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Objective:

Enable engineers to handle high-bandwidth, image-

intensive applications at an affordable price-point

Approach:

On recommendation of Ormsby’s Computer Systems,

implement high-powered HP xw4550 Workstations

IT improvements:

• Faster data processing, file handling

• Users can work with multiple large image files at

once

• Applications load, run faster

• Improved reliability

Business benefits:

• Affordable systems purchased under budget

• Utility able to add larger monitors to further boost

user productivity

• Users making faster progress on roll-out of new grid

management software

Burlington Electric Department, a municipal electric

utility serving about 16,000 residential and 3,600

commercial customers in the City of Burlington, Vt., has

long relied on HP Business Desktop PCs and servers

for its business applications.

For its more demanding applications, however—such

as the CAD programs its engineers use to map the

city’s electrical infrastructure—BED has discovered a

new solution: the HP xw4550 Workstation. Affordable

enough to fall well within BED’s budget, the fast and

“These are rugged, powerful systems. We are continually impressed by

how much performance and speed we were able to afford with our HP

xw4550 Workstations.”

—Michael Raine, Sr. Network Administrator, Burlington Electric

Department

HP customer case

study: HP xw4550

Workstations provide

affordable power for

demanding, image-

intense engineering

applications

Industry: Energy

BURLINGTON ELECTRIC POWERS UP

Affordable HP Workstations energize engineers

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Summary of content (4 pages)

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BURLINGTON ELECTRIC POWERS UP Affordable HP Workstations energize engineers “These are rugged, powerful systems. We are continually impressed by how much performance and speed we were able to afford with our HP xw4550 Workstations.” —Michael Raine, Sr.
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“With the HP xw4550 Workstation, our engineers work with multiple CAD and highresolution image files at once. They load fast, so our users are more productive. And the price of the Workstations came well under our budget—so low that we had money left over to invest in the large, 22-inch diagonal monitors our engineers prefer for viewing drawings and working with split-screen windows.” Michael Raine, Sr.
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photographs). In many cases, users must work with multiple orthophoto files at once. Ormsby knew the HP Workstations could handle it. “I’d taken some training on the new Workstations that covered CAD certification,” Ormsby says. “I knew the HP xw4550 Workstation's dual-core design and AMD processors¹ would deliver the processing power Burlington Electric needs for its high-bandwidth applications.” Raine agrees. “The engineers noticed right away that their applications run faster.
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“The HP desktop PCs have been very reliable,” Raine says. “I’ve used other brands of desktops before joining Burlington Electric. The HP systems are solid machines that give fewer problems, even toward endof-life.” HP recommends Windows Vista ® Business Raine sees that same reliability in the HP xw4550 Workstations. “These are rugged, powerful systems. We know we can trust them to perform.