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Dell Case Study: Bergstrasse District Council 2008-05-09 Dell

The Bergstrasse district in Germany wanted to provide each pupil with a notebook for use in the classroom and at home. They needed to increase the current number of computers in the schools to achieve equal opportunities for all. The Bergstrasse district deployed Dell for its solution and implemented Dell Vostro 1500 notebooks with an education interface for class work and home use.

Tags: Learning Management Systems

Climatologist Douglas Hardy Travels to Glaciers in the Highest Places on Earth, Where His Dell Latitude ATG Works Every Time 2007-11-26 Dell

The primary goal of the expeditions is to glaciers at 19,000 feet and higher on mountains in tropical ranges expose equipment to harsh working conditions that include physical shocks, vibration, dust, moisture, extreme temperatures, and low barometric pressure. As a solution the Climatologist deployed the Dell Latitude ATG D630 notebook computer equipped with a 32 GB solid-state drive proves reliable in some of the harshest of environments.

Pervasive Computing Enables Preventative Care 2007-05-23 IBM

Aarhus Kommune was determined to improve the quality of life of its elderly citizens, and wanted to explore recent technological advancements to improve quality of care and better sustain the health of its aging populace. The key challenge was to involve elderly citizens actively in coordinated care and improve management of the chronic ailments of this growing demographic. With assistance from IBM Global Business Services, Aarhus Kommune developed a blueprint for an integrated solution based on pervasive technology that could improve the quality of healthcare and homecare division care. Eight elderly patients volunteered to test the solution through a pilot program called "Eldertech," which involved providing each test subject with IBM Personal Care Connect devices and Lenovo ThinkPad X Series Tablet devices for home use over a four-month trial period.

Tags: Tablets

Mail Order Firm Enhances Reporting, Improves Customer Service, and Cuts Licensing Costs 2007-01-01 01:00:30 Microsoft

Germany's third largest mail order company neckermann.de GmbH employs 7,800 people and recorded revenues of �1.71 billion (U.S.$2.03 billion) in 2004. A third of the company's sales are generated through 700,000 agency customers. Field service staff, responsible for supporting these, historically received business updates from headquarters every two weeks. As a result, information, such as customer payment arrears, was often out of date. To address this, the company deployed a new information system based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IBM ThinkPad mobile computers. This provides staff with current business data and helps them address customer queries more quickly.

Tablet PCs Help Boost Student Performance 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

Kent School District, south of Seattle, Washington, faces the ever-familiar educational challenges of motivating students and preparing them for success in the 21st century. One way the district is addressing these challenges is with a long-term educational plan that includes equipping thousands of secondary school students with HP Tablet PCs. The district began its effort with an extensive study of best-in-class school programs that equip every student with a computer. With Tablet PCs, users enjoy both a powerful notebook computer and - with a simple twist and click - a highly mobile tablet that can be written and drawn on with a digital pen.

HP Laptops Keep Pilot on Track 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, as of January 1, 2006, there were some 97.1 million cattle and calves in the United States. Production on this scale is necessary to supply both the nation's and the trading partner's beef and dairy needs. But this large-scale opportunity also presents an animal health/public safety challenge: when an animal becomes sick, it's critical to quickly locate that individual animal and also to accurately determine whether any other animals were exposed to a potential disease threat. It's a challenge that demands robust, innovative Information Technology solution, like that offered by ViaTrace in partnership with HP.

LatiNode Helps Immigrants Stay in Touch 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

Using Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to provide reasonably priced international phone calls to immigrants in the United States and Europe, LatiNode supports more than 3 percent of the world's VoIP traffic and generates more than $135 million in annual sales. Those numbers have made the seven-year-old, 150-employee company, based in Miami, Florida, a telecommunications success story and one of the fastest-growing Hispanic businesses in the United States. HP provided reliable, competitively priced servers and PCs backed by strong local support and excellent service from HP partner ProSys Information Systems.

HP Workstations Help Put Full Sail Students on the Fast Track 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

For students serious about a career in computer animation, digital arts and design, film, game development or the entertainment business, Full Sail in Winter Park, Florida, offers accelerated degree programs, an unmatched dose of real-world education and a job placement record sure to please students and their parents. Providing a real-world education for 5,000 students yearly requires professional-grade technology at every level. Full Sail graduates are recruited to work at major film, recording and gaming companies around the world, and knowledge of the latest hardware and software is essential to their success. In the late 1990s, when Full Sail faced another expensive upgrade from its workstation vendor, Noteboom's team evaluated HP workstations.

HP Notebooks and Desktops Keep Denmark's Number One Independent Radio Station on Air 2006-12-20 01:00:25 Hewlett-Packard

Attracting one million listeners a week, Copenhagen-based Radio 100FM was launched in 2003 by Talpa Radio of The Netherlands and is Denmark's number one commercial radio station. Radio 100FM broadcasts music 24 hours a day to 38 per cent of the country so the constant availability of its IT is crucial. One of the most significant ways in which it achieves that availability is with HP desktop and notebook computers.

Windows Vista Helps the Source Lower IT Workload and Improve Security 2006-12-15 01:00:19 Microsoft

The Source wanted to improve management and security of its 450 desktops and notebooks, the majority of which run on Windows XP Service Pack 2. A pilot deployment and a business-value case study that included a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis showed how upgrading The Source's PCs to Windows Vista, the next-generation PC operating system, would provide these benefits.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Dell Case Study: Bergstrasse District Council	2008-05-09	Dell
The Bergstrasse district in Germany wanted to provide each pupil with a notebook for use in the classroom and at home. They needed to increase the current number of computers in the schools to achieve equal opportunities for all. The Bergstrasse district deployed Dell for its solution and implemented Dell Vostro 1500 notebooks with an education interface for class work and home use. Tags: Learning Management Systems
Climatologist Douglas Hardy Travels to Glaciers in the Highest Places on Earth, Where His Dell Latitude ATG Works Every Time	2007-11-26	Dell
The primary goal of the expeditions is to glaciers at 19,000 feet and higher on mountains in tropical ranges expose equipment to harsh working conditions that include physical shocks, vibration, dust, moisture, extreme temperatures, and low barometric pressure. As a solution the Climatologist deployed the Dell Latitude ATG D630 notebook computer equipped with a 32 GB solid-state drive proves reliable in some of the harshest of environments.
Pervasive Computing Enables Preventative Care	2007-05-23	IBM
Aarhus Kommune was determined to improve the quality of life of its elderly citizens, and wanted to explore recent technological advancements to improve quality of care and better sustain the health of its aging populace. The key challenge was to involve elderly citizens actively in coordinated care and improve management of the chronic ailments of this growing demographic. With assistance from IBM Global Business Services, Aarhus Kommune developed a blueprint for an integrated solution based on pervasive technology that could improve the quality of healthcare and homecare division care. Eight elderly patients volunteered to test the solution through a pilot program called "Eldertech," which involved providing each test subject with IBM Personal Care Connect devices and Lenovo ThinkPad X Series Tablet devices for home use over a four-month trial period. Tags: Tablets
Mail Order Firm Enhances Reporting, Improves Customer Service, and Cuts Licensing Costs	2007-01-01 01:00:30	Microsoft
Germany's third largest mail order company neckermann.de GmbH employs 7,800 people and recorded revenues of �1.71 billion (U.S.$2.03 billion) in 2004. A third of the company's sales are generated through 700,000 agency customers. Field service staff, responsible for supporting these, historically received business updates from headquarters every two weeks. As a result, information, such as customer payment arrears, was often out of date. To address this, the company deployed a new information system based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IBM ThinkPad mobile computers. This provides staff with current business data and helps them address customer queries more quickly.
Tablet PCs Help Boost Student Performance	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
Kent School District, south of Seattle, Washington, faces the ever-familiar educational challenges of motivating students and preparing them for success in the 21st century. One way the district is addressing these challenges is with a long-term educational plan that includes equipping thousands of secondary school students with HP Tablet PCs. The district began its effort with an extensive study of best-in-class school programs that equip every student with a computer. With Tablet PCs, users enjoy both a powerful notebook computer and - with a simple twist and click - a highly mobile tablet that can be written and drawn on with a digital pen.
HP Laptops Keep Pilot on Track	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, as of January 1, 2006, there were some 97.1 million cattle and calves in the United States. Production on this scale is necessary to supply both the nation's and the trading partner's beef and dairy needs. But this large-scale opportunity also presents an animal health/public safety challenge: when an animal becomes sick, it's critical to quickly locate that individual animal and also to accurately determine whether any other animals were exposed to a potential disease threat. It's a challenge that demands robust, innovative Information Technology solution, like that offered by ViaTrace in partnership with HP.
LatiNode Helps Immigrants Stay in Touch	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
Using Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to provide reasonably priced international phone calls to immigrants in the United States and Europe, LatiNode supports more than 3 percent of the world's VoIP traffic and generates more than $135 million in annual sales. Those numbers have made the seven-year-old, 150-employee company, based in Miami, Florida, a telecommunications success story and one of the fastest-growing Hispanic businesses in the United States. HP provided reliable, competitively priced servers and PCs backed by strong local support and excellent service from HP partner ProSys Information Systems.
HP Workstations Help Put Full Sail Students on the Fast Track	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
For students serious about a career in computer animation, digital arts and design, film, game development or the entertainment business, Full Sail in Winter Park, Florida, offers accelerated degree programs, an unmatched dose of real-world education and a job placement record sure to please students and their parents. Providing a real-world education for 5,000 students yearly requires professional-grade technology at every level. Full Sail graduates are recruited to work at major film, recording and gaming companies around the world, and knowledge of the latest hardware and software is essential to their success. In the late 1990s, when Full Sail faced another expensive upgrade from its workstation vendor, Noteboom's team evaluated HP workstations.
HP Notebooks and Desktops Keep Denmark's Number One Independent Radio Station on Air	2006-12-20 01:00:25	Hewlett-Packard
Attracting one million listeners a week, Copenhagen-based Radio 100FM was launched in 2003 by Talpa Radio of The Netherlands and is Denmark's number one commercial radio station. Radio 100FM broadcasts music 24 hours a day to 38 per cent of the country so the constant availability of its IT is crucial. One of the most significant ways in which it achieves that availability is with HP desktop and notebook computers.
Windows Vista Helps the Source Lower IT Workload and Improve Security	2006-12-15 01:00:19	Microsoft
The Source wanted to improve management and security of its 450 desktops and notebooks, the majority of which run on Windows XP Service Pack 2. A pilot deployment and a business-value case study that included a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis showed how upgrading The Source's PCs to Windows Vista, the next-generation PC operating system, would provide these benefits.