Wolverhampton City Council Serves the Community with Fujitsu
Siemens Computers
Wolverhampton City Council maximises operational efficiency
and improves the delivery of core services to the local community
with Fujitsu Siemens Computers blade server technology
solution
Munich/Germany, August 30, 2004 —Wolverhampton City Council/UK has implemented a new Fujitsu
Siemens Computers blade server technology solution to help it
deliver the best possible service to its local community and meet
the Government's 2005 deadline that requires all councils to
provide public services online.
The City Council is focused on increasing efficiency and
improving its remit of delivering first-rate public services across
a wide range of key business processes including collecting taxes
and providing benefit payments. The decision to move to Fujitsu
Siemens Computers' Intel-based PRIMERGY BX 600 and BX300 blade
servers was taken after a period of evaluation lasting three
months. Wolverhampton City Council was previously using servers
from the competitors.
Matt Jeavons, LAN Manager at Wolverhampton City Council
commented: "With our old systems, there were a number of
constraints in our data centre. We needed a solution to consolidate
our existing servers and allow for rapid expansion. Key drivers for
the project were a need to reduce the physical footprint required
by 'traditional servers' together with the total power and
air conditioning requirements for our data centre. The adoption of
Fujitsu Siemens Computers blades has also allowed us to move easily
to fully automated server provisioning."
The Fujitsu Siemens Computers solution, managed and supported
by Fujitsu Services, wasn’t the only implementation
considered. Jeavons continued: "We’d been committed
users of the same servers for years and had been holding off
approaching other vendors whilst awaiting the provision of
evaluation the predecessor hardware and implementation support. Our
previous vendor was unable to supply the necessary resources which
then left us seeking an alternative vendor.
We chose Fujitsu Siemens Computers on the basis of two key
factors. Firstly they were able to provide high quality equipment,
which more than met our expectations in terms of functionality, and
secondly they proved to be exceptionally willing to work up-front
with us to develop a partnership which ensured the delivery of a
solution that would be a 'best-fit' for the Council."
Steve Kendall-Smith, Managing Director, Fujitsu Siemens
Computers UK, said: "Local Governments are increasingly faced
with the challenge of having to manage fast-growing volumes of data
effectively. Our hardware is proving extremely powerful in
supporting a range of mission-critical functions for Wolverhampton
City Council, helping them deliver the best possible service to the
local community both now and in the future."
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About Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European IT provider
with a responsible strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and
Business Critical Computing products, services and solutions. With
a portfolio of exceptional depth, our offering extends from
handhelds through desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure
solutions. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has a strong presence in all
key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging
the strengths, innovation and global reach of our joint
shareholders, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, we make sure we meet
the needs of customers: large corporations, small and medium
enterprises and private users. For further please visit::
www.fujitsu-siemens.com
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