Afternoon Agenda – IT Pro  1.30 – HP  HP mission-critical SQL Server 2005 solutions  2.10 – LGCSB  County and City Development Boards’ Plan Tracking System with SQL Server 2005  2.30 – Dell  Dell Database Solutions: SQL Server 2005  3.10 – Break  3.30 – Brandon Consulting  Building highly available systems with SQL 2005 & Prize Draw  4.35 – PM Centrix  Business Intelligence and Reporting Services  Customer Interview - Stryker International & Prize Draw  Close

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© 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice HP mission-critical SQL Server 2005 solutions Neil MacDonald HP Director, Windows Integrity Engineering

November 2005 Agenda 20+ year partnership with Microsoft Broadest portfolio and capabilities complete solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Unmatched Performance/Scalability for Business Intelligence and Line-Of-Business applications Superior platform for consolidation Customer References Call to action

November 2005 HP and Microsoft—Partnering to extend Windows further into the data center 20-year HP-Microsoft partnership with nearly a decade of joint development on Intel® Itanium ® 2-based solutions Market-leading HP Integrity servers for mission-critical Windows environments −#1 Windows market-share revenue* and −#1 Windows/Intel Itanium market-share revenue and units** −Only Windows server to scale to 64p; only 128p server for Windows −Microsoft’s 64-bit Itanium-2 development platform * Source: IDC Q1 CY2005 Quarterly Server Tracker 5/05 ** Source: EPIC information from IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker 5/05 Steve Ballmer Chief Executive Officer Microsoft Corporation “With today’s significant investment announcement from key partners HP and Intel, customers can count on Microsoft’s continued leadership delivering solutions based on Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server for Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers.” [December 16, 2004 HP press release]

November 2005 HP Windows Server portfolio positioning 1-4p/1-8c Windows, Linux Integrity Trust HP Integrity servers for your most demanding workloads 1-64p/1-128c HP-UX, Windows, Linux, OpenVMS Consistent Manageability, Services and Storage capabilities across the portfolio Best platform for mainstream 32-bit and emerging 64-bit x86 versatility Best platform for RISC replacement, and 64-bit Windows and Linux ProLiant HP ProLiant offers the best choice for building a scale-out foundation for the adaptive enterprise Each family offers leading value in its class

November 2005 HP Windows Server selection criteria Consolidating for cost savings and operational and hardware utilization efficiencies Scale-up vs. scale out (room for rapid growth in data and users) Workload is memory intensive; using more than 4GB of memory with Windows Applications that do a high volume of floating point operations Significant headroom may be needed to support growth Cost is a significant factor Less than 4GB of memory is needed Scale out configurations for individual workloads Small and medium workload business applications Blade systems for consolidation, manageability, and high availability Choose HP Integrity servers when … Choose HP ProLiant servers when …

November 2005 Extensive Windows Resources and Capabilities 23,000+ Microsoft-trained services professionals 3,500+ MCSEs Deployed more than 10 million Windows Server seats and more than 8 million Exchange Server seats Microsoft Global Services Partner of the Year 2003 & 2005 HP is the only Worldwide Prime Integrator for Windows, Exchange, and.NET Technologies - recognized by Microsoft for: Extensive global capabilities Proven track record Highly qualified technical staff Comprehensive solutions

November 2005 Note: All Higher Editions include same functionality as the edition below it. Does not include Developer Edition and SQL Server Mobile Edition New for SQL Server 2005 WorkgroupStandardEnterprise Easiest to use & most affordable database solution for smaller departments & growing businesses Complete data management & analysis platform for medium businesses and large departments Fully integrated data management and analysis platform for business critical enterprise applications $3.9K per proc or $739 (Server + 5 users) $6K per proc or $2,799 (Server + 10 users) $25K per proc or $13.5K (Server + 25 users) 2 CPU 3 GB RAM Management Studio Import/Export Limited Replication Publishing Back-up Log- shipping Reporting Server & Report Builder 4 CPU Unlimited RAM (64-bit) Database Mirroring OLAP Server Reporting Server New Integration Services Data Mining Full Replication & SSB Publishing Unlimited Scale + Partitioning Adv. DB mirroring, Complete online & parallel operations, DB snapshot Advanced Analysis Tools including full OLAP & Data Mining Customized & High Scale Reporting Adv SSIS Editions for IPF Note: SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition is also available for Itanium- based systems

