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Case studies on 2009-03

"Grandparent's PC" Improves Quality of Life for Senior Citizens in Argentina
"Hello, Mumbai Calling": Avanta's New Serviced Office Centres Set New Benchmark for Service Excellence
1:1 Program Thrives With HP Mobile Workstations
AACB Reverses Storage Growth, Reclaims Close to 70% Capacity for Microsoft Hyper-V and Backup Data
Accounting for the Future
Adams and Reese Ensures Communications With Dispersed Employees and Clients After Hurricane Katrina With Help From Dell
Ajisen (China) Keeps Costs Down and Profits Up With Integrated Business Management Platform
Altium Limited Increases Productivity and Saved IT Costs by 30 Times With Google Apps Premier Edition
Amarillo Independent School District Improves Efficiency Across Its 53 Campuses
American Industries Reduces Operating Costs and Improves Productivity by 40%
Anadarko Petroleum Optimizes Exploration and Production With Precise Project Management
Ashland University Selects WebDefend as Critical Component in Overall Threat Mitigation and Event Correlation Model
Atlas Van Lines Integrates CenterView With SAP BW for a Complete Look at Company Information
Australian Service Provider Improves Web Site Performance With Virtualized Solution
Automated Software Testing Enables Both Faster Cycles, and Higher Quality Applications
Avaya Case Study: CSX
Bagel Maker Grows Business With Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Financing
Bajaj Capital Drives Dynamic Online Portal Forward With Two-Factor Authentication
Blackstone & Cullen, Inc. Case Study: Imerys
Blackstone & Cullen, Inc. Case Study: InComm
Blackstone & Cullen, Inc. Case Study: Magellan Health Services
Blades Give Trading Application an Edge
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Saves With Hosted Human Resources Solution
Boosting Performance and Security With HP Small Form Factor Business Desktop PCs
BrootSoft Case Study: Insurance Provider
Business Case - LeasePlan
Business Intelligence for Oracle E-Business Suite
Business Intelligence for Peoplesoft Enterprise Leveraging the Sap BusinessObjects Solution Portfolio
Business Intelligence for Siebel Enterprise Leveraging the SAP BusinessObjects Solution Portfolio
Business Management Quality Innovation With Market-Based Global SCM System Implementation
Business School Enhances Reputation Through Improved Constituent Service
Castilla y Leon Regional Government Streamlines and Improves Processes for Housing Services Distribution
Certification Company Reduces IM Security Management Costs by 50 Percent
CETIM Embodies Its Development Strategy With Enterprise Resource Planning
China Life Insurance Builds New Management System to Support US$43 Billion Life Insurance Business
China National Petroleum Corporation Builds Enterprise Solution With SQL Server 2008
Chinatex Corporation Achieves Unified Management of 20 Subsidiaries
Cigna Healthcare Improves Medical Management With SAS
Circle-E. Reduces Costs, Cuts Waste, and Redefines the Productivity of Field Service Maintenance Professionals With the Google Search Appliance
City of Hartford Relies on the Ergonomic Group, VMware, and NetApp to Help Stretch Its IT Dollar
College Enhances Communications, Will Save $25,000 With Unified Communications
College Uses Application Virtualization to Deliver Course Software Easily, Inexpensively
Compania de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico Increases Productivity and Efficiency by 55%
ComRes Telecom Automates Backup and FTP Transfers
Construction Firm Increases Revenue and Reduces Paperwork With Desktop Software
Consumer Goods Manufacturer Improves Productivity with ERP Upgrade
ContiTrade Gains Competitive Edge Through Effective Campaign Management
Cost-Effective and Efficient Virtualization
Customer Effective - Partner Grows 1000 Percent Over Three Years with Focus on CRM Solutions
Cyberoam Helps Mazista Tiles Tackle Internet Content Security Challenge
Cyberoam UTM Provides Non-Stop Business Security and Connectivity to NDMC
Delivering On-Demand Scalability and High Availability at an Affordable Price
