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Windows Vista Can Help Claro Improve Productivity, Security, and Compliance 2006-12-15 01:00:19 Microsoft

Located in Brazil, Claro (a subsidiary of America Movil) is a telecommunications company with over 12,000 employees. Claro wanted to improve management and security of its 9,000 desktops and notebooks, the majority of which are running on Windows 2000. Claro has deployed a 48-user Windows Vista pilot in a test lab environment involving 3 office locations. A pilot deployment and a business-value case study that involved a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis showed how upgrading Claro's PCs to Windows Vista, the next-generation PC operating system, would help provide these benefits.

Oracle Case Study: QuadraMed 2006-12-14 01:00:24 Oracle

As a newly listed public company, QuadraMed, Inc., needed to get up and running quickly on a solution for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. With a small internal audit group and limited resources, QuadraMed also wanted a cost-effective solution that would enforce long-term compliance by automating the entire process and pushing accountability down to business process owners. QuadraMed standardized on Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management, leveraging the internal controls and best practices built into the applications to prepare for listing on the American Stock Exchange and ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. An early filer, QuadraMed also deployed PeopleSoft Enterprise Internal Controls Enforcer to meet its year-end deadline for Section 404 compliance.

Oracle Case Study: Symmetricom, Inc. 2006-12-06 01:00:24 Oracle

Serving customers in more than 90 countries, Symmetricom, Inc., is the leading supplier of precise time and frequency products and services, helping to define world standards. Symmetricom wanted to standardize and automate manufacturing and administrative processes to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability. The company wanted to create a reliable, secure, scalable infrastructure and improve customer service and support. The company implemented Oracle E-Business Suite On Demand, providing a complete, simple, integrated end-to-end solution that allowed Symmetricom to improve business process efficiency and focus on critical tasks.

BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track 2006-12-15 01:00:19 Opsware

In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately earned the company the 2006 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award. Download this case study to learn why BNSF chose the Opsware Network Automation System to manage its rapidly growing infrastructure and to learn how the solution has enabled the company to:
Double its wireless usage without increasing labor costs

Ensure that best practices for change management are consistently enforced

Simplify Sarbanes-Oxley reporting

3Com Case Study: T. Rowe Price 2006-10-20 01:00:16 3Com

T. Rowe Price, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is an investment management firm offering individuals and institutions around the world investment management guidance and expertise. T. Rowe Price has approximately 1,000 servers and users all over the world - London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, among other places. Senior management, auditors and network security staff needed a reliable IPS system to protect their applications. The intrusion prevention product they bought ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, led to a radical decrease in spyware by more than 80%, was easy to deploy and to maintain, and protected the company's servers from exploits that would have made it through their firewall without it.

XOsoft Helps Assure Max Re of the Recoverability of Their Data 2006-09-21 01:00:14 CA (Computer Associates)

Max Re is a public insurance company with offices located in Bermuda and Dublin, Ireland. The VP of Technology wanted to make sure that if Bermuda got hit by another hurricane, Max Re could easily recover their replicated data from Ireland with no effect on productivity. Max Re decided to implement XOsoft's Assured Recovery. WANSync is installed on e-mail, file, and database servers at Max Re's Bermuda headquarters. WANSync continuously replicates multi-gigabyte spool files between Max Re's main offices and replicas in Dublin.

Healthcare Provider Uses Online Portal Solution to Improve Compliance Process 2006-09-12 01:00:16 Microsoft

Based in Alabama, HealthSouth is one of the largest healthcare service providers in the United States, employing more than 40,000 employees at 1,100 facilities with 16,000 desktop computers. Each month, 1,100 HealthSouth facility administrators manually completed thousands of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and sent them by e-mail to accountants at the head office. To improve compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, HealthSouth standardized financial data submission to a central portal built with Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. To comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, HealthSouth now tracks all financial data submitted to the head office.

