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Travis Perkins builds its tech future
Case Study Clive Carter, IT Infrastructure manager of Travis Perkins, told silicon.com: "We bought Wickes in February 2005 and we needed to look at bringing the two data centres together. Logicalis built and tested two data... [20 Jun 2008]
How outsourcing saved Zurich's IT
Case Study Zurich CIO Michael Paravicini said that there was no global IT strategy and that its outdated infrastructure relied on too many data centres and incompatible software platforms, with 30 different claim systems in place. [10 Jun 2008]
Woolworths slashes costs with supply chain tech
Case Study The company therefore decided to move onto SAP SCM software and started implementation at its Bedford and Swindon distribution centres at the beginning of the year. High street retailer Woolworths has streamlined its... [02 Jun 2008]
Childnet helps parents get web savvy
Case Study At home, not only is the resource helping to bring more people onto the digital superhighway but it has provided a valuable resource for local schools to use to engage the parents of the children in their care as they attempt to become... [08 May 2008]
Pitney Bowes boosts efficiency with mobile worker app
Case Study Another business benefit of deploying the app is reduced staff costs as Pitney Bowes has been able to reduce headcount in its call centres - though Strain refused to be drawn on the number of jobs that have gone as a... [08 Apr 2008]
Rugby club scores with automated backup
Case Study Before the backup data set is transmitted to the Datastore 365 data centres, the Asigra Televaulting software analyses the data, finds new and changed file blocks from the previous backup, eliminates duplicate files and... [21 Jan 2008]
Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying
Case Study Based in the west of London, the university is one of the main higher education centres in the city and uses a distributed email system. Brunel University has adapted its spam filter to help fight email bullying. [11 Jan 2008]
Connecting to the world when disaster strikes
Case Study The comms charity also provides longer term centres to co-ordinate aid efforts, particularly in Africa. Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) provides connectivity wherever disaster strikes to co-ordinate aid efforts and link... [11 Jun 2007]
Virtualisation powers up energy group
Case Study Since the move to virtualisation, E.ON is using 56 per cent less power and has reduced the amount of heat pouring out from its data centres by more than half. The company's previous nine data centres... [23 Apr 2007]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study But with the 'Host Man' programme to install two new data centres to support the network and a complete refresh of the desktop computer infrastructure this began to change. The Isle of Man has completed the rollout of an... [28 Mar 2007]
Comic Relief gets IT ready for donation deluge
Case Study The charity's two data centres have also streamlined the load-balancing and security of transactions, to speed up the process of supporters inputting their credit card details into the website or via call centre staff. [15 Mar 2007]
Staffordshire councils save millions by joining forces
Case Study He said: "The object of doing this was getting these services online and using contact centres. Ten local government agencies in Staffordshire have teamed up to share their IT services in a bid to cut costs. [04 May 2006]
College uses PDAs for student registers
Case Study It also allows students to access its systems from the local IdeaStore library and education centres. A college in London's east end is using handhelds and electronic whiteboards to help kids stay in education longer. [08 Dec 2005]
Alliance & Leicester brings intranet closer to staff
Case Study The responsibility for connecting 9,000 staff over the intranet - at A&L's head office, 250 regional branches and seven UK-based call centres - rests with the corporate communications unit. This makes it easier, for... [11 Nov 2005]
Driving test examiners give digital pens green light
Case Study The digital pen technology has already been tested at a driving test centre in Glasgow, and the agency is now planning for a more extensive trial at a number of centres next year, said DSA Operations Director Brian... [03 Nov 2005]
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