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whitepaper Software Developer Increases Product Scalability With Access to the Right Resources2008-04-01 Microsoft Tips
  Multi-Systems, Inc. (MSI) wanted to improve the scalability of its next-generation hotel property management system. The company attended an Architecture Design Session and Proof-of-Concept Workshop at a Microsoft Technology Center, which gave MSI the knowledge needed to increase scalability and improve its load-testing practices. The experience also boosted MSI's confidence in using new technologies and enhanced its relationship with Microsoft.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper An International Airline Reduces Costs of Aircraft Parking and Engine Maintenance Through Smarter Scheduling2008-01-01 IBM
  The airline wanted to reduce costs by making the processes of assigning aircraft to parking slots and scheduling engine maintenance more efficient. IBM built a user-friendly application that contains advanced mathematical models and algorithms that find the optimal solution for parking any set of aircraft over a specific period of time. The application considers the many complex variables involved in scheduling aircraft parking in less than three minutes and can be manually adjusted using a graphical interface. IBM developed an engine management application that reduced scheduling time for 30 engines to one hour and helped reduce operational and rule violation costs by 30%. In addition, the parking scheduling application helped reduce outsourcing costs by 30%.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper IBM Case Study: The City of Stockholm2008-01-01 IBM
  Stockholm wanted to reduce both the number of traffic jams in the city and the municipality's air pollution levels. Road-use charging systems must demonstrate a high degree of accuracy. An inefficient system costs the city funds it would otherwise have earned from tolls. Incorrect billings also cause bad feelings among residents. Understanding this, the IBM Global Business Services team called upon IBM Research to help boost the accuracy of the automated license plate recognition system. IBM researchers delivered an OCR engine that significantly increased the number of license plates automatically identified in good weather - with still greater improvement anticipated during bad weather. This translates directly to a significant reduction in manual data entry costs.   
whitepaper By Optimizing Four Key Production Processes, This Manufacturer Reduces Inefficiencies and Cuts Costs2008-01-01 IBM
  The manufacturer was dealing with a changing business environment. Customers were placing smaller orders with shorter fulfillment lead-times and there were regional economic difficulties, production excesses and trade disputes. The company needed to cut costs and be more efficient to stay competitive. IBM was hired to help optimize the four basic areas of steel production - inventory application, slab design, cast design and finishing line scheduling. Each area was treated as a separate project. IBM researchers and consultants worked together to define the issue for each project and break those issues into smaller problems. Next, using client guidelines the team modeled the optimal solutions, inventing new algorithms as needed.

Tags: Warehouse Inventory Management, Application Development		   
whitepaper The IBM Research Constraint Solver Models and Solves Complex Problems Through the Examination and Prioritization of Myriad Variables and Constraints2008-01-01 IBM
  Variables can be a headache. Ask any seventh grader puzzling over a2=9. When variables for a given problem include the myriad manufactured parts that make a truck engine run or the skill sets of thousands of employees, the capabilities of the human mind can be overwhelmed. Enter the IBM Research Constraint Solver. This core technology is offered by IBM On Demand Innovation Services, a partnership between IBM Research and IBM Global Business Services (GBS). The Constraint Solver models and solves problems involving thousands of variables and multi-tiered constraints. A robust general-purpose tool in use for more than a decade, it employs both deterministic and stochastic searches to develop high-level parameters for each problem. It then uses algorithms to solve them.   
whitepaper Carillion plc: Performance Testing Proves Technology Solution Is Failsafe2007-12-21 AppLabs
  Carillion plc is one of the UK's leading building, infrastructure and business services companies and employs over 50,000 people. The increase in the amount of work that Carillion was now conducting for the client meant that the IT system used to manage construction projects for claimants had to cope with a much greater capacity. AppLabs worked closely with Carillion's application experts to help understand and resolve the errors that had been found. This resulted in a new version of the system and a replacement of the incompatible software. Carillion then recommissioned AppLabs to repeat the performance tests in a staging environment at one of Carillion's offices.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: Burger King2007-11-17 Microsoft Tips
  Equity Marketing, promotions agency for Burger King, approached Microsoft to produce three Burger King-branded Xbox games to sell exclusively at company locations in North America for only $3.99 each - a fraction of the typical cost of a retail game - and do it all in less than a year. In addition, they were hoping to create an experience that would be compelling for the notoriously suspicious gamer audience, while including a strong marketing push for Burger King's brand and products. To the delight of everyone on the team, the finished products were even greater than the sum of their parts - robust, retail-level games with terrific gameplay, rich scenarios and environments, and one of the oddest takes ever on a corporate icon.   
whitepaper Engineering Services Provider Increases Output of Software Development Group2007-11-01 Microsoft
  Although global engineering firm CH2M HILL followed the Microsoft Solutions Framework development methodology, it lacked a comprehensive tool set to support its strategy for application lifecycle management, resulting in inconsistent planning and reporting, and lengthy software development and Quality Assurance (QA) cycles. The company addressed these needs by supporting its application lifecycle management strategy with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System, which offers powerful role-based tools for all members of the development team, combined with a centralized repository for project data. With its new strategy and solution, CH2M HILL is benefiting from a consistent, repeatable, and measurable software development process; increased development and QA team output; significantly higher software quality; and improved communication and collaboration with project stakeholders.

Tags: Application Development, Collaboration Tools		   
whitepaper Alpha Five Shows Florida Peninsula Insurance Company the Sunny Side of Development2007-10-16 Alpha Software
  Florida Peninsula Insurance Company wanted to improve the management of tens of thousands of customers and their claims processed each year. It needed a rapid application development tool that would speed production of their claims management system. The company also worried about the level of security its current system offered for the constant flow of sensitive financial and personal information. Searching for a better solution, Florida Peninsula found Alpha Software. In under two weeks, Florida Peninsula was developing new applications, and fine-tuning old ones using Alpha Five.

Tags: Application Development		   
whitepaper Test Automation Using IBM Rational for an Insurance Solution Provider2007-10-01 AppLabs
  The company is a leading provider of specialized software, services and information for the property and casualty insurance industry. The company's solutions facilitate independent agent productivity and carrier/agent connectivity. The company required automation for their flagship product; an insurance CRM system for mid-to-large sized agencies built using Microsoft .NET tools. AppLabs was employed to take on the technical delivery of the automated scripts using IBM Rational and documented these in a sophisticated Test Plan.

Tags: Service Level Management, Application Development