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computacenter Reduces Business-to-Business Order Processing by Up to 40 Per Cent: Computacenter, one of the largest IT infrastructure service providers in Europe, wanted to streamline its supply chain management by encouraging more suppliers to accept orders online. It aims to achieve the lowest possible cost base for administration of business-to-business purchasing. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Solidsoft implemented an order processing system...; Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Corp., Computacenter, Web Services, Application Servers, Middleware, B2B, Enterprise Software, Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Case studies 2008-04-01
IT Services Provider Increases Efficiency and Security With New Solution: Computacenter is a leading European independent provider of IT infrastructure services. The company continually strives to find innovative solutions for its customers and for its own benefit. To increase security and simplify deployment, the company's division in Germany decided to take advantage of new features in Windows Server 2008 for...; Tags: Security, IT Services, Information Technology, Computacenter, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-01-01
IT Service Provider Increases Productivity With New Operating System: Computacenter became an early adopter of the Windows Vista operating system by participating in a Microsoft Technology Adoption Program in 2005. After testing the new operating system in small pilot groups, Computacenter has been deploying Windows Vista across the company. As of November 2007, over 1000 computers are currently running...; Tags: Information Technology, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Computacenter, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software; Case studies 2007-11-01
Delivering a fail-safe data warehousing platform: Organisations today depend on seamless access to corporate information resources for effective business decision-making. However, for the IT function, effectively managing the sheer volume of data generated by the organisation every day is proving an uphill struggle. Many companies face mounting costs and complexity ensuring the availability, security and backup...; Tags: Data Warehouse, Computacenter, Business Intelligence, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing, Management, Hardware; White papers 2004-11-01
Effectively managing your systems migration: Every year a significant amount of IT budget is spent on new business-critical applications – from enterprise resource planning and accounting software to customer relationship management and web based self-service systems. However, a high proportion of these projects repeatedly fail to deliver the promised business benefits or desired return on...; Tags: Information Technology, Migration, Computacenter, Strategy, Management; White papers 2004-11-01

computacenter Expands Rapidly to New European Markets with CNET Channel DataSource; Eyes SME Space: Challenge: Computacenter needed to enhance its product content aggregation and maintenance capabilities in order meet the company's expansion strategy, and scale its breadth of product acquisition and support capabilities. Solution: The implementation of CNET Channel's DataSource has significantly reduced the costs of managing product content, increased the...; Tags: Data Source, Small And Medium Enterprise, Computacenter, CNET Channel, Web Technology, Smb/Sme, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Greater London Authority: The Greater London Authority GLA is a unique strategic government organisation made up of a directly elected Mayor and a separately elected Assembly. When the GLA was created in 2000, it was quick to recognise the role its IT systems would play in the future, and was keen to deploy...; Tags: Computacenter, Greater London Authority, Microsoft Windows XP, Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Coors Brewers Ltd: Deploying a new desktop environment can save businesses both time and money - as Coors Brewers planned for when it rolled out Microsoft Windows XP in the UK. Not only has the company increased end user productivity, it has also been able to free up additional IT resources thanks to...; Tags: Environment, Computacenter; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Places for People Group: Creating an environment where technology manages technology may promise a range of business benefits, but it requires extensive IT integration skills to ensure that the environment actually delivers these benefits. When housing provider Places for People opted to replace its IT infrastructure across 80 sites, it called on Computacenter to...; Tags: Computacenter, Benefits, Help Desk, Human Resources, It Operations; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Credit Suisse: Banking, like all large enterprises, faces a continual challenge - how to implement complex infrastructures that can cope with the relentless tide of data that needs to be stored, but without risking huge sums of money in the process. Credit Suisse First Boston CSFB came to terms with this issue...; Tags: Credit Suisse First Boston, Computacenter, Storage, Hardware; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Nationwide Building Society: Not surprisingly for a leading financial institution, the Nationwide invests substantially in information technology and employs a large and highly skilled IT staff. Towards the end of 1996 the Society decided to refresh its existing server architecture that operates the NT-based infrastructure of its head office operations in Swindon and...; Tags: Computacenter, Strategy, Servers, Management, Hardware; Case studies
Is Maintaining Your Network a Drain on IT Resources?: Headquartered in Edinburgh, Bright Grey opened for business in early 2003 and offers a tailored range of protection products, such as life and critical illness cover. Due to the mission-critical nature of its network, Bright Grey has always prioritised network maintenance and worked with external providers to help ensure availability....; Tags: Network, Information Technology, Computacenter, Networking; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Open Business Exchange: As with many other business functions, the Internet provides organisations with the opportunity to both streamline the invoicing process and cut their overheads. Open Business Exchange OBE has launched an electronic invoicing service (OB10OB10) that will provide just this streamlining for suppliers and buyers, whatever their size or accounting package....; Tags: Computacenter, Open Business Exchange, Internet, Channel Management, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Bank of Ireland: Bank of Ireland UK provides a broad range of financial services that range from investment fund management and life assurance to financial advice and mortgages. When Bank of Ireland UK decided to roll out a new core lending application, it needed to ensure that it did not expose itself to...; Tags: Bank Of Ireland, Computacenter, Bank Of Ireland UK, Mortgages, Financial Accounting, Finance, Capital Structures; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: National Grid UK: National Grid Trancso is committed to applying technology to help enhance its overall efficiency and service standards. As part of its 'Staying Ahead' initiative, National Grid recognised that it could not only make substantial savings but also improve productivity by reducing its estate of area offices. Before National Grid could...; Tags: Computacenter, National Grid Trancso, Business Structures, Business Services, Strategy, Finance, Management; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Northamptonshire Police Authority: Northamptonshire Police Authority NPA serves more than 600,000 people living within the county. When NPA began to have such concerns about its legacy network, it knew it had to act. The challenge was to provide a cost-effective, secure communications infrastructure that could handle increasing levels of traffic and support email,...; Tags: Computacenter, Northamptonshire Police Authority, Networking; Case studies
computacenter Case Study: Merrill Lynch: Merrill Lynch has offices in 38 countries and total client assets of around $1.4 trillion. Merrill Lynch was keen to benefit from the efficiencies of a single site and embarked on relocating its business to a European headquarters in the heart of the City of London. The infrastructure for the...; Tags: Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., Computacenter, Asset Management, Team Management, Benefits, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management, Human Resources; Case studies
Lehman Brothers Reveals Its Strategies for Bringing a Complex Project in on Time and Under-Budget: According to Computer Weekly's Project Management Survey, only 16% of IT projects hit all their targets, with just 41% completed within the agreed budget. IT projects, however, are not all doom and gloom - if managed correctly they can deliver both financial and efficiency gains. As financial services giant Lehman...; Tags: Lehman Brothers Inc., Computacenter, Relocation, Financial Planning, Strategy, Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Finance, Management; Case studies
New Email System Aids Efficiency at Law Firm: Eversheds LLP is one of the largest full service international law firms in the world with more than 4,000 people and over 2,100 legal advisers. Eversheds' existing email system was based on a legacy application, which could no longer meet the needs of the business. As a result, Eversheds decided...; Tags: Law Firm, Computacenter, Eversheds LLP, Eversheds, E-mail, Litigation, Online Communications, Business Operations; Case studies
Building Society Gets Wired for the Future: Nationwide is the world's largest building society, and employs more than 16,000 staff in over 850 retail outlets and administration centres. Their current cabling infrastructure was between 12 and 14 years old and whilst it was meeting the current needs of the business, they needed to ensure that they could...; Tags: Wired Inc., Computacenter; Case studies