Dell Blades Help Reduce Rendering Time for Chungnam Techno Park by 90 Percent and Energy Consumption by 30 Percent
Dell Case Study: Unifying Communications
Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services Helps Zoot Enterprises Complete a New Microsoft Exchange Implementation 25 Percent Faster Than Anticipated
Dell PowerEdge Servers Provide the National Institute of Genetics With a Scalable High Performance Computing Cluster
Dell Uses Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to Streamline and Simplify IT Operations, Reducing Asset Reporting Time by Approximately 60 Percent
Department Store Deploys PeopleAnswers to Reduce Turnover by 39%
Deutsche Borse AG Triples Speed of Xentric Order Routing System With In-Memory Database
Digg Chooses New Servers With Multi-Core Intel Xeon Processors to Support Business Growth and Maintain Competitiveness in a Fast-Moving Industry
District School Board of Niagara Achieves 100% Return on Investment in One Year With the Dell Learning System
Document Centric Solutions Integrates DIGIPASS Into Online Purchasing & Invoicing Application for 7 Vocational Education Committees
Dutch Schools Tap Expertise to Deploy Education Portals at Reduced Cost
E.ON UK Individualizes Service Offerings With Improved Visibility of Customer Data
ECM Solution Provider Expands Opportunities Through Office Business Applications
Elevator Firm Improves Data Transmission, Saves Field Workers Time With Smartphones
Emaar Misr Increases Business and Employee Efficiency by 60%
EMC Secures Mission-Critical Intellectual Property Scattered Throughout the World
Energy Provider Cuts IT Costs and Supports Business Goals With Server Virtualization
Enhancing Authentication and Improving the Customer Experience
Enterprise Speeds Up Intranet Development by 50 Per Cent With Communications Solution
Environmental Pledge Sends Company to Energy-Efficient HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower
Epicor Software Case Study: AGFA Gevaert
Epicor Software Case Study: Laboratorios Kimiceg
Erickson Retirement Communities Drives Growth With Improved Service and Strategic Business Data
Esprinet S.p.A. Enables Efficient Data Analysis and Speeds Decision Making With Business Intelligence
Extending ECM to the Back-Office Palm Beach Community College's Use of ECM to Improve Human Relations and Other Back-Office Processes
Farmalink S.A. Improves Procedures for Evaluating and Authorizing Medical Prescriptions Online
Fast-Growing Financial Outsourcer Streamlines Online Collaboration, Cuts Costs by 80% With Google Apps Premier Edition
Fiberlink Communications Enhances Business Intelligence Performance and Availability
Fideltronik Deploys Complete Supply Chain Solution, Increases Delivery Performance by More Than 60%
FIDUCIA IT AG Meets Single Euro Payments Area Initiative Requirements With Database Solution
Firm Cuts the Cost of Phone-Based Data Access by 60 Percent With Cloud Offering
First American Title Insurance Runs Mission Critical Application on SQL Server 2005
For Investment Firm, Centralized Document Management Cuts Costs, Improves Workflow
Garuda Indonesia Reduces Energy Consumption by 40 Percent and Optimizes Space by 50 Percent With Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers
Gesellschaft fur Oeltechnik MbH Decreases Reporting Response Times From 30 Minutes to Seconds
GFI Software Case Study: Verkeersschool Kees van Iersel
Gleaning Log Data for Security, Operational and Compliance Success
Global Consulting and IT Leader Enhances Security, Reduces Costs With Operating System Upgrade
Global Education Management Firm Boosts Efficiency With Business Management Tool
Global Manufacturer Pelican Products Uses Dell Blade Servers to Deliver World-Class SAP Performance and Reduce Hardware Costs by 25 Percent
Go for the Green
Godrej Industries Enhances Staff Training and Performance Management With New HR System
Grand Canyon Skywalk Secures Spectacular Tourist Attraction Via Satellite Connection With D-Link IP Surveillance Solution
Grandi Salumifici Italiani Improves Purchasing Management With Business Intelligence Solution
