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- Ingersoll Rand Increases Business Agility With Microsoft Online Services
- Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited is a $13 billion global diversified industrial corporation. The company conducts manufacturing and assembly operations in 29 plants in the United States; 31 plants in Europe; 14 plants in Asia; 6 plants in Latin America and 1 plant in Canada. The Ingersoll Rand portfolio represents a family...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Microsoft Corp., Plant, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Investment, Finance
- Case studies 2009-05-01
- Making One From Many: Standardized BI and Best Practices Help Ingersoll Rand Become a Single Global Entity
- BI, in short, is an indispensable central element in the goal of EDP, which is "the IT enablement" of a "business transformation" that will positively impact people (by facilitating cross-sector collaboration and sharing) and processes by reducing implementation time and cost at every site and establishing consistency among them. The...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Ventana Research, ERP, Best Practice, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Pricing, Enterprise Software, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Software, Marketing, Data Management, Management
- White papers 2009-02-25
- Global Manufacturing Company Boosts Agility With Server to Desktop Virtualization
- Ingersoll Rand is a global manufacturing company with diverse product lines. Recent growth by acquisition contributed to an already decentralized, heterogeneous IT infrastructure. To simplify management of its global IT environment, Ingersoll Rand standardized on Microsoft technologies and deployed a virtualization solution using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V that spans servers...
- Tags: Desktop, Ingersoll-Rand, Server, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Manufacturing, Hardware, Storage
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- Ingersoll Rand Integrates Acquired Companies Using Standardized Technology and Global IT Support
- Ingersoll Rand wanted to eliminate IT barriers to growth and improve the company's ability to compete cost effectively with diverse products in emerging global markets and unify acquired companies and diverse business divisions on a consolidated common enterprise software platform with global reach for sustainability and to reduce operational costs....
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ingersoll-Rand, Information Technology, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- Ingersoll Rand Cuts Product Costs by 11%, Boosts Productivity by 16% With Global ERP
- Ingersoll Rand is known for its wide range of leading commercial brands, from Club Car golf cars to Trane air conditioning systems and services. Its operational diversity presented Ingersoll Rand with a challenge. It needed to streamline its business operations, optimize efficiency across the enterprise, and offer responsive service to...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ingersoll-Rand, ERP, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Operational Accounting, Branding, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-12-01
- RAND study calls for Health ID numbers
- RAND study calls for Health ID numbersBoiling frogsI noticed the words "initial system is strictly opt-in"... meaning, at some later date, it can become mandatory. Early adopters won't be in groups targeted for pros/persecution for not complying. At very least, it will be the "you can't get any...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Social Security, Operational accounting, Health ID, health care, card, government, Ingersoll-Rand
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- RAND study calls for Health ID numbers
- The study rejects using Social Security numbers due to the risk of identity theft. It suggests fears can be further reduced if the initial system is strictly opt-in. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Health Care, Social Security, Identity Theft, Operational Accounting, Government, Security, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- AMD Provides Critical IT Infrastructure for Helping Ingersoll Rand Drive Company Growth
- With $11 billion in annual revenue, Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE: IR) is one of the world's largest global industrial companies. Ingersoll Rand owns 120 plants in 60 different countries, manufacturing products such as Schlage locks and ClubCar golf carts. It needed to leverage IT to promote organic growth through faster...
- Tags: IT Infrastructure, Ingersoll-Rand, Information Technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Strategic Planning, Processors, Strategy, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Case studies 2008-04-01
- Dell Helps Ingersoll Rand Improve Computing Performance and Reduce IT Management and Training Costs
- What do air compressors, golf carts, door locks, and commercial refrigeration units have in common? They are just a few examples of the many types of goods produced by Ingersoll Rand. A large, diversified manufacturing company, Ingersoll Rand operates more than 120 plants in 60 countries. All of these far-flung...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Ingersoll-Rand, Performance, Information Technology, Training, Computing, Computer, Productivity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Mapping Rand McNally's Way to the Classroom
- Rand McNally, the most trusted name on the map, is an industry leader in the mapping, routing, geographic reference, and trip-planning tool marketplace. The company wanted to create a new technology service for educators that provided a complete, interactive "One stop resource" for teaching K-12 classrooms. Rand McNally used Pathfinder...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Pathfinder Development, Productivity, Games, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2008-01-01
- The $100 billion every politician craves
- The $100 billion every politician cravesDo you think it true...... that electronic recordkeeping, and sharing of the information, could save $100 million? You spoke of the politicians' endorsement but not of your own.Me, I'm not certain what electronic recordkeeping is supposed to replace profitably. Though the equipment and...
