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whitepaper Air Transport Company Enhances Collaboration With Synchronized Solution2008-08-21 Microsoft
  With offices spread throughout Europe and North America, SATA faced challenges maintaining its geographically dispersed IT infrastructure. Network connections were often slow and unreliable due to the low throughput of dedicated lines - ranging from 128 to 1,024 KiloBytes per second (KBps) - that supported the systems. Off late, SATA worked with Microsoft Consulting Services on an implementation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. After hearing about the company's document management and collaboration challenges, the consultants recommended Microsoft Office Groove 2007 software.

Tags: Document Management, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Australian Company Delivers Solutions Faster, Expands Capabilities With HPC Solution2008-08-21 Microsoft
  ISA Technologies, an IT services and innovative solutions provider in Australia, wanted to enhance its High-Performance Computing (HPC) services. By deploying Windows HPC Server 2008, it can support more line-of-business applications, and it has standardized its deployment processes. In addition, more employees, including application developers who use the Microsoft .NET Framework, can develop software for the new cluster.

Tags: Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Massachusetts Research Consultancy Rebuilds Its Server System on Microsoft Platform2008-08-12 Microsoft
  Mass Insight had been running an outdated server platform on an underpowered server that was too strained to handle the high demands of its workforce. Mass Insight collaborated with partner iCorps Technologies to deploy a new terminal service solution based on Microsoft Windows Server 2008. The result is a secure, reliable and more scalable platform that provides capacity for growth and functionality for remote workers.

Tags: Windows Server 2008		   
whitepaper Cognizant Boosts Internet Access, Productivity With Advanced Proxy Server Technology2008-08-01 Microsoft
  Fast and efficient access to the Internet is critical for the over 59,000 employees of Cognizant, which provides consulting, information technology, and business process outsourcing services to customers around the world. In view of the company's rapid growth, the IT department wanted to find a proxy server technology that would be scalable and easier to manage. Working with Microsoft Services, Cognizant replaced its older proxy server software with Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006, part of the Forefront line of business security products. The deployment improved overall Web performance for users, helped boost productivity, provided more protection from Internet-based threats, and optimized existing bandwidth.

Tags: Network Security, Security Management		   
whitepaper Growing Financial Services Firm Streamlines Collaboration and License Management2008-08-01 Microsoft
  For more than 138 years, First Niagara has continued to flourish as a financial services company in New York State by offering competitive services and by building strong relationships with customers and with the communities it serves. With the help of Microsoft Gold Certified Partner BrightPlanIT, First Niagara continues to evolve its technology to support that growth. In 2006, First Niagara acquired a Microsoft Select License agreement with Software Assurance to simplify license management, provide predictable budgeting, and gain new version upgrade rights. Under that agreement, it deployed Microsoft Systems Management Server and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and recently moved its e-mail system from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Tags: Email, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Natural Gas Producer Deploys New Intranet Solution, Meets Growth Challenges2008-08-01 Microsoft
  Chesapeake Energy, the leading natural-gas producer in the United States, is a rapidly growing company that tripled its employee headcount between 2005 and 2008. To meet the challenges of such rapid growth, the company needed a more powerful intranet solution to boost worker productivity, improve workflow, and enhance collaboration across the oil and gas value chain. Using Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Chesapeake Energy developed and deployed a new solution that integrates the company's intranet, extranet, and Internet presence. Through its extensibility, the solution streamlines collaboration across project teams, boosts productivity, simplifies data analysis, and creates the basis for consistent communications. With the business capabilities gained through the new solution, Chesapeake Energy is well positioned for future growth.

Tags: Application Servers, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper University Uses Web-Based Collaboration Platform for Student-Centered Learning2008-08-01 Microsoft
  The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) at Washington State University (WSU) is well known for its research into how technology can encourage student-centered learning. The CTLT had been looking for collaboration technologies to integrate into university curriculum so that students can take control of their learning experience and reach beyond the boundaries of the classroom. The CTLT found such a technology with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Using the My Site feature, students can create their own workspaces, reflect on their learning, and share information with people inside and outside the university. All over WSU, students and faculty are using My Site to move beyond traditional classroom learning, better preparing graduates for using collaborative digital technologies in the workplace.

Tags: Learning Management Systems, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Enterprise-Proven On-Demand Business Portal Provider, EnterConnect, Delivers SaaS to Their Customers and Marketplace Partners2008-08-01 Oracle
  RedChip Companies was seeking a robust, online content, document and project management system to support their rapidly expanding research and reporting business. The EnterConnect SaaS model appealed to RedChip because they would not incur large implementation costs. Limited IT resources, already consumed with running internal business systems and email, also supported a SaaS model. RedChip saw that EnterConnect, built on Oracle Fusion Middleware, could be quickly and easily configured to present them with familiar views of their information, as well as the new version control, document management and project collaboration capabilities they needed.

Tags: Customer Support Services, Application Development		   
whitepaper Avis Budget Group, Inc. Improves Customer Experience With Service-Oriented Architecture2008-08-01 Oracle
  Avis Budget Group, Inc. is one of the world leaders in vehicle rental services, reflecting the company's commitment to service, innovation, and professionalism. To help ensure a positive and consistent customer experience and keep loyal renters coming back time and again, Avis Budget's technology team implemented a new SOA infrastructure in 2004 to support all customer contact channels - including call centers, airport rental counters, standalone facilities, and the internet. The infrastructure, known as One Merged Enterprise & Global Architecture (OMEGA), is a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) built on Oracle WebLogic Server (previously known as BEA WebLogic Server). Today, the OMEGA foundation enables Avis to seamlessly process more than 60,000 transactions daily.

Tags: Web Services, Service-Oriented Architecture		   
whitepaper Greif, Inc. Automates and Improves Efficiency of Global Transportation Management2008-08-01 Oracle
  Greif, Inc. wanted to centralize and automate transportation planning and procurement to enhance operating efficiency. The challenge was to improve visibility into detailed freight data at the Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) level and control escalating fuel and freight costs. Greif, Inc. worked with Oracle Partner Capgemini to implement Oracle Transportation Management to automate and standardize transportation scheduling and management processes, thereby driving improved operational efficiencies as well as deployed a Web portal, enabling suppliers and customers to enter orders into Oracle Transportation Management for centralized freight planning by business unit, region, and/or mode.

Tags: Supply Chain Management