Based in Walldorf, Germany, SAP specializes in developing professional business software. As part of its commitment to providing exceptional customer service, the company created an online test environment so that businesses could easily evaluate SAP solutions before investing in the software. To support this endeavor, SAP needed a simple, more secure remote access solution that would allow customers to connect with the test environment, regardless of the type of system they were using. After attempting to use terminal servers, SAP discovered the Microsoft® Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 solution. Now customers can quickly connect to the test environment using an Internet browser. As a result, costs associated with customer support have dropped dramatically.

One of the world’s best-known architectural firms, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, also needs to be a security firm—in regards to how it safeguards client project information. To provide that business-critical level of security, Pei Cobb migrated from Symantec to the Microsoft® Forefront™ Protection Suite. In addition to providing security for Microsoft Exchange Server, Office SharePoint® Server, and the Windows® operating system, Forefront products are easily deployed and updated across the enterprise.

The Ministry of Defense in the Netherlands upgrades its client operating system during its normal hardware refresh cycle. The organization started a pilot with the Windows® 7 operating system, and will continue with an upgrade to 50,000 computers through 2010. Users have reacted positively to the user interface enhancements, and the organization looks forward to improved information access and easier IT management.

Turkcell, a leading mobile communications provider, is deploying the Windows® 7 operating system to 5,000 computers. Once deployed, Turkcell expects to lower support by 20 percent and to improve user productivity by 830 hours weekly. Turkcell also anticipates improved network security.

The Savola Group requires secure, highly available messaging for communication between international offices and with customers and vendors. Savola had problems with its existing e-mail security solutions, so it deployed Microsoft® Forefront™ Protection 2010 for Exchange Server along with Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The company has seen dramatic improvements in spam filtering and system management, and has saved U.S.$80,000 in personnel costs.

San Francisco, California–based Del Monte Foods produces, distributes and markets food and pet products in the United States. With the volume and range of intellectual property (IP) continuing to grow along with the ways that employees use and share that information, from e-mail to collaboration platforms and, now, presence and instant messaging, Del Monte seeks a technology solution to minimize the risk that the technology environment on which employees depend will become unavailable. As part of its participation in Microsoft® Technology Adoption Programs for the upcoming Microsoft Forefront™ Protection Suite, Del Monte has started to deploy Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 to safeguard e-mail, collaboration with external partners and suppliers, and the company’s IP.

Monroe College IT staff members had struggled with the school’s security applications. The college’s first security software left its desktop and laptop computers vulnerable to Internet viruses and spyware, resulting in multiple outages and downtime. The second product reduced the number of outages, but it was difficult to maintain, and the Monroe IT group struggled to keep security updates current. Monroe College turned to Microsoft® Forefront™ Client Security and has not experienced a disruption due to a virus or malicious software in more than a year because of improved virus and spyware protection. Further, the IT staff appreciates having a simplified system administration process and the ability to easily deploy software updates.

StatoilHydro, an international energy company based in Stavanger, Norway, wanted to make sure that workers in its increasingly global operations could fully collaborate with their colleagues. Operating in a fiercely competitive market, StatoilHydro recognizes that delivering the information that employees need to do their jobs helps give the company an edge. To address remote access issues that could hinder employee productivity and collaboration, the oil company is implementing the Windows® 7 operating system and the Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system, which together offer features such as BranchCache™ to improve data access at branch offices and DirectAccess to simplify remote connectivity. As a result of the upgrade, StatoilHydro will deliver seamless access to the corporate network for traveling employees, improve information access at branch offices, and enhance IT security.

StatoilHydro is an international energy company based in Norway. Operating in a fiercely competitive market, the company needs to give its 40,000 users access to the information they need, wherever they are. StatoilHydro is planning to deploy the Windows® 7 operating system to help employees collaborate and be productive anywhere, safeguard business data, and maintain better control over its tens of thousands of portable computers.

Based in Basel, Switzerland, F. Hoffmann-La Roche (Roche) is a leader in researched-focused healthcare. As part of its strategic IT plan to simplify its computing environment, the company upgraded users’ computers to the Windows® 7 operating system. As a result, Roche is benefiting from enhanced IT security, streamlined IT management, increased system performance, and an improved user experience.