- Chinese Property Development Firm Uses IM Solution to Reach Partners, Raise Productivity
- China Vanke develops and manages property to satisfy the country's rapidly growing demand for quality housing. In 2001, the company deployed an enterprise messaging solution that included both e-mail and internal Instant Messaging IM services. With the positive productivity and cost benefits that the solution provided, China Vanke in 2005...
- Tags: Partnership, IM, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., China Vanke, Instant Messaging, Business Structures, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Partnerships for Protection
- What's on the top of the agenda? As IT becomes increasingly critical to each person's success, so does his or her choice of IT partner. But partnerships are evolving; choosing one who can make intelligent, strategic alliances, whilst transforming the business is now the name of the game. The large,...
- Tags: Partnership, Information Technology, Fujitsu Ltd., Business Structures, Strategy, Finance, Management
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- SAP Case Study: Bouygues Telecom
- Despite its relatively short history, Bouygues Telecom has already made its mark on the telecommunications market. It opted for SAP on Windows NT with an industry-leading platform of Compaq Servers to support it in its strategic mission of rapid growth and accelerated market penetration. As the figures show, Bouygues Telecom...
- Tags: SAP AG, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Finance, Operating Systems, Software
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- Cardinal Health Partners With IBM to Provide Top-Notch Healthcare
- Cardinal Health recently began to transition from a holding company to an integrated operating company so that it could go to market with integrated solutions in supply chain management, medication management, clinical services and manufacturing. The new company vision led to a redesign of IT operations away from a business-unit...
- Tags: Partnership, Cardinal Health Inc., IBM Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Services, Business Structures, Operational Planning, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Finance, Business Operations, Management
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- Technology Support and International Partnerships Give Belgian Software Company Valuable Global Exposure
- Belgian software company Young & Partners realised that penetrating the local market with specialised solutions for the transport and logistics sector would take too much time to generate enough money to focus on only one industry. Keen to position itself as an industry-leader, Young & Partners used the Microsoft Business...
- Tags: Partnership, Logistics, Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Supply Chain, Finance, Business Operations
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- Family Gift Stores on Adjacent Seattle Piers Keep Tight Watch on Lean Inventories
- Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and Waterfront Landmark are two very different gift stores owned by the same couple, separated on adjacent piers of the Seattle, Washington waterfront, and now united by Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System. Where else can a person find a shrunken head, a pig with three...
- Tags: Pier, Microsoft Corp., Store, Business Structures, Fiber Optics, Construction, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Cable, Finance, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology
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- International Supplier Uses Integrated Supply Chain to Deepen Customer Relationships
- Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 is enabling international screw supplier Wurth to process orders from customers in real time via an integrated, automatic supply chain. A subsidiary, Wurth Austria, is running a pilot project to allow a key customer to view an electronic stock list containing 80,000 product lines with up-to-the-minute...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
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- Wright Vigar Invests in New Technology to Support Growth Through a Merger and Acquisitions Strategy
- Wright Vigar is pursuing a progressive growth. To support this, the company needs technology that can quickly accommodate new workers and remote offices. To act in accordance with government legislation it also needs to be able to offer all employees flexible working options. By upgrading to Microsoft technology, the company...
- Tags: Merger, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Wright Vigar, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Productivity, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Investment
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- German Wholesaler Improves Distribution Network With Integrated Online Partner Portal
- Wortmann AG manufactures and sells computer products through retail outlets across Germany. A growing distribution network threatened the personal partner relationships that characterized Wortmann's business strategy. The company deployed a Microsoft Integrated Portal Technologies solution based on Microsoft Windows Server System, including Microsoft Commerce Server 2002, which integrates with the...
- Tags: Partnership, Network, Wholesaler, Microsoft Corp., Portal Solution, Business Structures, Portals, Finance, Internet
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- Online Vision Pays Off for Development Charity
- Leading Christian development charity World Vision has been recruiting financial and non-financial supporters online since 1998. After undertaking a strategic review of its online capabilities, the company decided to increase the scope, volume, and value of content to engage a greater number of supporters. To achieve this, World Vision worked...
