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Windows Essential Business Server 2008

Case Studies

Companies in various industries are using the beta version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 to streamline IT systems and simplify daily management, while addressing key business needs. Review the case studies on this page to see how Windows Essential Business Server 2008 can meet the needs of an organization like yours.

Featured Case Studies

Lee Company
Construction Firm Improves Productivity, Capability with New Server Solution

Lee Company provides mechanical and maintenance services to businesses and homeowners across the United States. Eager to upgrade its technology to add new capabilities, Lee implemented Windows Essential Business Server 2008. The company can now deploy business-enhancing applications and streamline technology management. IT staff are more productive, and remote workers can easily access the information they need with enhanced security.

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Air Botswana
Integrated and Simplified Infrastructure Helps Growing Airline Fly Higher

Air Botswana is experiencing significant business growth serving the thriving Southern Africa region. But the airline's disparate IT infrastructure, cobbled together over many years, was a drain on resources and could not deliver the business capabilities needed to support continued growth. By deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Premium, the company has simplified IT management, cut costs, and acquired the right foundation for essential strategic applications.

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Bankhaus August Lenz
Bank Safeguards Financial Data, Reduces IT Staff Work by 20 Percent with New Software

Bankhaus August Lenz wanted to make its IT staff more efficient and productive. The bank deployed Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard prerelease software on IBM X-Series 3800 servers. Bankhaus August Lenz has been able to better safeguard against malicious software, reduce IT staff work by approximately 20 percent, lower costs, and increase remote-worker productivity.

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Collegiate Housing Services
Housing Service Consolidates Software; Reduces IT Work and Boosts Worker Productivity

To remain competitive, Collegiate Housing Services of Indianapolis, Indiana, has to keep rolling out innovative Web-based services for customers. But the IT staff was overwhelmed by maintenance work. The company deployed the beta version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and dramatically reduced routine IT work. Mobile workers can remotely access company files far more easily, and system reliability and business uptime is greater.

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Glasgow Cultural Enterprises
Arts Organization Saves 50 Percent on IT Costs with Consolidated Server Solution

Medium-sized businesses can struggle to cope with the expanding needs of their IT infrastructures. Glasgow Cultural Enterprises was one such organization, employing 300 people on two sites.

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Grace Health Centre
Hospital to Reduce IT Work, Enhance Data Safety, Expand Services with New Software

Toronto Grace Health Centre needed to enhance IT productivity and improve data protection before it could expand its services. It is deploying Windows Essential Business Server 2008 Standard beta software to take advantage of IT management efficiencies and enhanced security. Toronto Grace expects the software to help boost IT staff productivity by 30 percent, reduce IT costs by 20 percent, and better secure healthcare data.

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HiPerformance Systems Botswana
Solution Provider Reduces IT Work by Two-Thirds, Frees Up Time to Grow Business

HiPerformance Systems Botswana (HPS), a technology solution provider in Botswana, spent so much time managing its own technology that it cut into time with customers. HPS deployed a beta version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 on HP servers to gain sophisticated management, messaging, and security tools. As a result, HPS has reduced IT management work by 66 percent, enhanced security, and freed staff time to help customers solve similar problems.

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Vineyard Music Productions
Steep Growth Path and Constant Change Drive Infrastructure Upgrade

Vineyard Music Productions, riding a steep growth curve in an expanding market, depends on project teams that are highly collaborative and constantly changing. It plans to deploy Windows Essential Business Server 2008 beta software to accelerate critical IT tasks and lay a foundation for the growth ahead—all while reducing the burden of IT management.

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Wasser Studios
Publications Firm Slashes IT Management Chores by 50 Percent with New Software

Wasser Studios is dependent on technology to deliver quality on-time publication services to clients all over the world. The Seattle, Washington, firm deployed the beta version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 to make its IT staff more productive. The company reduced its IT management work by 50 percent, leaving more time for billable services. The company has also improved the reliability and remote accessibility of business systems.

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