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Offshore Drilling Contractor Keeps Its Rigs Efficiently Utilized

Overview GlobalSantaFe distributed operations presents a communications and operational challenge. Its complex network of management systems must work in harmony constantly. At stake is disruption of drilling operations for clients that pay premium rates. GlobalSantaFe wanted to establish a more efficient communications infrastructure at each worldwide site while ensuring real-time data from all operations and applications is integrated and accessible globally in real-time. By utilizing the strengths of Microsoft BizTalk Server and the .NET development environment, the firm reduced system development time by 66 percent and decreased data transfer error rates from 15 percent to less than 2 percent.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	September 2007
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Application Servers, .NET, Application Development

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