Insuring Against Backup Losses 2006-08-23 01:00:12 Jupitermedia

Crawford Adjusters Canada had a number of reasons to go looking for a new backup and recovery solution. For starters, the company's aging backup process wasn't doing the trick anymore, and more and more clients were requiring proof of a solid disaster recovery plan. The company also had to comply with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Those factors drove the company to overhaul its backup and recovery infrastructure, but the change had other benefits too. For Crawford Adjusters, getting its backup processes and disaster recovery strategy in order resulted in IT efficiencies, easier administration and cost savings. While searching for a full disaster recovery solution, they found Asigra, whose products are used for both disaster recovery and to help them improve the backup process.

Plasmon Case Study: Citistreet 2006-08-18 01:00:11 Plasmon

CitiStreet, owned by Citigroup, is a premier global benefit provider, and one of the nation's largest retirement plan record keepers. As part of their products and services offerings, Citistreet is required by various regulations, including SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA, to securely maintain and archive its client's data. Citistreet also needed to meet application requirements by implementing a cost-effective secure removable WORM archive within an existing well-known infrastructure. Citistreet Benefit Management Division Utilizes Veritas Solutions Pegasus and Cost-effective UDO (Ultra Density Optical) Storage to Archive Critical Data for Regulatory Compliant Data Retention. Citistreet had Veritas Netbackup in place as the backup and recover solution for all data and backend systems.

BakBone Upgrades to Unlimited Edition Worldwide; Cuts Costs While Driving Compliance 2006-07-18 00:17:25 Salesforce.com