Green Lighting Initiative Brightens the Way Toward Electricity Savings, Employee Satisfaction
Grupo Carvajal S.A. Integrates Procedures and Reduces Costs With a Single Platform
Health Fund Expects to Cut Server Footprint by Approximately 66 Per Cent With Virtualization Solution
Healthcare Education Provider Increases Sales With Launch of Online Learning Solution
Healthcare Providers Tackle Complex Challenges by Embracing Consumerism
Hitachi Electronics Services Cuts IT Expenditure by US$16 Million
HP BladeSystems Cut Operational Costs, Save Energy and Aid Managed Services Delivery for Telstra International
HP Image Manager and Thin Client Technology Drives Down Maintenance Costs at Leading French Business School
HP rp5700 Point of Sale System Streamlines Operations
HP Thin Clients Deliver Affordable Classroom Computing
HP TRIM Software Has Major Impact on Record Management at Ministry of Justice
HP Workstations Power Modeling for Clean, Energy-Saving Technologies
HP xw8600 Workstation Supplants Non-HP System
Ice Cream Maker Puts the Freeze on Server Sprawl, Saves More Than $500,000
Indus Valley Partners Increase Productivity by Launching Google Apps as a Collaborative Solution
Industrial Machinery Group Cuts Costs by 15 Per Cent with Business Management Software
INHolland University Streamlines Reporting Processes and Slashes Administration Costs by 30%
InnerWireless Efficiently Manages Large-Scale, Complex Wireless Solution Implementations
Innovative Public-Private Partnership Helps Guatemala Equip More Than Two-Thirds of Its Teachers for the Future
Intel Xeon Processors Help Capture and Analyze Massive Amounts of Scientific Data From the World's Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
International Brewer Cuts IT Costs 48 Percent With Virtualized Server Environment
International University Uses Microsoft Certifications to Drive Employability and Job Opportunities
Interservices Management Company Ltd. Cuts Time Required for Human Resources Administration by 50%
IOOF Identifies and Enhances Services to High Value Advisors
IT Consulting Firm Saves Time and Money, Helps Customers Comply With Government Regulations for Its IM
IT Firm Helps Global Company Convert Critical Files to Work With New Client Software
IT Outsourcing Company Aims for 30 Per Cent Annual Turnover Growth With Scalable Blade Solution
IT Services Provider Improves Remote Access With Cost-Effective Server Solution
Johns Hopkins University APL Lowers Total Cost of Ownership With Innovative Support
K. Hovnanian Homes Deploys Portal to Facilitate Internal and External Communication and Collaboration
Landry's Restaurants, Inc. Unifies Administrative Systems for Diverse Restaurant Properties
Law Firm Expedites Report Creation for Better Budgeting and Decision Making
Leading Chemical Manufacturer Leans on Cyberoam for Productive Security
Leading International Law Firm in Paris Increases Efficiency With New Printing Solution
Leading Medical Publisher Cuts Costs by 25% With Virtualized Datacentres
Leading Saudi Bank Riyad Bank Takes Cutting Edge Role by Banking on VASCO's DIGIPASS Technology
Life Sciences Organizations Speed Discovery, Facilitate Compliance, and Boost Efficiency
Liontrust Asset Management Grows Business in Europe and U.S. With Consistent Intermediary Service
Low-Cost Online Services Help Dutch Hospital Meet New Health and Safety Requirements
Macy's Automates PeopleSoft HRMS Business & IT Processes
Major Hospital Enhances Auditing Infrastructure Using SQL Server 2008
Management Firm Keeps Costs Low and Boosts Productivity With Hosted ERP Solution
Managers Selected by PeopleAnswers Generate 21% Higher Sales Per Hour for Specialty Retailer
Manufacturer Creates New Products 50 Per Cent Faster With Advanced Embedded System
Manufacturer Strengthens Customer Relationships and Saves U.S.$30,000 a Year
Master Restaurant Developers Saves 25% of IT Staff Time, Cuts Printing Costs by 50% and Kicks Up Holiday Revenues by 30% With Dell Solution
Masterlease Strengthens Customer Relationship Management Capabilities to Enhance Selling Power
McAfee Solves Rampant Spyware Problem for Temecula Schools
