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Manufacturer Gains Confidence From Expert Guidance and Embraces IT Overhaul

Overview Furniture manufacturer American of Martinsville relied on a 28-year-old mainframe system to run its business. The company needed a change but didn't know what was possible with new technologies. The company's executive team attended a Strategy Briefing at a Microsoft Technology Center (MTC), which helped the group gain consensus about the need to invest in technology and better understand how to increase efficiency through integrated software.

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Publisher	Microsoft Tips	File Format	HTML
Date Published	March 2008
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Mainframes, CRM Software, Database Management

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Channel:
Storage

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Channel:
Desktops
Tags:
dell

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Channel:
IT Outsourcing
Tags:
capgemini,
corus

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Publisher:
ZDNet UK

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Publisher:
ntl:Telewest Business

IBM Information Server Change Data Capture

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Publisher:
IBM

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Publisher:
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