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- Leveraging Informatica Solutions to Create an IT Environment in Which Strategic Divisional Data Can Be Integrated Across the Business, Delivering Improved Reporting According to Commercial Priority
- Chubb Insurance Company of Europe is part of The Chubb Corporation, a worldwide insurance organisation providing specialised insurance programmes to individuals and a wide range of businesses through independent brokers. The company wanted to integrate data between multiple current and legacy IT systems to enable faster, more cohesive divisional business...
- Tags: IT Environment, Informatica, Information Technology, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
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- Potent HP Technology Invigorates Englewood Hospital's IT Environment
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center competes with some of the largest university-affiliated medical centers in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The non-profit, cost-focused hospital's IT team employs technology to work smarter and boost productivity for internal users. In keeping with these objectives, the staff wanted...
- Tags: IT Environment, Hospital, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Virtualization, Storage, Healthcare, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware
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- Broward County Schools and the Transformational Power of IBM On Demand Workplace for Education
- No small achievement given that, as the nation's sixth largest school district, SBBC School Board of Broward County has an IT environment similar to those found in FORTUNE 500 companies - large, complex, distributed and populated with many applications that are difficult to integrate. SBBC wanted to transform an IT...
- Tags: Education, IT Environment, Workplace, IBM Corp., Portals, Internet
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- Willbros Group, Inc. Enhances Project Management and Improves Enterprise-Wide Visibility
- Willbros Group, Inc. is a leading international contractor, serving the oil, gas and power industries worldwide for more than 90 years. Willbros wanted to update legacy IT environment to accommodate rapid growth and provide flexibility to adapt to changing business needs. The company wanted to consolidate IT systems, processes, procedures,...
- Tags: Project Management, IT Environment, Job, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Management
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- Rental Car Company Upgrades IT Environment for Increased Security, User Productivity
- With more than 64,500 employees worldwide, Enterprise Rent-A-Car always looks for new methods to keep its team supplied with tools that enhance efficiency and customer service. To that end, the company is making adjustments to several portions of its IT infrastructure - including the implementation of a new intranet portal...
- Tags: IT Environment, Security, Information Technology, Microsoft Exchange Server, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, E-mail Servers, Portals, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Management
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- Italian Steel Manufacturer Integrates IT Environment, Improves Efficiency
- The CO.GE.ME. Group completed the final phase of its reorganization of the company and its IT system. Having abandoned its old UNIX environment, the company created an infrastructure based entirely on Microsoft software. Beginning with the automatic management system for production equipment developed on the Microsoft .NET Framework, the new...
- Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Supply Chain, Databases, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Business Operations, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management
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- Momentum Webcast: Manage the IT Environment of Your Mid-Sized Business More Efficiently (Level 100)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn about Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, the new unified IT management solution specifically designed for mid-sized businesses. This webcast provides an overview of Essentials 2007 and demonstrates how it enables IT professionals to manage their IT environments proactively by simplifying tasks and automating...
- Tags: IT Environment, Webcast, Information Technology, Midsize Business, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Digital Media, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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- ZSMK: Russian Steel Giant Aligns IT Environment With Business Growth Strategy
- The West Siberian Iron and Steel Plant ZSMK, owned by the Evras Holding group, ranks among the biggest integrated steel facilities in Russia. To overcome the limitations of the disparate ERP systems deployed in the various sections of the ZSMK site, the IT organization of ZSMK initiated a project aimed...
- Tags: IT Environment, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Intel Itanium 2, Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Processors, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
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- Nonprofit Streamlines Workflow, Integrates Processes With New IT Environment
- IT executives at the American Bible Society ABS wanted to maintain a reliable and secure environment while automating workflow, integrating processes, and enhancing communications and collaboration. ABS installed new client hardware and deployed the Windows Vista operating system, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and a forms-automation solution that enables new...
- Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Workflow, Process Improvement, Strategy, Quality, Business Operations, Management
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- Global Training Pioneer Improves Efficiency and Productivity With New IT Environment
- NIIT, a leading provider of IT education in the developing world, was facing growing pains in its IT infrastructure and document management processes. The company needed to raise employee efficiency and productivity while ensuring a secure environment. NIIT is deploying the Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Microsoft Office system,...
- Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Training, NIIT, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Strategy, Team Management, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Management
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- Cost-Effective Service Through a Modern IT Environment
- The City of Rome wished to streamline its IT infrastructure, improve its citizen-facing services and lower its total cost of ownership. The challenge was to reduce cost of ownership through the consolidation of the city's IT infrastructure and use the result to deliver better and innovative eGovernment services to the...
- Tags: IT Environment, Unisys Corp., Information Technology, E-government, Strategy, Servers, Government, Management, Hardware
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- Ski Resort Gains IT Visibility and Cuts Service Times by Tracking Its Software Assets
- Over the past few years, Ski Bromont, a four-season activity resort in Quebec, Canada, has enjoyed tremendous growth. But while employees easily managed the upswing in sales, its sales kiosks and online sales channel couldn't cope with the volume of transactions. System crashes during the holiday season took a toll...
- Tags: Software, IT Environment, Information Technology, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Tools & Techniques, Sales, Management
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- First-Class Support Service Contract Pays Off - Right Down to the Penny
- A medium-size company such as Messe Munchen much like a large company is always making greater demands on its IT environment. In order to profit from first-class IT and a permanent staff that remains the same even while the IT environment is growing, Messe Munchen depends on its use of...
- Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Management
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- 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
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- Allstate Canada Upgrades Its Desktop for a More Stable and Secure IT Environment
- For the past 50 years, the Allstate Insurance Company of Canada has provided Canadians with home, auto, and personal insurance. In late 2002, Allstate Canada decided to upgrade its aging IT infrastructure to assist its large and geographically dispersed workforce. With a goal of improving software performance, stability, and network...
- Tags: IT Environment, Desktop, Information Technology, Allstate Corp., Microsoft Corp., Allstate Canada, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
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- Managing Complex, Continuously Changing IT Environments
- Do IT changes on the weekend cause Monday morning stress? Rolling out enterprise applications, patches, service packs, fixes and updates over the weekend can make Monday mornings more stressful than necessary. This webcast shows how one can automate and ensure on-going reliability and compliance.
- Tags: IT Environment, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Patches
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- Polysack Plastic Industries Manages Global Enterprise and Growth With Integrated IT Environment
- Established in 1974 to develop technologies to battle the negative effects of the sun, Polysack Plastic Industries Ltd. produces and develops ultra-violet-resistant nets and thermal screens for agriculture. The challenges were to create an IT infrastructure that can support international markets; ensure integration between the company's financial and logistics systems...
- Tags: IT Environment, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Industry, Supply Chain, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Management, Software
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- JP1 Enables NEWTON to Deliver Comprehensive IT Management Services From Their Headquarters in London to Customers Throughout Europe
- A London based IT solution provider, NEWTON Information Technology Ltd. NEWTON, has launched a new service offering which provides total management of their customers' IT environments. This comprehensive new "IT MANAGEMENT SERVICE" includes capabilities such as asset management using JP1/SD and system monitoring using JP1/IM. JP1 enables NEWTON to dramatically...
- Tags: IT Environment, IT Administration, Information Technology, Europe, JP1, Strategy, Asset Management, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
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- Leading Insurance Company Centralises IT Environment Using Superior Development Platform
- Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari is a market leading insurance organisation based in Bucharest, Romania. With a large remote workforce and footprints across the country, the company's employees must communicate quickly and accurately. However, its aging IT infrastructure was incapable of transferring large volumes of data, and information often got lost or became...
- Tags: IT Environment, Microsoft .NET Framework, Information Technology, Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari, Insurance, Financial Planning, .Net, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
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- Security Solution Helps Shipbuilder Optimize IT Environment, Collaborate More Safely
- Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, a leading global shipbuilder, lacked effective protection against intellectual property theft by rival companies. Information exchanged through Web-based applications was particularly vulnerable. To strengthen data security, the company implemented a solution based on Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration ISA Server 2004 and Citrix MetaFrame. ISA Server 2004...
- Tags: Hyundai, IT Environment, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., ISA Server 2004, Intellectual Property, Security, Research & Development, Business Operations
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