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BlackBerry Custom Application Offers Competitive Edge for Largest Supplier of Construction Materials: Lafarge North America is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the U.S. and Canada. Lafarge's North American gypsum operations needed to improve the efficiency of translating pricing changes for raw materials to their customers. Lafarge already had a substantial BlackBerry deployment to 1,500 users companywide. Its gypsum operations...; Tags: Custom Application, Construction Material, Supplier, RIM BlackBerry, Lafarge North America, Lafarge, Handhelds, Hardware; Case studies

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Construction Materials Supplier Simplifies Branch Office IT Management, Saves $400,000: Lafarge North America needed a cost-effective solution to reduce network security risks at branch offices while increasing the efficiency of centralized server administration. The company became an early adopter of Windows Server 2008 Enterprise to test the enhanced features of the Server Core installation option, read-only domain controller, and Terminal...; Tags: IT Administration, Microsoft Office, Construction Material, Lafarge, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Terminal Services, Construction, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2008-05-01
Virgin Entertainment Group, North America: Gaining Advantage From Microsoft Software Assurance: The Virgin Entertainment Group VEG operates one of the largest media product retail chains in the world, with 20 Virgin Megastores in the United States and North America, as well as stores in Europe and Japan. Virgin Entertainment Group, North America, purchased Software Assurance SA to help reduce costs, make...; Tags: Virgin Entertainment, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, North America, International Data Group, Virgin Entertainment Group; Case studies
Audubon Quadrupeds (zip): Audubon's superb paintings capture the breathtaking beauty of the four-footed creatures of the North American forest and plains of the 1840's. In the early 1840's John James Audubon decided to paint the animals of North America. Having achieved worldwide fame with his Birds of North America, he decided to draw...; Tags: North America, Audubon; Software downloads 2006-05-09
Element K Corporate Case Study: Accor North America: Accor North America Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Accor North America is a division of Accor, the European leader and one of the world's largest groups in travel, tourism and corporate services. The challenge was to implement consistent training across cultures and brands. The solution implemented was custom e-Learning, business and...; Tags: Element K, E-learning, Branding, Workforce Management, Leadership, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Human Resources, Management; Case studies

