Strategic Alliances

IBM: Success Stories

Pharmaceutical Co. Speeds Decision Making and Reduces Travel with Cisco TelePresence
Takeda Pharmaceutical is a research-based global pharmaceutical company. IBM provided a Cisco TelePresence solution expected to accelerate decision making within the global Takeda organization and provide an estimated 20 percent reduction in business travel.
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Healthcare


Government

Retail Sector

  • pdf file iconMediamarket SpA, Italy: Multichannel Retail Solution (PDF - 943KB)
    Mediamarket, a leading consumer electronics retailer, needed to unite store, call center, and e-commerce operations in Italy to create a consolidated service platform and real-time view across the business. Cisco and IBM designed and delivered a Cisco Unified Contact Center and Siebel CRM solution that unites all point of sale, including 80 stores, virtualized contact center, and online shopping channels.

Industrial Sector

Technology Industry

  • pdf file iconCineca [Computing Center] - High-Performance Computing (PDF - 1.09MB)
    Cineca, Italy’s Largest Computing Centre, Cuts Costs and Accelerates Social and Scientific Research with Cisco and IBM High-Performance Computing. Cisco’s high-performance computing (HPC) InfiniBand and Ethernet networks and IBM's System Cluster 1350 helps Cineca halve ROI period and reduces maintenance costs and demand on resources by 20 percent.

Energy & Utilities

  • pdf file iconTerna Rete Elettrica Nazionale: IP Network over Power Lines (PDF - 1.31MB)
    Terna is the company in charge of electrical transmission and dispatching over high-voltage and extra high-voltage lines for the whole of Italy. Its main domestic role is to guarantee the balance between electricity supply and demand from a national control centre. Terna wanted a back-up system that could operate independently of any outside telecommunications provider network. What began as a network renewal project thus switched focus to critical network outage management issues.

Telecommunications

  • pdf file iconIDEA Cellular: Mobile Service Operator Provides Voice Self-Service (PDF - 245KB)
    IDEA Cellular: Mobile Service Operator Provides Voice Self-Service Using the Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, IDEA Cellular was able to shift two million daily calls from live agents to a self-service voice portal that increased customer satisfaction and reduced average hold time. IBM is providing ongoing management for the solution. thanks!
  • pdf file iconDansk Bredbånd: IPTV Service Provider Solution (PDF - 456KB)
    Dansk Bredbånd needed to upgrade their infrastructure to improve performance, enable new services and attract new subscribers. They teamed with IBM and Cisco to create a reliable, cost-effective converged communications network for its data, voice and new video offerings. With the robust, full-featured IPTV platform from IBM and Cisco, the company’s subscribers can choose to watch the programming that they want, when they want, with pause-and-play conveniences.

Nonprofit

  • pdf file iconCarolina Tiger Rescue: New infrastructure to support rescue and treatment, and enhance collaborations and research (PDF - 1MB)
    Cisco and IBM outfitted the wildlife sanctuary, Carolina Tiger Rescue with a high-performance server and networking infrastructure and other state-of-the-art technology. Carolina Tiger Rescue is a nonprofit organization that rescues and nurses back to health leopards, tigers, binturongs and other carnivores. With voice, video and Web technology provided by Cisco and IBM, their staff and volunteers can improve the quality of care they provide to the exotic carnivores and can better educate the public on the importance of saving these endangered animals.

Professional Services