systems in case studies
Police get extra back-up by linking systems
Case Study Two police forces have linked their systems to allow them to share intelligence and provide disaster recovery back-up. But Sussex Police has found a way of working with Gloucestershire Police, which does have the same systems in place. [23 Aug 2005]
Streamlined systems save Thames Water £4.5m
Case Study Kay explained: "We haven't actually replaced any of the corporate data sets or systems - what we've done is put in middleware that stitches them together and makes them accessible. Moving house is of one of the most stressful things anyone can do... [04 Aug 2005]
Beauty giant gives IT systems multimillion makeover
Case Study Cosmetics giant Coty has saved millions by using a service oriented architecture (SOA) approach to integrating systems following an acquisition. Berry was tasked with connecting up a range of different systems from vendors including Oracle and SAP... [26 Apr 2006]
McLaren in pole position with data
Case Study McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) has been using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as it prepares for the 2008 Formula One season opener in Australia on 16 March. MES (formerly TAG Electronic Systems) is the electronics and software arm of the McLaren Group... [03 Mar 2008]
Paymaster saves £300k with mainframe move
Case Study Financial services provider Paymaster has saved money and speeded up its operations by modernising its core banking systems and moving to a Windows server environment. Tigwell added the return on investment happened within around eight and a half... [08 May 2007]
Police get 'smart' warrant cards
Case Study Hampshire Police has rolled out 6,500 smartcards to officers and staff for access to its offices and IT systems. The force is using the smartcards to tighten up access to IT systems by eliminating weak passwords and account sharing, and will also... [10 Jun 2005]
Health insurance giant opts for IT "heart transplant"
Case Study Health insurance provider HSA is working on a £10m IT "heart transplant" which will replace the core administration systems with a new web-based system. The project will allow HSA to consolidate its existing systems and to offer new services, such... [23 Jun 2005]
TNT speeds data flow with handy hardware
Case Study Delivery company TNT Express UK has upgraded its range of mobile computers to improve the flow of data through its systems and provide greater 'trace and track' visibility of deliveries for customers. [16 Nov 2007]
Carpetright rips and replaces to keep up with growth
Case Study Carpetright is rolling out a rip-and-replace solution to streamline its IT systems following an intense period of growth. The retailer, which operates 600 stores across Europe and employs 3,500 staff, had acquired a number of different systems as... [25 Jun 2007]
Bank "maps" its way through SOX maze
Case Study Putting the right systems in place to deal with all forms of legislation and regulation is the key to dealing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW). [15 Nov 2005]
Great Ormond Street Hospital overhauls IT
Case Study The charity arm of Great Ormond Street hospital for sick children is revamping its business processes and IT systems using service oriented architecture (SOA) as part of a drive to double its fund-raising efforts to £50m per year. [07 Sep 2006]
NHS IT under 24-hour surveillance
Case Study The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has started monitoring its software systems to predict problems and avoid outages. It already had some tools in place to monitor its hardware estate but needed the technology to scrutinise... [20 Mar 2007]
'Electronic kitchen table' a hit for bank
Case Study First Direct has integrated its account aggregation service with its customer relationship management systems to help it better target offers to its customers. Recently the bank has upgraded the system again so it connects with First Direct's CRM... [15 Aug 2005]
American Golf drives expansion with store system
Case Study American Golf has upgraded and integrated its store and headquarters systems to help with its expansion plans. American Golf finance director Ged Gould told to silicon.com that previously the head office ran its retail systems, mainly controlling... [14 Sep 2007]
Halfords cuts costs with IT revamp
Case Study Car accessories to bikes retailer Halfords has slashed £1m from its IT costs by replacing outdated IT systems. When the company was acquired by CVC Venture Capital Partners from Boots, the race was on to move the company's systems off the ageing... [30 Aug 2006]
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