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Simplifying PC Support and Procurement | 2008-04-01 | Dell |
| Simon Fraser University wanted to standardize its Microsoft Windows-based desktop and laptop computers onto a single brand, to reduce IT purchasing and maintenance overhead and manage its computer network more efficiently. In particular, the university wanted a better price/performance ratio, greater durability, better support and the flexibility to support a variety of configurations. It also needed a more sustainable way to dispose of outdated hardware. Through a public tender process, the university chose Dell OptiPlex desktop and Dell Latitude notebook computers from Dell for its faculty, staff and student computing labs. The computers are covered by Dell's 3-year Gold Enterprise Support including 4-Hour Response Service and Next Business Day On-Site Service, available even when users are traveling on business.
Tags: Laptops |
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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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Dell Helps Ingersoll Rand Improve Computing Performance and Reduce IT Management and Training Costs | 2008-03-01 | Dell |
| What do air compressors, golf carts, door locks, and commercial refrigeration units have in common? They are just a few examples of the many types of goods produced by Ingersoll Rand. A large, diversified manufacturing company, Ingersoll Rand operates more than 120 plants in 60 countries. All of these far-flung business units rely on IT to support activities ranging from supply chain management to customer service. To purchase the computers it needs, Ingersoll Rand selects two top suppliers from each product category, including desktop computers, notebook computers, and workstations. Business units around the world then choose computers from the approved vendors.
Tags: Workstations, 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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Electronic Information Enhances Patient Care for Health Service | 2008-02-06 | Microsoft |
| Delivery of care by multi-disciplinary teams within the National Health Service (NHS) suffers from fragmented information and workflows. This can lead to duplication of patient records, unnecessary hospital stays, and a large volume of unplanned admissions. Working with partner D2i Solutions, Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust (PCT) is running a pilot project to establish how technology can improve the planning and provision of care. It uses Microsoft Office Groove 2007 and interRAI Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Community Care electronic forms to supply electronic patient assessment forms, electronic care plans, and patient workspaces. Using this solution, the trust can increase the speed and accuracy of assessments and reduce fragmentation of information.
Tags: Application Development, Collaboration Tools |
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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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Regulus Group Uses McAfee for Financial Services Compliance and PC Protection | 2007-11-11 | McAfee |
| Security is paramount at Regulus Group. With headquarters in Napa, California, the company manages document and remittance processing for the financial services, insurance, health care, credit card and other industries. Regulus needed to ensure data security for 2 billion transactions processed annually. Data loss is their biggest concern; they suffered from 7 security incidents the year before installing McAfee. After evaluating desktop security products, the company chose McAfee Active Virus Defense as a comprehensive solution to protect their 1,200 desktop computers.
Tags: Network Security, Security Management |
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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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