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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. They’ve told me they can
get more done because they’re not sitting around,
waiting for files to load. They can make changes to
drawings more quickly than they could in the past.”
“I use the HP website to submit calls if I need support.
I’ve found it works very well. If Burlington Electric
experiences the need for a part replacement, I open a
ticket online with the system model, serial number, and
the code. Within a couple of hours, I get confirmation
that the part has shipped.”
Michael Raine, Sr. Network Administrator, Burlington
Electric Department
The Workstation’s 80-watt, energy efficient power
supply with ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations
and EPEAT Gold listing was another plus, Raine adds.
“Reducing power usage is extremely important to
Burlington Electric,” he notes. “The Workstations have
helped us advance toward our goal of reducing our
own internal power consumption.”
Raine also trusts HP to back up the Workstations with
top-notch support. “I use the HP website to submit calls
if I need support,” he says. “I’ve found it works very
well.” If Burlington Electric experiences the need for a
part replacement, for instance, “I open a ticket online
with the system model, serial number, and the code.
Within a couple of hours, I get confirmation that the
part has shipped.”
Continually impressed
BED relies on HP technology in other ways besides its
high-powered Workstations. The utility’s Microsoft®
Exchange network runs on a clustered HP ProLiant
DL380 server environment. Two HP ProLiant DL360
systems serve as domain controllers. The utility is
virtualizing some stand alone HP PCs using Microsoft
Virtual PC on two HP ProLiant DL360 G5 servers
running VMware. For disk-to-disk back-up, the utility
runs an HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array
(MSA) 500 system. “A virtualized environment
improves manageability and that is always a plus,”
he says.
BED’s 125 member management, IS, and
administrative staff runs Microsoft Office applications
on HP Compaq Business Desktop 5000-series PCs and
HP Compaq 8000-series Performance Notebook PCs.
Primary applications
Engineering applications
Primary hardware
• HP xw4550 Workstations
• HP xw4400 Workstations
• AMD Opteron processors
• HP Compaq Business Desktop 5000 series PCs
• HP Compaq 8000 series Performance Notebook PCs
• HP ProLiant DL380 servers
• HP ProLiant DL360 G5 servers
• HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) 500 system
Primary software
• AutoCAD
• Microsoft Office Suite software
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Virtual PC
• VMware
HP Services
• Three-year, 24 x 7 support contract
Customer solution at a glance
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