Customer Case Studies

a.i. solutions, Inc., chose Windows HPC Server 2008 over Linux for ease adoption and familiarity for both its staff and customers . Now a.i. solutions can run analysis cycles up to eight times faster, enabling it to reach insights quicker.

Accuride had an IBM iSeries–based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solution that required frequent attention from IT personnel and was expensive to operate. The company used the Microsoft® application platform to build a new solution that not only improves integration, but also streamlines production planning and provides customers visibility into certain manufacturing processes.

The AMA used Microsoft technologies to create an interoperability framework to connect and provide a single sign-on to diverse government systems.

Compared to VMware, Microsoft virtualization technologies are extremely cost effective, yet provide all the functionality Alecta requires.

AmerenUE's Callaway nuclear power plant improved their agility to meet business needs by migrating 50 mainframe applications off the mainframe to an environment based mostly on the Windows Server® operating system.

American University of Beirut standardized on the Windows Server 2003 operating system and Active Directory directory service, creating an interoperability "backbone" that resulted in simplified system administration and gave the IT staff more time to develop new services and innovations.

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.

Atlas improved the reliability and security of its high-performance computing (HPC) applications by deploying Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, simplifying IT management, supporting a more effective job schedule, and increasing IT labor efficiency.

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.

In March 2006, BAE Systems began creating a proof of concept for high-performance computing (HPC) using Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, and the company expects better integration and interoperability, greater ease of use, and broader access to HPC.

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.

Beijing Software Testing & QA Center upgraded its render farm from the first generation of Windows® HPC to Windows HPC Server 2008, which increased performance by 15 percent, as well as reduced costs and improved customer service.

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 Phantom Works Distributed Software and Systems Integration group at Boeing installed Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 on an HP Cluster Platform 4000, resulting in an easy-to-use, standardized platform, improved workflow and productivity, and reduced processing time.

As a popular entertainment site with an advertising-based revenue model, Break.com must support high traffic volumes while enticing visitors to spend time on the site. The company handles up to 35 million page views per day with only two Web server computers.

Caja Segovia replaces its Linux Red Hat-based e-mail system with Microsoft Exchange to lower management costs and improve productivity.

Accountancy firm Carolan & Blake switched to Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, resulting in more secure data, a 50-percent improvement in productivity, and a reduction in costs and downtime.