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- Parts Wholesaler/Distributor Turns to Windows to Boost Productivity in Daily Tasks
- Southern Fasteners is a large regional wholesaler and distributor of parts such as screws and nuts, bolts, drill bits, electrical panels, and other kinds of hardware. The company used a proprietary, UNIX-based application for tasks such as tracking inventory, entering orders, and managing customer information. The application was difficult for...
- Tags: Application, Southern Fasteners, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software
- Case studies 2007-08-28
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- Hargis Industries Connects With GoToMyPC Pro
- Hargis Industries is founded on the concept of bringing things together. As one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of sheeting-fastener systems and closure products for the metal-construction industry, Hargis serves the U.S. and international markets from four offices in the United States, operating within two divisions: Sealtite Building Fasteners and ET...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Citrix GoToMyPC, ImageSkill, Hargis Industries, GoToMyPC Pro, Internet, Productivity, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
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- Automotive Company Reduces Server Costs With Terminal Services
- ITW Deltar Engineered Fasteners wants a cost-effective way to host its business applications and remote desktops. The company's short-term plan for enhancing network performance involves replacing an old server that uses Citrix server software. Its long-term plan includes upgrading from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008. ITW Deltar Engineered...
- Tags: Terminal Services, Microsoft Windows Server, ITW Deltar Engineered Fasteners, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-06
- Success Story: Western & Southern Financial Group
- Western & Southern Financial Group (Western & Southern) needed to replace an outdated caching solution in the branch offices of one of its insurance subsidiaries, Western & Southern Life. The company implemented SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for 25 percent of the cost of a proprietary caching solution, and increased caching...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Financial, Branch Office, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Insurance, Open Source, Financial Planning, Servers, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-14
- Southern Cross Healthcare Improves Reliability and Boosts Analytical Capabilities With Oracle on Linux
- Southern Cross Healthcare is comprised of two organisations that focus on the health sector in New Zealand. The first created is the Southern Cross Medical Care Society with more than 800,000 members. The need to do more with less was the reason behind Southern Cross Healthcare's decision to migrate its...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Health Care, Southern Cross Healthcare, Linux, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources
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- International Network Services Case Study: Southern Company
- Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest generator of electrical power in the US, with more than 31,000 employees worldwide. In addition to its objective of implementing a world-class customer support center, Southern Company needed to consolidate multiple networks due to prior acquisitions. Southern Company selected Predictive Systems...
- Tags: Customer, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Networking, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
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- Southern University Firewall Policy
- Network Security Services NSS, a department of Technology and Network Services, operates a firewall to enhance security between the Internet and the Southern University network to establish a reliable network for the Universities computer and network resources. The Firewall is a key component of the Southern University network security architecture....
- Tags: Network, Firewalls, Network Security, Networking, Security
- White papers 2006-11-01
- The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company Saves $700K With Lexmark Solution and DFM Contract
- Headquartered in Cincinnati, The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company provides more than $57 billion in life insurance protection to 2.5 million policyholders. Paper is like oxygen for insurance companies. They can't live without it - lots of it. Western and Southern was no different, and like many companies, had...
- Tags: Life Insurance, Lexmark International Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
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- Mainframe-to-Windows Server Move Speeds Key Process 33 Percent at Southern Company
- One of the mission-critical processes at Southern Nuclear - the nuclear facilities subsidiary of energy giant Southern Company - is granting clearances for employees and contractors who enter its facilities. That process was managed by an aging mainframe that could no longer handle the increasing pace of new federal regulations...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Regulations, Hardware, Government
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- Southern Company Ensures $30-Million Revenue Stream Using InTune and MAINVIEW
- Southern Company, one of the largest producers of electricity in the U.S., is a super-regional energy company with more than 38,000 megawatts of electric-generating capacity. The challenge was to find the source of an application response-time problem that was on the verge of bringing down a $30-million daily revenue stream....