- Tags: Vision, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Biotechnology, Business Structures, Recruitment & Selection, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Data Management
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- Successful CRM Solutions Delivered to Small Businesses With Help From Partner Program
- When Workopia executives wanted to better address the Customer Relationship Management CRM needs of smaller businesses, they turned to the Microsoft Partner Program and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Workopia took advantage of technical, strategic, sales, and marketing support from Microsoft to establish its new business model. As a result, Workopia has...
- Tags: Partnership, CRM Solution, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Business Structures, Software, Marketing, Finance
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- Publisher Simplifies IT, Improves Productivity by Switching to Microsoft Collaboration
- Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company, had an IT infrastructure with varied components that had been acquired over years of growth and several mergers. In particular, multiple enterprise messaging and collaboration technologies made it difficult for employees to share work and expertise with each other and...
- Tags: Collaboration, Information Technology, Publisher, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
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- Bill Gates Keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2006
- In his keynote, Gates shared Microsoft's vision for the future of consumer technology, highlighting the important role of software in developing and delivering innovation that benefits the industry, partners, and people everywhere. If the past is any indication, expect the unexpected. Bill has used his keynote address at CES in...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Keynote, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Strategy, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Finance, Operating Systems, Software
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- New Technology Eliminates Inefficient Accounting Practices at Firm of Solicitors
- Microsoft Certified Partner, JAD Logic, used Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2000 to create a robust, reliable computer system for Whiteford Crocker Solicitors. The system allowed the creation of ADSL connections between each of the firm's offices. As a result, all staff can access client account information and all relevant...
- Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Technology, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, DSL, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Finance, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software
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- Electrical Systems Company Powers Global Business With New Collaboration Tools
- Schneider Electric works with partners and customers worldwide to build and deploy the electrical systems that power homes, workplaces, and industrial machinery. The company relies on the deep area expertise of its 92,000 employees to make these projects possible. To empower its internal specialists and differentiate the company from competitors,...
- Tags: Solution, Collaboration, Schneider Electric, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration Tool, Tool, Business Structures, Groupware, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Next Generation: Gillette on the Cutting Edge of Auto-ID Technology
- Great products and dedicated, hardworking people are critical to success in any industry. But to succeed in the competitive retail industry, another key is developing and improving relationships with suppliers and partners. Manufacturers have to provide quality products and customer service while delivering on promises for retailers as well as...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Auto-ID, Problem, Industry, Manufacturer, Gillette Co., Manufacturing, RFID, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Business Structures, Strategy, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Management
- White papers
- Oxxio Uses Smart Utility Metering Technology to Give More Control - and Options - to Customers
- The challenge for Oxxio was to further differentiate itself, and do so in a way that both leveraged and reinforced its image in the marketplace. Oxxio worked with partners Enel and IBM to adapt their Automatic Meter Management solution by adding an innovative, real-time wireless connection. Benefits include projected 50...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Business Structures, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Finance
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- Central Region Partner Marketing Update
- The focus of this webcast is on updating Microsoft's Partners with the latest information around Marketing, Sales Offers, and Incentives. For their Central Region Partners Microsoft has developed this webcast, occurring once a quarter, to provide the attendees valuable information around the offers that remain available and the newest offers...
- Tags: Partnership, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Marketing Research, Business Structures, Marketing, Finance
- Webcasts
- Challenger TAFE Sheds Incompatible Infrastructure for Microsoft Solution
- Vocational training institution Challenger TAFE Technical and Further Education had 10 centers operating on Novell networking and email technology. This infrastructure did not integrate easily with its key business systems. The IT department was also concerned by the small number of Novell support partners in Western Australia. To deliver efficient...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Challenger TAFE, Business Structures, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Workforce Management, Groupware, Servers, Finance, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Hardware
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- Company Doubles Growth, Lowers Customer Costs by Switching From Novell to Microsoft
- LegendCorp of Toronto, Ontario, started out in 1989 as a networking and services company selling primarily Novell products. Since becoming a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, LegendCorp has grown exponentially, thanks to strategic help, dedicated account attention, and marketing assistance from Microsoft. A Microsoft foundation has given LegendCorp customers more stable,...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Marketing Research, Business Structures, Marketing, Finance
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