Because each operating company chooses its own messaging software, Siemens as a whole wound up with an inefficient messaging infrastructure. Solution Siemens decided to standardize on Microsoft Exchange for its worldwide messaging platform. When completed in late 1997, the full implementation of Microsoft Exchange will affect about 120,000 desktops worldwide. The implementation will allow different operating companies to export their own Microsoft Exchange address into a central repository, where the information can be distributed to others. The rollout of Microsoft Exchange in 1997 is making it easier for employees to communicate with one another and with business partners and customers.
Messages go through quickly, and attachments stay intact.
Siemens is one of the world's largest electrical and electronics companies. It serves a wide range of industries, from medical electronics and telecommunications systems to industrial automation and power generation. Because this global player has experienced a great deal of growth while maintaining a high degree of decentralization, it has accumulated many different messaging products among its various operating companies. To unify its messaging infrastructure, a Siemens advisory board decided to standardize on Microsoft Exchange throughout all worldwide operations. For a company like Siemens, effective internal communications is not just important, it's a mission-critical business asset.