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IBM Technology Enhances Communication at Northern Michigan University
Northern Michigan University NMU is located in Marquette, a town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In 1997, NMU was faced with additional requirements for more computer labs. After exploring several possible computer initiatives, NMU decided to implement a laptop program that would provide consistent computing standards campus-wide. Thirty-five vendors, including IBM...
Tags: Michigan, Computer, IBM Corp., Northern Michigan University, Productivity
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Northern Michigan University: Providing Reliable, Secure IT Service for Students 24x7
When Northern Michigan University NMU, a hundred-year-old liberal arts university, began providing laptops to its more than 8,000 full-time students, faculty and staff in the fall of 2000, it became the first "laptop" university in the state of Michigan. But the challenge was to provide 8,500 users 24x7 access to...
Tags: Information Technology, IBM Corp., Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management
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Northern Michigan University Deploys World's Highest Density Wireless Network
Originally founded as Northern State Normal School in 1899 with a focus on educating teachers, it grew substantially in the 50's and 60's and was granted University status by the state of Michigan in 1963. The university wanted to provide reliable wireless LAN access in a dense environment that would...
Tags: Network, Meru Networks, Wireless Network, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
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Novell Case Study: Eastern Michigan University
Founded in 1849, Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Eastern Michigan University wanted to provide its students and faculty with faster access to applications without having to remember multiple passwords. Integrating applications into its SCT Banner portal would provide users with access to multiple applications...
Tags: Novell Inc., Portals, Directory Services, Web Technology, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
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Northern Ireland University Leads the Way in an Aggressive e-Learning Program
Established in 1984, the University of Ulster UU has four campuses in Northern Ireland serving approximately 20,900 full-time and part-time students. The University wanted to easily expand the network as capacity grew. It also wanted an architecture that was capable of supporting multiple or resilient links - "dual-homed". The University...
Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., E-learning, Performance Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management
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Dell Reliability Helps University of Michigan Create a Virtual Global Magnetic Observatory Network
The Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences of the University of Michigan needed a sophisticated search engine capable of identifying geomagnetic data repositories and then retrieving data for scientific analyses. Using two Dell Precision Workstations interconnected to work as a RAID system, the team developed a Virtual Global Magnetic...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Network, University Of Michigan, VGMO.NET, Portals, RAID, Web Technology, Team Management, Workstations, Storage, Networking, Internet, Hardware, Management
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With a Novell Identity and Access Management Solution, Eastern Michigan University Reduces Password Management by 80 Percent
Founded in 1849, Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The university wanted to provide its students and faculty with faster access to applications without having to remember multiple passwords. Integrating applications into its SCT Banner portal would provide users with access to multiple applications with...
Tags: Password Management, Novell Inc., Password, University, Access Management, Identity, LDAP, Portals, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet
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The University of Michigan Builds an Enterprise With PeopleSoft
To continue to compete for quality students and research grants, and to offer highly rated academic programs, the University of Michigan needed a common software infrastructure that would manage financial, human resources, and student administration functions. The university implemented PeopleSoft enterprise-wide. With PeopleSoft, all of the internal organizations-no matter how...
Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., University Of Michigan, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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Sun Case study: Michigan Tech University
Michigan Tech University with its strong engineering and computer science programs needs to stay current with changing technologies, with its limited IT budget. Sun Microsystems' Sun Ray 1 enterprise appliances are giving Michigan Tech exactly what it needs: big computing power and flexibility for a low per-user cost. Sun Ray...
Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security
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Central Michigan University Gives High Grades to IBM Information on Demand
Central Michigan University CMU is a vibrant community of scholars, leaders and partners dedicated to achieving excellence in undergraduate and graduate learning. Making student and administrative information readily accessible to rapidly growing user community was a challenge for the CMU. IBM offered superior price/ performance ratio, closest relationship with SAP...