BakBone Software, a global provider of data protection software, is using the AppExchange on-demand platform to create, deploy and manage three new applications critical to running its business. AppExchange has enabled BakBone to dramatically extend the value of its salesforce.com deployment by allowing it to build and run on-demand applications for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, change management and human resources that greatly simplify operations and streamline global employee management. AppExchange unites all of BakBone's on-demand applications with a single data model, single security model and a single user interface.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Windows Vista Can Help Claro Improve Productivity, Security, and Compliance	2006-12-15 01:00:19	Microsoft
Located in Brazil, Claro (a subsidiary of America Movil) is a telecommunications company with over 12,000 employees. Claro wanted to improve management and security of its 9,000 desktops and notebooks, the majority of which are running on Windows 2000. Claro has deployed a 48-user Windows Vista pilot in a test lab environment involving 3 office locations. A pilot deployment and a business-value case study that involved a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis showed how upgrading Claro's PCs to Windows Vista, the next-generation PC operating system, would help provide these benefits.
Oracle Case Study: QuadraMed	2006-12-14 01:00:24	Oracle
As a newly listed public company, QuadraMed, Inc., needed to get up and running quickly on a solution for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. With a small internal audit group and limited resources, QuadraMed also wanted a cost-effective solution that would enforce long-term compliance by automating the entire process and pushing accountability down to business process owners. QuadraMed standardized on Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management, leveraging the internal controls and best practices built into the applications to prepare for listing on the American Stock Exchange and ongoing compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. An early filer, QuadraMed also deployed PeopleSoft Enterprise Internal Controls Enforcer to meet its year-end deadline for Section 404 compliance.
Oracle Case Study: Symmetricom, Inc.	2006-12-06 01:00:24	Oracle
Serving customers in more than 90 countries, Symmetricom, Inc., is the leading supplier of precise time and frequency products and services, helping to define world standards. Symmetricom wanted to standardize and automate manufacturing and administrative processes to improve operational efficiency, productivity, and profitability. The company wanted to create a reliable, secure, scalable infrastructure and improve customer service and support. The company implemented Oracle E-Business Suite On Demand, providing a complete, simple, integrated end-to-end solution that allowed Symmetricom to improve business process efficiency and focus on critical tasks.
BNSF Railway Automates Change Management to Keep Business on Track	2006-12-15 01:00:19	Opsware
In 2005, BNSF Railway became one of the first companies in the railroad industry to deploy an extensive wireless network and automate the management of its IT infrastructure. It's a strategic initiative that ultimately earned the company the 2006 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award. Download this case study to learn why BNSF chose the Opsware Network Automation System to manage its rapidly growing infrastructure and to learn how the solution has enabled the company to: Double its wireless usage without increasing labor costs Ensure that best practices for change management are consistently enforced Simplify Sarbanes-Oxley reporting
3Com Case Study: T. Rowe Price	2006-10-20 01:00:16	3Com
T. Rowe Price, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is an investment management firm offering individuals and institutions around the world investment management guidance and expertise. T. Rowe Price has approximately 1,000 servers and users all over the world - London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, among other places. Senior management, auditors and network security staff needed a reliable IPS system to protect their applications. The intrusion prevention product they bought ensured compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, led to a radical decrease in spyware by more than 80%, was easy to deploy and to maintain, and protected the company's servers from exploits that would have made it through their firewall without it.
XOsoft Helps Assure Max Re of the Recoverability of Their Data	2006-09-21 01:00:14	CA (Computer Associates)
Max Re is a public insurance company with offices located in Bermuda and Dublin, Ireland. The VP of Technology wanted to make sure that if Bermuda got hit by another hurricane, Max Re could easily recover their replicated data from Ireland with no effect on productivity. Max Re decided to implement XOsoft's Assured Recovery. WANSync is installed on e-mail, file, and database servers at Max Re's Bermuda headquarters. WANSync continuously replicates multi-gigabyte spool files between Max Re's main offices and replicas in Dublin.
Healthcare Provider Uses Online Portal Solution to Improve Compliance Process	2006-09-12 01:00:16	Microsoft
Based in Alabama, HealthSouth is one of the largest healthcare service providers in the United States, employing more than 40,000 employees at 1,100 facilities with 16,000 desktop computers. Each month, 1,100 HealthSouth facility administrators manually completed thousands of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and sent them by e-mail to accountants at the head office. To improve compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, HealthSouth standardized financial data submission to a central portal built with Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003. To comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, HealthSouth now tracks all financial data submitted to the head office.
Insuring Against Backup Losses	2006-08-23 01:00:12	Jupitermedia
Crawford Adjusters Canada had a number of reasons to go looking for a new backup and recovery solution. For starters, the company's aging backup process wasn't doing the trick anymore, and more and more clients were requiring proof of a solid disaster recovery plan. The company also had to comply with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Those factors drove the company to overhaul its backup and recovery infrastructure, but the change had other benefits too. For Crawford Adjusters, getting its backup processes and disaster recovery strategy in order resulted in IT efficiencies, easier administration and cost savings. While searching for a full disaster recovery solution, they found Asigra, whose products are used for both disaster recovery and to help them improve the backup process.
Plasmon Case Study: Citistreet	2006-08-18 01:00:11	Plasmon
CitiStreet, owned by Citigroup, is a premier global benefit provider, and one of the nation's largest retirement plan record keepers. As part of their products and services offerings, Citistreet is required by various regulations, including SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA, to securely maintain and archive its client's data. Citistreet also needed to meet application requirements by implementing a cost-effective secure removable WORM archive within an existing well-known infrastructure. Citistreet Benefit Management Division Utilizes Veritas Solutions Pegasus and Cost-effective UDO (Ultra Density Optical) Storage to Archive Critical Data for Regulatory Compliant Data Retention. Citistreet had Veritas Netbackup in place as the backup and recover solution for all data and backend systems.
BakBone Upgrades to Unlimited Edition Worldwide; Cuts Costs While Driving Compliance	2006-07-18 00:17:25	Salesforce.com
BakBone Software, a global provider of data protection software, is using the AppExchange on-demand platform to create, deploy and manage three new applications critical to running its business. AppExchange has enabled BakBone to dramatically extend the value of its salesforce.com deployment by allowing it to build and run on-demand applications for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, change management and human resources that greatly simplify operations and streamline global employee management. AppExchange unites all of BakBone's on-demand applications with a single data model, single security model and a single user interface.