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whitepaper Dell Helps University Create a Superhuman Machine2008-01-31 Dell
  The existing system at the Computational Laboratory for Analysis, Modeling, and Visualization (CLAMV) at Jacobs University in Bremen lacked sufficient computing power to satisfy rising demands. For various departments within the university to conduct a series of computer-aided simulation and modeling solutions, it needed to improve its processing power. They needed to continue making the institution's computer-aided simulation and modeling solutions available to its users in specialist disciplines. CLAMV turned to Dell for its solution and implemented a new high-performance cluster. The system is driven by 320 processor cores at 2.9 teraflops.

Tags: Application Servers, Linux Server OS		   
whitepaper Dell Simplifies In-Store IT for Waterford Wedgwood USA, Cutting Support Time by an Estimated 90 Percent2008-01-01 Dell
  Waterford Wedgwood is one of the world's prominent luxury lifestyle businesses, with brands that include Waterford Crystal, Wedgwood, Rosenthal, and Royal Doulton. A mixed fleet of Point-Of-Sale (POS) systems was time-consuming to maintain and needed to be replaced in time for the holiday shopping season. Dell POS stations, based on Dell OptiPlex 745 desktops with Intel Pentium D processors, were rolled out nationwide by Dell Services in six weeks. The new systems simplify maintenance and practically eliminate downtime.

Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs, Point of Sale Devices		   
whitepaper One of India's Leading Financial Services Firms Paves the Way for Continued Growth and Improved Customer Service by Deploying Dell Servers and a Dell/EMC SAN2007-12-01 Dell
  As a rapidly growing financial services company, Indiabulls needed an IT infrastructure to meet its business demands, handle large transaction volumes, and speed up customer response. Indiabulls deployed Dell PowerEdge servers with quad-core Intel Xeon processors running SAP R/3 software and operating on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server and Microsoft Windows Server, plus Dell OpenManage server management software and a Dell/EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) for data backup and recovery.

Tags: Application Servers, Linux Server OS		   
whitepaper UK Hospital Resolves User Problems 12 Times Faster With New Desktop Solution2007-11-13 Dell
  The IT services department of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust manages 6,000 desktop computers across two busy sites. It wanted to streamline essential computer maintenance and install security updates - even when they were powered down or inaccessible to IT staff. Dell arranged for the trust to evaluate its Dell OptiPlex desktops, equipped with Intel vPro processor and Active Management Technology. Working with Dell and Intel, the trust thoroughly tested the new technology in closed laboratory conditions simulating five critical operational scenarios.

Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs, Security Management		   
whitepaper Virtual Software Demos Reduce Sales Expense and Shorten Sales Cycles2007-11-01 Microsoft
  Makers of complex software programs run into challenges when trying to demonstrate their products. They either have to fly prospective customers to demonstration centers, or salespeople have to configure custom demos and carry around expensive computers to run them. VLabSource, of Redmond, Washington, offers a Web-based demonstration management system called DemoPoint that salespeople can use to demonstrate their wares with nothing more than a browser and a broadband Internet connection. VLabSource uses Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 to create virtual machines, which run on Dell PowerEdge server computers powered by dual-core Intel Xeon processors.

Tags: Virtualization		   
whitepaper Leading Managed Services Provider Forecasts "The Perfect Storm" for Small Business Services2007-10-01 Intel
  With the right processes and the right tools, one can become the client's high-value IT department. But 'High-value' doesn't mean 'Fix it when it breaks.' It means an enterprise level of service for small businesses that puts the right infrastructure in place, keeps it working with very few disruptions, and grows it carefully as the client's needs and challenges change. masterIT's tools were not mature enough to support their business model effectively. But now the company's current managed services infrastructure - built on N-able's software's management console, N-central, and PCs with Intel vPro processor technology - gives the capability to deliver very comprehensive, very high-value services to their clients at a reasonable cost.   
whitepaper Growing Manufacturer Gains Productivity and IT Reliability With Combination Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  In only one year, California manufacturer Soundproof Windows quadrupled - from 4 people in a 5000 square-foot shop to 23 people in an 18000 square-foot facility, with offices across the country and overseas. The company realized that its aging computer network could not meet increasing business requirements. Desktop computers had no reliable e-mail, fax, or internet security service. Nor could the company provide remote access for its mobile users. Nor could the company provide remote access for its mobile users. Teaming with ExpressNets, a Microsoft Certified Partner and Intel Technology Provider, Soundproof Windows deployed and Intel Xenon processor-based server running Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003.

Tags: Application Servers, IT Reliability		   
whitepaper Dell's IT Infrastructure Services, Desktops, and Notebooks Allow Global Consumer Packaged Goods Marketer Unilever to Support Staff Efficiency and Productivity With Business-Critical IT Services2007-09-01 Dell
  Unilever is a multinational corporation that owns 400 consumer brands spanning a wide range of home, personal care, and food products. The outdated client technology and non-standard services inhibited flexibility, limited scalability, and created overhead; the company wanted to completely refresh its IT infrastructure while reducing deployment and maintenance costs. Dell Managed Services helped Unilever roll out nearly 10,000 pre-imaged Dell OptiPlex desktops and Dell Latitude notebook computers with Intel processors running Microsoft Windows XP across over 100 locations; Dell Managed Client Services offered centralized support services to the distributed Unilever workforce.

Tags: Windows XP, Laptops		   
whitepaper Embedded System Ensures Low-Cost Deployment of Entertainment Devices on U.K. Trains0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Volo, based in the U.K., planned to implement a number of entertainment devices in train carriage seats. The devices needed a hardware and software environment that ensured cost-effective development and compliance with regulations on carriage modifications. It was vital the infrastructure created minimal heat and avoided fan-assisted cooling. After analysing the market, including a Linux solution, the company chose a processor running Microsoft Windows XP Embedded created by Microsoft Gold Windows Embedded Partner, DSP Design in the U.K. As a result, Volo built and deployed the device that met industry standards in only six months. The company gained a stable software environment that ensures low-cost application development and developer tools that are widely known.

Tags: Windows XP, Linux Server OS		   
whitepaper Single Instance of SQL Server 2005 Supports 120-Node Grid Computing for Risk Analysis2007-11-13 Microsoft
  Banks and other financial institutions around the world use SunGard BancWare ALM to run complex modelling to determine their risk in managing assets and liabilities. There are so many variables to consider that SunGard customers typically deploy BancWare ALM using several computers networked together - with the application and database coordinating multipath processing. The company upgraded its database to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) and used Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors to create a 120-node computing grid. The application tier, which also supports data compression, is hosted on a Dell Dimension DXc051 computer with two Intel Pentium D processors with 3.25 gigabytes (GB) of RAM, and running on the Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 operating system.

Tags: Database Management, Windows XP