Enterprise Case Studies and Reference Materials
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BKW FMB Energy Company Boosts Productivity and Security with Desktop Modernization
Leading Swiss energy company BKW was running outdated desktop software on its employees' computers, compromising its ability to compete in an energy market where productivity and agility are essential. The company decided to upgrade its 2,300 computers to a new desktop platform based on the Windows Vista Enterprise operating system and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007. With the new software in place, BKW is benefiting from a significantly enhanced security environment, higher employee productivity, and better integration of mobile workstations. Read more...
City of Biel Realizes Concrete Benefits with Application Virtualization
The City Council of Biel, Switzerland uses approximately 650 client computers to help run the municipal government. Due to outdated technology for maintaining client software, the City's IT staff were required to expend large amounts of time distributing applications and performing manual software inventories. In order to manage its client software more efficiently, the City adopted a new solution based on Microsoft® Application Virtualization, a component of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance (MDOP). With its new technology in place, the City streams applications dynamically from a server to client computers, instead of having to install them locally. Faulty clients can now be restored within minutes, and the compilation of software inventories is automated, allowing IT staff to save hours of maintenance time each week while improving end-user productivity. Read more...
Cerner 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.
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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.
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Eastman Chemical Enhances Security and Prepares for the Future with Updated Operating System
Most recently, Eastman's client computers were running the Windows XP operating system. The decision to upgrade to the Windows Vista operating system was not automatic. In fact, the company strongly considered re-imaging its client computers with Windows XP. After exploring the new features and enhancements in Windows Vista, however, and after the IT department conducted a successful pilot program and application viability testing, Eastman was excited to deploy Windows Vista across its organization.
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PPG Industries 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.
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