November 2005 HP: broad portfolio of products, technologies, and services to transform data into intelligence Storage Pool Server Pool HP Services SQL Server Consolidation Services Migrating Analysis Services HP Business Continuity & Availability Solutions HP IntegrityHP ProLiant ESL Libraries < 142 TB 4 BL Series (4p) 1 DL Series (4p/8c-x64) 1 2 rx7620 (8p/16p) 1 2 rx4640 (4p/ 8p) 1 MSA <24 TB 1 EVA3000/5000 <35 TB 1 2 Superdome (64p/128p) 1 23 XP1024/ TB Data Mart Solution 3 “Server-side” BI projects 4 Backup & Recovery 2 Data Warehouse Solution rx8620 (16p/32p) 1 23

November 2005 Leading HP BI expertise and services Proven BI methodology based on experience with more than 1,300 HP/Microsoft customers worldwide Industry-specific BI solutions incorporating key SQL Server and Microsoft analytic tools Supply Chain Inventory Optimization Customer Support Analytics SQL Server platform migration and consolidation services to reduce TCO Migrating Analysis Services for a smooth transition from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005

November 2005 #1 16p Itanium-2 based 1TB TPC-H result on HP Integrity rx8640 Server! Top 16p Itanium-2 1TB TPC-H result on HP Integrity rx8640 Server with 16 Intel ® Itanium ® 2 9M processors and 64-bit SQL Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Data as of 11/7/05. See complete results at HP Integrity rx8640 Server with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1) available 5/5/06. HP Integrity rx8640 Available 5/5/06 Bull NovaScale 5160 Available 12/20/05 NEC Express5800/1320Xe Available 12/7/05 HP #1 1TB TPC-H #1 1TB TPC-H 17,726 QphH at1TB with Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005; more than 17% performance advantage over Bull and NEC 16p Itanium 2-based servers HP’s price/performance of $29.63/QphH is 33% less per query than Bull HP’s top result demonstrates superior decision support performance – critical for demanding Business Intelligence workloads

November 2005 HP Integrity Superdome sets Windows record with #1 Itanium 2-based Windows 3TB TPC-H result! Results achieved on HP Integrity Superdome Server with 32 Intel ® Itanium ® 2 9M processors and 64-bit SQL Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition Data as of 11/7/05. See complete results at HP Integrity Superdome Server hardware available now; HP Integrity Superdome Server with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1) available 5/5/06. #1 3TB TPC-H #1 3TB TPC-H Breakthrough performance of 30,956 QphH at 3TB with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 Compelling price/performance of $76.82/QphH for exceptional value Outstanding scalability and decision support performance for the most demanding BI workloads

November 2005 HP Integrity Servers and SQL Server 2005 Unmatched Windows performance and scalability for most demanding workloads RISC-level RAS for best TCO Extensive manageability portfolio Superior solutions driven by deep enterprise expertise and 20+ year Microsoft partnership Mission-critical capabilities for Line-of-Business applications

November 2005 #1 TPC-C Windows Server 2003 performance on HP Integrity Superdome! Data as of 6/7/05. See complete results at HP Integrity Superdome hardware available now; HP Integrity Superdome with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 available 12/7/05 HP Integrity Superdome breaks the 1M tpmC mark with #1 published Windows performance at 1,082,203 tpmC 255% better than UnisysOrion 540 (Xeon™-based) 250% better than Unisys Aries 420 (Itanium-based) 87% better than NEC Express5800 (Itanium-based) Superb enterprise price/ performance of 5.38/tpmC beats Unisys and NEC >16-way systems! TPC-C: Top Windows performance for HP Integrity Superdome with 64 Intel ® Itanium ® 2 9M processors, 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Datacenter Edition Available 12/7/05 Available 1/30/04 Available 12/1/03 Available 4/28/04 1,082, , , ,531 $5.38 $6.18 $4.49 $ , , , ,000 1,000,000 1,200,000 HP Integrity Superdome Unisys ES7000 Orion 540 Unisys ES7000 Aries 420 NEC Express5800/ 1320Xd tpmC $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $/tpmC HP

November 2005 Record SAP 3-Tier SD Windows performance with HP Integrity Superdome and SQL Server 2005! Results as of 11/7/05 For more information, see HP Integrity Superdome Server with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1) available 5/5/06. Result achieved with HP Integrity Superdome with 64 Itanium2 1.6GHz processors, running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition #1 SAP 3-Tier SD #1 SAP 3-Tier SD RISC-level SAP performance and scalability in a flexible standards- based solution! SAP SD Standard mySAP ERP 2004 application benchmark: 93,000 users supported 9,360,000 order line items/hr 468,000 SAPS 1.92 seconds average dialog response time

