Score Group plc wanted to streamline a paper-based process that employees use to track valve-inspection information. The solution needed to be portable and easy to use by both employees in warehouses and personnel in rugged, offshore environments. The company addressed its challenges by using a radio frequency identification (RFID) solution built with Microsoft® BizTalk® RFID Mobile and Windows Mobile® devices. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner IDBLUE helped to design and deploy the solution in just three months. The new automated system has reduced valve-inspection times and helped to improve employee productivity in the office—both by 5 to 15 percent. In addition, the solution promotes greater levels of data accuracy and is flexible and scalable so that Score Group can adapt it to support additional corporate locations and to provide for automated billing.

Enbridge is a leader in energy delivery in North America, and through its Liquids Pipelines segment, it operates the largest crude oil and liquids pipeline system in the world. Traditionally, employees in the Liquids Pipelines division have used applications from multiple vendors. However, the disparate architecture became more difficult to manage and employees encountered communication challenges. In 2007, the company’s Liquids Pipelines division implemented a pilot unified communications solution built on Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The new solution provides features such as voice over IP (VoIP) telephony, on-premise Web conferencing, and instant messaging. As a result, Enbridge expects to increase productivity, partner communication, employee mobility, and operational control—and reduce the total cost of ownership.

Petro-Canada is one of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies, with refining and supply operations, retail and wholesale marketing networks, and a specialty lubricants business. It is "Canada’s Gas Station." Petro-Canada needed to replace a legacy inventory and financial system for its chain of 700 retail franchise locations that was difficult to use and expensive to maintain. Petro-Canada turned to Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner Ideaca Knowledge Services to develop an easy-to-use, integrated system that could be centrally maintained. The new system, based on Microsoft Dynamics™ AX, has reduced the time needed to complete monthly reporting processes and allows upgrades to be deployed in hours instead of months. Petro-Canada’s associates now realize more value as they now spend less time on administrative work, allowing them to focus on store operations and customer service.

Trinidad Energy Services Income Trust is a growth-oriented income trust that has built a successful business contracting rigs to North American oil and gas companies. Trinidad needed a fully integrated business management solution that would improve the efficiency of its accounting processes and keep pace with its rapid growth. They had acquired a number of companies running disparate IT systems, and wanted to consolidate on a common platform. The diversity of oilfield requirements called for a flexible system that could be adapted to fit a number of unique and complex situations. With the help of Microsoft® Certified Gold Partner Open Door Technology, Trinidad customized Microsoft Dynamics NAV® software to help the company add new acquisitions with minimum effort and resources.

In 10 years, PetroKazakhstan had grown from a small business to an international petroleum products corporation generating U.S.$2.31 billion a year. Rapid growth, disparate legacy systems, and industry regulations prompted the company to streamline its data storage, reporting, and interdepartmental communications. With the help of Microsoft® Services, the company upgraded to Windows Server® 2003, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, and Microsoft Office SharePoint® Portal Server 2003 to create a company portal that offers integrated data storage and easy collaboration—in just two months.