- Tags: Litigation, fraud
- Discussion threads 2007-10-02
- Sapotek's free Browser-based desktop OS (complete with apps) launches this month
- While in New York City last week for Digital Life, I stole some time to head down to TechSpace in Greenwich Village (the "Silicon Valley of Manhattan") where I interviewed on video Joshua Rand, co-founder and president of startup Sapotek: the soon-to-launch provider of a free browser-based desktop operating...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Developer, Google Inc., Google Apps, Ingersoll-Rand, Operating System, Web Browser, Sapotek, Desktoptwo, OpenOffice, Desktops, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-01
- Rand McNally GPS Navigator
- Tags: RAND Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-11-01
- Rand McNally Streetfind - 5 Map Bundle 1.05 (Mobile)
- Use StreetFinder to view the maps on your Palm OS device with multiple levels of zoom. Personalize the maps with color schemes, icons, markers and addresses. You can even track your progress using a Palm OS compatible GPS device! Find hotels, restaurants and points of interest or access the...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., Palm OS, Operating Systems, Handhelds, GPS, Software, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2005-12-15
- Rand McNally Mileage Calculator 1.03 (Mobile)
- Next time you hit the road you'll know exactly how far you need to go. Your Palm Powered PDA and the Rand McNally Mileage Calculator deliver half a million mileages between hundreds of cities and attractions. It's like having a super-size Road Atlas mileage chart, but it fits in your...
- Tags: City, Ingersoll-Rand, Mobile, PDAs, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing
- Software downloads 2003-10-26
- Rand McNally StreetFinder 1.05 (Mobile)
- Rand McNally StreetFinder is the complete navigation and travel information software for your Palm Powered Device. Use the pdastreetfinder.com map server and choose from over 900 maps to install directly to your Palm OS device. Access the maps on your Palm OS device to zoom in on street-level details,...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., Rand McNally StreetFinder, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2003-03-18
- Biometrics: A Look at Facial Recognition
- Biometrics is used for human recognition which consists of identification and verification. The terms differ significantly. With identification, the biometric system asks and attempts to answer the question, "Who is X?" In an identification application, the biometric device reads a sample and compares that sample against every record or template...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Facial Recognition, Identification Application, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security
- White papers 2003-02-04
- CommonTasks R5 (Mac)
- CommonTasks R5 features the following: Constants: - BR = Chr(13) - TAB = Chr(9) Methods: - CenterWin - ChrUp - GetAppCreator - GetAppVersion - GetOS - LoadStripes - Rand - SelectAll - TilePict - TransparentPicture - TransparentTile
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ingersoll-Rand, Vizspring Software, CommonTasks R5, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2002-06-26
- Can Biometrics Help the Army Solve an Identity Crisis?
- The Army is having an identity crisis, and it affects both its wartime and peacetime operations. Simply put, the Army needs to ensure that the right people, and only the right people-can get access to its information systems, its weapons, and its many databases that serve the Army community. Biometrics-that...
- Tags: Ingersoll-Rand, Army, Biometrics-that, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security
- White papers
- Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited Maximizes Customer Focus With Expanded CRM Capabilities
- Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited is a global manufacturer for the climate control, industrial solutions, infrastructure, security, and safety markets. While Ingersoll-Rand held the number one or two position in nearly every market in which it competes, the company saw the need to constantly improve its customer relationships in order to maintain...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Ingersoll-Rand, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software
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