Berlin-based myToys.de is a retail company that sells merchandise for children and their families. Distributing its goods online, in stores, and through a mail-order catalog, the company initially relied on Linux for most of its computing systems. In time, the IT environment at myToys.de became heterogeneous and support became an issue. To increase system security and receive technical support, myToys.de replaced its Web site and order-processing system from multiple manufacturers with a new infrastructure based on Sun SPARC Enterprise servers, StorageTek storage systems, software, and technical support services.
Retailer Ivan Smith Furniture found working with Sun to deploy a business-analytics solution generating real-time reports not only reduced the amount of time reports needed to run from minutes to seconds, but it also cut the business' yearly licensing costs by more than $127,000 per year and provided a complete return on investment in less than two months.
The Sun JavaTM Integration Suite will help support and enhance the world famous London department store Harrods in its growing multi-channel retail operations. Announced during the National Retail Federation Conference held January 15-18 in New York City, Harrods selected the Sun suite to help preserve existing IT investments while enhancing business agility and improving customer experience.
Strengthening their more than 10-year business relationship, B&H Photo has chosen Sun to power its rapidly growing Internet business. The high-end professional photo, video and audio company expects the Sun StorEdgeTM 9985 systems to be a cornerstone to their data-centric enterprise compute environment and "always on" Internet presence.
Sun has committed its Sun FireTM X2100 servers to power a new distance learning web site for National Retail Federation (NRF) Foundation members as well as non-members. The new NRF Universitywired/e-learning solution has been created by the NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation (NRF), and Sun.
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