Automaker Enhanced Connectivity with Increased Remote Access Speed
One of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers, this company sells 15 percent of all the cars and trucks on the planet. An operation of this magnitude simply cannot function or flourish without the employees working on the front lines – in this case some 340,000 worldwide – many of whom are highly mobile and depend on remote access to the automaker’s corporate resources to complete daily tasks. Recognizing the value of its human capital, the automaker believed that the key to maximizing productivity and profitability was clear cut: optimize connectivity between employees around the world and corporate networks.
The company had been using a dial-up remote access server (RAS) that it purchased in the 1990s, which effectively served its purpose. But to communicate in today’s highly globalized business culture, the automaker realized it needed a more cost-efficient and expansive Internet-based remote connectivity solution. What it did not need was the influx of Internet worms and viruses that often come with this enhanced connectivity. Ironclad network security was tantamount. So in early 2002, the automaker enlisted IT partner EDS to investigate the gamut of hardware and software offerings for a best-of-breed remote access solution that promised maximum network and equipment security, lower usage costs, as well as next- generation high-speed wired and wireless broadband connectivity.
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