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School District Saves Hundreds of Support Hours With Operating System Upgrade | 2008-06-01 | Microsoft |
| The Perry School District, in central Iowa, has about 1,850 students enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12. The district uses technology very effectively to create a productive learning environment. However, an increase in malicious software downloads and unauthorized system changes impaired computers and caused performance problems. With the help of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Heartland Technology Solutions, the Perry Schools deployed Windows Vista to more than 200 PCs used by students and faculty. Thanks to features like Windows User Account Control and Windows Resource Protection, the schools have virtually eliminated problems caused by malicious software and unauthorized system changes.
Tags: Upgrades and Migration, Windows Vista |
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College Boosts Productivity, Security by Upgrading to the Latest Operating System | 2008-05-01 | Microsoft |
| Thomas College is a small liberal arts school in Maine that prides itself on providing the latest technology for its students and staff. The school's Information Technology department wanted to standardize on one PC operating system in order to improve user productivity, enhance security, and ease management tasks. The school decided on the Windows Vista operating system and recommends that all incoming students purchase portable computers from Dell with the operating system preinstalled. Widespread use of Windows Vista on the campus is helping improve user productivity, enhance security, and create a solid foundation for future improvements in the IT environment, including 64-bit computing.
Tags: Windows Vista |
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Managed Services Solution Automates Support Process to Achieve Operational Savings of 15 Per Cent Instantly | 2008-03-31 | Dell |
| In 2005, Interpolis merged with Achmea, the biggest insurance group in the Netherlands. Both companies wanted to continue with Interpolis flexible working policies also integrate systems and ensure that mobile access was one way of assisting with this. Interpolis deployed Dell for its solution and implemented powerful industry-standard Dell notebooks and desktops combined with an innovative approach to its service requirements.
Tags: Laptops |
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Danish Manufacturer Teams Up With Dell to Offer Outstanding Home PC Solution to Employees | 2008-02-06 | Dell |
| Mekoprint is a Danish manufacturing company employing 470 people in five locations, including its headquarters close to Aalborg. Mekoprint wanted to offer its employees a solid home PC solution at a sensible price, with professional assistance and fast, efficient support. Mekoprint chose to offer its employees a solution that provides them with a level of service similar to the one the company receives for its in-house IT systems.
Tags: Laptops |
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Dell Computers Help Brad Marshall Homes Increase the Mobility of Field Workers, Enhance Customer Service, and Accelerate Projects by an Estimated 20 Percent | 2008-02-01 | Dell |
| For custom home building company Brad Marshall Homes, providing outstanding customer service is the top priority. Brad Marshall Homes wanted to enhance customer service and increase the efficiency of the building process as well as decrease computer downtime by deploying new desktop computers for the office and new notebook computers for field workers. The company deployed Dell for its solution implementing Dell desktops to provide the dependability required in the office and Dell XPS and Dell Latitude ATG notebook computers in the field for their rugged reliability and integrated mobile technology.
Tags: Laptops |
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Designing Innovation for the Healthcare Industry | 2007-12-01 | Pathfinder Development |
| Haemonetics Software Solutions, a leader in medical software and support. The company wanted to provide phlebotomists with the ability to record the entire blood donation or apheresis processes, without continually breaking out of the process to walk to a cart mounted tablet PC. They deployed design of a software application for an ergonomic handheld device that provides phlebotomists the freedom to move around the donor room and enhance the continuity of care and donor comfort.
Tags: Tablets |
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School District Enhances Educational Experience With Improved Technology Tools | 2007-11-01 | Microsoft |
| Jefferson County Public Schools wanted to increase its teachers' use of and comfort with technology for a more dynamic classroom environment. The district opted to standardize on Tablet PCs running the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, rather than desktop or portable computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP. As a result, teachers and students are more engaged, and the district is decreasing IT costs.
Tags: Windows XP, Tablets |
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Students Integrate Tablet PCs Into High School Math Curriculum to Improve Learning | 2007-09-10 | Microsoft |
| Torrey Pines High School wanted to integrate Wolfram Research's Mathematica 6.0 technical computing software into its curriculum to answer the needs of its advanced mathematics students. Microsoft and Lenovo partnered with Wolfram Research and deployed 30 Tablet PCs running the Windows Vista operating system for the students' full-time use. While beta testing Mathematica 6.0, students used the Tablet PC pen and touch technologies for a rich computing experience in manipulating the new program's interactive graphics and developing complex data models. The class created a series of Mathematica learning tools, which it uploaded to a new Web site for use by teachers, students, and others interested in mathematics.
Tags: Tablets, Windows Vista |
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How to Design a New Product That Will Compete in a Brand Dominated and Choice Saturated Market Environment? | 0000-00-00 | GadShaananDESIGN |
| The rear projection television market is saturated, price driven market dominated by consumer electronics giants such as Sony, Samsung and Mitsubishi as well as less known, low priced brands from China. HP wanted to capture the essence of their brand attributes. As a new player in the RPTV market, HP wanted to introduce a product that would "Stand out" from the competition and establish itself as a key player in the category. The design strategy should convey the message that "HP IS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE", HP turned to GadShaananDesign to address the challenge. This case study will focus on the discovery of the "Unique feature" strategy on the RPTV itself and not the remote control or other elements of the project. | |||
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Bendigo Bank Bolsters Growth Strategy With IBM Global Financing | 0000-00-00 | IBM |
| With 25-30 new branches opening each year, Bendigo Bank views IT infrastructure as critical to supporting the bank in its efficient delivery of banking and wealth management services to customers nationally. With its business growing by over 20 per cent per annum, Bendigo Bank began to face the challenges imposed by ageing IT equipment supplied through leases from various suppliers. After a comprehensive review, Bendigo Bank decided to consolidate its IT asset leasing into a partnership with IBM Global Financing. The bank's IT infrastructure comprises about 3000 desktop and notebook computers, more than 400 small servers and an IBM Servers mainframe server, with associated storage and tape library.
Tags: Mainframes, Tape Drives - Libraries |