November 2005 HP Integrity rx8620 Server running SQL Server 2005 supports record number of Siebel 7.7 users! 30,000 concurrent users on single Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database 1 −Single mid-range HP Integrity rx8620 Server with16 Intel® Itanium® 2 1.6GHz processors and 64GB of RAM −Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition 804,000 business transactions per hour −Simulated 30,000 active users in a large corporation, working on Siebel Financial Services Call Center and Siebel Partner Relationship Management (PRM) transactions −Eight HP ProLiant DL585 application servers ran Siebel Exceptional performance and scalability for even the largest Siebel implementations! 1 See for more information on the Siebel 7.7 Platform Sizing and Performance Program (PSPP) benchmarkhttp:// #1 Siebel 7.7 Result #1 Siebel 7.7 Result

November 2005 Consolidation enhancements in SQL Server 2005 Support for a larger number of instances Multiple instances of Analysis Services now supported Instances can be of different patch level or editions Enhanced failover clustering support Can now cluster Analysis Services and Full-Text Search Services Up to 8 nodes with Enterprise Edition New Database-level High Availability with DB Mirroring Use DB mirror to create a DB Snapshot for reporting Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) New SQLCMD supports a dedicated connection for troubleshooting Re-configuring CPU Affinity does not require a restart

November 2005 SQL Consolidation on Integrity Manufacturing Instance Marketing Instance Payroll Instance Manufacturing DB Marketing DB Payroll DB Windows 2003 Server (64P) Enterprise Storage & Backup Scenario 3: Server Consolidation Multiple OS, Multiple SQL - Same model as stand-alone servers, with option to re-partition H/W resources as needs change Scenario 2: SQL Instance Consolidation Single OS, Multiple SQL Instances - Greater flexibility and control over CPU/Memory resource allocation and maintenance schedules (per instance) Scenario 1: DB Consolidation Single OS, Single SQL, Many DB - Maximum scale up and resource utilization SQL 2005 Server Windows 2003 Server (64P) Payroll Server Marketing Server Manufacturing Server Windows 2003 Server (24P) Windows (8P) Windows 2003 Server (32P) Isolation Utilization

November 2005 Consolidation benefits IT Consolidation journey −From distributed environment to IT Utility −Data integration and Application integration Ease of management −Monitoring −Backup High Availability −Clustering −Integrity servers features Resource partitioning Cost: Reduce the TCO

November 2005 HP Services for Consolidation and Migration HP Services −Mission-critical infrastructure services −Services for open IT environments −Enterprise-ready Microsoft integration and support services −Presales capabilities HP Financial Services −Easier financing for consolidation −Existing equipment assistance (trade-in programs) −Life cycle asset cost management Strong partnerships with channel partners & SIs

November 2005 HP – the clear choice for superior SQL Server 2005 solutions “We are confident that the combination of the HP Integrity Superdome Server running SQL Server 2005 will provide us with the enhanced reliability and scalability needed to run our merchandising ERP system more efficiently, improving our operating margins with all brands, Chico's, White House | Black Market and soma by Chico's.” — Gary King, CIO, Chico's FAS, Inc. "Our title and escrow database must be readily accessible to 15,000 users across 1,300 offices. HP Integrity Superdome Servers running Windows and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 deliver exceptional IT endurance and sustained database performance…” — Larry Godec, Senior VP and CIO, First American Title Insurance Company “The combination of the HP Integrity Superdome server, running Microsoft SQL Server 2005, provides the power, flexibility, and scalability we need for our new data warehouse. Peace-of-mind is also one of the most powerful benefits we enjoy by running this critical application on a reliable Superdome system.” — Scott McLean, VP of Information Systems, Acosta Sales and Marketing HP expertise in Microsoft services, technologies and solutions

