Ranked among the 2009 Global Services 100 “Top 10 Best Performers,” EPAM Systems provides IT and software development services based on Microsoft® technologies to customers around the world. To reduce costs while maximizing flexibility and simplifying license management, EPAM signed a Microsoft Volume Licensing Enterprise Subscription Agreement. Under this agreement, the firm leases Professional Desktop Platform licenses for three years and reports and pays for those licenses annually. It also takes advantage of Software Assurance benefits such as Training Vouchers, the Home Use Program, 24x7 Problem Resolution Support, and New Version Rights. As a result, EPAM is optimizing its infrastructure, saving up to 40 percent on software licenses, and streamlining management and compliance. It also has immediate access to the software necessary to better serve its customers’ changing needs.

To increase agility and maintain pace with the industry, Kingston Technology needed to streamline product development processes. Three weeks in Proof-of-Concept Workshops at the Microsoft® Technology Center in Taiwan gave company developers valuable hands-on experience with a new approach to service-oriented architecture. The result: the company increased its technical knowledge and confidence, which will help reduce time-to-market by 33 percent.

DaimlerChrysler Objektmanagement und Service (DEBEOS) provides an extensive portfolio of logistics services to DaimlerChrysler in Germany. To meet the requirements of internal customers efficiently, the company invested in a new application called LOGISTIX. This was developed using the Microsoft® .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005 with support from Microsoft Certified Partner dialogdesign. It optimises logistical processes, including goods inwards, storekeeping, order progress control, stock-level monitoring, reordering, and dispatch. Using the technology, DEBEOS has increased employee productivity across the board. In addition, it can support future logistics requirements with minimal reprogramming and serve new clients outside the DaimlerChrysler group. The new system will deliver 100 per cent return on investment in just 12 months.