Case Study

Memorex Telex

Company: Scala Business SolutionsCustomer: Memorex TelexSubmitted by: Catalyst PRDelivering business-critical IT solutions across Western Europe means keeping abreast of fast-changing technologies and providing customer service with speed and accuracy. Corporate communications experts, Memorex Telex, has evolved rapidly in recent years, but has maintained a reputation for being at the forefront of the IT solutions industry, […]

Eastern Energy

Company: AnacompCustomer: Eastern EnergySubmitted by: Byline GroupEastern Energy (a TXU company) is now giving its customers a faster, more efficient and cost effective response to their telephone enquiries, 24 hours a day, following Anacomp’s completion of the first phase of a project to modernise its customer records and billing information system. This has replaced the […]

TXU Europe

Company: SabaCustomer: TXU EuropeSubmitted by: Grant Butler CoomberTXU Europe is the European arm of Texas Utilities (TXU), one of the world’s top ten energy service companies with assets of $40 billion and over nine million customers. The European subsidiary is one of the leading integrated energy companies on the continent, owning Eastern Electricity and Eastern […]

Ericsson by: Spreckley Partners Ltd

Company: StaffwareCustomer: EricssonSubmitted by: Spreckley Partners LtdThere are few constants in today’s fast changing business environment but there is one that is guaranteed and that is change itself.The telecommunications sector is one of the fastest moving markets in the world today. Change has become a constant. Competition, convergence, and increased market liberalisation are just a […]

Customer: diAx

Company: SoftlabCustomer: diAxSubmitted by: Portfolio CommunicationsDate: August 2000(SWITZERLAND) A good functioning Call Centre is a company’s business card and is of prime importance for successful customer relationships. One of Europe’s most pioneering solutions has been put into operation by the successful Swiss telecommunications provider, diAx, in co-operation with Softlab. The multi-site Call Centre links several […]

Anglican Water

Company: ETICustomer: Anglican WaterSubmitted by: Oast CommunicationsAnglian Water Services, one of Britain’s largest water and environmental companies, had just six months to migrate twenty data sources and build a dozen interfaces to connect existing applications to a new SAP R/3 financial and stock management system. With Year 2000 projects placing a hefty premium on Cobol […]

NTL

Company: MicrosoftCustomer: ntlSubmitted by: Shandwickntl is the UK and Ireland’s leading cable TV, telephone and internet company and a world leader in the development of digital broadcast systems and networks. As technologies converge, ntl is leading the way into a new era of integrated communications and provides more products and services than any other communications […]

Taylor and Francis

Company: GordanoCustomer: Taylor and FrancisSubmitted by: two one communicationsDate: July 2002This case study looks at a multi-site UK company and its implementation and use of mail server software and complementary messaging products. It demonstrates how large companies with complex IT systems can purchase and install mission-critical software in order to reduce costs. Background Academic publishing […]

The Imaging Store

Company: Tenon TechnologyCustomer: The Imaging StoreSubmitted by: The itpr PartnershipDate: August 2001Successful e-commerce demands high quality products at the right price, delivered to customers when promised, backed up with excellent on line service. The Imaging Store, the UK’s first dedicated web service that provides businesses with access to digital imaging products, has invested in Microsoft […]

MightyWords

Company: Silverline TechnologiesCustomer: MightyWordsSubmitted by: Silverline TechnologiesDate: Summer 2001(USA) MightyWords is the Internet’s premier seller and distributor of mid-length, must-have, need-to-know digital content in the business and technical categories. The company has created The Mighty Network by enabling distribution partners to seamlessly offer their own collections of MightyWords titles from their websites, effectively helping them […]

Swisscom

Company: OSICustomer: SwisscomSubmitted by: Mmd Marketing Communications LimitedToday’s deregulated European telecoms environment means incumbent operators are continuously battling with a host of new entrants to retain and grow their share of the market. This challenge is made greater by the fact that most traditional operators rely on a variety of legacy systems developed or acquired […]

Texas Utilities – Europe

Company: NTLCustomer: Texas Utilities – EuropeSubmitted by: Nelson BostockDate: August 2002Texas Utilities – Europe (TXU) is the UK’s largest supplier of electricity and gas to domestic customers. It is also one of the country’s main energy retailers and traders. Deregulation of the market in the 1990s brought many benefits to customers, including a much wider […]

Mirror Group

Company: TranmitCustomer: Mirror GroupSubmitted by: BylineMirror Group Newspapers has replaced a paper-based purchasing system with a Notes-based workflow application from Tranmit that saves money, improves relations with suppliers and eliminates time wasted by staff in tracking down missing paperwork.Before the new system went in, purchasing was out of control. Staff would pick up the phone […]

Croda

Company: ActiveIntranetCustomer: CrodaSubmitted by: ActiveIntranet The Client Croda International plc is a worldwide leader in the supply of speciality chemicals based on naturally occuring raw materials to the personal care, household, pharmaceutical and nutritional markets. Based in the UK, Croda now operates in over 30 countries and employs some 2400 employees in offices and plants […]

FT.com

Company: SopheonCustomer: FT.comSubmitted by: Roger Staton AssocsSopheon’s expertise in content management technology played a part in building FT.com into the world’s leading global business portal. For many business people throughout the world, the Financial Times is an indispensable source of global business news and information. As a growing number of people turn to the Internet […]

