San Diego Credit Association
San Diego Credit Association (SDCA) is a non-profit member-owned organization which was founded in 1896 and is comprised of commercial business entities In the Pacific Southwest. Members of SDCA are business credit grantors in manufacturing, wholesale, service industries and financial institutions. Their main objective is to provide commercial credit grantors with the finest business credit services available anywhere.
Situation
SDCA was constantly dealing with low disk space issues, hardware that was at its end-of-life, excessive SPAM, and no support for mobile phone synchronization. There was also no efficient solution for users to work remotely.
Solution
SDCA was a great fit for Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2003. All data was migrated from their current server to a new Dell PowerEdge Server, including all Exchange mailboxes. All workstations (27) were replaced with an assortment of Dell Latitude notebooks w/docking stations and Dell Optiplex desktop PCs. All hardware/software and professional services were financed through one of KTS’s right-fit leasing schedules. New mobile phones purchased running Windows Mobile 5 were configured to securely synchronize email (real-time), calendar, and contacts. In addition, remote users can now utilize Small Business Server’s Remote Web Workplace feature that allows secure remote access to their specific desktop PC at the office, without any monthly fees. Exchange 2003’s built-in SPAM filtering IMF (Intelligent Message Filter) reduced their incoming SPAM by over 80%. SDCA now has plenty of disk space for future growth. Their hardware is running fast and under warranty and support. And, they now have remote access solutions to stay connected to the office through Outlook Web Access, Activesync mobile phone integration, and Remote Web Workplace.
