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Garanti Technology

Operating System Upgrade Helps Lower Costs and Enhances Security for Technology Leader

Garanti Technology is an industry leader in banking and financial services. It maintains a competitive edge by adopting the latest technology and building creative solutions to meet its customers’ needs. Following that mission, Garanti Technology is testing an upgrade to Windows Vista® using a Zero Touch Installation approach.

Cerner Corporation

IT Provider Enhances Security and Meets Customer Needs with New Operating System

Cerner Corporation creates healthcare IT solutions for hospitals, physician offices, employers, and government organizations. The company is responsible for sensitive data and required an operating system that would help it enhance security. It began upgrading to the Windows Vista® operating system in December 2006. Now, Cerner enjoys better use of its IT resources, enhanced security, improved associate productivity, and the ability to meet client expectations.

Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines Bets on Operating System Upgrade for Reduced IT and Energy Costs

An early adopter of new technology, Continental Airlines uses the latest information technology to keep the company on the cutting edge. With the Windows Vista® operating system, Continental gives its employees and customers better access to information in order to increase employee productivity and promote workforce mobility with enhanced security. Because Continental is an intensive user of mobile devices, interoperability among all systems is a must.

Harbor Wholesale Grocery Inc.

Wholesale Grocer Increases Security and Productivity with Latest Operating System

Harbor Wholesale Grocery, a grocery distributor for convenience stores, wanted better control of its PCs to prevent employees from installing software that could jeopardize the IT infrastructure. By using new deployment tools, Harbor deployed the Windows Vista® operating system faster than previous operating systems. The solution’s security features have helped protect the company’s IT systems and increase productivity.

Glenn County Human Resource Agency

County Agency Eases Compliance, Reduces Desktop Support by 40 Percent with Software Upgrade

Glenn County Human Resource Agency provides social services and programs to the residents of Glenn County, in California’s Central Valley. To take full advantage of its three-year software licensing agreement, the agency chose to upgrade to Windows Vista®. With enhanced security and centralized management features, the Windows Vista software is helping the agency more easily meet federal security requirements for desktop computers. In addition, the agency’s IT department has already experienced a 25 percent reduction in the time spent on providing desktop support, due to the ease of use of the operating system. As employees become more familiar with Windows Vista, the department expects to see a further 15 percent reduction in its desktop support tasks.

CollinsWoerman

Architectural Firm Reduces Time Spent on Routine IT Tasks by Up to 90 Percent
CollinsWoerman, known for its innovative and award-winning building designs, was due to replace its aging computers. For greater overall efficiency, it upgraded to the Windows Vista® operating system. With its new software, the IT department has reduced time spent on routine administrative tasks by up to 90 percent, and architects, designers, planners, and other staff are experiencing significant productivity gains from increased performance and ease of use.

PPG Industries

Leading Manufacturer Looks to the Future with Operating-System Upgrade

In its ongoing efforts to improve business practices and reduce costs, PPG Industries is upgrading more than 25,000 PCs that were running the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional operating system to the Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system. In turn, the company is simplifying growth, enabling easier and more secure wireless access, enhancing productivity, and raising user uptime while lowering help-desk and IT costs.

Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece

Government Agency Enhances Security, Eases IT Maintenance with New Operating System

The Ministry decided to deploy the Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system and Microsoft® Office Professional Plus 2007 to 8,000 desktop computers and 2,000 laptop computers.

Avanade

IT Solution Provider Increases Security and Efficiency with New PC Operating System

The employees of Avanade know that part of the company’s success is practicing what they preach. The Seattle, Washington–based company provides IT solutions to enterprises around the world and frequently encounters situations where personal com-puters are subject to theft or loss, where data can be compromised through inadequate security, and where IT management is seeking to streamline internal processes. Avanade decided to improve its internal operations in all of these areas by upgrading its worksta-tion and portable computers from the Windows® XP operating system to the Windows Vista® operating system. With more than 85 percent of company employees now using the newer operating system, the company is experiencing enhanced security, better management functions for the IT department, and greater usability for employees.

Barker Implement

Latest Operating Systems Help Farm Equipment Dealer Grow Yet Keep IT Costs Low

Barker Implement sells John Deere farm equipment from its stores located throughout Iowa. The company wanted to expand its business, improve employee productivity and customer service, and strengthen IT security, without adding IT staff. To address those goals, Barker standardized on Windows Vista® Business for all new client computers and began deploying Windows Server® 2008 on its servers. Thanks to the remote assistance, operating-system deployment, and flexible security capabilities of the operating systems, two IT staff are able to support six geographically widespread stores with fewer in-person visits. Rapid file searching and easy connectivity features in Windows Vista also help sales staff access critical information faster, in the office and in the field, to serve customers better. Barker expects these efficiencies to result in long-term cost savings as the company grows.

