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Teachers Building Society Adopts SUS to Manage Microsoft Updates to Its Windows Platform: Teachers Building Society, based in Wimborne, Dorset, offers a wide range of financial products to its members. The requirement was to provide a system to manage the Windows update patches for the Windows XP desktop and Windows 2000 server infrastructure, following the recent and much publicised MSBlaster virus scare. In...; Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Software Update Services, Windows Platform, Silversands Ltd., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Update, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware; Case studies

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Kingston University Offers Students Enterprise-Class Tools Through New Portal Solution: Kingston University, located in southwest London in the United Kingdom, needed student and staff portals, including personalised workspaces for 22,000 users. It had already migrated its e-mail messaging system to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 communication and collaboration server. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Silversands, the university implemented the complete...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tool, Portals, E-mail, Groupware, E-mail Servers, Web Technology, Microsoft Office, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Office Suites; Case studies 2006-02-01
Lift Manufacturer Reduces Annual IT Salary Costs With Estate Management Solution: Family-owned Stannah, the United Kingdom's (U.K.'s) most successful lift and stair lift manufacturers, wanted to improve the management of its IT estate. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Silversands, the company deployed Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, Active Directory directory service, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional on its desktops. The...; Tags: Infrastructure Management, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Salary, Strategy, Management; Case studies
University Uses New Portal Technology to Boost Support for Work Placement Students: Effective communication is vital for students on work placements. As students move around, they must have access to the information and up-to-date contact details they need. Napier University in Edinburgh worked with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Silversands to develop a pilot project under the Rapid Deployment Programme using new features...; Tags: Communication, Student, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Web Technology, Internet; Case studies
UK Local Authorities Drive National CRM Programme With an IT Investment of Just £7,000: The National CRM Programme is an e-government initiative helping local authorities across the UK deliver better service to citizens. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets hosts the service, and with the help of Microsoft Gold Partner Silversands, implemented a collaboration tool based on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. From here, comprehensive...; Tags: Information Technology, IT Investment, Authority, Microsoft Corp., CRM, National CRM Programme, E-government, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Government, Marketing, Management, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies

U.K. Councils Boost Efficiency of Mobile Employees With Flexible Working Solutions: All local government bodies strive to increase efficiency, provide better customer service, and reduce costs. Warwick, Newham, and Wakefield councils are no exception. Together with Microsoft Gold Certified Partners Trinity, Artemis, and Silversands, the three councils participated in the Microsoft Shared Learning Group workstream for flexible working. They wanted to...; Tags: Mobile, Council, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, E-mail Servers, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies