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- Getronics Workspace Services and PCs With Intel vPro Technology
- The primary service challenge is that IT service providers cannot necessarily manage, maintain, or update PCs if system power is off or the OS is not working properly. Instead, many typical IT tasks must currently be performed during business hours, when PCs are powered on and available for inventory, software...
- Tags: Security, Intel vPro, PC, Getronics, Operating System, Intel Corp., Os migration, Desktops, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Software
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- Organizacion Corona Outsources IT Support to Getronics
- Organizacion Corona is based in Colombia and manufactures ceramics for the home improvement market. The company is divided into six business units. The business units required an extensive range of support services for several different platforms and technologies. At the same time, each business unit wanted the flexibility to specify...
- Tags: Getronics, Organizacion Corona, ITIL, It Services, Business Structures, Process Improvement, Finance, Quality, Business Operations
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- Getronics Helps Canon Australia Improve the Image of IT
- Canon Australia, a leader in consumer and business imaging solutions, engaged Getronics to scope out and prepare a three year strategic plan covering Information Management and Technology (IM&T). Canon sought to implement a rolling three-year roadmap for IT investment containing predictable and tangible benefits that can be examined against business...
- Tags: Getronics, Information Technology, Imaging, TCO, Canon Inc., Roi/Tco, Document Management, Leadership, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Management
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- ITIL in Action for Saudi Telecom
- Saudi Telecom, one of the largest Middle Eastern telecommunications providers, has asked the global leaders in ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library standards, PinkRoccade now Getronics, to implement the framework enterprise-wide across nearly 5,000 IT staff. The first implementation of its kind, this challenging and groundbreaking project is to prepare the...
- Tags: Getronics, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
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- Lausanne Police Gain 99.999 Percent Uptime With New Command and Control Solution
- The Municipal Police of Lausanne, with 568 employees, are responsible for maintaining public law and order for the City of Lausanne and its 150,000 residents. Lausanne Police wanted a fault tolerant Geographical Information System GIS for better handling of operational information, including command and control, communication, and management support. Getronics...
- Tags: Getronics, Uptime, C#, Microsoft Windows 2000, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Servers, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
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- Solution Provider Gains Enhanced Security in Critical Collaboration Environment
- As one of the world's leading providers of vendor-independent solutions and services related to information and communication technology, Getronics needed a secure environment for collaboration among its own workers as well as with clients and partners. To achieve this, the company deployed Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server and Microsoft Antigen...
- Tags: Collaboration, Getronics, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Antigen, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software
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- RDX Powers Overnight Migration for Votorantim Cellulose & Paper
- Enterprises are increasingly focused on reducing the time and costs associated with migration between operating environments. They demand a fast and effective process that quickly shows business benefits and productivity advantages. But when thousands of computers need a new version of the operating system up and running, migration can present...
- Tags: Getronics, Migration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites
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- Getronics Supports DSM Through Single Point of Contact
- As a global player and research organisation, DSM operate at the cutting edge of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and special materials. The company was looking to create a harmonised work environment which offered standard workstations, a uniform and efficient management organisation and robust security. Getronics proposed a management solution that would provide...
- Tags: Getronics, ITIL, Workstations, It Services
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- New Tools and Well-Managed Environment Lead to Immediate High Return for Getronics
- For Getronics, one of the largest providers of technology solutions and services in the world, using technology to remain nimble and respond to changes in business environments is paramount. With a large proportion of its 27,000 employees on the road visiting customers and partners, the need for fast, efficient, and...
- Tags: Getronics, Environment, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Tool, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software
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- IT Services Provider Eases Administration With Integrated Security Solution
- Getronics, one of the world's largest services integrators, was using Microsoft and third-party security software to protect its network and its customers' IT systems from threats such as viruses and spyware. The company wanted to expand its protection software to include newer technologies. As a result, Getronics deployed Microsoft Forefront...
