Case Studies
Speech recognition helps retailer determine ROI
Each year, Australia’s largest independent car service and tyre retailer, Kmart Tyre & Auto Service (KTAS), spends millions in advertising and marketing.
[ + ]Limelight Cinema projects digitally with NEC
The ACT’s newest and most technologically advanced cinema complex and one of only three completely digital cinema complexes in Australia, Limelight Cinema is committed to providing customers with the best possible audiovisual experience at a competitive price point.
[ + ]Mercy Health improves communications with videoconferencing
Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland Limited is a Catholic provider of health and aged care services with hospitals and aged care facilities in Queensland. The organisation has installed LifeSize HD videoconferencing solutions in six of its facilities and is already reaping the benefits of enhanced internal communication, collaboration, improved work/life balance and safety for its employees.
[ + ]High-density computing aids animation for movie
The stunning 3D imagery seen in the new movie Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole was developed by Sydney-based animation and visual effects studio Animal Logic. This was achieved with a range of state-of-the-art HP technologies, including HP BladeSystems, HP workstations and HP DreamColor Professional Displays. The movie was released in cinemas across Australia and New Zealand at the end of last month.
[ + ]Komatsu leverages telepresence to increase efficiencies
Komatsu Forklift Australia has chosen Polycom to deliver best-of-breed, high-definition telepresence solutions to reduce travel downtime and lower network bandwidth costs, accelerate decision-making and enhance workflow efficiencies.
[ + ]Moreton Bay deploys wireless video surveillance network
Using funds from the Federal Government’s Safer Cities project, Moreton Bay Regional Council contracted Link Security Group to deploy the most extensive wireless IP video surveillance network in Australia, with 130 square kilometres of mesh coverage.
[ + ]Royal Flying Doctor Service flies into the cloud
The not-for-profit Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDSWO) provides a 24-hour health lifeline for people living, working or travelling in rural and remote areas of Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories.
[ + ]Wireless network ensures internet access on campus
Charles Sturt University, one of Australia’s largest regional universities, is rolling out a $2 million Motorola wireless network to ensure blanket access to the internet and online university resources for more than 11,000 staff and students at its campuses and student residences.
[ + ]Automated deployment of master PCs saves time
Located in the Geelong region of Victoria, Christian College is a K-12 school focused on quality education. It has a current enrolment of around 1800 students and 240 administration and teaching staff across five campus locations.
[ + ]Trojan challenge for photography firm
Arthur Reed Photos is a 48-year-old business specialising in school and graduation photography. The company has built its reputation on quality and affordability and today employs around 70 people as a leading supplier to the school photography market in Victoria. This year it has changed to AVG as its antivirus software supplier after ongoing problems, including a significant trojan infestation that its previous antivirus software failed to detect.
[ + ]Virtualisation improves Parks Victoria performance
The Melbourne-based organisation Parks Victoria is the custodian of 3.96 million hectares of parks and reserves - 17% of Victoria’s total land mass - and is also responsible for the recreational management of Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, and the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers.
[ + ]The MCG goes digital
As part of a major security system overhaul, the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is in the process of installing over 300 indoor and outdoor IP network cameras. The installation by Integrators Australia includes an upgrade to the existing security software and closed circuit television (CCTV) management system and is expected to be complete over the next few years.
[ + ]Satellite network connects crew and clients
Two-storey swells, gale-force winds and a shifting, toothpaste-like ocean floor are just some of the more common hazards facing the subsea geotechnical survey crews of Benthic Geotech, a pioneering Australian company specialising in sampling the sea floor for its oil, engineering and scientific clients around the world.
[ + ]Honda turns the corner with IP comms
In 2009, Honda Australia Motorcycles and Power Equipment (MPE ) turned to Dimension Data to provide cost-effective monitoring of its mission-critical IP telephony network and ensure the system is always running and revenue is protected.
[ + ]City Automobiles drives business gains with VoIP
City Automobiles has watched customer call volumes increase and its business grow following the implementation of a next-generation Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Office telephony system. The VoIP solution ensures customer calls reach the automotive group’s sales and service staff first time and has reduced its call and line rental costs.
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