Great River Health Systems, a regional provider of healthcare, sought a better solution for medication management. To improve efficiency and patient care, its hospital replaced manual processes and upgraded its distribution platform with an intelligent system from Microsoft and Omnicell based on Windows Embedded. As a result, Great River has reduced delivery time of patient medication from 1.5 hours to 30 minutes, cut $400,000 in inventory costs, and expects rapid ROI and ongoing annual savings of $300,000.

American Water Enterprises (AWE) needed better tools to secure and manage approximately 450 computers used in field offices and remote locations. AWE subscribed to Windows Intune, a cloud-based PC management, endpoint protection, and remote assistance service from Microsoft. It reduced the number of computers with out-of-date virus protection by 40 percent and gained visibility into the desktop to provide better support for staff.

For a company offering IT hosting and development solutions for the largest enterprises in Europe, seamless and secure operation of the IT infrastructure is a top priority. IT Services Hungary chose the BitLocker functionality of Windows 7 Enterprise when the company needed a cheaper and, from operational point of view, more efficient disk encryption tool for ensuring the privacy of its more than one thousand laptops, now managed by Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring.

Moravia IT needed to renew the Windows 7 licenses for its virtual machines, and it wanted to upgrade its physical PCs from Windows XP to Windows 7. The company acquired desktop and virtualized versions of Windows 7 Enterprise included with a subscription to the Windows Intune PC-management service. As a result, Moravia IT kept hardware expenses low and extended the life of its physical PCs.

RoseBud Technologies wanted to benefit from cloud computing and transition away from inefficient on-site support services for its customers. It used Windows Intune, a cloud-based PC management solution from Microsoft, to manage customers’ PCs from a web-based console. RoseBud reduced the cost of doing business by 10 percent, improved customer relationships, and reached more customers across the United States.

The Saudi Ministry of Justice (MOJ) needed a resilient and scalable data warehouse to support the modernization of courts administration and notaries who act in non-contentious matters. It chose Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise data management software and interrelated technologies. Eventually, 500 internal entities will connect to the data warehouse. The MOJ now plans to upgrade to Microsoft SQL Server 2012.

eHouse Informationstechnologie wanted to proactively monitor and manage customer PCs. By offering Windows Intune, a cloud-based PC management and security service, eHouse has reduced PC management time and freed up more time to spend on revenue-generating consulting projects. With a central view of customer PCs, eHouse can address problems proactively and prevent failures. Customers are happier and appreciate the value provided by Windows Intune.

The University of Tokushima, a national university, set up a new section, “Information Strategy Room” for planning its overall information strategies. And, to implement these strategies, the university established “Center for Administration of Information Technology." Since then, Center for Administration of Information Technology of the university has implemented various reforms to provide better IT services for students and faculty members. In March 2012, as one of these efforts, the existing email systems were renewed with a hybrid email system of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft Office 365 for Education. This renewal enables ensured security and 24/7 operation. Focusing on developing international academic ability of its students, faculty members, and institutions, Tokushima University obtained a key communication infrastructure.

The University of Toronto (U of T) wanted to provide students with an email service that befitted its reputation for academic excellence. It chose Microsoft Live@edu. Students are more productive and the university is saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in IT costs. Thanks to best practices developed during the migration and a supportive relationship with Microsoft, U of T is recognized by its peers as a leader in successful IT outsourcing.

DATEV, one of the leading IT service providers for tax advisers, auditors, and attorneys in Germany, intended to deliver hosted cloud-based Microsoft solutions to its 39,000 customers. DATEV is now offering hosted Microsoft Office 2010 to replace an earlier version of Microsoft Office software to 1,000 of its 39,000 customers that have already moved to the private cloud. DATEV is considering adding other hosted services, including Microsoft Lync 2010 and the Windows Azure cloud operating system.