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11/01/2002
CARA Group implements Citrix solution for Derry City Council
CARA Group Northern Ireland (NI), a leading provider of IT solutions in the province, has implemented a Citrix thin client and Microsoft Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 end-to-end solution for Derry City Council.
The project also involved the implementation of a complete Windows 2000 infrastructure based on Compaq Proliant hardware including a complete migration of the council's legacy systems to Exchange 2000.
At the system's core is the provision of a common, centralised, manageable desktop services for all council staff, utilising MS Office 2000 and Exchange 2000. These core services are distributed via a five Citrix server farm to over 200 users in the Council's central offices and associated remote sites, providing a consistent desktop interface for all users.
Tim Woolsey, Sales Manager, CARA NI said: "The benefits of a Citrix thin client solutions lie in its central management of an organisation's systems. Derry City Council are now reaping the rewards of a simplified secure interface for all users and ease of implementation of new software and other additional updates.”
Uel Harvey, IT Manager, Derry City Council added: "Derry City Council needed a swift, trouble-free and cost-efficient transition from its legacy systems to the new Windows-based environment. We chose CARA NI because of its proven track record of designing and implementing solutions that deliver just that, along with cost and efficiency benefits across the Council's activities.”
The Council has also consolidated various applications onto two new servers to provide a dependable, manageable core service. This has allowed a swift, managed move to a more wide-ranging system for the council, allowing access to all these new core services via the Citrix ICA client. (MB)
The project also involved the implementation of a complete Windows 2000 infrastructure based on Compaq Proliant hardware including a complete migration of the council's legacy systems to Exchange 2000.
At the system's core is the provision of a common, centralised, manageable desktop services for all council staff, utilising MS Office 2000 and Exchange 2000. These core services are distributed via a five Citrix server farm to over 200 users in the Council's central offices and associated remote sites, providing a consistent desktop interface for all users.
Tim Woolsey, Sales Manager, CARA NI said: "The benefits of a Citrix thin client solutions lie in its central management of an organisation's systems. Derry City Council are now reaping the rewards of a simplified secure interface for all users and ease of implementation of new software and other additional updates.”
Uel Harvey, IT Manager, Derry City Council added: "Derry City Council needed a swift, trouble-free and cost-efficient transition from its legacy systems to the new Windows-based environment. We chose CARA NI because of its proven track record of designing and implementing solutions that deliver just that, along with cost and efficiency benefits across the Council's activities.”
The Council has also consolidated various applications onto two new servers to provide a dependable, manageable core service. This has allowed a swift, managed move to a more wide-ranging system for the council, allowing access to all these new core services via the Citrix ICA client. (MB)
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