If you doubt the viability of a cost effective Satellite Office Solution, please check out the following case studies!
Continental Airlines Flies Greener Skies with Citrix Application Delivery
Currently, Continental delivers a number of mission-critical applications, including the aircraft maintenance solution, Microsoft® Office 2007, an IP phone system from Avaya, and its in-house reservations system, as well as Web applications. About 2,000 reservations agents work from home and connect to the Citrix Presentation Server environment over the Web using Web Interface functionality. Approximately 500 maintenance staff in Houston, Cleveland and Newark use the Toughbook CF-08 slates, connecting over a Cisco wireless WAN.
Secure Remote Access for Teleworkers or Temporary Workers
Let employees work from home and provide contract workers temporary access to corporate desktops without sacrificing performance, access or security. Protect the integrity of your data without inhibiting productivity with VMware View, giving you centralized desktop control and management with a flexible high performance end user experience. End users access corporate desktops and applications at any time and from almost any device while sensitive data is safe and protected behind the corporate firewall with security policies in place for managing access. Easily extend temporary access to corporate information and applications for consultants, contractors, customers and other third-party stakeholders to improve collaboration and reduce business latency while minimizing the risk of data leakage or complicated set up.
A Remote Office on the High Seas
Internet connections are obligatory in the enterprise, and linking global offices with a wide area network (WAN) isn't rocket science either. But what about linking offices that are bobbing around like corks in the middle of the ocean?
For Hong Kong-based vessel management firm Wallem Group it's just another day at sea. The company provides various management services - from crew management and fleet scheduling to engine maintenance and technical management - for about 100 vessels.
Gouden Gids Netherlands Takes Golden Opportunity for Sales Force Automation
More than 150 field sales employees now have access to their information from home. This means that there is no need to visit their regional office daily to obtain the latest sales information. This saves travel time and money and increases efficiency from order entry through the invoicing process because field sales staff are better prepared and visit customers with up-to-date information. Also, all other Gouden Gids employees can access applications from home, bringing teleworking up to the next level.
Queensboro Shirt Company - Competes by Outfitting Employees
Finding and retaining talented employees is a key challenge for small businesses. “When you find good, productive employees, you do what you can to keep them happy,” said Meyers. Queensboro uses GoToMyPC Pro to create flexible work schedules for employees who need to work from home, without the expense and complications of deploying a virtual private network. “GoToMyPC Pro has enabled us to retain six employees by accommodating their unique needs.”
German state office delivers applications, desktops from one source
One of these new technologies is desktop virtualization. In the summer of 2008, the state office began using Citrix® XenDesktop™ to provide users with virtual Windows® desktops from the datacenter. Around 30 telecommuters from the state authority, who complete the majority of their work from home, were among the first to use the solution.
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