Pharmexx

Company: MicrosoftCustomer: PharmexxSubmitted by: ShandwickPharmexx Sales and Marketing Intelligence GmbH, a service provider to the pharmaceuticals industry, is providing its customers’ field sales forces with mobile access to information using Hewlett-Packard® Jornada 820e Windows Powered Handheld PC Pros. The mobile devices provide online access to centralised data on a web server running F. O.R.C.E., an […]

Am Bratach

Company: AdobeCustomer: Am BratachSubmitted by: MCC InternationalDate: October 1999Am Bratach, a small but award winning regional magazine has successfully streamlined its production processes by implementing digital workflow, despite the publication’s limited resources. Adobe’s products play a fundamental role in the magazine’s new production processes. From gathering news and artwork from many contributors using diverse systems, […]

Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals UK

Company: Onyx SoftwareCustomer: Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals UKSubmitted by: Herald CommunicationsOnyx Software and Interliant enable Colgate to give its customers a complete check-up. Summary When the UK division of Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals (COP) needed an enterprise-wide customer relationship management (CRM) solution quickly, it turned to Onyx Software and Interliant to link field sales and telesales, as […]

Glaxo Wellcome

Company: SAPCustomer: Glaxo WellcomeSubmitted by: HarvardGlaxo Wellcome (GW) has 52 manufacturing sites, local operating companies in more than 70 countries marketing products to 139 global markets, over 18,800 different pack presentations and thousands of suppliers. Keeping track of production, let alone its supply chain, in every location, in a way that enables GW to meet […]

Organon Laboratories Ltd

Company: StayinFrontCustomer: Organon Laboratories LtdSubmitted by: MCC InternationalDate: May 2003Organon Laboratories Limited competes in the £10 billion UK pharmaceuticals sector alongside over 250 rival companies. In order to compete effectively, Organon has transformed the way its field sales operation conducts its business, using a Customer Relationship Management system based on Visual Elk from vendor StayinFront, […]

Butler And Tanner

Company: FourFrontCustomer: Butler And TannerSubmitted by: MCC InternationalDate: August 2000New York, Paris, Munich, Frome – everyone’s talking about Butler ; Tanner. Based in Frome, Somerset, Butler ; Tanner Limited has been manufacturing high quality books for over one hundred and fifty years. If you have ever you have picked up one of those glossy hard […]

MapInfo

Company: PH EnergyCustomer: MapInfoSubmitted by: YOYOAnalysts and commercial negotiators in the complex European gas market now have the perfect planning and analysis tool for calculating tariff and assessing routes, with a new Gas Infrastructure Model developed by PH Energy on MapInfo data visualisation and mapping technology. Background: Assessing routes and calculating pipeline tariffs in the […]

Castrol (UK)

Company: The Original Software GroupCustomer: Castrol (UK)Submitted by: The Original Software GroupDate: September 2001″When first given a demo of TestBench400Ô in 1998 I was told that over time the product would just get better and better and that testing would become more and more comprehensive. Usually claims made during the sales process are taken with […]

MMG

Company: Scala Business SolutionsCustomer: MMGSubmitted by: Catalyst PRDate: Unknown(Kasakhstan) MMG is a fast expanding oil and gas company. Rapid growth led to increased demands on already over-stretched IT resources, so MMG looked to take-on a new system to effectively support business processes. The chosen vendor, Scala Business Solutions, has ensured a smooth transition from disparate […]

Expro International Group

Company: Point to PointCustomer: Expro International GroupSubmitted by: Eclat MarketingPoint to Point have been working closely with the Expro Group over the past six months to provide a virtual private network which would allow users in remote and underdeveloped locations to connect to the local area network. Point to Point were involved in the key […]

BP Marine

Company: RCMSCustomer: BP MarineSubmitted by: The itpr PartnershipBP Marine and RCMS have created not only a global order taking, messaging and fulfilment capability, but a component-based framework that other BP companies can use to create their own e-business applications.”E-business” and “component based development” are both buzz-phrases of the hour, but with underlying techniques that are […]

BP Group

Company: Quillion DatabridgeCustomer: BP GroupSubmitted by: HarvardThe BP Group is one of the world’s largest petroleum and petrochemical groups. Its main activities are exploration, production and distribution of crude oil, natural gas and petrochemicals but it also has a growing activity in solar power generation. BP has well-established operations in Europe North and South America, […]

Alcan

Company: DocumationCustomer: AlcanSubmitted by: DocumationDate: February 2003Alcan’s Shared Service Centre implements Documation’s Invoice Management Solution (IMS) to automate invoice processing and authorisation. This is one solution that really does do what it says on the tin.Alcan is a cutting-edge organization with a remarkable combination of talented people, innovative products, advanced technologies and a decidedly customer-focused […]

Theodore Alexander

Company: Hansa Business SolutionsCustomer: Theodore AlexanderSubmitted by: The itpr PartnershipDate: July 2002Good stock management coupled with excellent customer service is the key to growth in the distribution business. The ability to manage over 4000 upmarket boutique furniture lines, track and deliver customer orders more efficiently and monitor long supplier delivery times were primary objectives for […]

Alliance Spacesystems Inc.

Company: SRACCustomer: Alliance Spacesystems Inc. Submitted by: SRACDate: February 2002Alliance Spacesystems Inc. (ASI) provides end-to-end aerospace systems design and fabrication services. Its focus is building and designing spacecraft mechanical systems for government clients such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It often subcontracts for Boeing and other companies that build “smart” spacecraft. JPL is one […]