OpenMaster case studies
Maximizing service levels
More than 1500 sites around the world are using OpenMaster to successfully enhance their business. OpenMaster assures the optimum service level for critical applications: ERPs, high risk or e-Business.
A U.S. State Superior Court needed to manage its landmark program providing citizens with 24x7 access to more than 20 million court records via the Internet.
- OpenMaster monitors and controls multiple web servers, systems, and networks, automatically tracking problems.and reporting
- Benefits include scalability to manage multiple systems across the network, integration with existing IT processes and applications, and fast problem resolution
A global player in the 'Do It Yourself' sector and the largest home improvement retailer in Europe required a reliable and effective IT solution that would improve service quality, simplify processes and be quick and easy to install:
- OpenMaster implemented a solution that took account of the company's open, heterogeneous and distributed IT environment, whilst at the same time providing a high quality of service around the clock
- The company now benefits from a centrally managed, multi-site IT environment as a direct result of the OpenMaster suite
A European Police Department needed to manage and secure over 5000 networked PC workstations - over half located in rural police stations:
- OpenMaster provided network management, user security and single sign-on functionality, with centralized desktop administration capabilities (inventory; software distribution, and remote control)
- Primary benefits for the police department include a stable PC infrastructure, improved network performance and uptime, and, most importantly, happy end users.
A European electricity supplier looking to expand after market deregulation needed to realign their systems and distribute them to business departments in new regions:
- OpenMaster provided centralized management of their newly distributed systems including monitoring, control, software distribution and backup
- Primary benefits include better IT alignment with business goals and standardized, quality-driven support procedures for their centralized staff.
A publishing and distribution firm, which handles virtually all foreign publications in every media format, needed to improve business system availability and reduce management costs:
- OpenMaster provided automated and unattended operations capabilities for diverse systems and network resources
- The firm benefited from improved system and network performance and uptime, while leveraging existing IT skills.
A bank with 75 branch offices needed to automate the production workload on its new UNIX servers to decrease operational costs:
- OpenMaster provided automated job scheduling capabilities for the entire banking application set
- The bank saves an estimated 35% on its day-to-day operations costs

