Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
TechRepublic Resources
- Canadian Customs Brokerage Migrates Its Award-Winning Virtualized Linux Server Environment From Red Hat to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Reduces Administrative Burden and Cost
- GHY International is a leading international trade and customs brokerage firm, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. GHY began using Linux several years ago to reduce operating expenses. The company found it easy to run on Intel hardware and Linux offered a cost-effective development environment. However, the company had developed a large...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux Server, Red Hat Inc., Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Customs Brokerage, GHY International, Linux, Open Source, Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- ObjectVideo Case Study: U.S. Customs & Border Protection
- The client is U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Customs needed to optimize its use of resources - across unmanned checkpoints and major ports of entry - and establish a more effective security operation to combat potential terrorist threats, illegal immigration and drug trafficking. ObjectVideo VEW...
- Tags: ObjectVideo, Client, Security
- Case studies
- Customs Service Uses Integrated Solution to Help Protect and Manage IT Environment
- The Australian Customs Service Customs is a government agency that uses high-tech methods to protect Australia's borders from illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and other security threats. To support its mission critical efforts, the organization relies on a comprehensive IT infrastructure to manage thousands of computers and mobile devices. In addition,...
- Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Security, Management
- Case studies
- SAS Application Introduced Into China Customs
- From 1999, China Customs developed a series of applications based on SAS. This paper is going to introduce three of them that play a positive role in enhancing supervision, monitoring customs administrative affairs and in supporting decision-making. These systems are quite representative. Data Quality Control DQC represents basic data processing....
- Tags: Monitoring, SAS Institute, Custom, Data Quality Control, Enforcement Assessing System
- White papers 2006-02-28
- Customs Service Improves Reporting With Simplified, Integrated Antivirus Solution
- The Australian Customs Service Customs is a government agency that employs high-tech methods to protect Australia's borders from illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and other security threats. To support its efforts, the organization uses a comprehensive IT infrastructure to manage thousands of computers and mobile devices. In early 2007, Customs began...
- Tags: Security Threat, Agency, Antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Customs Service, Security
- Case studies
- Novell Case Study: GHY International
- GHY International is a leading international trade and customs brokerage firm, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. GHY needed to consolidate its environment with a Linux distribution that would run seamlessly on its IBM hardware. At the time, GHY International was one of small group of customers running Red Hat on the...
- Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, IBM Corp., GHY International, Open Source, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- Australian Customs Service: Refining Cargo Management With IBM
- The Australian Customs Service Customs is the federal government agency that manages the security and integrity of Australia's borders. The agency wanted to replace legacy systems with a modern and accessible IT platform to keep pace with changes in business and communications practices, and introduce a single, integrated face of...
- Tags: Agency, IBM Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Hardware Upgrade, Marketing, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-01-01
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Protecting Our Southern Border Against the Terrorist Threat
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security DHS. U.S. Customs and Border Protection have taken a number of steps to increase security across our borders during the "period of increased risk" leading up to the presidential election. These actions and...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, CBP, Security
- White papers 2004-08-20
- Revisiting Mid-Market CRM Solutions for Your Agency or Brokerage
- With the maturation of the mid-market CRM industry, this is the time to review the own internal systems and evaluate how a reasonable investment can help one become more efficient and effective in the sales, marketing, and customer service aspects of managing the agency or brokerage. As in all areas...
- Tags: Customer Service, Agency, CRM Software, Brokerage, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- White papers
- Customs Organisation Improves Customer Service With Standardised IT Environment
- Finnish Customs regulates Finland's internal and external trade in the European Union. In 2005, the organisation employed 2,600 people and collected ¬2.5 billion (U.S.$3.5 billion) in taxes and charges. That year, the organisation decided to upgrade from its existing Applix database server and IT environment. Finnish Customs examined a number...
