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Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008

Case Study During the event, the infrastructure - which consists of around 1,000 servers and 10,000 PCs - is centrally managed and monitored from the technical operation centre. Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos...

Tags: security, servers, infrastructure, olympics

[16 Apr 2008]

Musical retailer improves stock visibility

Case Study The company not only has eight stores, a viable website operation and an installation division, it is also the UK's largest educational supplier for musical equipment, a business mainly supported by its 36,000 square-foot warehouse in Romford.

Tags: great plains, sql, k3

[08 Apr 2008]

BA puts faith in IP at Terminal 5

Case Study BA will eventually move its entire Heathrow operation to T5 from its Compass Centre and Terminals 1 and 2 - meaning the T5 network will be critical for the airline's business. British Airways (BA) is in the final testing phase of its sophisticated...

Tags: ba, affiniti, testing, heathrow

[08 Feb 2008]

Scottish Re evaluates risky data

Case Study Wild will conduct a strategic review of the system after 18 months of operation next year. Reinsurer Scottish Re Group has introduced an electronic data interchange (EDI) system for its customers to help the company manage risk on the 'lives' it...

Tags: data mining, csc, insurance, life

[04 Feb 2008]

TNT speeds data flow with handy hardware

Case Study The older devices are DOS based and don't offer enough scope for developing the company's software, said Higgins, who said they've come to the natural end of their capabilities and life within the operation, while the new hardware will help...

Tags: mobile, symbol, motorola, element

[16 Nov 2007]

Cambridge Uni keeps tabs on web traffic

Case Study The university's management information service (MIS) team has been running the Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager (ZXTM) for two years and claims it has made a significant difference to the operation of its network.

Tags: servers, management, ssl, university

[05 Oct 2007]

British Airways flying high with storage monitoring

Case Study The main driver was one of operation integrity. British Airways is aiming to reduce the risk of downtime on its critical business systems by installing SAN monitoring software. The company will use tech from Computer Associates (CA) which provides...

Tags: monitoring, san, storage, ca

[03 Oct 2007]

Betbrokers fancies Sapphire's form

Case Study Betbrokers is a high-end business, with the average size of a bet going through the system standing at £1,200 - with the biggest so far being £250,000 - so the operation is a long way from the traditional high-street bookie.

Tags: russia, brokering, betting

[19 Sep 2007]

NHS trusts to save £5.5m from outsourcing contract

Case Study Akin said because Xerox offers a managed service operation the trusts can save time and money by doing away with unnecessary printers and managing those paper-related services.silicon.com Public Sector

Tags: xerox, outsourcing, nhs

[14 Sep 2007]

Channel Five switches on to virtualisation

Case Study Davis said: "As with any broadcaster, IT is absolutely central to our operation. Channel Five is revamping its IT infrastructure by embracing virtualisation as it adjusts to the increasingly digital and on demand media world.

Tags: servers, storage, virtualisation, media

[22 May 2007]

New Star beefs up disaster recovery

Case Study If the main server in any of the company's offices has a problem the software will allow the backup server to take over the reins, allowing the email system to return to operation with the minimum of fuss.

Tags: asset management, business continuity disaster recovery, disaster recovery

[15 Dec 2006]

Left-handed stormtroopers fight for ecommerce site

Left-handed stormtroopers fight for ecommerce site

Case Study By last year the site - www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk - was responsible for 80 per cent of the business' turnover, so when the lease came to an end this summer the company became a purely online operation.

Tags: ecommerce

[21 Nov 2006]

Digital archive replaces paperwork at Lloyd's Register

Case Study The organisation assesses and certifies ships around the globe to improve quality and increase safety, and works with ship owners and builders to improve the design, construction and operation of ships.

Tags: document management

[02 Nov 2006]

Vimto puts the fizz into document system

Case Study Following a strategic review Nichols decided to create a finance operation for its six different operating companies. The manufacturer of Vimto, Sunkist and Panda is saving £100,000 per year by consolidating its offices and installing electronic...

Tags: document management

[23 Oct 2006]

AXA cuts out the paper chase

AXA cuts out the paper chase

Case Study Jamie Little, general manager of AXA Assistance's UK claims operation explained: "Our business is the provision of 24-by-seven medical, travel and general assistance service to people that work for big companies or have certain types of insurance.

Tags: fax

[18 Oct 2006]

How to grow your own eco-friendly tech team

How to grow your own eco-friendly tech team

Case Study The charity has brought its IT operation back in-house and tries to use local suppliers. The eco-friendly stance of the Eden Project is also shaping the decisions made in its IT operations. Eden gets around 1.2 million visitors per year, drawn to...

Tags: green it

[13 Sep 2006]

Travel data centre serves up speedy requests

Case Study But with the Azul hardware in operation for nearly a year, Lapekas feels confident he's getting the fastest processing he can for the money he's invested. Pegasus Solutions has found a cost-effective and energy-efficient way to handle the more than...

Tags: data centre, travel industry

[15 Aug 2006]

Zoo charity discovers benefits of going beyond Outlook

Case Study Napier said that for the helpdesk operation the software has provided both operational benefits - tracking who's responsible for which tasks - and management benefits - finding out which areas the employees need most help with.

Tags: it governance, asset management

[20 Jun 2006]

Newcastle City Council saves millions from IT overhaul

Newcastle City Council saves millions from IT overhaul

Case Study Overall the council's IT operation is more business-focused and anytime council staff want to request changes to IT systems there's a greater onus on them to prove business benefits than before the overhaul.

Tags: newcastle city council, lagan, sap, oracle

[15 Jun 2006]

Lloyd's of London updates key system software

Case Study Ian Wootten, manager of Lloyd's settlement and trust fund operation, explained: "This system is at the end of the business process and, once items have been agreed, affects the timely and efficient transfer of all insurance related monies for the...

Tags: bi

[20 Oct 2005]

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