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Desktop Tool From Continental Streamlines Customer Check-In and Flight Search 2007-03-01 Microsoft

Continental Airlines built a gadget for Windows Sidebar that allows customers to initiate searches for flight information or begin the online check-in process from the convenience of their own computer desktops. The solution, which was developed in less than a week and utilizes the airline's existing Web infrastructure, enabled Continental to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver new value and convenience to its customers.

Using PostgreSQL and Solaris 10 to Improve Data Warehouse Performance 2007-02-15 Sun Microsystems

OmniTI is an Internet technologies consulting company based in Columbia, Maryland. OmniTI wanted to scale up to meet customer's growing database requirements and gain flexibility to handle growing workload without reengineering processes. The challenge was to migrate from proprietary to open-source database to control costs and establish a stable operating system platform for open-source database application. As a solution OmniTI deployed a flexible, open-source PostgreSQL database and Solaris 10 operating system for x64 systems support for open-source applications.

Tags: Sun Solaris

Printer Improves Productivity and Reliability With Operating System Upgrade 2007-02-01 Microsoft

After moving to a standardized environment in 2006, printing company Pelican Media experienced a significant jump in productivity and recognized the benefits of newer technology. Thus, the company recently upgraded its client computers to the Windows Vista operating system with the help of partner Crossman Graphic Supply. With the upgrade, Pelican Media is experiencing another increase in user productivity, as well as enhanced system manageability.

A Portrait of a Small Business Running Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System 2007-02-01 Microsoft

Like most owner-managers of small businesses, the Bradleys work long hours and juggle different tasks. From an IT perspective, what makes them different is the vast quantities of image data they store. This is where Windows Vista really helps. It streamlines the whole process of working with digital photographs prior to sending them to our professional lab.

Managed Services Provider Increases Recurring Sales Revenue 57 Percent 2007-01-23 01:00:26 Microsoft

Invision is a provider of E-Business and managed services solutions. Using off-the-shelf software (Goldmine) for its Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Invision was having difficulty gaining insight into existing and potential customers. Company leaders felt that they were losing valuable sales by not tracking and following up on leads and opportunities. Invision deployed Microsoft CRM 1.2, and sales increased considerably in just six months - a trend that is likely to continue now that employees have a tool that helps them gain insight into customers and purchases. With a single application to track and manage leads, opportunities, and sales, Invision's recurring sales increased 57 percent and one-time sales increased 33 percent.

Specialty Printing Company Boosts Productivity With End-to-End Business Management Solution 2007-01-23 01:00:26 Microsoft

Data2 Corporation had custom-built an enterprise system to manage its primary business: printing custom bar-code labels for various industrial purposes. In recent years, the company has seen increasing opportunities to expand into other lines of business, but its system - designed for THEOS, a now-obsolete operating system - could not accommodate alternative business processes. After weighing the options, Data2 made a strategic decision to migrate to Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains and Microsoft Business Solutions CRM (both now part of Microsoft Dynamics). Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Quilogy implemented the system and adapted it to Data2's industry-specific needs.

Telecommunications Company Cuts Fulfillment Costs With New Operating System 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

As an integrated communications provider, Telekom Austria realizes revenue through several lines of business, including IT fulfillment services (desktop management) for other businesses. The company needed to upgrade its desktop operating system in order to cut the cost of IT fulfillment services, provide employees with better access to information on the road and in the office, and efficiently support new lines of business. The Windows Vista operating system offers the perfect environment to maximize employee efficiency, ensuring the company launches new services ahead of the competition.

Visualization, Integration Powers Solution for Store Lifecycle Management 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

Accruent specializes in real estate performance solutions that allow retail companies to manage the entire lifecycle: market planning, site selection, project management, lease administration, and facilities management. Accruent lately updated its Store Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution in just seven months. Developers combined Microsoft Virtual Earth maps with demographic data by using the Windows Presentation Foundation features of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, formerly known as WinFX, managed-code programming model to provide Accruent customers with exciting visualization tools to analyze store locations, predict store performance, and maximize store revenue while reducing store development and occupancy costs. With the powers of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Accruent's SLM software suite is easier to use and more powerful than ever before.

Healthcare Provider Boosts Security, Improves IT Management With New Operating System 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

A provider of mental health services, Vanboeijen is required to safeguard residents' confidential health information. By upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system, Vanboeijen expects to enhance its IT security, as well as reduce total employee downtime by approximately 150 hours each month, due to Windows Vista updating capabilities that work in the background, giving them more time to focus on care and other important tasks.

