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- IT Services Provider Improves Manageability, Enhances Security With Operating System
- Avanade specializes in Microsoft technologies and provides a wide variety of IT services to companies worldwide. The company employs 9,000 people in 60 locations across the globe. It began upgrading to the Windows 7 operating system. It did so to enhance its IT security and improve information access for its...
- Tags: Security, IT Services, Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Workforce, Strategy, Operating Systems, Management, Software
- Case studies 2009-06-09
- Avanade software helps you get a grip on more than 100 green IT variables
- For those of you seeking a green IT / power management calculator that isn't necessarily tied to one vendor's view of the world, you might want to consider a tool being used by services company Avanade to evaluate more than 100 different variables related to the data center. ...
- Tags: Software, Data Center, Green IT, Avanade, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- IT Consultancy Firm Moves Toward Universal Virtualization
- Avanade is a rapidly expanding global IT consultancy firm with a growing number of professionals. Until recently, the IT department could not contain the equally impressive increase in servers. When Avanade deployed a virtualization solution with the Windows Server 2008 operating system and Hyper-V technology running on Sun x64 servers,...
- Tags: Information Technology, Avanade, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Management
- Case studies 2008-10-01
- Software and Services Company Slashes Development Time With Latest Tools
- Avanade Spain wanted to deliver greater value to its customers by making its development processes quicker and more efficient. It needed to improve collaboration across offices in several territories and develop ways to automate coding and documentation tasks. Its management team rolled out Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition and...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Tool, Avanade Spain, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Case studies 2008-09-01
- Avanade Develops Innovative Technologies for TASER
- TASER International designs and manufactures stun guns used by law enforcement agencies, the military, companies, and private citizens. In 2006, TASER sought to improve communication between employees and the media. The company also wanted to provide online background checks to its customers. Using Microsoft technologies, Avanade helped TASER deploy a...
- Tags: Avanade, TASER International Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- IT Solution Provider Increases Security and Efficiency With New PC Operating System
- The employees of Avanade know that part of the company's success is practicing what they preach. The Seattle, Washington - based company provides IT solutions to enterprises around the world and frequently encounters situations where personal computers are subject to theft or loss, where data can be compromised through inadequate...
- Tags: Security, PC, Information Technology, Operating System, Avanade, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- IT Consultancy Uses Certification to Boost Credibility With Customers, Attract Talent
- Avanade provides specialized IT consulting services to a range of customers all over the world. Avanade consultants help customers implement software solutions that increase business efficiency and revenues. Because Avanade wants to stay competitive and attract top talent, it maintains an enterprisewide training and certification program where consultants pursue Microsoft...
- Tags: Talent, Certification, Consultant, Information Technology, Avanade, Quality, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- IT Consultancy Breaks Down Barriers to Global Collaboration With Productivity Tool
- When a global retailer turned to the IT consultants at Avanade to redesign its e-commerce Web site, Avanade assembled an international team of experts - designers and project managers in the United States and application developers in India. The 11.5 hour time difference and network latency issues introduced a unique...
- Tags: Barrier, Team, Information Technology, Avanade, Tool, Team Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-04-03
- Avanade Helps World-Renowned Cancer Center Improve Patient Care
- M. D. Anderson, a world-renowned cancer center, needed to get complete, up-to-date patient data to medical professionals in a useful and timely manner. Commercial Electronic Medical Record EMR systems could not accommodate the complex workflows at M. D. Anderson, where research and clinical care are closely intertwined. Using Service-Oriented Architecture...
- Tags: Patient, Avanade, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-health, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Healthcare
- Case studies 2007-11-15
- Finnish Software Provider Streamlines Development Process Through Partnership
- Avanade, based in the United States, works with its consultancy partner Accenture to develop solutions using Microsoft .NET for customers across all industries. Developing one of its newest platforms, ACA Lifecycle, it needed an environment that could: integrate method and management tools and facilitate collaboration across a geographically distributed team....
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Visual Studio, Partnership, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, ACA Lifecycle, Microsoft Development Tools, Business Structures, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance
- Case studies 2007-05-14
- Mobile Deployment Increases Communication, Productivity for Integrator
- A leading technology integrator specializing in Microsoft enterprise technologies, Avanade has a highly mobile workforce: More than 3,000 employees work out of offices in 33 locations worldwide. Most of the time, the consultants are either travelling or at a customer's place of business; this sometimes made it difficult for them...
