Green Mountain People Softsuccessstory
- 1. success story company profile In the beautiful mountains of Vermont where Yankee independence still flourishes, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) established one of the nations premier specialty The ProLiant 8500 server from the coffee companies. What began as a small operation soon new HP has an exceptionally high-speed blossomed into a $95 million dollar enterprise. GMCR architecture, which optimizes the database roasts high-quality Arabica coffees and offers more than performance of our PeopleSoft applications. 75 coffee selections. The company coordinates sales through a multi-channel distribution network consisting Jim Prevo, Chief Information Officer of wholesale and direct mail operations. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters challenge GMCRs existing computer systems were unable to keep up with the insatiable customer demand for high-quality, freshly roasted coffee. The company needed to implement a scalable and reliable computing platform optimized for online transaction processing. type of solution In order to maintain a profitable and efficient operation, GMCR deployed enterprise resource planning software from PeopleSoft Inc., along with a ProLiant 8500 8-Way server and an Oracle8i database. The rapidly growing company leverages this robust technology infrastructure to streamline finance, supply chain, manufacturing and human resources activities.
- 2. results solution High-speed ProLiant systems improve reliability, availability and performance The ProLiant 8-Way server with its exceptionally PeopleSoft applications streamline information access, high-speed architecture optimizes the database decision support and customer interface performance of the PeopleSoft applications. Now Robust Oracle8i database provides secure, dependable resellers can order products, track shipments 24 x 7 business transactions and obtain PeopleSoft reports via the Internet. HP Insight Manager software monitors computing Consequently, this scalable, integrated enterprise infrastructure to reduce costs solution keeps the total cost of ownership down. The improved performance with plenty of headroom allows for continued business growth. in conclusion hardware Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has standardized on ProLiant 8500 8-Way server for PeopleSoft a combination of ProLiant Servers, HP StorageWorks and Oracle applications systems and PeopleSoft applications. This reliable solution ProLiant DL 360 and DL 580 servers to power frees the company to concentrate on achieving its business the Web, software testing and development vision to be the leading specialty coffee company. With ProLiant DL 360 servers architecture designed to optimize performance, and Insight StorageWorks Ultra2 SCSI 18.2 GB universal Manager software to avert network problems, GMCR can disk drives (10K RPM) focus on meeting the needs of its customers 24 x 7. StorageWorks enclosure model 4354 rack contact software PeopleSoft financial, supply chain management, For more information please contact: manufacturing, human resources applications Hugh Baver: (603) 859-7711 or visit: PeopleSoft eStore and Order Management Software www.hp.com/solutions/activeanswers/peoplesoft Oracle8i database Insight Manager system-management tools SmartStart software Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Operating System Microsoft Exchange Technical information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Oracle and Oracle8i are registered trademarks of Oracle Corporation. All other names and products are property of their respective companies. 息 2002 Hewlett-Packard Company. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Project #16WG-0602A-WWEN July 2002