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whitepaper Credit Union Optimizes Infrastructure to Gain Efficiency, Attain Carbon-Neutral Status2008-06-09 Microsoft
  Vancity, Canada's largest credit union, needed to increase efficiency. The credit union turned to technology to support its efforts and opted to standardize on Microsoft technologies because of their usability and value. By upgrading its Microsoft license agreement to the Enterprise Client Access License Suite, Vancity obtained a business productivity infrastructure that provides collaboration and communication in a cost-effective manner. For instance, the credit union uses Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to share electronic documents, reducing paper consumption and making it easy for employees to quickly find the information that they need to serve members.

Tags: Security Management, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Researchers' Move From Linux to Windows Yields Performance Gains, New Capabilities2008-06-09 Microsoft
  As a world leader in the research of protein behavior, the Daggett Research Group at the University of Washington is always in need of more computing power. The group augmented its existing Linux-based High-Performance Computing (HPC) resources with two new HPC systems based on Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, which has delivered better performance than Linux and enabled the group to make fundamental breakthroughs in how the results of simulations are analyzed.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Bank Cuts Loan Processing From Days to Hours With Document Management Solution2008-06-05 Microsoft
  Bank of Choice found that paper-based loan approval processes were standing in the way of providing the fastest and most effective customer service. Bank of Choice adopted a complete document management system based on software from KnowledgeLake, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The result cuts loan processing time from days to hours, boosts customer service while cutting costs, and increases competitiveness.

Tags: Document Management, Collaborative Web		   
whitepaper Localized Online Offers Help Retailers Reach Consumers and Drive Sales2008-06-02 Microsoft
  ShopLocal hosts online versions of printed circulars for leading retailers such as Albertsons, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe's, Staples, and Target, helping them draw consumers into local stores or to e-commerce sites. With Microsoft software, ShopLocal can support strong demand for its services and seasonal shopping peaks, and is delivering new offerings to help retailers better take advantage of the Internet to reach consumers and drive sales.

Tags: Programming Languages, Windows NT - 2000 - 2003		   
whitepaper Office Products Maker Boosts Innovation, Collaboration; Cuts Cycle Time in Half2008-05-28 Microsoft
  ACCO Brands, the global leader behind Swingline, Kensington, and other brands, wanted to improve innovation and collaboration and to standardize Product Life Cycle Management (PLM), in order to speed time to market, reduce costs, and further enhance product quality. The company adopted a Microsoft .NET - based enterprise PLM solution from Aras, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and cut cycle time by more than 50 percent, speeding time to market.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Digital Marketing and Event Solutions Agency Boosts Productivity and Morale With SharePoint Intranet2008-05-22 Microsoft
  Cramer is a Boston-area agency specializing in digital marketing and event solutions. To maintain content and brand consistency, Cramer needed a system for management and version control of templates, budgets, forms and other data in a central repository that would increase efficiency in proposal development and help support the sales team. After evaluating potential technology partners, Cramer selected Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Knowledge Management Associates Inc. (KMA) of Waltham, Mass., to provide a solution. KMA recommended the creation of a company-wide intranet using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.

Tags: Intranet, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper StatoilHydro Web Site Reaches Out to 4 Million External Stakeholders on Day One2008-05-14 Microsoft
  Based in Norway, two central players in the global oil industry - Statoil and Norsk Hydro oil and gas division - planned to merge businesses. They required a Web site to promote the new brand to key stakeholders, including customers and investors. A team of Statoil developers, along with Microsoft Services and Microsoft Gold Certified Partners Bouvet and BEKK Consulting built a Web solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Within just four months - and to coincide with the merger - the team launched a fully functional Web site, StatoilHydro.com.

Tags: Collaborative Web, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Financial Services Firm Scales Fast-Growing Hedging Application on Low-Cost Cluster2008-05-14 Microsoft
  Milliman, a global financial consulting firm, needed to expand the use of its highly successful variable annuity hedging model. The company deployed Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition on 150 servers - expected to grow to 250 by the end of 2008 - to reduce operating system licensing costs, retain the reliable Windows platform, and avoid the technical risk associated with a move to a Linux-based environment.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Open-Source Software Kit and Community Portal Advance Web Accessibility2008-05-09 Microsoft
  Worldwide, many organizations are adopting Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for collaboration and content management. To make Office SharePoint Server 2007 available to users with hearing, vision, and learning impairments, organizations need an efficient and affordable way to create SharePoint-based Web sites that meet accessibility standards. Although various vendors offer SharePoint accessibility solutions, the custom development involved can result in high costs. These solutions, which often lack extensibility, can also require ongoing services-based relationships to maintain accessibility in ever-evolving SharePoint environments. Microsoft partnered with HiSoftware, a leading provider of software solutions that help organizations maintain compliance in areas such as accessibility, privacy, and security, to develop the Accessibility Kit for SharePoint.

Tags: Collaborative Web, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Austrian Securities Agency Enhances IT Security With New Operating System2008-05-08 Microsoft
  As Austria's official Export Credit Agency (ECA), Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB) represents the government, handling volumes of sensitive financial information on a daily basis. OeKB's systems ran on the Windows 2000 operating system. However, while updates for Windows 2000 may still be available, the life cycle of the operating system is approaching its end. To be able to continue to offer its customers and business partners the best security standards, OeKB decided to upgrade to the Windows Vista operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. With the assistance of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Hewlett-Packard Ges.m.b.H., OeKB updated its operating systems to Windows Vista in less than four months.

Tags: Windows Vista, Collaboration Tools