McAfee Total Protection Service Protects Chamber of Commerce PCs With Less Effort and Expense
Medical School Improves Communication and Data Transmission Using Mobile Solution
Medications Manufacturer Gains Advanced, Cost-Effective Business Intelligence
Mercury Travels Reduces Transaction Costs by 70%, Serves Twice the Number of Customers
Microsoft Online Services Expands Opportunities for Dutch IT Service Provider
Microsoft Windows Vista Boosts Effectiveness
Ministry of Defence's UNICOM Saves US$4.5 Million and Cuts Support Costs by 75% With Centralization
Mobile Device Uses Images to Help Children With Autism Interact
Motor Vehicle Dealer Monitors Customer Performance in Seconds With CRM Tools
NACF Processes 5,000 Transactions Per Second With High-Performing Database Platform
National Health Service Maximizes IT Value With Tailored Technical Guidance
New HP ITSM Software Supports Business Change at South African Telecommunications Giant
New Orleans' A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University Delivers Maximum Uptime for Users With Reliable HP Hardware
New Server Infrastructure Deployed in Two Hours Improves Performance of Social Networking Site
Newcastle Permanent Accelerates Transaction Processing
Nissan Ireland Accelerates Toward Dynamic IT With Virtualization and Desktop Tools
Nucleus Research Case Study: 2nd Wind
Omar Effendi Cuts Administration Costs by 40% With Automated Workflows
OmniMatic Implements CRM Solution for Civil Construction Client and Triples Leads Generated
ooba Reduces Costs and Expands Revenue Channels With Comprehensive Web Development Solution
Ordnance Survey Puts Records Management on the Map With HP TRIM Software
Organon Case Study: Business Intelligence Application
Orlando Utilities Commission Upgrades ERP System to Eliminate 33% of Custom Modifications
Panda Security Helps Haven Health With Its Network Security in Accordance With the HIPAA Law
Pfizer Inc Speeds Data Access, Ensures Security With Identity and Access Management Solution
Pharmaceutical Consultant Saves Time, Boosts Clientele 50 Percent Using Mobile Solution
Pioneer Provider of Vehicle-Pricing Information Uses Technology to Expand Reach
Pirelli Group Drives Improved Communication With Interactive Web Presence
PoliceOne Marketing Program Successfully Launches Code 3's Revolutionary New Emergency Lighting Technology and the New Defender Lightbar
Policia Nacional de Colombia Systematizes Information to Improve Visibility and Citizen Service
Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples
Primary Care Trust Saves Seven Days by Choosing Dell to Deploy 288 Desktops in 48 Hours
Process Outsourcing Firm Saves Thousands of Hours With Application Virtualization
PUMA AG Consolidates Financial Reporting Across 80 Systems With Efficient Financial Management Platform
RBC Vaults Ahead With SAS Business Intelligence
Real Estate Developer Gains Strategic Asset From Combination of Systems Integrator, ISV
Real-Time Data Enables Quanam to Achieve 90% Accuracy in Sales Forecasts
Richmond Ambulance Authority Turns to Webroot to Protect Mobile Devices
Russian Broker Closes Five Times as Many Deals, Improves Market Share With CRM Tool
Sales Performance Management: Guido Berlucchi S.p.A
Sangfei Communications Achieves Accuracy, Efficiency, and Customer Satisfaction Goals
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence on Demand
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise: A Flexible and Scalable Information Infrastructure
Saudi Post Establishes Greater Budgetary Control and Cuts Reporting Times From One Week to One Day
School District Speeds Deployment, Boosts Application Access With Virtualization
Schools Find Cost-Effective Portal Solution That Fosters Individualized Learning
Sebrae Parana Reduces Disc Storage Requirements by 70% With a Corporate Portal
Securing the Microsoft Environment Using Desktop Patch Management
Security Group Predicts 300 Per Cent Web Sales Increase With Next-Generation Site
Serendib Flour Mills Automates Financial and Supply Chain Management
Service Provider Establishes New Basis for Enterprise-Wide Data Platform Operation