Windows Vista Projected to Help AMD Improve PC Management and Reduce Per-PC Total Cost of Ownership by 6 Percent 2007-01-05 01:00:23 Microsoft

As a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stays current with each release of the Microsoft Windows client operating system. Based on a best practice of replacing approximately one-third of its Pc fleet each year, AMD's PC environment is a model of planned PC diversity. A Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis conducted by Microsoft at AMD predicted that upgrading AMD's 5,200 desktop and notebook PCs to Windows Vista from Windows XP and Windows 2000 will provide AMD with a net savings of up to $192 per PC per year, equivalent to a 6-percent reduction in the company's current annual per PC TCO.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Desktop Tool From Continental Streamlines Customer Check-In and Flight Search	2007-03-01	Microsoft
Continental Airlines built a gadget for Windows Sidebar that allows customers to initiate searches for flight information or begin the online check-in process from the convenience of their own computer desktops. The solution, which was developed in less than a week and utilizes the airline's existing Web infrastructure, enabled Continental to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver new value and convenience to its customers.
Using PostgreSQL and Solaris 10 to Improve Data Warehouse Performance	2007-02-15	Sun Microsystems
OmniTI is an Internet technologies consulting company based in Columbia, Maryland. OmniTI wanted to scale up to meet customer's growing database requirements and gain flexibility to handle growing workload without reengineering processes. The challenge was to migrate from proprietary to open-source database to control costs and establish a stable operating system platform for open-source database application. As a solution OmniTI deployed a flexible, open-source PostgreSQL database and Solaris 10 operating system for x64 systems support for open-source applications. Tags: Sun Solaris
Printer Improves Productivity and Reliability With Operating System Upgrade	2007-02-01	Microsoft
After moving to a standardized environment in 2006, printing company Pelican Media experienced a significant jump in productivity and recognized the benefits of newer technology. Thus, the company recently upgraded its client computers to the Windows Vista operating system with the help of partner Crossman Graphic Supply. With the upgrade, Pelican Media is experiencing another increase in user productivity, as well as enhanced system manageability.
A Portrait of a Small Business Running Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System	2007-02-01	Microsoft
Like most owner-managers of small businesses, the Bradleys work long hours and juggle different tasks. From an IT perspective, what makes them different is the vast quantities of image data they store. This is where Windows Vista really helps. It streamlines the whole process of working with digital photographs prior to sending them to our professional lab.
Managed Services Provider Increases Recurring Sales Revenue 57 Percent	2007-01-23 01:00:26	Microsoft
Invision is a provider of E-Business and managed services solutions. Using off-the-shelf software (Goldmine) for its Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Invision was having difficulty gaining insight into existing and potential customers. Company leaders felt that they were losing valuable sales by not tracking and following up on leads and opportunities. Invision deployed Microsoft CRM 1.2, and sales increased considerably in just six months - a trend that is likely to continue now that employees have a tool that helps them gain insight into customers and purchases. With a single application to track and manage leads, opportunities, and sales, Invision's recurring sales increased 57 percent and one-time sales increased 33 percent.
Specialty Printing Company Boosts Productivity With End-to-End Business Management Solution	2007-01-23 01:00:26	Microsoft
Data2 Corporation had custom-built an enterprise system to manage its primary business: printing custom bar-code labels for various industrial purposes. In recent years, the company has seen increasing opportunities to expand into other lines of business, but its system - designed for THEOS, a now-obsolete operating system - could not accommodate alternative business processes. After weighing the options, Data2 made a strategic decision to migrate to Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains and Microsoft Business Solutions CRM (both now part of Microsoft Dynamics). Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Quilogy implemented the system and adapted it to Data2's industry-specific needs.
Telecommunications Company Cuts Fulfillment Costs With New Operating System	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
As an integrated communications provider, Telekom Austria realizes revenue through several lines of business, including IT fulfillment services (desktop management) for other businesses. The company needed to upgrade its desktop operating system in order to cut the cost of IT fulfillment services, provide employees with better access to information on the road and in the office, and efficiently support new lines of business. The Windows Vista operating system offers the perfect environment to maximize employee efficiency, ensuring the company launches new services ahead of the competition.
Visualization, Integration Powers Solution for Store Lifecycle Management	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
Accruent specializes in real estate performance solutions that allow retail companies to manage the entire lifecycle: market planning, site selection, project management, lease administration, and facilities management. Accruent lately updated its Store Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution in just seven months. Developers combined Microsoft Virtual Earth maps with demographic data by using the Windows Presentation Foundation features of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0, formerly known as WinFX, managed-code programming model to provide Accruent customers with exciting visualization tools to analyze store locations, predict store performance, and maximize store revenue while reducing store development and occupancy costs. With the powers of Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Accruent's SLM software suite is easier to use and more powerful than ever before.
Healthcare Provider Boosts Security, Improves IT Management With New Operating System	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
A provider of mental health services, Vanboeijen is required to safeguard residents' confidential health information. By upgrading to the Windows Vista operating system, Vanboeijen expects to enhance its IT security, as well as reduce total employee downtime by approximately 150 hours each month, due to Windows Vista updating capabilities that work in the background, giving them more time to focus on care and other important tasks.
Windows Vista Projected to Help AMD Improve PC Management and Reduce Per-PC Total Cost of Ownership by 6 Percent	2007-01-05 01:00:23	Microsoft
As a leading global provider of innovative microprocessor solutions, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stays current with each release of the Microsoft Windows client operating system. Based on a best practice of replacing approximately one-third of its Pc fleet each year, AMD's PC environment is a model of planned PC diversity. A Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis conducted by Microsoft at AMD predicted that upgrading AMD's 5,200 desktop and notebook PCs to Windows Vista from Windows XP and Windows 2000 will provide AMD with a net savings of up to $192 per PC per year, equivalent to a 6-percent reduction in the company's current annual per PC TCO.