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The international Smiths Group plc concentrates on specialist engineering contracts for the aerospace, medical, industrial and sealing solution sectors. Now employing 33,000 people at 450 worldwide locations it has grown through acquisition creating a complex IT legacy.
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- Address fragmented email system created through series of mergers and acquisitions
- Reduce the 200 mail servers and 400 domains
- Streamline operations to improve efficiencies and maintenance capabilities
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Solutions overview |
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- Standardized on Microsoft Exchange 2000 with 48 ProLiant servers
- Chose HP Services to implement the system to support 20,000 mailboxes
- Decided to have HP host the system at Colorado Springs, U.S
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Results |
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- Achieved better uptimes and greater security than before
- Improved agility, which can easily accommodate changes to the business
- Realized cost avoidance and greater cost control thanks to an HP hosted solution
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