Sweet & Maxwell

The Challenge

When Sweet & Maxwell (part of the Thomson Corporation) acquired the research organisation Income Data Services (IDS) in October 2005, it was critical that IT services were consolidated quickly and efficiently so that staff could collaborate easily. Sweet & Maxwell have a fully Microsoft based infrastructure, whilst Income Data Services (IDS) were using a Novell infrastructure, this meant that a swift platform migration was needed to ensure a speedy integration of the Income Data Services (IDS) systems.

The Solution

With no prior experience in Novell technologies Sweet & Maxwell selected NEC as a trusted partner to assist in completing the technology transition. NEC worked closely with Sweet & Maxwell to determine how each system at Income Data Services (IDS) would be migrated whilst ensuring impact to the user community was minimised. After analysing the Income Data Services (IDS) environment we subsequently designed, implemented and tested the individual migration technologies and processes needed to perform this transition.

Why NEC?

As both a Microsoft Gold Partner and Novell Platinum Partner our technical experience with the technologies on both sides of the migration was seen as key to its success. NEC’ partnership approach ensured that all three teams worked closely together to meet a tight schedule, and help deliver the project as quickly as possible. <NEXT>