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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 media company Pearson, an early...

Tags: travel, teliris, videoconferencing

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[24 Apr 2008]

Tennis federation rallies web presence

Case Study Q is for Quad-play The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which sees nations battling it out in the biggest annual team competition in sport. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: tennis, ntt, website, servers

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[12 Mar 2008]

AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date

Case Study Q is for Quad-play Global pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, has just completed a huge project to upgrade its ageing email system, helping the company reduce the number of servers it uses and save money.

Tags: astrazeneca, migration, global, email

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[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. The University of Cambridge is using network management software to help monitor and load-balance a massive increase in...

Tags: servers, management, ssl, university

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[05 Oct 2007]

Virtualisation helps teachers slash electricity bill

Case Study The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has reduced the number of servers it needs - and slashed the electricity bill for its server room by three-quarters by using virtualisation software. The ATL has so far reduced the number of servers...

Tags: strorage virtualisation, storage virtualisation, server virtualisation, electricity

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[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 highest quality education.

Tags: vowlan, education, wlan

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[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 started using internet...

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[17 Jun 2005]