Lafarge Standardizes Financials, Supply Chain Across All Lines of Business: Founded in 1833, Lafarge is the world leader in construction materials. The company wanted to standardize its IT tools and management systems on one Enterprise Resource Planning ERP solution for all four of its major lines of business: cement, roofing, granulates and concrete, and plaster. The issue was to leverage...; Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Line Of Business, ERP, Lafarge, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Butterflies of North America Screen Saver and Wall (exe): The Butterflies of North America Screen Saverr and Wallpaper rotates 60 close-up photos of colorful butterflies. All butterflies have been seen north of Mexico, as verified by the North American Butterfly Association's butterfly checklist. Optional captions let you display both the common and scientific names of each insect in your...; Tags: Butterfly, Wall, Construction; Software downloads 2005-10-18
Onyx North America Uses DataFlux to Analyze, Improve Data on Customers and Prospects: As one of the leading waste and environmental services companies in the US and Canada, Onyx North America needs to know specific details about its client base in order to communicate regularly with its customers. However, customer information - including names, addresses, phone numbers and other contact details - is...; Tags: DataFlux Corp., Onyx Software, Data Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Peoplesoft Enterprise Payroll for North America: Payroll processing, administration, and management shouldn't be tedious, laborious, or stressful - for your information systems managers or your payroll staff. Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Payroll for North America combines an innovative approach to payroll processing with a full-featured system designed to ensure that you're always in control, on time, and...; Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Payroll, Operational Accounting, Finance; White papers 2005-06-08
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Enhances Customer Service and Reduces Costs With Integrated CRM Initiative: While Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. MMNA has made significant inroads into the North American market, it has wrestled with an issue facing many automotive manufacturers and financial services companies. After the initial sales and financing process, automotive customers often feel they are treated as numbers, not as individuals. MMNA...; Tags: Mitsubishi Corp., Customer Service, Oracle Corp., CRM, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Finance, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
Gartner Magic Quadrant for SSL VPN, North America, 3Q06: Gartner, the leading analyst firm covering the IT industry, has just named Aventail in the Leaders Quadrant in the SSL VPN, North America Magic Quadrant Report for 3Q06. Read the latest report, compliments of Aventail, and you'll find out why. According to Gartner, companies in the...; Tags: SSL VPN, Quadrant, Gartner Inc., SSL, Aventail Corp., Ssl/Tls, VPNs, Network Security, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Networking; White papers 2006-12-27
Calling compatably, from the peak of Mt. Everest: Calling compatably from the peak of Mt. EverestIf you’re in North America on Sprint, Verizon, Bell Mobility or other CDMA providers, how much do you like having a phone you can’t use overseas?I'm in North America, so ...I don't mind at all.[i]If you’re in North America on Sprint, Verizon, Bell...; Tags: Cellular phones, johnbartley, CDMA provider; Discussion threads 2007-05-29
Case Study: Peering Through the Network Cloud: Sappi Fine Paper North America Sappi is a division of Sappi, Ltd. of Johannesburg, South Africa, whose 19 mills in Africa, Europe and North America produce more than $4 billion in paper products annually. Sappi outsourced the monitoring and repair of its WAN, but didn't want to rely solely on...; Tags: Network, Jupitermedia Corp., WANs, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Networking, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Case studies
Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution: A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits. Note: The methods in this paper only apply in North America...; Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, North America, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2006-04-25
DaimlerChrysler's MOPAR Division Streamlines Warehouse Management: DaimlerChrysler's MOPAR division manages 26 Parts Distribution Centers PDCs in North America. Until recently, different non-realtime systems ran the national and field warehouses in this network. The cost to maintain these two different systems and their aging "Batch" designs prompted MOPAR to seek a single, realtime system that could run...; Tags: Business Services, Daimler AG, Distribution Center, IBM Corp., Networking, North America; Case studies
Data Management Specialists, Blue Hammock, Select KnowledgeTree: Blue Hammock is a management consulting company with company headquarters in Pittsburgh and offices throughout North America. The company's consultants work on site at clients and get actively involved in the implementation of strategies designed by the group. With projects distributed across North America, employees have been clamoring for a...; Tags: North America, KnowledgeTree, Blue Hammock, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Data Management, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance; Case studies 2008-01-01
Magic Map (North America Edition) (exe): Magic Map helps you locate your targets quickly by phone numbers, street addresses, or zip numbers. You can try to find anything you like around any neighborhood using the new local search feature. Flexible personal marker sets can help you create customized views with your own information on the map...; Tags: Phone, Local Search, North America, Search; Software downloads 2006-04-11
Hosted VoIP and Data for More Than 25 000 Dealerships in North America: ADP Network Solutions, part of ADP Dealer Services provides integrated voice and data computing solutions to more than 25,000 auto, truck, motorcycle, marine and recreational vehicle dealers throughout North America. The company wanted to fulfill network integration between Rodopi billing and provisioning system and ADP's existing service order and activation...; Tags: Dealership, Automatic Data Processing Inc., Taxes, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Financial Planning, Finance, Networking; Case studies 2007-10-03
Lafarge Optimizes Career-Planning Management for Its Staff: Founded in 1833, Lafarge is one of the world's leaders in building materials. The issue was to unify the group's human resources and pay systems by implementing a single, all-encompassing human capital management tool. The company wanted to optimize the management of employees throughout the group and within individual business...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Group, Human Capital Management, Lafarge, Human Capital, Professional Development, Human Resource Management (HRM), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career; Case studies
Use of 208 Volt Verses 120 Volt Inputs for Servers: 208 Volts offers various technical advantages and is the only choice for higher power servers to be pluggable into standard NEMA outlets. Technically, 208V is a superior choice for powering computing equipment when compared with 120V due to lower current draw. However the ubiquitous nature of 120V wiring in North...; Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., North America, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2005-02-04

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