- Tags: IT Services, Getronics, Information Technology, Administration, Microsoft Corp., Security, Strategy, Management
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- Global Information Technology Company Operating in More Than 30 Countries Manages Projects With the Microsoft Office EPM Solution
- Getronics, with annual revenue of U.S. $3.1 billion, is one of the world's leading providers of vendor-independent Information and Communication Technology ICT solutions and services. For work management Getronics needs a solution that covers the entire project lifecycle, including workflow, work approval, and related non-project data such as employee absence....
- Tags: Solution, Getronics, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Strategy, Office Suites, Software, Management
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- IT Solution Provider Streamlines Web Portal Access With New Security Solution
- Getronics, a global provider of IT solutions, operates dozens of Web portals as a service to its customers as well as its employees. One of the issues for users after they logged on to a Getronics portal was the need to repeatedly enter user credentials to access different sites inside...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Access, Getronics, Information Technology, Web Portal, Portals, Web Technology, Strategy, Security, Internet, Management
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- Global IT Company Poised to Reduce Messaging Costs With Windows Mobile
- Helping companies derive benefits from mobile solutions is central to the mission of Getronics - one of the world's leading providers of information and communication technology solutions. Getronics wanted a mobile platform that would support additional users without putting additional strain on the IT department and budgets. Getronics is finding...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Getronics, Information Technology, Messaging, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Marketing, Software, Hardware
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- Dutch Central Bank Opts for Stability and Security
- As a solid financial institution, the Dutch central bank DNB, naturally places very high demands on the security of its ICT infrastructure. When migrating to a new platform it therefore takes no chances. Following a thorough analysis of its infrastructure and the market developments, DNB started migrating to Microsoft Windows...
- Tags: Bank, Security, Getronics, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Financial Services, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
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- Getronics Enables Server Consolidation, Desktop Standardization, Lower TCO Via Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP
- Postkantoren BV, which runs the Netherlands' postal service, was continuing to manage its infrastructure on the Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 platform. But that software - state of the art when it was first deployed - was not intended to address today's security issues, or to take advantage of today's...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Getronics, Microsoft Windows XP, Server Consolidation, TCO, Microsoft Corp., Standardization, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
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- An Urban Angel Reaps the Benefits of Network Convergence
- St. Michael's vision was to be internationally recognized as the finest academic health care provider in Canada. With this mandate in mind, St. Michael's realized they would need to implement a state-of-the-art communications network - one that would support the hospital's increasing requirements for multimedia applications and telephony services both...
- Tags: Angel, Telephony, Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Getronics, Benefit, Convergence, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
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- Getronics Protects 30,000 Global Users Against Email Virus Attacks With Antigen High Performance Groupware Security
- With over 30,000 employees in 35 countries, Getronics is one of the world's leading providers of vendor independent solutions and services to professional users of Information and Communication Technology ICT. Getronics needed a robust anti-virus and security solution that would maintain the integrity of its network servers. Sybari delivered an...
- Tags: Virus Detection, Getronics, Sybari Software Inc., E-mail, Cyberthreats, Strategy, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management
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- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for GME
- GME manages the Italian energy market exchange. Therefore they have to be able to guarantee the service in every situation, even in case of disaster. For this reason they asked Getronics for a Business Continuity - Disaster Recovery Plan. Getronics supplied them with a solution for architecture, methodology and services,...
- Tags: Getronics, Business Continuity, GME, Disaster Recovery, It Services, Data Management
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- Preparing the Way for a New Era of Enhanced Service Delivery at Stockport Council
- Stockport is a metropolitan council that serves 300,000 members of the community. Along with many other local authorities, Stockport has been under constant pressure to ensure that its limited budgets are invested in providing discernible improvements to primary community services, such as social services and education. This focus increasingly meant...
- Tags: Getronics, Council, Stockport, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
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- Seamless Route to Systems Standardisation for Discovery
- Looking technologically to place its entire workforce on a level playing field, and reap the substantial business advantages such a move would inevitably sow, Discovery Networks Europe DNE chose Getronics for a modernising, root-and-branch upgrade of an IT infrastructure based on outmoded domains and client devices. Working to a corporate...
- Tags: Getronics, ITIL, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Process Improvement, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Directory Services, It Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Human Resources, Management
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