Gestível Serviços

Shared-Services Company Standardizes IT Systems on New Desktop Software

Gestível Serviços is a shared services company that provides financial, administrative, quality-control and IT services to its parent company, E.T.E. Group. To enhance employee productivity, Gestível deployed a standard desktop image to 384 computers based on the Windows Vista® operating system and the 2007 Microsoft® Office system. Since the upgrade, help-desk calls have declined while employee productivity has increased.

DONG Energy

Energy Company Standardizes Its IT Environment to Support Integration

DONG Energy was formed in 2006 by a combination of six Danish energy companies. After the merger, the company was left with a highly complex IT infrastructure with multiple desktop platforms. To simplify management and integrate its business applications—and provide a platform for developing new ones—DONG Energy built a common IT infrastructure standardized on Microsoft® products. This included deploying a single desktop image based on the Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 on 6,000 personal computers in over 50 locations. The new IT environment is helping DONG Energy provide a consistent user experience for its employees and simplify desktop management for its IT staff.

Enterasys Networks

IT Solution Provider Uses New Operating System to Enhance Productivity and Security

As a provider of IT network security solutions, Enterasys has a deep understanding of the business value gained from enhancing both user productivity and corporate security. To help its own users work more productively across many locations and projects, and to help increase the security of its network, Enterasys decided to deploy the Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system to its corporate workstations and portable PCs in a phased rollout. The software is already helping users be more productive through tools such as Instant Search that integrate tightly with their desktop programs, including the Microsoft Office Outlook® 2007 messaging and collaboration client. Enterasys IT staff are configuring Windows® Internet Explorer® 7 in Windows Vista to enhance network security, and are using Windows Vista tools to expedite the desktop deployments.

Thomas College

College Boosts Productivity, Security by Upgrading to the Latest Operating System

Thomas College is a small liberal arts school in Maine that prides itself on providing the latest technology for its students and staff. The school’s Information Technology department wanted to standardize on one PC operating system in order to improve user productivity, enhance security, and ease management tasks. The school decided on the Windows Vista® operating system and recommends that all incoming students purchase portable computers from Dell with the operating system preinstalled. Widespread use of Windows Vista on the campus is helping improve user productivity, enhance security, and create a solid foundation for future improvements in the IT environment, including 64-bit computing.

Sielte

Italian Technology Company Enhances Productivity with Integrated Software

A leading Italian provider of engineering and information services, Sielte has established a long-term commitment to technological innovation. In order to take advantage of new productivity features, Sielte is upgrading its computers to the Windows Vista® operating system and the 2007 Microsoft® Office system. The initial deployment to 600 computers has already helped improve employee productivity by an estimated 20 percent, while contributing to a 20 percent reduction in help-desk calls. The company is using new IT management tools to automate and streamline deployment, and is taking advantage of Microsoft training resources to help ensure a smooth transition for employees. It is also capitalizing on integrated communication technologies to help its employees work together easily. Sielte plans to deploy the new desktop software to 80 percent of its computers by the end of 2008.

TriCenter Community Schools

School District Enhances Learning and Saves on IT Costs with Latest Operating System

Tri-Center Community Schools educates 900 K–12 students on one campus in southwest Iowa. By upgrading its computers to the Windows Vista® operating system, the district provided teachers with state-of-the-art multimedia capabilities for creating more engaging learning experiences that better prepare students for college and work. Deploying Windows Vista also has helped to reduce desktop deployment, management, and support time.

Satyam Computer Services Limited

Technology Services Provider Improves Efficiency and Productivity
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (Satyam) wanted a solution that would keep conflicts and system disruptions in check, minimize user downtime and inconvenience, and avoid exposure to security threats. The company decided to migrate to the Windows Vista® operating system by using deployment tools such as Windows® Deployment Services and Microsoft® Systems Management Server 2003. The deployment has helped the organization reduce internal IT management costs and the number of helpdesk calls while enhancing end-user security and productivity. Now, Satyam can add thousands more mobile devices to its network safely.

Kantonsspital St. Gallen

Hospital Enables New Projects with Upgraded Desktop Infrastructure

Kantonsspital St. Gallen comprises the hospitals of St. Gallen, Rorschach, and Flawil, and provides essential medical care for east Switzerland. For seven years, the hospital’s computer workstation infrastructure was based on the Windows® 2000 operating system and Microsoft® Office 2000 desktop applications. The client software was increasingly reaching the limits of its performance, however, and becoming unstable in some areas. In order to retain high service levels at a reasonable cost, Kantonsspital St. Gallen chose to deploy the Windows Vista® Enterprise operating system and the 2007 Microsoft Office system on 2,000 computers across the organization. This powerful new IT infrastructure will also support the hospital in introducing further value-added services such as a clinical workstation portal for its employees that will be built using Microsoft Office SharePoint® Server 2007.

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