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Significant Productivity Increase and Enhancement of Service Level Agreements: Publisher DER SPIEGEL
With a weekly print run of over one million and 6.5 million readers, DER SPIEGEL is the leading news magazine in Germany. The highly traditional publishing company also distributes a wide range of print, online and TV products.  Download PDF (418k)

The World's Largest Reinsurance Intermediary: Aon Services Group
When Aon used Raritan's Paragon KVM solution for remote and local device access, it averted IT hiring costs, streamlined existing operations and gained emergency access to servers.  Download PDF (1.3MB)

One of the Largest Law Firms in the US: Duane Morris LLP
Duane Morris squeezed every possible benefit out of its new data center by installing Dominion KX KVM-over-IP, Paragon II Cat5 KVM, and CommandCenter Secure Gateway. Results: secure, lights-out operation, anytime, anywhere access with a single-sign on, and an analog KVM backup that allowed IT staff to work on servers even during scheduled network outages.  Download PDF (980K)

The Largest Lottery in Netherlands: De Nederlandse Staatsloterij
The Dutch National Lottery won a 25% increase in server rack space after deploying Dominion KX KVM-over-IP switch and CommandCenter Secure Gateway. By giving all their admins Web-based access, they also eliminated waits for consoles and unwanted overtime.  Download PDF (1.4MB)

A Leader in Emergency Notification Solutions: Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC)
Due to expanding needs, DCC needed to move its data center without incurring access delays, port blocking, security holes or cost overruns. They chose Raritan's CommandCenter Secure Gateway (CC-SG) and Paragon II System Controller (P2-SC). When asked if the Raritan equipment was important in helping make the move efficient, Bill Kirby, Manager of Hosting Center Operations said “I don't think the move to the remote data center would have been possible without it.”  Download PDF (881KB)

World’s Third Largest Nuclear Energy Provider: Exelon Nuclear
When the largest U.S. operator of nuclear power plants used Raritan’s Paragon KVM with IP-Reach, it saved manpower and overhead while maximizing uptime through remote access to servers.
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UK's Largest Credit Rating Agency: Experian
Experian’s £30-million development project, headlined by a new state-of-the-art data center, featured Raritan’s Dominion KX KVM-over-IP and Dominion SX Serial Console switches to manage its Wintel and UNIX infrastructure. Raritan’s CommandCenter Secure Gateway allowed Experian to centrally control hundreds of devices, with a single sign-on and customized views.  Download PDF (545K)

The Most Wired Campus in America: Hill School
When the Hill School’s thinly stretched IT staff chose Raritan’s Paragon KVM switch, it saved thousands of dollars that would have been spent on monitors and additional help.  Download PDF (119K)

An Information Technology Laboratory: Hokuriku
With Paragon KVM, next-gen network researchers at Japan’s open IT lab can set up their tests on the lab’s 512 servers from the convenience of their desktops.  Download PDF (172K)

Jewelry Wholesaler in Southwestern USA
A chain of six jewelry wholesale stores across Nevada and Utah had three servers at each store, running that site’s point-of-sale, security camera, and business applications.  With Raritan’s Dominion KX101 for remote administrative access, the chain was able to relocate all its servers to a single site, resulting in fewer on-site troubleshooting trips (across a range of 700 miles), and fewer cabling, HVAC, security and management issues.  Download PDF (0.5 MB)

One of the Netherlands' largest health and income insurers: Menzis Group
Menzis chose Raritan’s Paragon II Analog KVM solution to manage its relocated Groningen data center, containing over 150 servers.  The solution comprised three linked Paragons with a total capacity of 192 servers and 16 simultaneous users.  In addition to five analog users, an additional two users can remotely access servers via Paragon’s integrated KVM-over-IP user stations.  According to Project Manager, Erik-Jan Monshouwer: “The Raritan solution turned out to be the perfect solution for this project; I can heartily recommend it."  Download PDF (134K)

A Financial Technology Company: NYFIX
On 9/11, Paragon KVM and IP-Reach played key roles in trading technology company NYFIX’s disaster recovery, allowing remote administrators to quickly and easily switch operations to backup servers.  Download PDF (90K)

One of the World's Largest Cruise Lines: Royal Caribbean International
When the cruise line used Raritan’s Paragon KVM switches to manage two onboard computer rooms, it reduced staff costs, centralized server control and saved precious shipboard space. 
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Terminix, ChemLawn, and other Household Names: ServiceMaster
When ServiceMaster’s HQ data center in Memphis was tasked with supporting all of the company’s business units, IT had to maximize efficiency and use of space without compromising security.  The company consolidated operations at a new, remote data center in another part of town.  Raritan’s Paragon II KVM and IP-Reach now enable IT staff to access and administer any server more efficiently from headquarters.  Download PDF (2.56MB)

Subaru System Service Co., Ltd.
Raritan’s Paragon II KVM minimized traffic to and from Subaru’s server room, improving the Japanese manufacturer’s IT security and efficiency.  Download PDF (1.4MB)

Integrated Supply and Procurement: SupplyCore
When SupplyCore sought 100-percent reliability and remote access, it chose a five user Paragon KVM switch, slashing the downtime of its crucial online channel, and gaining scalability.  Download PDF (164K)

A Dutch Multimedia Communications Company – Talpa TV
Talpa TV required an IT management solution that could accommodate rapid business growth and manage servers across many dispersed locations. The company chose Raritan’s Dominion KX KVM-Over-IP solution to provide simultaneous access and control to 80 servers. Michiel Zondag, IT Manager at Talpa TV said “The Dominion KXs have been perfectly faultless. We have been extremely satisfied.”
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One of the Largest Schools in the Southeast: University of Memphis
When the University of Memphis needed scalable, multi-user remote-access KVM capability, it chose Raritan’s Paragon switch and IP-Reach. The solution cut costs and improved IT efficiency, while reducing time spent in the server room.  Download PDF (791K)

Yamato System Development Co., Ltd. (YSD)
YSD is a Tokyo-based provider of data center services to end users and the Yamato Group.  YSD had servers spread across its operations and needed a way to centrally and securely manage its servers.  After comparing many vendors, YSD chose Raritan’s CommandCenter® Secure Gateway and Dominion® KX to streamline its Osaka data center operations.  The solution helps IT staff save time and space by enabling secure, remote, browser-based server administration from anywhere.  Download PDF (1MB)

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