This Fortune 10 corporation is one of the world's
largest information technology companies, as well
as one of the world's largest business and technology
services providers. With operations in more than
160 countries and manufacturing facilities on 4
continents, it leads in the research, development
and manufacture of the industry's most advanced
information technologies, including computer systems,
software, storage systems and microelectronics.
The corporation uses the Optial platform as
a global compliance solution in multiple areas
because of its centralized reporting capabilities,
scaleable web-based architecture, high availability
and ease of implementation. After using Optial
legacy solutions for 4 years, the corporation
and Optial started working together intensively
in January 2001 to develop a solution for the
global compliance program for environment, health
and safety. The implementation in 45 countries
was achieved within four weeks of system delivery.
A subsequent implementation in 2003 to support
global import compliance was equally rapid.
A number of success factors contributed, including
the use of ASP deployment. This meant that the
internal project team had no dependence on other
internal business resources such as corporate
IT and no need to acquire, configure and/or test
hardware or system software. The combination
of ASP and Optial's pure browser-based technology
meant that no client software needed to be distributed
to hundreds of users spread around the globe.
Further success factors included a committed
and focused implementation team and a well-established
and documented understanding of the business
processes.
Optial's hosted ASP system successfully passed
the corporation's rigorous 3-month security audit
and continues to be regularly subject to ongoing
security assessment.
Benefits:
- Global real time compliance information available
to key managers across the organization
- Reduction in internal audit expense
- Rapid implementation, easy deployment, very
high availability
- Global environmental and import compliance
reporting
- Integration of environment and import compliance
management on same platform provides enhanced
efficiency and attracts pricing discounts
- Increasing value of information over time
through trending capabilities
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