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Share Your Data With Your Team | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| These days, information systems have to do more than just store one's data. They must make it easy for a person and his colleagues to work with information as a team. The ability to collaborate is not a luxury, but a key to business success. If a person has Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, he has powerful tools that allow his group to process and analyze data and to share his accomplishments with other teams. | |||
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Global Air Freight Company Analyzes Mission Critical Logistics Data With SQL Server 2005 | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| Jettainer specializes in management of air freight containers and pallets, known as Unit Load Devices (ULDs). The company, which tracks some 9 million container moves a year, required a robust relational database for tracking 35,000 ULDs in the global network of airlines and air cargo companies. This mission critical tracking involves processing some 25,000 movement messages a day and more than 150,000 items of flight data. Jettainer, which sees 30 percent annual data growth, deployed a solution using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database. The company uses SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services to create multidimensional cubes for analytics and SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services for flexible reporting. Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 is used to integrate with the company's other systems. | |||
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UNICOM Technology Group Case Study: Massachusetts Based Public Schools | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | UNICOM Technology Group |
| The client needed to expand its IT infrastructure to automate many of the tasks performed by teachers, IT staff and school administrators. The district's solution is a digital dashboard based on Microsoft Office XP on the front end and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on the back end. When teachers or administrators need help with their desktop computers, they turn to the help desk. But when the help desk administrator needs help, where does that person turn? In this case, the answer is: Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft SQL Server 2000, implemented by UNICOM. | |||
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Utilities for Microsoft Access | 2006-10-18 01:00:18 | Pearson Education |
| Microsoft Access can be a powerful tool for database development and management. But it's not trivial to learn, and if one wants more than the built-in functionality it offers, he may need to look around for some assistance. This paper discusses some of the available resources for helping one to get the most out of Access. | |||
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How to Add a Background Image to a Form or Report | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| Background images can help users distinguish between the various data entry forms in a database, and they can also help keep the database from looking bland. This webcast shows the viewer how to add a background image to a data entry form. | |||
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How to Add a Static Image to a Form or Report | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| The boss loves the work the person done on the company's Access database, but she wants to see the corporate logo on the various data entry forms. No problem. This webcast explains how to add an unbound image to one's forms and reports. An unbound image doesn't change as users move among the records in the database, so it's a good choice for this particular task. The webcast also explains the differences between linked and embedded images, and how to set the height, width, and other properties for an image. The video also shows one how to place a frame or border around an image. | |||
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Leading Provider of BI Solutions Boosts Integration and Analysis Capabilities | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| Business Objects is a leading provider of Business Intelligence (BI) software, offering a full BI software suite that includes query and analysis and performance management tools. In 1993, Microsoft integrated Crystal Reports from Business Objects into Microsoft Visual Basic, and new versions of Crystal Reports have continued to ship concurrently with each new release of Visual Studio and the Microsoft application environment. When Microsoft announced the pre-release of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005, it was natural for Business Objects to work closely with the Microsoft team to take advantage of the new features and maximize the performance of these products with its BI software. | |||
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Extending Financial Services Leadership Through Product Evolution | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| 1st Software has created a new IT tool known as Adviser Office. This provides a client management solution to more than 11,000 administrators, advisers, and managers, and links to the IT systems of more than 60 partners, including product providers, portals, and fund supermarkets. Recently acquired by Vertex Financial Services, 1st Software has combined with The Exchange to enhance the online capabilities of financial intermediaries, irrespective of the size of their operations. In addition, 1st Software has used the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment to create a next generation product called Adviser Evolution. | |||
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Pharmaceutical Firm Improves Data Analysis and Business-Decision Support | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| Within the pharmaceutical industry, Purdue Pharma is leading the battle against the inadequate treatment of pain by developing sustained-release medications to manage pain and provide meaningful benefits for patients. Purdue was using a paper-based reporting system to generate reports on a monthly basis. Within the highly competitive pharmaceutical industry, the ability to track business indicators, sales data, and market trends is critical to Purdue's success. The paper-based system was outdated. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition with Analysis Services and Microsoft Data Analyzer on the desktop provided Purdue with the capabilities of handling queries far more complex than those handled by standard relational databases. Now, Purdue's sales force can analyze data according to a wide range of criteria. | |||
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Halliburton Improves Communications, Collaboration, Operational Efficiencies | 2006-10-13 01:00:15 | Microsoft |
| Executives at Halliburton Energy Services Group wanted to boost the bottom line by enhancing collaboration among engineers, operators, service coordinators, and customers, and by improving resource utilization and other operational efficiencies. To accomplish these objectives, the executives decided to give employees and customers more-powerful software solutions for making calculations in the field, sharing information, and scheduling jobs. They also decided to base the applications on a service-oriented architecture provided by the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, and to develop and deploy the applications using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development system and a SQL Server 2005 database. Consequently, the group has enjoyed a higher level of communications and collaboration among internal staff and customers, and a vastly more efficient approach to job scheduling. |
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