Microsoft Windows 2000 ProfessionalPROJECT OVERVIEW
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By establishing one
set of desktop standards and policies, facilitated seamless communication,
collaboration and teamwork among the client's employees worldwide.
This initiative brought best-in-class technology and applications to the desktop and established a robust platform on which to build e-Business capabilities, upgrading the client's suite of tools (from Windows 95, Office 95/97, Internet Explorer 4, Exchange client) to the Windows 2000 operating system, Office 2000, Internet Explorer 5.0. and Outlook 2000, a powerful integrated e-mail and information management tool.
Why
Was It Needed?
The most critical need stemmed
from client's commitment to become a deeply digital business. An
estimated $1.3 trillion of commerce worldwide was transacted on the Web in 2000, and
industry sales approached $200 billion. The client had
embraced the digital age with an aggressive e-Business agenda, and could not
succeed without the underpinning of leading-edge information technology. This initiative was a key element of the client's investment in the infrastructure needed to
enable a comprehensive range of e-Business solutions.
What was In It?
The core suite of products:
Builds
incorporated these operating systems:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
"Thin" client based on Windows Terminal Server technology
Personal Productivity
MS Word 2000
MS Excel 2000
MS PowerPoint 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Outlook 2000 for integrated email, calendaring and contacts.
Other components
included:
Anti-virus toolkit, Max Compression, WinZip
NetMeeting, Adobe Acrobat Reader (4.0), client-specific templates, MS
Media Player
Proprietary utilities
Internet Explorer plug-ins (QuickTime, Java, Shockwave, etc.)
What Hardware was
Used?
A broad computer
refresh was an important part of the deployment. Globally more than
half of all existing hardware was replaced, as it did not support Windows
2000. IBM was selected as the primary supplier of laptop, desktop and
thin-client devices, with Toshiba as a secondary supplier of laptops.
While each business
stream, in coordination and with direction from Project Management, individually
addressed hardware issues and ultimately matched new computers with specific job
requirements, the following profiles were originally developed as the core
hardware options.
User Type:
Mobile Professional
Job Characteristics:
A professional office worker who spends a significant
time traveling and/or commuting and who requires a lighter laptop.
Preferred IBM
Models:
Maximum Portability:
Thinkpad
240X
(Pentium III, 500 MHz, 64 Mb RAM, 12 Gb Hard drive, 10.4" 800x600 screen,
56K V90 modem, 1.45 Kg)
X20
(Pentium III, 600 MHz, 128 Mb RAM, 20 Gb Hard drive, 12" 1024x768 screen,
NIC and modem, 1.6 Kg)
Limited Portability:
Thinkpad
T20
(Pentium III, 700 MHz, 12 Gb Hard drive, 14.1" 1024x768 screen, NIC and
modem, DVD, 2.3 Kg)
User Type:
Semi-mobile Professional
Job Characteristics:
A professional office worker who spends a moderate
time traveling and/or commuting and who may accommodate a heavier laptop with
more features.
Preferred IBM
Models:
Limited Portability:
Thinkpad
T20
(Pentium III, 700 MHz, 12 Gb Hard drive, 14.1" 1024x768 screen, NIC and
modem, DVD, 2.3 Kg)
User Type:
Power User
Job Characteristics:
A specialist (often a technical user) requiring
applications that make exceptional demands on local processors.
Preferred IBM
Models:
Portable High
Performance:
Thinkpad
T20
(Pentium III, 700 MHz, 12 Gb Hard drive, 14.1" (1024x768 screen, NIC and
modem, DVD, 2.3 Kg)
Desktop High
Performance:
A40p
NetVista
(Pentium III, 800 MHz, 128 Mb RAM, 30 Gb Hard drive, 48X CD-Rom, 10/100 LAN,
audio)
User Type:
Office-Based User
Job Characteristics:
A stationary office worker who does not travel.
Preferred IBM
Models:
IBM 300 PL desktop (Pentium III, 733 MHz, 20 Gb Hard drive, CD-Rom)
User Type:
Transaction Processor
Job Characteristics:
An office or plant worker who mainly uses site-,
job- or stream-specific host or client server applications.
Preferred IBM
Models:
Thin Client
NetVista N2200 Express Thin Client
NetVista N2200 Flashless Thin Client
NetVista N2200 WBT Thin Client <