Play.com in case studies
Cineworld goes green with virtualisation
Case Study The new website includes the facility for customers to buy cinema vouchers and play trailers, as well as the standard film time and content information.silicon.com Classics Want the best of... [15 Dec 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study Q is for Quad-play Speaking to silicon.com, IT systems manager at Ashurst, Paolo Picone, said: "It became apparent that we were spending more time than perhaps was efficient actually dealing with those... [15 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study Q is for Quad-play Speaking to silicon.com, Rob Ramsay, IT director at Taylor Woodrow, said: "It was frankly holding the business back. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as... [10 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study A project to tackle digital exclusion in socially deprived regions of Merseyside has brought free plug-and-play internet access to hundreds of homes with children of school age. Q is for Quad-play Kehoe... [17 Jun 2008]
Why next-gen videoconferencing can mean more travel
Case Study While high-end videoconferencing can play a role in reducing the costs of corporate travel - financial and environmental - the most notable benefits of the 'telepresence' technology are the softer ones, according to... [24 Apr 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study Q is for Quad-play The ITF's website (daviscup.com) provides live scoring and statistics for up to 10 Davis Cup ties, seeing huge traffic spikes of up to six million page views per match weekend. Mat... [12 Mar 2008]
AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date
Case Study Q is for Quad-play Speaking to silicon.com, Gary Keogh, global programme manager at AstraZeneca, said: "We hadn't invested in the email system for maybe 10 years or more, so we needed a big, big... [23 Jan 2008]
Cambridge Uni keeps tabs on web traffic
Case Study The ZXTM boxes are used for load-balancing when demand is high and also play a role in facilitating automated disaster failover. Check out the Editor's Blog for the silicon.com chief's take on the hot... [05 Oct 2007]
Virtualisation helps teachers slash electricity bill
Case Study Bernard King, systems architect at the ATL, told silicon.com: "We have doubled the number of servers we can support and halved the number of physical boxes we use. The VMware software the association is using also allows... [26 Mar 2007]
Wireless network boosts college options
Case Study Ian Meaton, network manager at the college told silicon.com: "These e-learning programmes and resources play a pivotal role in ensuring all our students, whatever their disability, gain access to the... [04 Jan 2007]
Harvey Nics goes shopping for security
Case Study Smith said a high level of 'plug and play' functionality was important as he didn't have the resources to dedicate time to installing, configuring and implementing more complex measures. Retail chain Harvey Nichols has... [17 Jun 2005]
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