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whitepaper Real Estate Rental Firm Saves U.S.$6,500 Monthly With Comprehensive IT Management0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Stichting Woonbelangen Weidegebied (SWW) and its managed services partner, Wortell, used three management applications to care for the SWW infrastructure. After the deployment of Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, however, SWW has a unified toolset that offers increased manageability and automation that make application deployments 75-percent faster, halve the time needed to install software updates, and foster higher-quality support.

Tags: Windows XP		   
whitepaper Wachovia Enhances Security, Manageability of ATMs While Reducing Site Visits, Costs0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Wachovia wanted to reduce the time and expense of managing its ATM network. So, the company added its ATM network to its Active Directory service in Windows Server 2003. Executives say they gain "Peace of mind" from the benefits of centrally managed security, including remote troubleshooting that reduces site visits and costs. Microsoft and NCR provided best practices, technology, industry expertise, and support for the solution.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Electric Utility Reduces IT Support Hours With New Management Tools0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) provides electricity to San Juan County, Washington. The OPALCO IT department was frustrated with management tools that limited its ability to monitor systems and respond promptly to disruptions. To streamline IT tasks, OPALCO deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. Staff can now manage IT inventory from a single location, deploy software updates, and proactively address server issues.

Tags: Application Servers, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Shipping Company Cuts IT Management Costs by 25 Percent With New Solution0000-00-00 Microsoft
  ABX Turners Shipping provides companies around the world with freight management and logistics services. To control rising IT costs associated with the company's growth, ABX deployed Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007. The result is a 25 percent reduction in IT management costs and an efficient, smoothly running IT system for ABX.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Windows XP		   
whitepaper Gold-Medal Performance: Ski Innovator Increases Its Own Operational Agility With the Right Technology Tools0000-00-00 Microsoft
  The Madshus Web site highlights Olympic skiers - sponsored by the company - who have achieved glory on the slopes. It also features articles galore about training for the ski season. Until 2005, Madshus produced approximately 110,000 pairs of skis per year, but it wanted to streamline processes to keep up with rising demand. The CIO knew that Madshus couldn't manually satisfy the demand for more skis. To find a way to handle everything from order entry and delivery planning to material procurement and scheduling, Sundhaugen turned to Microsoft Gold Certified Partner WM-data in June 2006 to help implement a solution based on Microsoft Dynamics AX.   
whitepaper Games Developer Targets Large Markets by Moving to New Mobile Platform0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Magmic is a Canadian company that designs and markets games for mobile devices. The company got its start by creating games for cell phones that use the Java and BREW operating environments. By late 2005, however, Magmic saw that the market for Windows Mobile games was increasing exponentially. The company made a strategic decision to add a division that focuses on Windows Mobile games. To do so, it adopted key Windows development tools, including the Microsoft Visual Studio development system and Microsoft DirectDraw application programming interface. Using these technologies, in early 2007 Magmic launched JetPackGames.com, its Windows Mobile gaming division. The division is growing rapidly and is expected to become a core piece of the company's long-term business strategy.

Tags: Windows XP, Application Development		   
whitepaper Leading Packaging Product Manufacturer Consolidates Processes to Control Costs0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Sekisui TA Industries (STA) is a global manufacturer of package-sealing applications with headquarters in California, manufacturing operations in Tennessee, and 200 employees. The company had maintained a number of disparate systems to support its accounting, shipping, and production processes, which often resulted in manual, duplicate data entry and frequent errors. With these processes draining service levels and efficiency, STA could not sustain growth or profit margins. With help from Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Advanced Systems Integration (ASI), STA deployed Microsoft Dynamics AX. Using Microsoft Dynamics AX, STA lowered variable and fixed costs by streamlining business processes and improved customer service. STA now executes critical tasks with minimal disruption. This flexible, fully integrated business management solution meets STA's unique business needs.

Tags: Windows XP		   
whitepaper Investment Bank Improves Competitive Edge With High Performance Computing0000-00-00 Microsoft
  UniCredit Group is a private bank with more than 142,000 employees, 7,200 branches, and over 35 million customers in 40 countries. Markets & Investment Banking (MIB's) Structured Derivatives Business deals with computationally intensive problems through the complex nature of its products. Hence flexible and cost efficient computing capacity turns out to be a critical success factor for business growth. MIB's Structured Derivatives Business built it's 2nd generation of high performance-computing cluster based on the 64bit Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 platform to speed up pricing and risk management applications, simplify development and cluster management.

Tags: Windows XP, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Groundbreaking Augmented Reality Applications Target Windows Mobile Devices0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Graz University of Technology is known internationally as an important hub of technical and natural-scientific research. A student on the Augmented Reality research team of the Institute for Computer Graphics and Vision chose "Multiple-user augmented reality on handheld devices" for his research project. Augmented reality, which combines real-world and computer-generated data to help users navigate an experience or task, had never before been aimed at mass-market handheld devices. After evaluating all options, the student chose to target Windows Mobile, powered devices and to use Microsoft Visual Studio to develop his applications. By using Visual Studio, the student was able to use his existing Windows development skills to create mobile AR applications, and found that the development system provided power, convenience, and time-saving Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).

Tags: Windows XP, Application Development		   
whitepaper German Bank Improves Collaboration With New Desktop E-Mail Infrastructure0000-00-00 Microsoft
  Deutsche Apotheker-und Arztebank (apoBank), a bank based in Germany, successfully replaced its server systems with Windows Server 2003 and needed to migrate its e-mail platform and client operating system in line with this implementation. By replacing Lotus Notes with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Microsoft Office Outlook 2003, and Active Directory, the bank simplified user management and increased system stability.

Tags: Email, Collaboration Tools		   


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