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- Construction Company Cuts it costs, Boosts Productivity With Integrated Solution
- PROKON, an engineering consulting company based in Ankara, Turkey, wanted to upgrade its aging IT infrastructure, which did not provide the level of messaging, communication, and collaboration services employees needed. PROKON chose an integrated Microsoft communication and collaboration solution based on the Microsoft server product portfolio and a standardized desktop...
- Tags: Collaboration, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Logistics Provider Reduces it costs, Gains Oversight With Software Asset Management
- In 2004, the Polish headquarters of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics took over the management of its IT resources, which, until then, had been outsourced. Then, in 2005, the company set up a Software Asset Management (SAM) program to help achieve its goals. Today, Hellmann finds it easier to manage its IT...
- Tags: Information Technology, Logistics, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Strategy, Microsoft Office, Management, Office Suites, Software
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- Escalator and Elevator Manufacturer Improves Customer Satisfaction and Cuts it costs
- Schindler Elevator Corporation is a major force in the escalator and elevator business, with much of its revenue derived from service and maintenance calls. Technicians were using a field service application running on proprietary mobile computers that were heavy and hard to read - and had a short battery life....
- Tags: Information Technology, Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Product Marketing, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Marketing, Hardware
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- Erickson Retirement Communities Enhances Mobile Security and Lowers it costs
- Erickson Retirement Communities wanted to improve management of its 4,000 desktop, laptop, and Tablet PCs running on the Windows XP Service Pack 2 operating system, and to enhance the security of mobile access for HIPAA compliance. The TCO analysis conducted by IDC indicates that when Erickson upgrades to the Windows...
- Tags: Mobile, PC, Information Technology, IT Cost, Analysis, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Tablets, Desktops, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management
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- Solution Provider Helps Equipment Vendor Manage Remote Systems and Cut it costs
- Business Oriented Software Solutions (BOSS) provides IT asset management and software distribution solutions to a range of vertical markets. The company's DiagWin Professional software, which runs on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and later versions, helps organizations quickly track client hardware and software assets and easily deploy applications and updates. BOSS...
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Business Oriented Software Solutions Inc., Tools & Techniques, Asset Management, Software Upgrade, Workstations, Strategy, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Auto Dealer Upgrades Operating System, Improves Customer Service, and Cuts it costs
- Borneo Motors, an automotive dealer in Singapore, is test driving the Windows Vista operating system to empower its small IT department with better desktop management tools and to improve staffers' ability to access and share data. The IT department reduced desktop support time by an estimated 25 percent and service...
- Tags: Customer Service, Desktop Management, Information Technology, Operating System, IT Cost, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Management
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- Automotive Supplier Minimizes it costs, Saves Labor With Software Distribution Solution
- TI Automotive is the world's leading supplier of fluid storage, transfer, and delivery systems. Years ago, the company recognized the benefits of using Microsoft software to reduce costs and help employees work more effectively. For example, in 2001, TI Automotive deployed Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0, which helped IT...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Supplier, Texas Instruments Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Systems Management Server, IT Cost, TI Automotive, Strategy, Management
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- How SMBs Can Increase eCommerce Revenue and Decrease it costs
- Online shoppers demand a rich, interactive experience, which requires a powerful IT infrastructure. Today, Web hosting provides SMBs with affordable next-generation functionality and performance to compete effectively against larger rivals with deeper pockets. Download this paper and learn how to: Build a next-generation...
- Tags: The Planet.com Internet Services Inc., Revenue, Information Technology, IT Cost, Small And Medium Business, E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Smb/Sme, Strategy, Internet, Management
- White papers
- Insurance Companies Reduce it costs
- Insurance companies want to help people - including their employees - live safer, more secure lives. One way companies keep employees secure is by resetting their forgotten or expired passwords. However, the reset process can be costly. Productivity is lost while employees wait for passwords to be reset, for as...
- Tags: Password, Information Technology, Productivity, Avaya Inc., IT Cost, Avaya Interactive Response, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
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- Petroquímica Cuyo Reduces it costs by 35%
- Petroquimica Cuyo is Argentina's first national capital company with focus on the production and sale of polypropylene. The company wanted to integrate all company information onto a single platform for greater efficiency. The challenge was to improve processes and technology to achieve efficient inventory management, reduce IT costs and generate...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Information Technology, IT Cost, PetroquĂmica Cuyo, Petroquimica Cuyo, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management
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- Leading Ad Firm Updates 2,500 Desktops to Boost Client Service While Cutting it costs
- The motto of BBDO Worldwide is "The work, the work, the work." To help deliver the best possible work to its corporate clients, the agency replaced a range of desktop operating systems - from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 through Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - with Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Technologies...
