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Windows 7 Commercial Adoption Outlook | 2009-10-15 | Dell |
| The anticipation for commercial adoption of Windows 7 is reaching a boiling point. With Windows 7 available now, IT professionals should start preparing for it now. Specifically, they should: 1) start or accelerate application compatibility testing against the Windows 7 RTM code; 2) plan for rolling out Windows 7 in small batches on new hardware initially; 3) weigh the costs and benefits of upgrading existing machines with at least 2 GB of memory; 4) start developing training sessions and tips and tricks guidance; and 5) prepare for  and embrace  empowered users who want to be early adopters.
Tags: Client System Hardware, Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS |
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HP MPS solution for AIB | 2009-10-14 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| Allied Irish Bank (AIB) wanted a Managed Print Services (MPS) solution at its head office that would improve service quality, deliver cost savings and lower operational risk. One of the IT improvements, A 75% consolidation of the hardware fleet leading to a more efficient and manageable print, copy and fax environment.
Tags: Peripherals, Financial Services, Business Functions |
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HP print solutions for Logica | 2009-10-14 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| IT services and business provider, Logica wanted to replace an ageing fleet of legacy printers and copies from different vendors with a single-vendor solution which would reduce costs and increase efficiency. One of the IT improvements,. Support callout reduction of 50 per cent.
Tags: Peripherals, Workflow Management, Data Infrastructure |
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HP print solutions and Barclays Wealth | 2009-10-14 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| Leading investment management advisor Barclays Wealth wanted to replace its disparate, multi-vendor print environment with a more efficient and environmentally sound solution. One of the business benefits, Annual savings from cash efficiencies and lower support costs amount to £1.25 million ($2.0m), a cost reduction of over 50 per cent in managing the print network.
Tags: Peripherals, Workflow Management, Financial Services, Data Infrastructure |
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HP print solutions and 3M | 2009-10-14 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) |
| the objective for 3M was to optimize office printing infrastructure at 3M
locations worldwide Reduce total cost and environmental footprint. Some of the business benefits acheived by switching to HP print soultions, More than $3 million in savings in first two years and Per page costs reduced by up to 90 percent.
Tags: Peripherals, Workflow Management, Enterprise Planning, Business Functions |
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Ontario School Board Streamlines Web Content With Help From Microsoft | 2009-10-14 | Microsoft |
| The Halton District School Board serves approximately 52,300 public school students in the municipalities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville in southern Ontario. The technology that underpinned the board's public web site and intranet was based on proprietary systems and lacked automation. This made it impossible for staff to add or update content themselves, put time and resource strain on the IT department, and made the site difficult to navigate. Halton District School Board decided to work with Cyberplex Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, which recommended Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Tags: Office Suites |
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ISV Speeds Time to Market, Cuts Cost of Ownership, Expands Visibility in Market | 2009-10-14 | Microsoft |
| Global 360 is a leading provider of document and process management software through its flagship Process360 software. Most Global 360 customers are planning to upgrade to the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems - and want to be sure that their Process360 software will continue to run. At the same time, Global 360 wanted to take advantage of features of the new operating systems that would make its product easier to use, even as they made it less expensive to deploy and operate. Global 360 participates in a range of Microsoft partner programs. But, to facilitate its development and promotion of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 compatible versions of Process360, the company joined the Front Runner early adopter program.
Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Desktop Client OS |
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TPH Improves Knowledge Sharing and Business Collaboration With the 2007 Office System | 2009-10-14 | Microsoft |
| The Printing House Ltd. (TPH) has been a recognized leader in the printing industry since 1961. TPH specializes in delivering on-demand quick printing for Canadian businesses. In order to improve service delivery, TPH wanted to improve staff collaboration and find a more efficient method to transfer information across its 70 locations. The company decided to standardize on the 2007 Microsoft Office system, enabling TPH to take advantage of a unified set of industry-standardized tools. A key piece of the Office system deployment for TPH is Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, which acts as a system hub for real-time communications. With the 2007 Office system in place, TPH is benefiting from advanced voice capabilities and desktop sharing - helping to enhance productivity.
Tags: Office Suites |
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Social Networking & Collaboration for the Workplace: How to Extend and Transform Business Processes With Social Networking and Collaboration Tools | 2009-10-13 | Plateau Systems |
| Research shows that informal learning accounts for over 80% of the learning that takes place in organizations1. As organizations realize the potential of informal learning, more and more they are looking for ways to help them harness this power and align those results with tangible business goals and strategies. This is where social networking and collaboration software steps in. These types of tools and technologies pave the way for organization to facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and learning activities that directly impact organizational initiatives. | |||
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Ten Things You Should Know about Windows 7 vs. Windows XP | 2009-10-12 | Global Knowledge |
| So you're an XP shop, and your organization skipped Vista but is considering taking the plunge to the latest revision of the Longhorn platform: Windows 7. Windows 7 is a big jump from Windows XP! XP was one of the best operating systems ever to come out of Redmond, but Windows 7 contains enough goodies to make a persuasive case for change in most environments. This white paper discusses ten things to help you evaluate Windows 7 for your environment.
Tags: Client System Hardware, Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS, Desktop Client OS |
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