- Tags: Mobile, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Advertising & Promotion, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Global CRM Solution Provider and Microsoft Partner Sees Strong ROI in 18 Months
- Avanade launched its Microsoft CRM now part of Microsoft Dynamics practice in 2002, intent on moving into the enterprise market. A jointly-developed business plan, developer and engineer expertise with Microsoft .NET, co-marketing investments, and participation in early adopter programs helped Avanade achieve its goal. Now, more than 85 percent of...
- Tags: CRM Solution, ROI, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Microsoft CRM, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies
- Avanade Maximizes Advantage With Desktop, Business Productivity Infrastructure Upgrades
- Avanade, a technology consulting leader, stays at the head of the curve by giving its consultants tools designed to increase its competitive edge. Continuing its practice of early technology adoption, the company upgraded to the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, and the 2007 Microsoft Office system -...
- Tags: Desktop, Business Productivity, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Groupware, Collaboration, E-mail Servers, Roi/Tco, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
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- Fast Development Migration Enhances Point-of-Service Offering and Reduces TCO
- Global consulting and technology company Accenture was keen to develop a stronger presence in the retail Point-Of-Sale POS and store management arena. As part of its contract with Spanish company "Informatica El Corte Ingles," Accenture chose to migrate its POS application, Avenew Point of Service, to the Microsoft .NET Framework....
- Tags: Point-of-sale, Accenture Ltd., Migration, TCO, Avanade, .Net, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Case studies
- Formula One Team Better Competes With On-Track Rivals After Deploying New Web Site
- For almost three decades, the Williams F1 racing team has been at the forefront of Formula One development. To better compete with its on-track rivals, the team needed a Web site that would document its winning reputation and history. Accenture created the Web site with implementation support from Avanade. Microsoft...
- Tags: Web, Team, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Avanade, Web Site Development, Team Management, Web Technology, Channel Management, Databases, Internet, Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
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- Global Technology Consulting Company Automates Identity Management by Integrating Active Directory and PeopleSoft
- Avanade wanted to automate the process of maintaining identities in multiple locations. The company created a solution that captures changes made in its PeopleSoft Human Resources application and uses built-in business rules to provision all remaining enterprise systems: Active Directory directory service, e-mail distribution lists, accounting, knowledge management, scheduling, and...
- Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Microsoft Corp., Avanade, Identity Management, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, E-mail, Directory Services, Microsoft Windows 2000, Knowledge Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows
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- CRM Package Boosts Tendering Capabilities for Pharmaceuticals Distributor
- Pfizer Australia is a major supplier of medicines and medical products to Australia's hospitals and healthcare groups. When the company's biggest customers put major contracts up to tender, Pfizer's nine key account managers need to compile large amounts of data in order to respond competitively - pricing and discount information...
- Tags: Pfizer Inc., Microsoft Corp., CRM, Pfizer Australia, Pricing, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Marketing Research, Marketing, Human Resources
- Case studies 2009-06-01
- Transforming customer relationships with social media
- * Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by John Yaggie Social media technologies have the potential to disrupt the traditional ways companies build and manage relationships with their customers. Customer relationships built on trust and loyalty are central to a company's reputation and...
- Tags: Customer, Jennifer Leggio, John Yaggie, Relationship, Social Media, Social Media Technology
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Australian Firm Gains Performance and Scalability With Migration to SQL Server
- Having a successful product can place lots of pressure on IT. That's what BT Financial Group BT found after the company's Wrap application for managing investment portfolios proved so popular that the influx of new customers threatened to outpace the capacity of its application infrastructure, based upon a 32-bit Database...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, Scalability, British Telecommunications, Server, Migration, Microsoft Corp., 64-Bit, Databases, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-04-01
- Microsoft Convergence 2009: Hybrid Technology
- Hybrids are the buzz in the auto industry, and now hybrid applications may be the next buzz in technology, both in licensed, behind-the-firewall mode as well as developed and hosted in the cloud. I spent time with Brad Wilson, GM of Microsoft’s Dynamic CRM team, and some executives...
- Tags: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Chris Fletcher, Convergence, Dynamics CRM, Hybrids, It Operations, Management, Microsoft Corp., Team, Team Management, xRM
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
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