- Tags: Customer Service, Microsoft Corp., Customs Organisation, Finnish Customs, Open Source, Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- Case Study: Brokerage Group Migrates 60% of Primary Data to On-Line Archive - Saves $1.7 Million
- JKL Brokerage Group realizes that end user demand, internet based services, and the need to deliver more and better services to their clients is dramatically increasing the amount of data being stored and the amount that needs to be kept online. The IT administrators at JKL know that up to...
- Tags: Amount, JKL Brokerage Group, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Internet, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- Case studies
- Smooth Path to EU Accession for Lithuanian Customs
- The Lithuanian Customs wanted to support local companies' participation in international trade and prepare for forthcoming integration with the EU customs union. The contract to supply the new Customer Information System CIS and infrastructure was won by a consortium of 14 companies, headed by HP. HP also defined, developed and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Hardware, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Quotation for an online stock trading/stock brokerage system
- I am looking to outsource the development of an online stock trading/stock brokerage system to a excellent development team preferably in India. I hope to have the system developed in Java. I am not looking for a specific database but would prefer Or
- Tags: software, programming, web, java, security, robertgak@..., stock
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- TIBCO Gives UTi Worldwide the Agility to Compete Effectively
- UTi Worldwide Inc. is a supply-chain management company that provides freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, order management, and other logistics-related services to customers around the world. UTi realized that it would need to upgrade its IT architecture to better support the integration and modification of applications across its business,...
- Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Supply Chain, Portals, EAI, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Internet, Middleware
- Case studies
- Bank of Montreal Forges M-Commerce Initiatives on Sun Technologies and Services
- The Bank of Montreal is recognized as a leading innovator in e-business initiatives. One of the bank's key e-business initiatives is the further development of m-commerce banking and brokerage services. In the late 1990s, the Bank of Montreal began searching for the most expeditious means of deploying m-commerce banking and...
- Tags: Bank, M-commerce, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bank Of Montreal, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
- Case studies
- Leader Mutual Freight System Improves Database Uptime With Powerful, Scalable Solution
- Based in Taipei, Leader Mutual Freight System has close to 30 years experience in transporting goods via air, road, and sea. The company offers freight services, logistics planning, warehousing and distribution, and customs brokerage, and specializes in the transport of perishable goods and delicate equipment. The challenge was to minimize...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Leader, Uptime, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies
- Pathfinder Helps Leading Online Brokerage optionsXpress Maximize Customer Adoption
- optionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS), is a top-ranked Chicago-based online brokerage providing individual investors with powerful tools for stock and options trading education, evaluation and execution. Integral to the company's success is its commitment to continually enhance the overall customer experience with a philosophy it calls 'Iterative innovation'. The company partnered with...
- Tags: Online Brokerage, Pathfinder Development, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- International Network Services Case Study: Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group
- Institutional Brokerage Group IBG is a business unit of Fidelity Investments, the nation's largest mutual fund company. IBG wanted to deploy a new high-speed network to realize the full benefits of planned business model enhancements focused on improving customer services and lowering costs. Engineers designed and deployed the new network,...
- Tags: Fidelity Investments, Institutional Brokerage Group, Mutual Funds, Telephony, Retirement Plans, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Benefits, Networking
- Case studies
- Freight Forwarder Moves Away From Novell, Installs Integrated Microsoft Solution
- In an environment where time really is money, companies in the import/export industry appreciate the importance of reliable communications. These businesses need to be in touch with customers and suppliers 24x7 and must also be in constant contact with customs authorities. Australian freight forwarder Transitainer was struggling to communicate effectively...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Environment, Microsoft Corp.
- Case studies
- Cargo at Spanish Port Passes Customs in Hours Instead of Days Using Web Portal
- The Port of Valencia in Spain wanted to create a promotional and transactional Web portal. This needed to provide an efficient way of aggregating information on shipping services as well as cost-effective tools for migrating paper-based processes to electronic media. To achieve these goals, the port deployed Microsoft integrated portal...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Web Portal, Portals, Web Technology, Internet
- Case studies 2006-07-31
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