ShareKnowledge Gives Instructors a Complete Solution for Rich Online Learning Portals
Sify Technologies Streamlines Financials, Purchasing, and Inventory With Unified Platform
Social Networking Solution for Wireless Communications Provider, Using Agile Methodologies
Software Developer Deploys Scalable, Extensible Reading and Publishing Platform
Software Firm Uses SQL Server 2008 to Help Companies Cut Energy Use by 30 Percent
SonicWALL Case Study: Canucks Sports and Entertainment
SonicWALL Case Study: Ideapark Shopping Centre
SonicWALL Case Study: Services for the UnderServed
SonicWALL Case Study: Success Charters
SonicWALL Case Study: Western NRG
Spanish Building Society Reduces Energy Consumption on Desktops by 80 Per Cent With Dell
Spanish IT Company Wins Projects, Reduces Costs With Technical Advisory Services
Standard Parking Corporation Reduces Paper Consumption by 312 Tons, Saving 624 Tons of Trees Annually
Surfers Ride the Wave to Success, Use Technology to Double Business in Two Years
Svendsen Supercharges Its Growth Prospects With the IBM i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One
TANDBERG Does More With Less, With Global Private IP
Telecom Corporation Embraces Changing Mobile Market With New Operating System
Telecommunications Firm Reduces Energy Costs With New Operating System
Terasen Gas Turns to Microsoft BI to Gain Insight and Improve Decision Making
Tethys Solutions Case Study: MediaRing
Tethys Solutions Case Study: Nuva Technologies
Tethys Solutions Case Study: Siemens Healthcare
Textile Manufacturer Uses Hosted Filtering Service to Instantly Eliminate Plague of Spam
The City and County of Swansea Improves Visibility and Drives Efficiency With Automated Procurement
The City of Lausanne Optimizes Payroll Management for a Workforce of Nearly 8,000
The Foschini Group Saves $49,000 in Annual Storage Costs and Reduces Daily Backup Times by 40%
The Lemon Tree Hotel Company Gains Enterprisewide Insight Into Rapidly Expanding Property Chain
The Nature Conservancy Opens Up Information to User Communities, Speeding Search and Cutting IT Costs, With the Google Search Appliance
The Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Stops Patient Data Leaks With Proofpoint
Think Tank Prototypes Ambient Intelligence on HP Technology
Trust Forwarding Increases Revenue by 7% Through Integrated Customer Relationship Management
Uniform Print Fleet for Medibio 45
Unify Case Study: Travelport
University Hospital Standardises IT Environment and Saves Over 38% on Hardware Purchases
Upgrade Improves Management Efficiency by 33 Per Cent With Scalable Dell Solution
Upgrading the Multi-Site Printer Fleet at ADMR
VeriSign Extended Validation SSL Certificates Mean Information Security for Investors Trust Customers
Vermantia Media Group Eliminates Service Downtime by Deploying New Database Solution in Under 10 Days
Virtualization Helps Earth Rangers Accommodate 100 Percent Growth While Saving 90 Percent on Data Center Space and 85 Percent on Energy Costs
Volvo Trucks Speeds Problem Resolution Time, Improves Customer Satisfaction Rate to 93%
VSTEP Implements Sentinel Hardware Keys to Protect Software
W3i Case Study: MicroSmarts
Waterschapsbedrijf Limburg Improves Performance With Greater Visibility Into Business Processes
Web Data Extraction / Data Integration for Small Business
Westfield Bank Leverages Diebold's Security Expertise to Create a Safe, Secure and Efficient Banking Environment for Its Staff and Customers
Westminster Dashboard for Child Protection Reduces Monitoring Time to Seconds
Windows Interoperability Creates New Markets and Fresh Opportunities for Open Source Company
Workforce Management Specialist Anchors IT Architecture With HP Hardware
Working Securely With aXsGUARD
Worthington Industries Assesses IT Cost Reduction Opportunities to Boost Transformation Initiative
Wyeth Enlists McAfee to Protect Global IT Environment From Pervasive Threats
Wyoming Integrates Application Platform With Agile Scrum Methodology
Xech S.r.l. Enables Seamless Compliance With New Regulations for European Communications Providers
Young Entrepreneurs Live Up to Their Potential, Use Technology to Grow by 100 Percent