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whitepaper University Speeds Research and Enhances Researcher Agility With HPC System2009-07-07 Microsoft
  The Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of California at Los Angeles is dedicated to the development of scientific approaches for the comprehensive mapping of brain structure and function. Until recently, researchers who wanted to use the LONI HPC cluster needed both expertise in working in a Linux environment and extreme patience. The system was so heavily used that they typically had a long wait before getting access to the resource. LONI decided to try the Cray CX1 deskside supercomputer running the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Expertise of Technology Center Helps Financial Software Provider Meet Customer Demand2009-07-02 Microsoft
  Paris, France-based Altaven produces tax optimization software to help companies improve reporting and regulatory compliance, and realize tax savings. Altaven wanted to create a Web-based version of its corporate tax software to satisfy customer demand. To ensure that the company was developing an effective solution, it took advantage of the Microsoft Technology Center to validate the use of an architecture that relies on Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services. With the solution, it was able to add Web support and a host of other features to the product in time to meet an aggressive launch date.

Tags: Software Development Tools, Server Platforms - OS		   
whitepaper Supercomputing Firm Offers World-Class Resources With Operating System Flexibility2009-07-01 Microsoft
  R Systems provides flexible High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources for academic researchers and commercial organizations. The company offers traditional Linux clusters as well as clusters that run on the Windows HPC Server 2008 operating system. By making Windows HPC Server available, R Systems increases productivity for its customers by using the best operating system for their particular research applications.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Data Infrastructure		   
whitepaper University Cuts Costs, Improves Performance, Speeds Provisioning With Virtualization2009-07-01 Microsoft
  The University of Miami (UM) is one of the leading research universities in the United States. With a server infrastructure that exceeded its facility's capacity and required the use of valuable resources to administer, the 10 IT staff in UM's enterprise Windows server group needed to consolidate servers and streamline management. Now it is running Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, migrating VMware Server and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 to the Hyper-V technology, and using Microsoft System Center products to manage, monitor, and back up its environment.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Sony Ericsson Improves Productivity, Cuts Costs With Branch Optimization Solution2009-07-01 Microsoft
  Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications provides consumers and businesses worldwide with advanced cell phones, wireless modems for PCs, and other cellular and broadband technologies. To stay a leader in this fiercely competitive industry, Sony Ericsson sought technology that could help its employees access applications and IT services faster over the company's global network. To accomplish this, Sony Ericsson deployed Windows Server on WAAS - Cisco Wide Area Applications Services (WAAS) running Windows Server 2008. With the Windows Server on WAAS solution, teams in different parts of the world can access enterprise applications and share data files more easily. Plus the streamlined, more cost-effective data and branch IT architecture helps the company save about ?17,000 (U.S.$24,000) per branch annually.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS		   
whitepaper Children's Hospital Boston Prescribes HP and Microsoft Solution to Enhance e-Mail Disaster Protection and Save $300,000+2009-07-01 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
  For the past 19 years, U.S. News & World Report magazine has ranked Children's Hospital Boston as one of the top two pediatric hospitals in the country. U.S. News & World Report magazine wanted to provide a highly available, easily recoverable platform to support migration to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. .S. News & World Report magazine deployed Microsoft Exchange 2007 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 on HP BladeSystem technology and HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage area network systems.

Tags: Internet and Web, Server Platforms - OS		   
whitepaper Eye Hospital Reduces Energy Costs by £10,000 a Year With Virtualised Servers2009-07-01 Microsoft
  The IT department at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for deploying and hosting medical and business software for the whole of the organisation. With only five people on the team, it is often under pressure to get applications up and running in short timescales. By deploying the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V virtualisation technology, new applications can be deployed in a matter of days.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Virtualization to Save Company More Than $350,000 Annually in Space and Power Costs2009-07-01 Microsoft
  Lionbridge Technologies, a leading provider of localization services, needed to centralize its IT infrastructure. However, the company lacked room in its main data center for more servers, and the time it would take to deploy them also hindered change. To consolidate, Lionbridge implemented Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V virtualization technology, and then upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2. By deploying virtual servers, the company has cut server deployment time from weeks to minutes and has eased overall administration. Lionbridge has also tripled its server infrastructure without increasing floor space or power consumption. The company estimates that it will save more than U.S. $350,000 annually in space and power costs by running virtual servers.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Continental Airlines Projects $1.5 Million Annual Savings Through Virtualization2009-07-01 Microsoft
  Continental Airlines needed to consolidate its server hardware, lower its costs, and achieve a highly available server solution. It also wanted to better serve its remote workers. When the company learned about the virtualization capabilities of Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, it decided to deploy a beta version of the software. Features such as Remote Desktop Services, Hyper-V technology, and Cluster Shared Volumes have streamlined the deployment and management of virtual servers and desktops. Remote users now have a desktop experience nearly identical to in-office workers, helping them to be more productive. Continental has already consolidated more than 125 servers and deployed more than 320 virtual machines.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS, Server Hardware		   
whitepaper Top 10 Ways Windows Server 2008 R2 Helps Save You Money2009-07-01 Microsoft
  Windows Server 2008 R2 is the newest Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Designed to help organizations reduce operating costs and increase efficiencies, Windows Server 2008 R2 provides enhanced management control over resources across the enterprise. It is designed to provide better energy efficiency and performance by helping to reduce power consumption and lower overhead costs. Windows Server 2008 R2 also delivers improved branch office capabilities, an exciting new remote access work experience, streamlined server management, and hugely expands Microsoft virtualization vision.

Tags: Server Platforms - OS