Mistral is a large commercial manufacturer and supplier of household appliances in Australia.

 

Mistral was experiencing severe disk space shortages on both File and Print Servers; performance issues with its IIS Web Server, Workstations and Document Management; and problems with its network such as traffic congestion, storage limitations and frequent failure due to outdated hardware. 

 

Midrange Pacific provided a total IT solution for Mistral, which consisted of an entire upgrade of infrastructure. Midrange Pacific implemented new IBM servers as well as an upgraded network for Mistral, consisting of Thin Clients by WYSE. Midrange Pacific also helped Mistral to realise the full potential of pre-existing Citrix software, that had not been fully utilised.

 

The Benefits of this solution:

• Improved network communications; simplified network configuration.

• Standardised application versions.

• Equipment better suited to adverse conditions, e.g. heat, dust.

• Faster, more efficient servers.

• More reliable Thin Clients replacing failing and outdated PCs – 175,000 hours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), as compared with 25,000 hours for the average PC.

• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduced indefinitely, through Thin Client technology.

• Increased staff productivity.

 “…Midrange Pacific presented the best range of equipment and services to undertake this project. There also appeared to be a genuine synergy between Mistral and Midrange Pacific’s core business functionality in all the areas most critical to our IT Operations.”

 

-Michael Weidner

IT Manager

Mistral