November 2005 Benchmarked performance leadership with HP Integrity servers and SQL Server 2005! OLTP Database #1 SMP Windows Integrity Superdome TPC-C¹ at 1M+ tpmC! #1 SMP Windows Integrity Superdome TPC-C¹ at 1M+ tpmC! # 1 Itanium-2 based 16p TPC-C with rx Data Analytics A leading OLAP APB-1 Release II (4 × rx5670-4) 3 Enterprise Resource Planning #1Windows SAP 3-tier SD with Integrity Superdome 4 #1 Windows SAP 3-tier SD with Integrity Superdome 4 A leading 4-way 64-bit Windows SAP 2-tier SD with rx #1 4-way 64-bit Windows SAP 3-tier SD with rx A competitive 16-way Integrity Superdome 2-tier SAP SD 4 Supply Chain Management #1 SAP APO-DP 3-tier with rx #1 SAP 4-way 2-tier APO-DP with rx Business Intelligence #1 4-way SAP BW with rx #1 16p Itanium 2-based 1TB TPC-H with rx #1 16p Itanium 2-based 1TB TPC-H with rx #1 32p Itanium 2-based Windows 3TB TPC-H Integrity Superdome 6 #1 32p Itanium 2-based Windows 3TB TPC-H Integrity Superdome 6 Customer Relationship Management #1 4-way Windows Siebel 7.7 PSPP with rx #1 8-way Windows Siebel 7.7 PSPP with rx #1 16-way Windows Siebel 7.7 PSPP with rx #1 16-way Windows Siebel 7.7 PSPP with rx Java Application Server A leading SPECjAppServer2002 dual-node category (2 x rx4640-8) 8 6 HP Superdome with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1), 30, $/QphH, available May 5, See 7 See full details on 8 For full details on All results and comparisons as of 11/07/ HP Superdome, 1,082,203 $5.38/tpmC, available December 7, See for details. 2 HP rx , 332,266 $4.48/tpmC, available now. See for details. 3 See full details on 4 For full details on SAP benchmarks, see 5 HP rx8640 with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP1), 17,725.9 $29.63/QphH, available May 5, See NEW

November 2005 Choose HP for the most complete and capable SQL Server 2005 solutions Create a more productive, intelligent business environment Reduce IT complexity and simplify building, deploying, and managing database applications Share data across multiple platforms, applications, and devices with a complete, integrated solution Control costs without sacrificing performance, reliability or scalability

November 2005 Make your move to SQL Server 2005 with HP servers, storage, and services today Stop by the HP Booth to learn more about HP SQL Server 2005 solutions! Get additional resources: −Information about HP SQL Server Solutions: −Whitepapers, technical tools on HP Microsoft solutions:

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County and City Development Boards’ Plan Tracking System With SQL Server 2005 Local Government Computer Services Board

November 2005 Introductions LGCSB Team - Rhoda Kerins, Project Manager - Linda Guthrie, Developer - Ian Brennan, Developer - Declan Moloney, DBA

November 2005 Local Government Computer Services Board Providing solutions to Local Authorities ICT needs and the eGovernment agenda. Develop cost effective strategies to underpin our clients’ business needs We have developed a comprehensive range of services in the areas of: –Spatial and Infrastructure –LA Customer Service –Internal Support –Technical and ICT –Software Standards and Development

November 2005 What is a CDB County and City Development Boards –10 Year Integrated Strategy – 2002 to 2012 –Social, Economic and Cultural Development –Long-term, integrated planning at county level –Agreed vision with social partners –The strategy sets out actions necessary to achieve this vision

November 2005 Business Diagram Actions Agencies Local Government Community Sector State Agencies Social Partners Integrated Strategy Plan Local Authority County or City Development Board Make Up Writes Specifies Implement Track Maintain

November 2005 Business Challenge 34 CDBs with individual strategy plans Updated by multiple agencies –Local, State and Social –Agency users need to review and update actions Significant and diverse user base –3000+ users –Differing abilities and technical environments

November 2005 CDB Plan Tracking System Online ‘Plan Tracking System’ through secure web site Local Control - Individual CDBs can control –Plan Structure –Plan Content –Agencies –Agency users –Access levels Agency users can update, query, report on Plan Content –Actions and Tasks –Associated Documentation Users can subscribe to actions, categories and tasks –Changes trigger automated s Users can create custom reports through Report Builder

Why SQL 2005 Feature set suits requirements Reporting Services provides a rich reporting experience Notification Services allow users to monitor changes to the plan Centrally Hosted No technical/hardware implications for customers Engine features used to enhance Performance Maintainability Functionality Research

November 2005 System Model SQL Server 2005 Report Model Stored Procedures, Triggers Notification Services 2005 Preset Reports Notifications Web Interface Ad-Hoc Reporting Report Builder Reporting Services 2005 ASP.NET 2.0 Site Business Objects (.NET 2.0)

November 2005 Developers’ Experience Notification Services –Initially intimidating Developers’ interface not straightforward –Quick to implement Simple notification services can be implemented in under a day –Powerful A spammer’s ultimate toolkit Report Builder –Easy to build a report model Simple models can be deployed in a matter of hours –Completely Intranet/Extranet focused Users must use Windows security Not suitable for wide internet usage

November 2005 What’s Next Pilot Release by End of November –Once upgrade to full version of SQL 2005 complete Full Release by end of 2005 –With feedback from pilot sites Customer feedback

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Dell Database Solutions: SQL Server 2005 November 2005

47 Database Solutions SQL Server 2005 Increased database performance & availability Improved database features & functionality Additional deployment & management options 1,000,000+ Microsoft SQL Server customers are ready for… Standard Complete data management and analysis platform for midsize businesses & large departments Up to 4 socket, unlimited RAM, clustering + DR Workgroup Easiest to use and most attractively priced database solution for smaller departments and growing businesses Up to 2 socket, 3 GB RAM Enterprise Fully integrated data management and analysis platform for business-critical enterprise applications Unlimited sockets, unlimited RAM, clustering + DR

48 Database Solutions The Dell SQL Server 2005 Solution Price / Performance Leadership $.99 High Availability SQL Services Single-Source Confidence Integrated Systems Management

49 Database Solutions Price / Performance Leadership $.99 High Availability SQL Services Single-Source Confidence Integrated Systems Management The Dell SQL Server 2005 Solution Dell’s 5S SQL Solution SQL Servers Storage Sys. Mgt. Services

50 Database Solutions Servers Broke $1.00 per transaction per minute barrier Nearest competitor 58% higher price / performance Complete server lineup with dual core across all product categories Dell reduces complexity with unique image and component commonality Dell is the price / performance leader for SQL Server solutions. April ,122 tpmC $1.40/tpmC September ,622 tpmC $.99/tpmC 37% increase 29% decrease tpmC = new order transactions per minute. See for more informationwww.tpc.org Price / Performance Leadership $.99 Dell is the 2 time winner (2005 and 2004) of the SQL Server Magazine Readers Choice Award for best server hardware.

51 Database Solutions Storage Dell provides complete SQL storage, high availability & backup / recovery solutions. Clustering Multiple paths to the data Shared Storage Backup to Tape Tiered Storage, Local and Remote Protection Types: -Very Secure – MirrorView-S -Very Fast – MirrorView-A -Point in Time – SAN Copy Archive to Tape Backup-to-disk option SQL Data and B2D Fibre Channel Database servers Backup Server Target Ext. Dist. Variety of backup software solutions, including EMC RM-SE (Replication Manager for SQL & Exchange) and Symantec and Legato SQL agents High Availability Dell is the 2005 SQL Server Magazine Readers Choice Award winner for Best High Availability Solution, Best Network Attached Storage Solution and Best Storage Area Network Solution. Variety of backup software solutions, including EMC RM-SE (Replication Manager for SQL & Exchange) and Symantec, Legato and CommVault SQL agents

52 Database Solutions Only Dell can manage and update the entire SQL solution stack – SQL Server 2005 – Windows Server 2003 – PowerEdge Servers …with Microsoft’s tools – MOM – SMS Systems Management Dell is the only systems vendor with an integrated SQL Server management solution. Integrated Systems Management Dell offers whitepapers and guides to optimize SQL Server 2005.

53 Database Solutions Services Dell offers complete services for SQL Server SQL Services Dell has a SQL Server Sizing Tool to determine which servers & storage configurations are best for your needs. PlanImplementMaintain Assessment and Design of database infrastructure Migration from other databases and platforms Installation CFI SAN Cluster Upgrade from SQL7.0/2000 Training Programming SQL 2005 Administering SQL 2005 Enterprise NOS support Tuning complex SQL 2005 solutions

54 Database Solutions SQL Server 2005 Choice of OEM or volume licensing SQL environments tested in Dell’s labs Integrated in Dell’s factory Supported by Dell Dell is the only major systems vendor that OEMs SQL. Single-Source Confidence Dell is a premier go-to-market partner for Microsoft SQL Server.

55 Database Solutions The Dell SQL Server 2005 Solution Dell offers a complete SQL Server 2005 solution Price / Performance Leadership $.99 Price / performance leader for SQL Server solutions First to break $1/tpmC. Leadership since 12/04. High Availability Complete availability, storage & backup / recovery. Clustered servers. DAS or SAN. Scalable backup. SQL Services Complete services for SQL Server Planning, sizing, migration, installation, training, support. Single-Source Confidence Only major systems vendor that OEMs SQL. Choice of OEM or licensing. Testing, fulfillment, integration & support. Integrated Systems Management Only systems vendor with integrated SQL mgt solution. Monitor/update HW, SW, OS with MOM & SMS. Resources: & your sales team