- Tags: Microsoft Software Update Services, Advertisement, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
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- Education Department Reduces Number of Servers by 40 Percent, Lowers it costs
- The Oregon Department of Education provides leadership in the areas of curriculum, improvement efforts, and testing for Oregon public schools. The department's Information Technology (IT) is critical to this mission. However, the department's IT staff was spending too much time managing the complex network, and the system didn't offer desired...
- Tags: Information Technology, Department, Microsoft Corp., Worker, IT Cost, Education Department, Oregon Department Of Education, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware
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- Using Active Directory to Reduce it costs
- Do you want to find a more cost-effective way to manage the configurations and policies for your desktops, servers, and other devices? Is your directory infrastructure time-consuming and costly to manage and secure? Would you like to find a way to enable end-users to become more self-sufficient? Active Directory gives...
- Tags: Information Technology, IT Cost, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts
- Black & Veatch Gains Sophisticated Project Management Capabilities, Saves $500,000 in it costs
- On an average day, Black & Veatch Corporation, a leading global engineering and construction company, has more than 2,500 projects underway - everything from designing and building power plants and water and wastewater treatment facilities to managing communication networks and transportation hubs. Managing a project-intensive, multinational business like Black &...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, IT Cost, Transportation, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- Clear View of ICT Costs at the Banque Generale Du Luxembourg With SAS
- The Banque Generale du Luxembourg (BGL) is a leading player in the Luxembourg financial sector. BGL has always tried to keep the allocation of IT costs to the different business units as straightforward as possible. The merger with Fortis put IT costs under pressure. The change in the economic tide...
- Tags: Information Technology, SAS Institute, Clear, Information And Communication Technology, IT Cost, BGL, Strategy, Management
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- Lessen Risk of Downtime While Reducing it costs
- Another software vulnerability made the headlines when it shut down servers around the world. Don't let the enterprise be at risk. This webcast shows how OpenView Patch Manager can reduce lag time of updated patch deployments, ensure compliance, protect against lost revenue and business disruptions due to viruses, worms and...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Downtime, IT Cost, Patches, Security
- Webcasts
- Case Study: IT and Core Systems Modernization at Deutsche Postbank
- Deutsche Postbank (Postbank) had existed as part of Deutsche Post for centuries, providing basic banking services to the German population. Deutsche Postbank, confronted with the need to reduce its operating and IT costs, performed a core systems replacement feasibility study in the first half of 1999. Having decided on a...
- Tags: Information Technology, IT Cost, Banking, Strategy, Financial Services, Management
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- Hansen Technologies Deployed Microsoft Great Plains to Increase Employee Productivity and Flexibility in Reporting While Reducing it costs
- Hansen Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing components for large industrial and commercial refrigeration systems. As Hansen Technology's business continued to expand, the company needed a system that could grow more flexibly to meet its needs. Its existing system required significant ongoing customization and upgrades to provide...
- Tags: Microsoft Great Plains, Information Technology, Nucleus Research Inc., Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, Hansen Technologies, Manufacturing, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
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- Specialized Expands Dealer Sales and Saves $500,000 in Annual it costs
- Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of technologically advanced bicycles and components. It needed to build a Web site as well and didn't want customers to be distracted from enjoying Specialized products. That's why Specialized uses the caching functionality of Oracle9i Application Server (Oracle9iAS) technology...
- Tags: Web, Oracle Corp., Dealer, Information Technology, Oracle9i Application Server, IT Cost, B2B, Sales Strategy, Application Servers, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sales, Software, Marketing
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- Internet Retailer Cuts it costs, Increases Order Capacity With E-Commerce Solution
- Miles Kimball Company offers cards, gifts, and household items through several mail-order and online catalogs. Some of the company's Web sites are the result of mergers and acquisitions, and maintaining the sites' multiple architectures became increasingly cumbersome and expensive. Also, as the sites grew more popular, downtime became a problem...
- Tags: Information Technology, Retail Company, Microsoft Corp., IT Cost, E-business, Retail, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- Case studies 2008-03-01