Advanced Micro Devices increased the speed of a key production-planning application by recompiling it to run on the Windows Server 2003 R2 operating system (which was 58 percent faster than a Linux operating system), gaining a much easier-to-manage IT environment.

The Alberta Teachers' Association standardized its infrastructure on the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft software, improving communications, streamlining system administration, and reducing travel costs. Additionally, its Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise Agreement simplified license management and gained predictable budgeting.

Altair Global Relocation restructured its IT systems on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, using the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft system management tools, resulting in annual revenue growth, increased net income, accelerated data access, and a strengthened business model.

American Power Conversion upgraded to SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit), and now Siebel transaction response times are 100 percent faster, the solution will scale to support a 300-percent increase in the user base, and the company has saved U.S.$800,000.

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation standardized on Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, which has integrated smoothly into the UNIX environment. Additionally, increased messaging reliability and improved remote access to e-mail allows employees to be more productive.

AREVA Challenge, the French entry for the 2007 America's Cup race, chose Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 to help the team create a vessel capable of challenging for victory, resulting in improved communications, boosted security, and faster processing times.

Austereo replaced its entire technology platform to propel its future growth, moving from a Linux and NetWare environment to a Microsoft environment, including Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, resulting in enhanced collaboration, better response times, reduced costs, and improved revenue.

AutoZone deployed the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office, giving their employees easy access to multiple sources of data and business intelligence from within Microsoft Office programs, so they can achieve business goals and the company can save time and money.

Bassett Healthcare standardized on Microsoft server products, including Windows Server 2003, the Active Directory directory service, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, resulting in a simpler, more secure IT infrastructure that's less expensive to administer and that provides a springboard for future growth.

Bharti Telesoft had built its messaging infrastructure on the open source platform messaging solution. It now needed to switch from a multiple technology platforms environment to a single-standard technology architecture that would support all locations and employees seamlessly.

The Brazilian Sao Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) migrated its entire technology infrastructure to a Microsoft-based environment, using Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and is now enjoying higher performance, stability, and security, as well as a lower total cost of ownership.

By choosing Windows Compute Cluster Server over Linux, Callaway Golf is benefiting from a solution that is easier to use, is simpler to support, and will save the company thousands of dollars in software and maintenance costs.

Migrating away from a mixed development environment, CCIS now benefits from a more consistent and streamlined application lifecycle, increased productivity, improved software quality, better communication, and reporting.

Centrify's auditing, access control, and identity management software solutions centrally secure heterogeneous systems, Web applications, databases, and storage systems by using Active Directory.

CheckFree chose Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and the Microsoft .NET Framework over an IBM-supported Linux solution after finding that it delivered higher reliability, 14 percent faster performance, and an anticipated 24 percent lower TCO.

CLP Power replaced its mainframe with an agile, robust solution that could efficiently integrate existing data. They chose the Microsoft-SAP solution, which provided this, a lower TCO, and ample room for growth, as well as enabling better customer service.

The City of Alkmaar in the Netherlands migrated from outdated NetWare 4.11 to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory, increasing system security, eliminating unplanned network outages, and allowing for more effective use of resources.

Microsoft technology met the higher security requirements and provided superior support than Linux.

CommVault migrated its flagship product—the QiNetix application suite—to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Editions and Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, achieving dramatic performance increases and streamlining data management tasks.

Continental standardized its IT infrastructure with new server computers and modern operating systems and applications using a platform based on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and Windows XP Professional, considerably reducing IT costs and improving security.