- Tags: Revenue, BMC Software Inc., Quality Management, BMC MAINVIEW, It Management, Quality, It service Management, Business Operations
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- Utility Powers Up Productivity and Customer Service With a Wireless Solution
- The largest public utility in the southern United States, Southern Company utilizes local crews to handle routine repairs and restore power during outages. The crews rely on local storerooms for the materials they need to repair and service power lines and transformers. The efficiency of these storerooms is crucial to...
- Tags: Customer Service, Symbol Technologies Inc., Product Marketing, Wi-Fi, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Wireless, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
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- Nortel Network Case Study: Southern Company
- With 4 million customers and nearly 39,000 Megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a leading U.S. producer of electricity. Ensuring power-grid control and customer service applications is a key requirement for the IT professionals at Southern Company....
- Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), VOIP, Telecommunications, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking
- Case studies 2007-01-01
- The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company Helps Ensure Safe End-of-Lease Returns With Asset Recovery Solutions From IBM Global Financing
- As one of only seven Standard & Poor's triple A - rated AAA life insurance companies in the United States, The Western and Southern Life Insurance Company is a prestigious organization that seeks to avoid unnecessary risks. Western-Southern Life's rollout strategy was to deploy all the new equipment in a...
- Tags: Asset, Financing, Life Insurance, IBM Corp., Western-Southern Life, Insurance, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
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- Give Firefox a Windows Vista Look & Feel
- A lot of people complain about the eye candy in Windows Vista. Personally, I like it ALOT! As a browser, I use IE and I use Firefox. I was always a little perturbed that Firefox couldn't carry the same look and feel as Windows Vista. I can compare it to...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Miami, Neighborhood, Web Browsers, Internet, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- Oracle Case Study: Southern Methodist University
- Southern Methodist University wanted to upgrade to an integrated, state-of-the art system to manage its finances and student administration functions. In particular, the university needed a new financial system to control costs, maximize the value of tuition funds, and improve compliance with more stringent financial reporting requirements governing institutions of...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Southern Methodist University, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Finance
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- How do I make Firefox look like Internet Explorer?
- Let me start by saying that people exist in the world that prefer Internet Explorer to Firefox. They are comfortable with the user interface UI and do not care to change. If you are a stubborn donkey, you have some options. Keep reading. As a browser, I use...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Miami, Figure A., Neighborhood, Figure A. Figure B, Web Browsers, Internet, Steven Warren
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- NICE Systems Case Study: Georgia Power
- A top priority of Georgia Power, a unit of the Southern Company, is taking good care of its customers, keeping reliability high and power rates low. Finding ways to control costs in its contact centers, while maintaining high levels of customer service, is a key component in this strategy. Georgia...
- Tags: NICE Systems Ltd., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources
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- Cutting Costs and Saving Time at One of Australia's Largest Health Services
- Large organizations using data warehousing often confront mountains of information, making it difficult to get compelling business intelligence to employees when they need it most. Southern Health, one of Australia's largest metropolitan health services, faced this issue, and more, in attempting to streamline its financial reporting procedures. After scanning the...
- Tags: Data Warehouse, Financial Reporting, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Intelligence, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Data Management
- Case studies 2006-10-05
- Dell Helps Missouri Southern State University Bring the World to Students
- Missouri Southern State University has grown to 5,500 students and more than 500 faculty and staff members. The university depends on up-to-date technology to help its students develop a far-reaching understanding of the world. The University wanted to upgrade from a mainframe computer that handled the university's academic and administrative...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., University, Missouri Southern State University, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies 2006-05-09
- Charleston Southern University Improves Quality of University Life With Campus-Wide Proxim Wi-Fi Network
- Always-on Internet access has become the norm for many of the students entering today's universities. Yet, resource-constrained institutions are often forced to offer students slow, limited access throughout campus. Recognizing the importance of the Internet in student quality of life, Charleston Southern University - one of South Carolina's largest accredited,...
- Tags: Proxim Corp., University, Always-on Internet Access, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless
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