Case Studies
Down's Syndrome Association
The DSA is a national charity that exists to provide information
and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families, carers
and those with a professional interest. It also seeks to improve
knowledge and understanding and champion the rights of people with
Down's syndrome. In a year, the DSA responds to over 24,000
telephone enquiries from 20,000 members, professionals and the
general public, they send out more than 25,000 leaflets and
fact-sheets and receive around 11 million hits on the website. The
DSA has over 100 local affiliated groups throughout England, Wales
and Northern Ireland as well as offices in South London, Cardiff
and Belfast, plus a team of regional staff supporting families and
professionals throughout most of England, Wales and Northern
Ireland. The DSA relies almost entirely on voluntary donations to
continue operating. The DSA has an annual operating need of
approximately £1.9 million.
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Innocent Drinks
Innocent Drinks, the makers of 100% fresh fruit smoothies has
turned to Cobweb Solutions for an outsourced IT solution to manage
its communication and messaging requirements. The Microsoft Hosted
Exchange service from Cobweb Solutions delivers an efficient and
robust email service to Innocent employees based in its London,
Manchester, Dublin, Amsterdam and Paris offices.
Bedfordshire Police
The Special Constabulary at Bedfordshire Police has enlisted
Cobweb Solutions to cater for its communications and messaging
needs. The Constabulary has implemented Cobweb’s Hosted Windows
SharePoint Services, a team working and collaboration tool that
gives special Constables within the force real-time, online access
to crucial information.
Belvoir Letting Agents
Belvoir Letting Agents has turned to Cobweb Solutions for a
robust and scalable messaging and collaboration solution to manage
the growing communication requirements of its residential lettings
business. Cobweb’s Microsoft Hosted Exchange service enables staff
within Belvoir offices and franchisees to have 24*7 access to
email, diary, address books and documents through desktop PCs,
laptops and mobile devices. A total of 200 managers and staff
currently benefit from the service, including 20 staff situated in
Belvoir’s central office in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Recruit Retail Services
Recruit Retail Services, a Carlisle Group Company, has turned
to Cobweb Solutions for a robust communications and workflow system
to enhance its retail solutions offering. The company has
implemented Cobweb’s Managed SharePoint Services, a team working
and collaboration solution, to help track and manage large
merchandising and quality control projects for the likes of
B&Q, Homebase, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
Bellwether Enterprises
Bellwether specialises in engineering and technical consulting
for the railway industry. Structured as an officeless company,
Bellwether has nine employees—all of whom work from their homes,
connecting to one another using broadband Internet connections and
a secure virtual private network (VPN).
Compass Group
Compass Group PLC, EMEA Division has turned to Cobweb
Solutions for a robust mobile communications and messaging
solution. Cobweb’s Microsoft Hosted Exchange service enables 1,750
employees based around the globe to work from diverse locations
ranging from the office to oil exploration sites in the Nigerian
jungle. Teams ranging from accountants to salespeople and IT
consultants now have 24*7 access to email, diary, address books and
documents through mobile devices, laptops or desktop PCs.
Trinity Financial Limited
Imagine running a thriving business, managing staff and
providing a responsive customer service when over 50 per cent of
your time is spent out of the office at customer sites. This
exemplifies a typical daily scenario for the management team at
independent financial adviser Trinity Financial Limited. Following
the installation of a hosted Microsoft Exchange platform from
Hosted Services, the team can access email, diary and address book
functions whilst on the move...
Jugglers
Consistent, reliable communication is central to running a
small business, yet access to the very latest technologies to
facilitate this is often deemed an expensive luxury. To address
this issue, Jugglers, the lifestyle management company, is turning
to a Hosted Services solution for its hosted Exchange 2003 and
Windows SharePoint Services 2003 (WSS) offering...