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ITENOS GmbH

ITENOS GmbH Gains Greater Connectivity to Enterprise Systems with FileMaker Server 5.5

 ITENOS GmbH, International Telecom Network Operation Services, manages trouble tickets and data using FileMaker Pro. In mid-August, the company successfully deployed the Red Hat® Linux-certified FileMaker Server 5.5.

ITENOS GmbH had relied on FileMaker Server 5.0 to handle the company's ticket trouble system for quite some time. In mid-August, the service and solution provider ITENOS decided to upgrade to the new FileMaker Server 5.5 and its substantial new benefits.

'For our purposes, the ODBC driver, above all, was paramount. Version 5.5 now enables queries to be executed in both directions, which simplifies communication with other enterprise-wide database and IT management solutions considerably,' comments Frank Reiferscheid, system analyst at ITENOS GmbH's Technology Center . 'The Web Companion also rings tremendous benefits to our enterprise because it streamlines internal as well as external communication significantly.'

ITENOS began testing FileMaker Server 5.5 on August 13, 2001, with extremely positive results: 'This is the future,' notes Reiferscheid. According to sources at ITENOS, the Red Hat-certified FileMaker Server 5.5 also runs flawlessly on Suse. Developers at ITENOS extended several libraries, customizing them to suit the special requirements of the pure UNIX operating system Solaris 8. Now the company also employs FileMaker Server 5.5 for this purpose.

The Bonn-based enterprise relies on FileMaker Server 5.5 to manage key projects and data. Twenty support personnel enjoy simultaneous data access.

ITENOS purchased a complete Box Set License for 150 workplaces from FileMaker last week. 'We are delighted with the FileMaker products. We considered acquiring licenses for individual PCs – users, that is – but decided instead to opt for a comprehensive license program covering the entire enterprise. Now we have an effective and low-cost solution up and running,' explains Reiferscheid.


Overview
  • ITENOS GmbH, International Telecom Network Operation Services, manages trouble tickets and data using FileMaker Pro. Red Hat(R) Linux-certified FileMaker Server 5.5, with its ODBC driver, simplifies communication with other enterprise databases and IT management solutions.
Industry
  • High Technology
  • Telecommunications