Tags: Information Management, Central Michigan University, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management
Case studies 2006-04-01
University of Michigan Improves Efficiencies With Remedy and Aeroprise
Institutes of higher education face a tough challenge in providing reliable, high-performance telecommunications services to support the computing needs of their students, faculty, and staff. At the University of Michigan, the IT Communications team delivers these services effectively and economically. The team is responding to budget constraints by continually streamlining...
Tags: BMC Software Inc., Team, Mobile, University Of Michigan, High-performance, Workflow Management, Remedy Corp., Advertising & Promotion, It Management, Marketing, It service Management
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Michigan Wolverine Desktop Communicator (exe)
Follow the Michigan Wolverines. Download the the official Michigan desktop communicator today. Always be up-to-date on the latest news about every athlete and event. This cool tool will alert you when the latest news is available. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
Tags: Netscape Communicator, News, Desktops, E-mail Clients, Hardware, Software
Software downloads 2007-09-21
Case Study: State of Michigan
The state of Michigan consists of 20 agencies, each with specific responsibilities within the state's government. The state of Michigan wanted to standardize in order to decrease costs, increase efficiencies and maximize its flexibility and buying power. Dell had proven itself to the state of Michigan over the past several...
Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Michigan, State, Advertising & Promotion, Government, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
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Goteborg University Improves Data Management With Business Intelligence Solution
Goteborg University is one of Sweden and Northern Europe's largest and most extensive seats of learning. Goteborg University wanted to improve financial management across the decentralized organization and provide high-quality business-critical information from a number of different source systems. The challenge was to introduce one centralized storage location and effective...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Goteborg University, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Financial Management, Tools & Techniques, Data Management, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Hardware
Case studies 2008-04-01
Case Study: WLAN Campus
A private Michigan university uses Interlink Networks Secure.XS wireless LAN security software to authenticate and control all users attempting to access two different networks: the offsite network through wired connections, and the inside campus network through wireless LAN connections. The university wanted a security solution that would centralize the management...
Tags: Network, Interlink Networks, WLAN, Secure.XS Software, Networking
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Central Michigan University Research Corporation Bringing Big Wins to Major Companies With SAS
Established in 2002, Central Michigan University Research Corporation (CMU-RC) is a not-for-profit applied research organization that promotes and facilitates applied research projects between academia and business organizations. CMU-RC builds a customized team specifically tailored to address an individual company's unique business challenges and answer critical business questions for them. CMU-RC's...
Tags: Central Michigan University, SAS Institute, CMU-RC
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Hornbill Supportworks Is Top of the Class for Drew University
Drew University, located in northern New Jersey, has an enrolment of approximately 1,900 students, the majority of whom live on campus. Over the years, the growth of a campus-wide computing network has significantly increased demands on Drew's IT support services. From initially simply tracking student computers taken in for repair,...
Tags: Supportworks, Help Desk, Productivity, Call Centers, LANs, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, It Operations
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Michigan Intelligent Transportation System Center - Use of a Design/Build/Warranty Contract
Over the last several years, transportation agencies have used several different procurement approaches to overcome some of the problems associated with conventional two-step construction contracting applied to ITS projects. This case study provides an overview of the Michigan Intelligent Transportation System Center Design/ Build/Warranty (D/B/W) contract. The Michigan Department of...
Tags: U.S. Department Of Transportation, Transportation
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Medical Practice Restores Productivity by Increasing Network Reliability 20%
Internal Medicine of Northern Michigan wanted to increase productivity by improving its network stability. Windows Server 2008 provided the performance, connectivity options, and the independent software support network that the practice needed. The practice saw a 20% increase in network reliability and availability, which in turn, has contributed to an...
Tags: Network, Productivity, Network Reliability, Network Administration, Networking
Case studies 2008-03-12
Web Service Deployment: Deploying Web Services in the Northern Electronics Scenario
This paper describes how Northern Electronics uses a deployment modeling approach to deploy Web services that make up part of the product shipping solution. It shows how Northern Electronics specifies the deployment policy for one of its Web service. Then, it shows how Northern Electronics uses this deployment policy and...
Tags: Web, Web Service, Electronics, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
White papers 2005-09-01
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